Top Blogging Tips for Developers and Bloggers from WordPress WordCamps

On Saturday, January 23, 2010, I had the opportunity to attend my first WordCamp hosted by WordCampBoston.com .  WordCamp is a conference that focuses on everything WordPress, the platform that many bloggers (like me) use to host our blogs. WordCamps are informal, community-organized events that are put together by WordPress users.

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 Ten Questions with Fashion Fille

Elysia is “an enthusiastic fashion-addicted chick writing about trends, inspiration, often changing wants, and anything else random popping into her mind,” and she blogs all about it at Fashion Fille , which is set to celebrate its two-year anniversary this July. I had the pleasure of speaking with Elysia about her blog and her take on fashion

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 BlogCatalog Accepting Donations For ShoesforHaitiNow.com

ShoesForHaitNow.com has a simple goal: collect 100,000 pairs of shoes to send to the people of Haiti. BlogCatalog and BloggersUnite have offered their support to the Shoes For Haiti Now project. Not only will we be helping to promote the site, but we will also be collecting shoes at our BlogCatalog offices.

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 Delivering Cards And Hope To People Battling Cancer

Cards 4 Cancer Day: April 10th, 2010 Spirit Jump is extremely excited about an outreach program we created called Cards 4 Cancer Day. On April 10, 2010 we hope to deliver over 100,000 uplifting cards to cancer centers around the world

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 What if Sherlock Holmes could fight like Bruce Lee?

What if Sherlock Holmes could wield an umbrella or a walking stick with the same dexterity and deadliness that Bruce Lee demonstrated with nunchuks? Introducing the coolest blog ever! No, really I defy you to find a blog more unusual or interesting or creative than this one

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 Organizing Your Jewelry

It’s always one of the top ten New Year’s resolutions people make – getting organized. For me personally, this meant cleaning out my closets and organizing my jewelry, both of which I have already accomplished

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 BloggersUnite for Haiti: Cash Needed For Relief Efforts

From what I’ve read throughout the day cash is desperately needed by the aid organizations heading up relief efforts in Haiti after the devastating earthquake that rocked the small island nation. This cash will be used for everything from medical supplies to food. I found a list of reputable organizations that are taking donations on a Fox news site: -The Red Cross is asking the public to make financial donations to the International Relief Fund by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or online at http://www.redcross.org -Donors may also text “HAITI” to “90999″ and a donation of $10 will be given to the American Red Cross to help with relief efforts

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 Donate Your Fashion

In the light of the recent allegations that well-known and established retailers H&M and Wal-Mart purposely destroyed and disposed of apparel rather than donating it to homeless shelters or any other nonprofit charity, it’s time that all Americans reflect upon their own personal choices on what to do with used items they no longer want.

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 Geared Up for 2010

As with any new venture, we all learn as we go and eventually gain experience and knowledge.  I am still in my first year with blogging, and granted I have learned a lot, but I have so much more to learn. I have many goals for my blog in 2010 and I am going to really focus on its growth.  I want to gain more readers, create great content, and reach new heights.

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 (Almost) Wordless Wednesday: I Got A Turtle Head Poking Out!

Here is a little of what Photographer Dan Bodenstein writes about the photo’s subject, Eartha the sea turtle : I visited Eartha at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach Florida.

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(Almost) Wordless Wednesday: I Got A Turtle Head Poking Out!

 Boomers Increase Presence on Facebook, In Blogosphere

In some recent discussions I have had, I have noticed an opinion–mainly amongst non-bloggers and non-Facebookers–that these digital realms are dominated by young people. While this is not a total misconception, it is also not entirely true.

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 Looking Chic for New Year’s Eve

New Year’s Eve is a great reason to dress up, get glam and look hot. But, if you still haven’t decided on what to wear or how to wear it, get your inspiration from these stylish blog posts and prepare to celebrate the beginning of a new year in style and on trend. Keep the Change Want to look good and save money

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 And So This Is Christmas

It’s Christmas time and that means bloggers are putting up Christmas-themed posts. We asked Austin to go through BlogCatalog and find some “recommended reading” for the holiday season. Here’s what he came up with: And So This Is Christmas: Christmas means different things to everyone.

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 Meanwhile, Back At BlogCatalog…

Site Of The Day: So, in case you’ve been living in a cave in Turkmenistan for the past day and haven’t heard the news, BlogCatalog has been named the Site of the Day by Top Site Tally . In recognition of this award, we have prepared a few words: BlogCatalog: We’d just like to say thank you first and foremost to our families for standing behind us no matter what, and… Kanye: BlogCatalog, I’m really happy for ya and I’m a let ya finish, but Facebook has one of the best websites of all time

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 Do You Follow #FollowFriday Suggestions?

I have to say it always makes my day when I see @jaybetee or @BlogCatalog pop up on someone’s #FollowFriday list on Twitter. Being the skeptic that I am, however, I have to wonder if making it on to various #FollowFriday lists has any real impact when it comes to gaining more Twitter followers. Except for when I first started using Twitter, I don’t think I have ever added anyone from a #FollowFriday list

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 Blogs Worth A Thousand Words

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a photo blog is worth a few million at the very least. Photo blogs are widely used by amateur and professional photographers, travel bloggers, artists and many others as an easy way to share their work with millions of viewers worldwide. Attractive, contemporary and often minimalistic blog themes are used to frame the shots and make them stand out on the page.

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 Blogs With Killer Tags

Scrolling through the BC Blog Directory the other day, I happened to stumble across the graffiti blogs section. Until that point, I didn’t even know there was a graffiti blog section in the directory. Being quite curious about the section I managed to overlook until this point, I went in and discovered many cool blogs showcasing examples of vibrant street art from around the world

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 Fight For Preemies: 13,000 Blog Posts Reach 3 Million Readers

On November 17, 13,200 bloggers from across the globe participated in BloggersUnite: Fight For Preemies . Their posts about the rising rates of premature births raised the awareness of approximately 3 million readers. Through a mix of sobering facts, statistics and moving personal accounts, these bloggers poignantly illustrated the impact premature births have on both the individuals involved and on our society as a whole.

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 Update Your Status on Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin with One Application

Sometimes it can be cumbersome to update your status on Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin by having to visit the individual sites. Your readers want to stay connected to you in various ways and some prefer different outlets.  You have to make sure that if you create a social media stream for your users to follow you, then you need to continue to use it so you don’t lose your reader’s interest. I am a part-time blogger since I am also a full-time stay at home mom and involved in various organizations.  Even though I am considered a “stay at home mom,” it seems like we are never at home!  So staying connected in different outlets took a lot effort, but not any longer with HootSuite

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Update Your Status on Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin with One Application

 Heavenly Cake Recipes From The “Diva of Desserts”

Twenty-one years after writing her award-winning book The Cake Bible , Rose Levy Beranbaum–a.k.a the “Diva of Desserts”–shares more amazing cake recipes in her new book Rose’s Heavenly Cakes .