I have written about blog security many times but before this past week, I couldn’t speak from experience. Here’s what happened to my blog, and how I fixed it.
Archive for October, 2007
Come to Vegas and party like a rockstar
Shoemoney is throwing a [contest](http://www.shoemoney.com/2007/10/24/come-to-vegas-party-like-a-rockstar-at-pubcon-on-us/) where one lucky winner will get to hang out with [Shoemoney](http://www.shoemoney.com/shoemoney-biography/), [Dax Herrera](http://www.biggnuts.com/), [Rebecca Kelley](http://www.seomoz.org/team/rebecca), [Greg Hartnett](http://greghartnett.com/), [David Dellanave](http://www.dellanave.com/), and [me](http://www.quicksprout.com). The contest is simple… all you have to do is write a blog post about why you should win the Roll With The Rockstars contest and post your link in the [comments](http://www.shoemoney.com/2007/10/24/come-to-vegas-party-like-a-rockstar-at-pubcon-on-us/#comments).
So do you want to hang? Then you better start writing!
Facebook and the Art of User Retention
Here’s something you won’t hear everyday, I deactivated my Facebook account last night. While that’s news on its own, there’s more. I didn’t do it because I’m dissatisfied with Facebook and it isn’t a permanent thing, rather perhaps I did it because I’m too satisfied with Facebook. I simply found myself spending too much time on Facebook when I should have been writing, or working on my startup, so I went into my Facebook account settings to disable the account. Here’s what happened next.
The Curse of the Daily Post
When faced with the myriad Content options that users have when they surf the web, many bloggers feel enormous pressure to update their blogs on a daily, consistent basis. But is this truly a productive practice? Today we take a look at one theory.
Comedy Central Takes Control of Its Content
For months, sites like Rawstory and Crooksandliars have been taking content from The Daily Show, re-purposing it for their site, and getting it onto the front page of Digg and Reddit. With Comedy Central’s (CC’s) recent launch of their official Daily Show website, CC has made it incredibly easy to view and submit their content to a host of social networking sites. Today we take a look at the new site.
Who’s going to Blog World Expo?
On November 8th and 9th I will be at [Blog World Expo](http://www.blogworldexpo.com/). I will be speaking on advanced money making techniques on the 9th. If you want to learn about making money via blogging or just anything about blogging I highly recommend attending the conference. People like [Brian Clark](http://www.copyblogger.com), [Shoemoney](http://www.shoemoney.com), [Greg Hartnett](http://greghartnett.com/), and [Matt Mullenweg](http://www.wordpress.com) will be there.
So anyone attending?
MySpace and Skype: A Partnership of Dwindling Expectations?
Learning From Netflix’s Rules for Success
If you’ve ever had a chance to read the 8 great reasons to work at Netflix, you probably realized that these rules serve as a guideline that anyone can follow to success. Here’s a look at how we can apply these rules to successful blogging.
The Importance of Blog Action Day
Today is Blog Action Day, and thousands of blogs (including Pronet) have chosen to participate by both bringing attention to the environment and donating the day’s revenue to a green cause.
What would happen if thousands of blogs decided to focus on one issue for one day, in an attempt at spreading awareness and raising money for good?
Showhype – Ballhype for Enterntainment and Celebrity News
Back in April we saw the launch of Ballhype and dubbed it ‘social media sports done right‘ and now the founders of the site aim to replicated the success of that site with a new project called Showhype.
