More VC equals More Pro Bloggers? More fun on Web 2.0 VC funding for “Pro” blogging. This article looks at the other side of the coin. In my opinion, all of this funding does not spell the demise of print.
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Squidoo: Can user generated content directed at marketing and making a profit from ad sales really ever be good content? I have been trying to follow some of the Web 2.0 startups and trying to fathom the principles of user generated content that these sites are hoping to build on. But after looking at some of the existing proponents of the model (such as Squidoo), I wonder if this is good for web publishing in general and the ad/search industry in particular. I really could write a thesis on this but for starters I find myself quite dissociated with the content on Squidoo. The content looks remotely useful but also feels unnecessarily padded and somewhat redundant. Hundreds (maybe hundreds of thousands) of authors are vying for the elusive few dollars in shared advertising revenue and pumping out article after article on search engine stuffers such as Senseo Coffee makers. Squidoo […]
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dPolls: AJAX Online polls for free Create free online/dynamic polls using AJAX. Looks like the service is ad supported and the code can be embedded into existing blog posts. I have not tested it in WordPress. Via Email
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WP-Stats Plugin Vulnerability: An SQL injection vulnerability has been found in the plugin WP-Stats version 2.x where the author parameter is not sanitized before it is used. At the time of writing, I am not sure which WP-Stats Secunia is talking about. However, if you use version 2.x of this plugin, please disable it till a patch is developed. [EDIT]: See here for the new version that fixes the vulnerability. Thanks Ronald.
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Six Apart Affiliate Program: Six Apart has launched an affiliate program for Movable Type, TypePad and LiveJournal. You can earn affiliate commissions from each referral. Referrals are monitored by Commission Junction. Thanks Anil via email
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WP Theme: conzep Two column, rounded edge theme for WordPress with a penchant for flourishes.
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WP Theme: Aalglatt V1.0 Two column modification of the Green Marinée theme.
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Bloggers Are So Wrong About Media I’m interested in health and wellness. Where do I go to find the best blogs on this topic? Technorati? Even in the very unlikely event I’ve heard of Technorati (the name is so off putting), a search of Health and Wellness produces a list of random blog posts, including many in Asian languages. That is what vertical blog aggregation/news collection services are becoming so popular. Blogs and blogging were part of evolution of media 1.0, tags, aggregation and memeorandum are a notch above (web 2.0?). Blogs are not the end-all for traditional media, but I dislike the fact that doom-sayers look at a possible problem and never turn to look at possible solutions. Why can’t traditional media and popular dynamic media complement each other?
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Gather.com – like eBay for Bloggers: Gather.com, positions itself as a kind of eBay for online writers and their readers — a gathering spot for musings and discussions on everything from wine and computers to fitness and spirituality. And, with a business model that could shake up the writing profession, executives from Gather Inc. are recruiting bloggers by offering them a share of the company’s advertising revenue. Slightly altered versions of this business model seems to have gathered quite a bit of steam recently.
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- Mark Ghosh
An avid fan of business, education, technology and finance. I lead a lean, highly focussed and capable team of Java Back End developers and Front End developers through a maze of complex software wizardry to fulfill the web maintenance needs of a large chemical manufacturer. As per Myers-Briggs Personality Types, I am an ESTJ. I pride in a project completed on time and according to plan. My hobbies include all kinds of technology, anything that I can taste and anything that goes fast or flies in the air. I like to read business books and comics in my spare time.
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