10 Reasons Why Twitter Is So Popular

10 Reasons Why Twitter Is So Popular

I was pondering today why the social networking site Twitter is so incredibly popular. So I thought I would Google it and read what others are saying about Twitter. Surprisingly I couldn’t find anything out there so I started to write down my own reasons and it wasn’t long before I came up with the following reasons for Twitter’s popularity […]

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Twitter Celebrity Overkill » 2 Comments

Filed under:Blog Tips, Social Media, Twitter Tips, Video

Log in and follow my tweets. Are you following your favorite celebrities on Twitter?

Watch this funny video for more Twitter madness, and while you’re at it don’t forget to follow the Bloke. :-)

Should I or Shouldn’t I Turn Blog Comments Off? That is the Question » 20 Comments

Filed under:Blog Bloke's personal stuff, Blog News, Featured Posts

I’ve often said that a blog without comments isn’t really a blog at all. Some of my readers refer to me as their blogging guru, but to me blogging is about the conversation and interacting with my readers - not just a sermon from the mount. Lately I’ve been reconsidering that notion. Comments are down again and frankly I’m tired of […]

The New Social Depositories - What’s the Big Deal? » 1 Comment

The New Social Depositories - What’s the Big Deal?

Filed under:Blog Tips, Featured Posts, New Media, Social Media, Twitter Tips

Ok, so I admit it. I’m stuck in a quandary and please indulge me with your words of wisdom. I’m still trying to figure out what’s all the fascination with Social Networks. Yes it’s true. I really am struggling with this new media thingy and I need your help. I mean REALLY […]

15 Secret Tips for Building A Better Blog » 8 Comments

15 Secret Tips for Building A Better Blog

Filed under:Blog Tips, Featured Posts, Make Money Blogging

Today I’m going to give you 15 tips that will show how you can build a better blog than your competition. I will give you the insider’s secrets for growing your blog exponentially and how to become an authority in your blog niche. In no time at all you will be able to boast thousands of newsfeed subscribers and Twitter followers and kick sand in […]

The Twouble with Twitter » 7 Comments

Filed under:Social Media, Twitter Tips, Video

Watch this irreverent cartoon about how some twits are using Twitter - for saying cool or clever phrases, OR for telling the world what we are doing right now … like about our pets and their poops, what we had for dinner and threw up later, and more interesting things like that. Cause everybody wants to know. Right? Umm, let me think about that. Better still, I think I’ll just tweet it […]

The Great Google Friend (dis)Connect » 10 Comments

The Great Google Friend (dis)Connect

Filed under:Featured Posts, Miscellaneous Blog Tips, Social Media

Widgets. You gotta love them. They can tell your readers the local weather in your home town. Play tunes when we click on your blog and show-off members of your community. The trouble is when they blink your blog can go poof! Since yesterday my blog has been down and I spent hours debugging (and bugging my ISP and blog host provider) but nothing seemed to pin it down […]

Google Search Options Video » 4 Comments

Google Search Options Video

Filed under:Search Engine, Video

Take a look at this useful video from Google showing how to use options for filtering, refining and narrowing down your search results.
Go ahead and try it yourself, and explore. You might be surprised […]

Twit Tips: Twitter Levels the Playing Field (or should have) » 15 Comments

Twit Tips: Twitter Levels the Playing Field (or should have)

Filed under:Blog Tips, Featured Posts, New Media, Social Media, Twitter Tips

In some ways Twitter and other social networking sites have leveled the playing field. No more gaming the SERPS, exclusive networks or padding the resume. Let’s hope the peeps don’t figure out a way to create another self-serving a-list (like they did to the blogosphere) and ruin it for the rest of us. Then again perhaps I’ve spoke too soon […]