Blogging, Social Media, Technology
There seems to be a widely held view out there that blog posts should be limited to only about 300 words maximum. Others stretch that to 500 words or less. They justify their opinion by saying readers suffer from Attention Deficit Disorder and can’t focus long enough to read anything more. Makes sense .. right? […]
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The New Year is finally here, and many of us are considering new and inspirational ways to help us build a better, more popular blog. As I’m sure Blog Bloke will agree, the strongest pillar of a successful blog is the regular production of great, original content. In theory, this is a wonderful principle, but in practise […]
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Tim Cook, CEO of Apple is currently number one on the FBI’s most wanted list. But not for the usual reasons or suspects. Anybody who knows me knows that I am a staunch privacy advocate. But this recent standoff between Tim Cook and the FBI is crazy. I never thought I would see the day […]
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I was reading an article titled “5 Predictions for Social Media in 2014” by Inc. I don’t normally write new year predictions because the contrarian in me doesn’t like to follow the crowd. (I know, I’m a troublemaker.) But this article caught my eye and I couldn’t resist. I have quoted the author below, followed […]
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UPDATE: This just came in from Wayne’s sister Wanda .. “@BlogBloke It was determined that Wayne had a massive heart attack. It was a lovely autumn day for the service today. He was laid to rest in a quiet country setting in the shadow of a century old+ church. The minister was very nice and […]
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Well we made it to another new year and may 2013 be better than the last one! Do I hear an amen to that? This is just a quicky wishing all of my special Blokesters a very Happy New Year. I’m looking forward to connecting with you.
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Putting it in layman’s terms, a new study suggests that if you want to be a big success on Facebook, it helps to be a dullard: People who like to challenge their minds have high NFC (need for cognition), while those who avoid deep thinking have low NFC. Whereas, according to the authors, “high NFC individuals […]
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I was reading a great article from Mathew Ingram at Gigaom about how blog research statistics can become totally twisted: Blogging is on the decline, according to a New York Times story published this weekend — citing research from the Pew Center’s Internet and American Life Project — and it is declining particularly among young people, who are using […]
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When I see internet marketers pushing “content curation”my BS meter automatically goes off. Beep .. beep .. beep! Today is no exception. When I first heard of the term “content curation” it was from internet marketers. I immediately thought of content scrapers, plagiarizers, list makers and the like trying to game Google to get a better […]
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Anatomy of a Successful Blog: Most new bloggers don’t understand the difference between a professional blog and an amateur. So I’ve outlined below 10 of the most common blog design tips you can easily make that will help you to improve your blog and join the ranks of professional bloggers: 1: Make your borrowed template your own. […]
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