Monthly Archives: October 2011
The Top 4 Twitter Directories in 2011
Getting listed in Twitter Directories is the first way to gain followers. By adding your Twitter profile to the right categories within these directories, you can increase your exposure to other Twitter enthusiasts and hopefully increase your following as well.
When Twitter came out in 2006, and then became popular in 2007, there were many directories created. However, over the last several years, many of the directories have disappeared, with only the largest of the directories remaining still popular today. What will make this article worth reading is the single fact that this is a list of current popular directories. Continue reading
How to Fix a Blank WordPress 3.x Dashboard
If you are one of those people just like I was yesterday, then you are staring at a blank WordPress screen, where your dashboard should be. That was me yesterday. There were a lot of tutorials out there about fixing 2.x installations, but they involved manipulating a plug-in database table, which did not exist in my WordPress 3.x installation.
So, here is the picture. I can’t get into my backend dashboard. However, I can see the frontend of my website. With nothing but my 10 years experience in computers, and my wits, I tackled the problem and won… Continue reading
The Launch of the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS
Today, Wednesday, October 19, 2011, the Android Ice Cream Sandwich Os (Android 4.0) was launched alongside the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone in Hong Kong. The new operating system is very different from its predecessors, with many new functions and updates.
What’s New
Android Beam – The first new mention is the addition of the Android Beam application. This software allows users to “Bump” (yeah I said it) to transfer maps, photos, videos, and other content.
Gmail and Google Calendar – Have had completely cool new looks, with full integration into the new operating system. Continue reading
15 Reasons Why Your Blog Will Fail
Everybody and their brother seem to be blogging these days. According to pingdom.com, by the end of 2010 there are 152 million blogs on the internet with many more blogs created each day. Obviously there is no way that all of these blogs will succeed on the internet. As a matter of fact, most blogs will not live to be a year old. Why is that, you ask? There are so many reasons a blog will fail, that I have chosen the top 15 to write about today. I warn you, this is not the shortest post I have written, but at least I have broken them down to points so you can scan the headlines and find the reasons that interest you. Continue reading
Google Buzz is Officially Dead
Today, Friday, October 14, 2011, Google officially announced that they are going to shut down some products the most popular of the “unpopular” being Google Buzz. Initially released in February of 2010, Google Buzz was supposed to be the social media answer to competing with Facebook and Twitter.
“In a few weeks we’ll shut down Google Buzz and the Buzz API, and focus instead on Google+. While people obviously won’t be able to create new posts after that, they will be able to view their existing content on their Google Profile, and download it using Google Takeout.”, said Bradley Horowitz, Vice President of Product. “In addition, later today the Google Labs site will shut down, and as previously announced, Boutiques.com and the former Like.com websites will be replaced by Google Product Search.”
Other products like Code Search, Jaiku, and University Research Program for Google Search will shut down on January 15, 2012.
