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Hi everyone - demonstrating Wordpress to some VERY nice people 
habari - new blogging platform
habari looks interesting. I don’t think it is going to rival Wordpress just yet, but it’s new, getting a little press and perhaps offers users a choice when they are starting a blog.
Habari is different
While there are a number of technical reasons that highlight the differences and advantages Habari has over other blogging packages, a major component of what makes Habari different is its community participation model. Users who demonstrate a level of quality contributions to the project are granted more privileges within the project.
I’m going to keep an eye on this one and see how it develops.
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What are Your Favourite Blogs?
I’ve just been reading a fascinating post over on the SEOmoz blog, all about the world’s top blogs. It looks at their niche, are they .com or .co.uk, who are they owned by and some more great info. I recommend you have a look - well worth a few minutes of your time 
It got me thinking about blogs. I love reading blogs - it is easily my biggest source of information right now and will be for the foreseeable future.
From your 54 subscriptions, over the last 30 days you read 2,380 items, starred 697 items, shared 933 items, and emailed 72 items.
So, I subscribe to 54 blogs at the moment, and I try and whittle them down every week or so, but usually fail miserably. Hey ho. There are always ones I really look forward to reading, my faves, and I thought I would share a few with you:
thedieline - the leading package design blog - this is just superb. I am increasingly inspired by great packaging - it is SO important for a product.
twitturly - ok, not a blog, but I subscribe to it, and it provides tracking of all the urls being twittered around the web, which in turn gives me some great material and info
signal vs noise - from the 37signals boys, all about design and usability
Seth’s blog - a great read from Seth Godin, a marketing master
Amnesia Blog - from a big marketing agency in Oz - just started reading this one and it seems to have some good stuff
These are a few of my faves at the moment. Now, let me know what you are currently finding essential reading / subscribing please! Hit up the comments now!
Finally, linking on blog stats, have a look at which websites are used more heavily in the US - makes fascinating reading!
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Wordpress add media issues
Any help here would be MUCH appreciated!
I’ve suddenly started having problems with the add media function on this blog installation. It used to work fine - click it, pop up window, upload file, etc and bingo, saved and appeared in post.
Now I click add picture / image and rather than a pop up it goes to completely new page, which is functional, but when I click insert image, it goes to a blank screen. I’ve got the latest flash / java and have reinstalled Wordpress 2.6. I want to try and go back to 2.5.1 but cannot find the file anywhere.
So, if anyone can help, I would be grateful, it is extremely annoying!
Business Blogging and relationships
I’ve recently started subscribing to Josh Klein’s blog, which you can find here. Josh and I have very similar interests - marketing and technology, and write about some similar topics.
Blogging is something I am passionate about, (theappleofmyi blog has been going since May 2006!) and in his latest post, Josh talked to a lady called Liz Strauss who runs a business school for bloggers. It is a great read, and something that really stood out is this:
There is an important lesson we can boil out of this: your brand isn’t what you say it is, it’s defined by the relationships you have.
I am in total agreement here. Brands have no where left to hide - they need to be open, interactive and have excellent relationships with their customers. They need to be able to maintain these relationships through good times and bad, but above all, make sure those customers feel valued and that their opinion DOES count. An ignorant, arrogant and uncaring brand is not going to last long.
Wordpress 2.6 is live
Wordpress 2.6 is out and is looking great! Some very useful new features - Google Gears Support, theme preview, go back to different versions of posts and more avatar support for comments to name just a few.
Installation went very well and it is working fine! Great job guys!
Thanks to all - Visitors from around the world!
A quick end of weekend post to say a HUGE thankyou to everyone from around the world visting the blog!
Google Analytics acting funky
Hi all, having changed the blog theme, my Google Analytics stats have gone weird. They’ve dropped off a cliff today (I had a look earlier today and they were at the normal level). Now they are showing only 2 visitors. Hmmmm….
Anyone got any ideas? I’ll check tomorrow and see what is happening, but I might have to revert back to the old theme for now.
UPDATE - a few of my site stats are looking really low… anyone else experiencing problems?
New Blog Theme - your feedback counts
I’ve been running the same theme on theappleofmyi blog for a while now, and after a little bit of inspiration from my good friend Steve over on the Hasblog, (if you need some decent coffee, you need to subscribe to his blog - coffee adventures at their finest), I am trying out this new theme.
So, the big question is, what do you all think? If you have never commented on here, (and I know that is a fair few of you!), PLEASE can you take a moment and let me know your thoughts on this new design. Specifically,
- Is it easy to read?
- Does it look ok on your computer
- Can you navigate around the blog with ease?
- Do you find the sidebar widgets useful
I’m really trying to raise the standard of the blog this year, most importantly the content, but also the design / look / feel, so again, a plea for your feedback. Thanks!
Apologies, the blog is misbehaving!
Hi everyone,
A quick heads up and an apology - the blog is going to be on and off today - there are some magic server elves tinkering away in the background!
Normal service should be resolved shortly!
Many thanks,
Jon
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