Online video can be a lot of different things. But when it comes to video blogging, it doesn’t matter if it’s a complicated, high production affair. After all, video blogging is still just blogging. To a degree, it’s supposed to be a bit gritty and straight to the point. That being said, what makes or [...]
Mourning is just extended self-pity. – Donald Draper I let a domain expire yesterday. It was one of the first domains I ever registered — possibly the second or third. It was also the domain for the second blog I ever really invested any serious time or energy into. It wasn’t a very focused blog. [...]
This past weekend was Podcamp Montreal 2009 where I delivered a session called Sex, Trust, & Transparency: What Would Donald Draper Blog? I set out to explore social media, personal branding, and what bloggers and podcasters could learn from Mad Men protagonist, Donald Draper. The audience was great, contributed so much input, and together, we [...]
I need your help. I pitched a session for Podcamp Montreal 2009, and now I have speakers’ block. With only a few days ago, I’m really short on time to make a creative comeback. So if you have any suggestions, I’d really appreciated some feedback. Let me explain further… iPhone Version
I recently received the most creative and targeted comment spam I’ve ever seen. As creative and targeted as it was, however, it still wouldn’t have been all that “effective” had it made it pass my spam filtre. You see, something that’s always baffled me about spammers is everything they don’t know about spamming a blog. [...]
So this morning I presented at Wordcamp Montreal. I tried to keep it very participatory, and hope that my audience learned as much from me as I learned from some of my audience members. In fact, I’m still there, so I’ll make this brief. My presentation was called WP-MU 101: How to Install & Avoid [...]
So I was in this contest to win a brand new Nissan Cube. The odds were pretty good (1 in 10), so I was feeling pretty confident, but then I got disqualified because I’m an absentminded ass. Well, to add insult to injury, @jamiebandito turned my own camera on me (and @originaloflaura) and got me [...]
Bloggers aren’t journalists. Bloggers are people who use blogging software. There are journalists who blog. There are bloggers who aspire to journalistic standards. – Chris Brogan Between some recent experiences at Podcamp Toronto and the blog post linked above, I’ve been thinking about what it means to blog. Now, this is something about I’ve written [...]
How to Target Blog Spam
July 15, 2009 · 0 comments
I recently received the most creative and targeted comment spam I’ve ever seen. As creative and targeted as it was, however, it still wouldn’t have been all that “effective” had it made it pass my spam filtre. You see, something that’s always baffled me about spammers is everything they don’t know about spamming a blog. [...]
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