Archive for the “Tools and Services for Bloggers” category

Twitter Debuts Official Analytics Product

by Kevin on November 17, 2010

An official analytics service designed for Twitter may be arriving soon, at least according to some sources. Some users have already been given access to the new service through an invitation, although a full version should be out by the (…)

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Easily Embed Tweets in Your Blog Posts

by Kevin on November 5, 2010

A new feature has been added to both WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress (through a plugin), allowing you to integrate tweets into your site. Rather than having to create a screenshot and upload images to your site to display tweets, you (…)

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Browser-based TweetDeck Using HTML5 Coming

by Kevin on May 19, 2010

Although HTML5 is still in its infancy, many websites are already integrating some of its technology, allowing sites to “ditch” Flash for a more open alternative. In 2004, the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) listed this next standard as “Web (…)

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Twitter Updates “Trending Topics” Algorithm

by Kevin on May 14, 2010

The usefulness of Twitter’s “Trending Topics” sidebar area has been widely debated, and it has largely been gamed in the past. When developing topics are widely tweeted, it’ll be ranked among the top trends. Based on this information, many users (…)

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Eliminate Spam Forever with the reCAPTCHA Plugin

by Kevin on May 2, 2010

We all hate spam, except for the spammers. Having a blog means that you’ll be dealing with a lot of spam, ranging from the spam received through your email inbox to the comments. While the Akismet and TypePad AntiSpam work (…)

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