Archive for the “Tools and Services for Bloggers” category

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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10 Great Alternatives to Google Analytics

by Kevin on April 3, 2010

Google Analytics, while powerful in its ability to help you analyze your visitors, falls short in a number of areas that other services can better manage. For example, anyone obsessed with stats will find it hard to analyze what is (…)

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A Look at VaultPress, the Automatic Back-up Service

by Kevin on March 31, 2010

VaultPress, a service that will eventually launch to more than just a few beta testers, aims to help you manage and create automatic back-ups of your site. The service will be “paid,” meaning it won’t be free, but will provide (…)

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