I logged in Meandering Passage Admin this morning and noticed that I’ve passed the 1,000 post mark–this post is post number 1,004.
When I started this blog in January 2006 I didn’t know if I would stick to it this long. There are many “projects” I’ve started in the past and not completed. Like myself, [...]
Does submitting spam comments to blogs pay off for spammers?
Each day I receive an email from this blogs anti-spam application on how many spam comments it’s blocked in the last 24 hours. Meandering Passage averages between 15 and 30 bogus comments submitted per day, 100% of which are either blocked or held for my final [...]
This is my first post via WIFI using the WordPress App on my iPod Touch.
I wasn’t sure how hard it would be using the mobile client, especially on the touch keypad, but it actually works quite well.
I wouldn’t want to type a long post this way but for a short or quick article it’s acceptable.
Let’s say you’re a blogger and that you knew this was the last post or comment you would ever write, what would it be about?
Would you take those last precious published words to scream out the injustice of the lost opportunity of being heard, would you wish a virtual fair-well to all those who’ve followed [...]
Richard Querin, a friend, fellow blogger, screencaster and committed supporter of Linux (I try not to hold that against him) recently moved his weblog from Blogger to his own site powered by WordPress .
… Have a look see, leave a few nice comments and subscribe to the RSS feed.
If you look closely you’ll notice a few tweaks of the features of Meandering Passage for 2008. These tweaks include:
1> “Email This Post” has been added as an option below each individual post so if you find a post that you believe would be interesting to a friend, you can email them an easy to [...]
I’m usually on the cutting edge when it comes to upgrading WordPress for Meandering Passages (MP), but with WordPress 2.3 I’ve delayed due to hearing some were experiencing problems with plugins, etc.I happy to say that after upgrading my plugins to the latest version I installed WordPress 2.3 last night and it seem to be working well. If you experience anything unusually with MP please leave me a comment. WordPress 2.3 “Dexter” was released on September 25th, 2007 with many new and bug fixes.
It supports multiple blogs and works with most blogging services including Blogger, WordPress, TypePad, and Movable Type to name a few.Features include drafts, category keywords, web preview templates, spell-checking, live preview, Technorati tags, automatic blog search engine pinging, image and file uploads and external editors…. Ecto supports most blogging services including Blogger, Blojsom, Drupal, MovableType, Nucleus, TypePad, and WordPress, as well as others.Features include support for multiple weblogs, full local control of recently posted entries and drafts, intuitive interface for creating and editing weblog entries, a Rich Text and an HTML editor with spellcheck and search/replace, syntax-coloring in the HTML editor, quick access menu with HTML tag templates and keyboard shortcuts for the HTML editor (fully customizable), categories, trackback, text-formatting, comment options, Technorati tags, advanced create-a-link dialog, easily change the posting date of entries, preview of entries using Safari’s WebKit, powerful file and media upload with iPhoto import via attachments, convert, scale images and create thumbnails, create poster movies or create thumbnails from movie frames, plus much more.Ecto 2.4.2 is very powerful…. These supported blogging services include LiveJournal, Blogger, Movable Type, WordPress, and more.Features include 2-D Quartz rendering technology making graphically rich journals, nested, multiple journals and entry keywords, efficiently organizing your entries (have one for your work log, and have another for your personal journal), password protection and AES-256 encryption, multiple file formats (exporting your data to Microsoft Word, RTF, HTML, etc.), drag and drop of image files, Rich Text Editing (individual entries can have multiple colors, fonts, kerning, spacing), powerful searching capabilities, print any entry to a printer or PDF file, Mac OS X Toolbar functions are available as items in the customizable toolbar in the main window, spellcheck while composing entries, and backs up any and all activity within the product.
Does Blog Comment Spamming Pay?
by Earl on August 19, 2008
in Blogging
Does submitting spam comments to blogs pay off for spammers?
Each day I receive an email from this blogs anti-spam application on how many spam comments it’s blocked in the last 24 hours. Meandering Passage averages between 15 and 30 bogus comments submitted per day, 100% of which are either blocked or held for my final [...]
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