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Category: interweb

Podango Is Going To Die, Run For Your Files

Podango is giving a few days warning before it blinks itself out of existence, but don’t be fooled by any optimism coming from the company. When a company starts to crow about being unsure about sustainability, it’s time to run away with your intellectual property. Here’s the Podango dispatch:
We at Podango believe that you, our [...]

Selective Listening (or a Twitter Feature Request)

When my brother was little, he had his hearing testing many times because he couldn’t “hear her”. I had my vision tested because I had “trouble reading”. Neither were true. He didn’t want to stop playing and I thought what we were forced to read at school was dumb. I’d love to have that option [...]

The Problem with Twitter and Blog Comments

I have a problem with Twitter in relation to my blog comments. I post links to my blog comments on Twitter as they are posted to the blog. Usually I’ll find that people will read the post and then comment on Twitter instead of the comment section of the blog. This might sound like a [...]

How to Launch a Video Podcast Slides

There is a companion video to follow, but I wanted to publish my slides following my participation in the Thin Air Summit. I created an episode of my podcast Rob Blatt +Flip Cam. It’s embedded below the slides.

Disciplined Writing for Page Views quick notes from the Thin Air Summit

The short version of this is to put the highest quality content possible.
This is a list of best practices, so be ready for list.
Think Google. People used to come to the front page every day, like getting their paper at their doorstep. Now people go to Google to find out the news. Type in the [...]