New site: TumblrThemes.com
I have a new website: TumblrThemes.com! As I was doing some research for my recent articles on mini-blogging, I kept coming across people wondering if there was some sort of repository for free Tumblr themes. Finding none, and knowing how new the whole tumblelog thing...
$4,000 Blog Anniversary Contest at Creative Design
David Airey, a graphic designer specializing in logo design has recently reached his 1 year blogging anniversary. To celebrate, David is holding the mother of all prize drawings! There are $4,000 in prizes to be given away, some of which include: Logo design from Tara...
5 things about design and me
I had planned a larger post today, but I am so slammed with work and life that I decided to post in answer to Brian Gardner's questions he recently tagged me with, as I knew I could write it quickly! What is something that would surprise people about you and design?...
And the winner is…
The first prize winner in the Pimp My Blog contest is Angela Stevens! I wasn't even surprised when she turned out to be the winner because she stacked the odds in her favor by racking up 26 (!) entries by writing about the contest on all of her multiple blogs and...
Review of the top 4 mini-blogging options
I've got a new post up over at Wisdump about the top 4 mini-blogging options that are available, including a comparison chart to get a quick idea of what's available. There are zillions more of course, allowing you to share your current mood and what you ate for...
A podcast interview with a sassy web puritan
When SheUnlimited contacted me recently about doing a podcast interview, my first response was "Me...? Really? Are you sure you don't have me confused with someone else?" I was happy to do it though, and even though I apparently have a slightly Texan accent that I was...
Just for fun
Ilker at The Thinking Blog has a fun Caption an Animal Challenge going on until August 25th in the spirit of sites like this one, and I've had this picture since we lived in Chicago a couple of years ago that I thought would be perfect: I'll bet someone cleverer than...
Blasts from the past
There's been a great meme going around lately which leads those tagged to share 10 of their favorite posts from the past. I've been tagged by Jeanne at A Writer's Notes and Trinity at Rooms of My Heart, and it has been interesting going back through 7 months of posts....
Last week for entries in the Pimp My Blog contest
Just a reminder, this is the last week for entries into the "Pimp My Blog" contest. All e-mails with your entries must be in to me by August 24th, midnight US Eastern Time (that's GMT -4). Check the original contest post for all the details. I appreciate all the...
Trendspotting: the move from blog to “portal”
WordPress is increasingly being used as a content management system, and I think we're about to see many blogs follow the trend we've seen recently in sites like Problogger, from simple blog to "portal". These portal entry pages are more of an overview of all the...