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...

Case Study: the Blog as a Promotional Tool

I recently received an e-mail from a representative of the English National Opera letting me know of their new interactive mini-site, which includes a multi-author blog, that has been designed to give a behind-the-scenes look at their upcoming production of Carmen....

Broken permalinks- help!

I apologize for any trouble anyone might have had today trying to get to something in the archives. My permalinks have suddenly stopped working, and I have no idea why. I have had them set up as follows: /archives/%postname%/ almost since I began the blog in January,...

Speedlinking 8.10.07

Need some mindless entertainment that might leave you with crossed eyes? Try finding the face in the baked beans and the face in the coffee beans. Curious to know if your content is being copied? Check out Copyscape (via the useful post at Design Adaptations about...