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Archive | February, 2007

28 February 2007 1 Comment

Do You Have Questions for Rick Klau of FeedBurner

Tomorrow afternoon, I’m interviewing Rick Klau of FeedBurner on a podcast that will be aired on Monday morning. This is your opportunity to go straight to the source. If you’ve got comments or questions for Rick about FeedBurner or… whatever… send me an email at aaron@b5media.com and I’ll get your question on the air.
Last call… [...]

28 February 2007 Comments Off

Habari Gani?

I lived in Africa for some portion of my childhood, so when I heard of Habari my mind kicked back into Swahili in which the phrase, “Habari Gani?” is a greeting akin to “How’s it going?” or more literally “What’s the News?”. As I flirt with treason, I look at the Habari Project – [...]

28 February 2007 Comments Off

HP Victory: One Small Step for Bloggers, One Giant Leap for the Blogosphere

The other day I posted about a friend, Thomas, who was caught in a customer service nightmare with HP. I won’t rehash the story as it was told here. In fact, I can tell you that much information was omitted (mostly inadvertently) and I don’t regret the story going to the front page of [...]

28 February 2007 3 Comments

The Digg Bury Effect

If you’ve got praise for Microsoft. If you endorse Republican policies. If you believe in helping people optimize their website using SEO. If you have anything positive to say about Netscape, Reddit or Yahoo! Suggestions – it’s time to stop relying on Digg for traffic.
Digg has come under increasing fire as they continue to tread [...]

27 February 2007 3 Comments

Puerto Rican Statehood

DCist points to the fighting chance that Puerto Rico might finally become a U.S. State. I support the addition of states to the Union. Puerto Rico is one. The District of Columbia is another complicated story being populated by U.S. citizens not having a vote in Congress. New York City skews the politics of the [...]

27 February 2007 2 Comments

WordPress Custom Fields Contest Extended

I know there’s some last minute interest in the contest I announced on February 1st and to give everyone a fair shake, the contest is being extended 1 month to March 30th. Remember, the rules state that the project must be new in the Feb 1 to March 30 timeframe. Older projects are not [...]