Author: Aaron Brazell

  • No, I'm not Really Going to Download Squad

    Thanks to Grant Robertson for instigating this prank, but no I’m not going to Download Squad – and you all should have known better. But thank you for biting – hook, line and sinker. Here’s Grant’s video on the topic. April Fools from Download Squad on Vimeo. Thanks also to Mashable who rubber stamped this…

  • Yes, I Really Am Going to Download Squad

    I did not want to write this today. I told Grant that he shouldn’t either but he’s so energized by his new role at the Shel Israel show that he had to talk about it on April Fool’s Day. and now I’m being inundated with questions. Yes, I really am going to Download Squad as…

  • Thoughts on WordCamp Dallas 2008

    I’m just back from WordCamp Dallas where I had the pleasure to see the blogging world from a different angle. I credit Mark Hopkins for really clarifying this in his post at Mashable. See, I’ve been lucky enough to attend a lot of conferences and events and to interact with lots of people along the…

  • Los Objetos Sociales

    ¿Qué es un Objeto Social? Sencillo, un objeto social es aquello a través de lo cual socializamos. Los objetos sociales son la pega que mantiene unidas a las redes sociales. Un objeto social es algo que nos une y nos incita a compartir. Ese whiskey que nos tomamos el viernes por la tarde con los…

  • The Business of Blogging Panel, WordCamp Dallas 2008

    The second opportunity I had to be in front of folks at WordCamp Dallas came in the Business and Blogging panel session. It was amazing to be on a panel with Matt Mullenweg, Liz Strauss, and Mark Ghosh as we talked about blogging and PR, customer relationship and transparency. It was one of the most…

  • WordPress 2.5 en Español

    Al fin aparece WordPress 2.5 en su versión oficial. Si quieres tenerlo en español, aquí te lo explicamos. Vas a necesitar lo siguiente: Blog actualizado a la versión más reciente de WordPress El archivo de WordPress en español Acceso via FTP, Control Panel o Shell a tu servidor En el servidor donde tienes alojado el…

  • WordPress FAQ Session at WordCamp Dallas

    I had the opportunity to speak at WordCamp Dallas today. The topic was WordPress FAQs which extends the conversation we had here last year. Here is the slide deck from the talk.  Thank you everybody for the great feedback and Mashable for recording the uStream.

  • WordCamp Dallas: Photos

    I’m sitting here at WordCamp Dallas where WordPress 2.5 was announced and released into the wild this morning. There is lots of buzz here, and you might want to take a look back at my own 10 Things You Need To Know About WordPress 2.5 that I released a few weeks ago. Here, though, are some…

  • Departing b5media

    About two and a half years ago, I embarked on a journey of a lifetime. It was a breakthrough journey that took me from working in a cubicle at Northrop Grumman to living my dream building an internet startup. At some point, we took funding. I recruited Brian Layman and Mark Jaquith and the rest…

  • Thought Leadership

    You, know, I’ve gotten far away from blogging about blogging. It’s an overdone topic that had its day in the sun, but we’ve moved on to, thankfully, other topics. However, the depth of content still discourages me. Yes, there are literally millions of blogs out there and the number of really quality blogs have increased…