Posts about Weblogs

Spammers, Evildoers, and Opportunists

In Advertising, Comment Spam, Geek, Google, Internet, Journalism, SEO, Technology, Weblogs on 12 October 2009

Search Engine Optimization is not a legitimate form of marketing. It should not be undertaken by people with brains or souls. If someone charges you money for SEO, they are running a scam.

DePo Skinny Theme for WordPress

In Geek, Weblogs, WordPress on 6 January 2008

The DePo Skinny theme for WordPress is a variation on my original DePo Clean theme, developed by myself and my…

Rhymes with “Neener”

In Elsewhere, Magazines, Weblogs on 26 December 2007

Introducing The Magazineer, a blog for people who make and love magazines.

Miss Me?

In Blogging, Geek, Weblogs, WordPress on 24 March 2007

So I’m back. Why? A few reasons. I’ve got a few posts percolating in me and I need a place…

10 Insights on Blogs from PEW

In Blogging, Internet, Weblogs on 1 August 2006

Notable insights from the PEW Internet study on blogging: 1. “The most popular topic among bloggers is their life and…

Generation M

In Geek, Technology, Weblogs on 31 May 2006

I’m 33. That means I’m stuck somewhere in between Generation X and Y. Generation X was stereotyped as lazy postmodernists,…

Infinite Gates

In Blogging, Geek, Internet, Weblogs on 14 February 2006

A small note to all those staring deeply into their navels and fretting about the role of gatekeepers in the…

Embrace your bottom!

In Design, Powazek, Weblogs on 13 September 2005

I mentioned this idea briefly when I posted about the recent redesign, but I wanted to expand it further. Web…

How Tags Happened at Technorati

In Blogging, Folksonomy, Internet, Powazek, Technorati, Weblogs on 25 July 2005

It’s been six months since we added Tags to Technorati (where I’m Senior Designer), and as it turns out, it…

The New New Thing

In Blogging, Design, Powazek, Technorati, Weblogs on 9 June 2005

Seven months ago, when I told my friends and family that I’d taken a job at Technorati, they all had…