Your Birthdate ... What Might It Mean?

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Smalltalk Tidbits, Industry Rants: Dale Wolf gets busy

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Agile Buzz Forum - Dale Wolf gets busy

From artima developer: Agile Buzz Forum - Dale Wolf gets busy

He's joined the MarcomBlog group effort, an eductional blogging effort started by infOpinions?.

O'Dwyer's Public Relations/Marketing Communications Website

I'm going to start trying out this blog as a link blog. We'll see how it goes. I've had this blog for years, and really regret that it goes unused. Thanks to the Firefox extension, Blog This, I can easily place links here. So, here goes...

We start with one of my now favorite publications. Jeremy Pepper, by often writing about the articles found there, has inspired me to subscribe.

Check it out: O'Dwyer's Public Relations/Marketing Communications Website

Auburn's Colorful History

Toomers Corner & War Eagle

The Special Histories of Auburn



Tales from Toomers Corner

and

War Eagle: Fact or Fable

audio blogger test post

listen to this mp3 recorded by phone directly to the blog

oh, how fun it is to blog by e-mail

this is an example of how easy it is to post to your 'blogger.com' account directly from an e-mail ... just send the e-mail to a 'secret' address and 'tada!' ... the post shows in your blog ... neat, huh!

Some links ...

my main site

my wordpress blog

my serendipity blog

the main site - an explanation

and, a fun new site I helped a friend setup

Where I blog now ...

Blogger is my favorite of the free blogging sites. Their variety of templates, ease of use, simple control panel (dashboard) and widespread acceptance/adoption makes them the best choice. I have had this blog for some time, but admit that I have not 'taken full advantage' of the blog's usefulness. However, I'm waiting to see what 'paid' services Google/Pyra may/will provide that will enhance Blogger.

Currently, this blog site is a supplement to classes I'm teaching at my favorite place on earth. I'm trying to expose the students to blogging. I've been surprised at the small number of students that are adequately informed of the phenomenon. Note the date on that article, February 5, 2002. I've been surprised at how few students in my classes are blogging. So, my class project is underway.

So, is Blogger the only place to get a blog? Oh, no. Far from it.

Blog providers

List of Web Log Software / Platform / Providers

Web Logs - Blog Blogs Weblog Weblogs - starting & keeping a blog/web log/weblog

Blogger: Login

Create New Journal

movabletype.org : Get Movable Type Personal

b2 - a classy weblog tool

Backwash - Magazine

TypePad: Hosted Weblog Service

WordPress › Home

Xanga.com

Traction - Home

Web Logs - Search Results

EditMe - The web site solution for wikis, blogs, content and collaboration sites. - Edit Your Web.

ManyWorlds.com - The Knowledge Network for Thought Leaders on Business Strategy, Innovation and Futures.

Stardock: Blog Navigator

Blogit

Bloglines | Most Popular Blogs

Google Weblog

Now, if you are interested in a community within a community, then LiveJournal may be the one for you. LiveJournal offers a 'Friends' function which allows you to have a 'blogroll' of your friends within LiveJournal. It is more than that, you can create 'groups' of friends, and have a mini-blog community of your own. But, essentially both Blogger and LiveJournal are the same in many respects.

I blog in other places, too. I have a LiveJournal blog (mostly personal) and this 'test site' where I tryout various CMS scripts. I have my own 'Serendipity' blog, which is remarkably easy to install and use. WordPress is my current 'attempt' at blogging. It is a good script, too.

Of the 'freebies', I think that Blogger is the best, though. Their newest addition, AudioBlogger is just another example of their great product. And, now that they are owned by Google, it seems inevitable that this blog alternative will grow exponentially.

The CMS software/script sites I host now are:

• SiteWorksPro 5.0 - Portal [Commercial]
  
  
• e107 (Version v0.614 ) - Portal with Forums [Opensource - Free]
  
  
• Mambo (4.5 Stable-1.0.8) - Portal with Forums [Opensource - Free]
  
• Mambo (4.5.1 Beta) - Portal with Forums [Opensource - Free]
  
  
• pMachine (2.3 Free) - Blog [Opensource - Free]
  
  
• Serendipity (0.6-pl3) - Blog [Opensource - Free]
  
  
• Segue (v.1.0.6) - eLearning (similar to WebCT) [Opensource - Free]
  
  
• XMB (1.8 Partagium Final) - Forums [Opensource - Free]
  
  
• e107 (Version v0.616) [Opensource - Free]
         • This is a separate part of my account - another domain name - and it is for the Alabama Special Olympics.
  

Those sites get uploaded, fiddled with, deleted, uploaded again, databases tinkered with, deleted, etc... Just a place to practice, play and experiment.

I maintain this site, Auburn University Department of Communication and Journalism for the department. Another lil' fun task.

The Serendipity 'blog' site is the only public site I update regularly. The LiveJournal site is mostly private.

Blogger Help : What is BlogThis! ?

For my students ... try using Blogger.com for your blogs ...


Blogger Help : What is BlogThis! ?

PR Links & Blogroll

My Bloglines Blogroll and other PR related links:

Bloglines Blogroll


• PRSA
• Public Relations Toolkit: How to PR
• http://aboutpublicrelations.net/index.htm
• A Small Business Public Relations Resource Center
• Recommended Blogs by Category or Theme
• joeuser.com blog
• Strategic Public Relations

Others:

• Blog Business World
• Hacking NetFlix : Bloggers & Corporate Public Relations Departments
• Blogger Gives Netflix a Hard Lesson in Weblog PR
• Bloggers & Corporate Public Relations Departments
• Minnesota Public Relations Blog
• Amazon.com: Magazine Subscriptions: Pr Week [MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION]
• Amazon.com: Magazine Subscriptions: Campaign [MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION]
• The birth of POP! Public Relations
• prmachine.blogspot.com
• canuckflack.com
• ad-rag.com
• MarketingSherpa.com : Practical News & Case Studies on Internet Advertising, Marketing & PR
• Strategic Public Relations
• Google Search: public relations blog
• Minnesota Public Relations Blog
• Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)
• Institute of Public Relations IPR, the professional public ...
• Online Public Relations Home Page
• A Small Business Public Relations Resource Center
• aboutpublicrelations.net
• Public Relations Toolkit: How to PR

Camp ASCCA

Visit my favorite place, Camp ASCCA / Easter Seals

Alabama's Special Camp for Children and Adults

First Blog

okay, this is a blog i started a long, long time ago . . .

First Post

my very, very first blog post . . .

I removed a lot of posts from this blog a long time ago. Something about having personal posts online sort of made me feel strange way back then. So, I dropped them from this blog. Then, I moved on to other blogs like ToomersCorner at LiveJournal and eventually settled in at infOpinions?.