Your Personality and Writer’s Voice

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Each of us has a unique personality; each of us has a unique writer’s voice. Writer’s voice is the way your writing style sounds to your readers. Are you an introvert (reserved) or extrovert (outgoing)? Finding out your personality type can provide insights into your writing style, its strengths and its weaknesses. If you are having problems with deadlines, writer’s block, or other wiring related difficulties, there is a test that may help find a solution. Continue reading →

Facebook or Google Plus?

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google plus iconIf you are a regular reader of this blog then you are well aware of my antipathy when it comes to Facebook. However, I have been considering joining Google Plus. For the last month I have been reading all I could find on both so I had some information upon which to make an informed decision. Below are excerpts from some articles I would like to share. What I’m looking for now is feedback from those readers who do have a Google Plus account. Continue reading →

Not on Blogger or WordPress.com you dont!

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It won’t surprise any long time WordPress.com bloggers to see what’s not allowed on the WordPress.com platform is likewise not allowed on Blogger, but I thought new WordPress.com bloggers would benefit from gaining some insight into Terms of Service Violations. Continue reading →

Between My Ears: Why Facebook’s ‘Frictionless Sharing’ violates HTTP

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“Why Facebook’s ‘Frictionless Sharing’ violates HTTP

Facebook has this new feature, whereby the act of simply reading a web page, under certain conditions, gets it posted to your news feed, for your friends to see. Here’s how ReadWriteWeb puts it:

With these apps you’re automatically sending anything you read into your Facebook news feed. No “read” button. No clicking a “like” or “recommend” button. As soon as you click through to an article you are deemed to have “read” it and all of your Facebook friends and subscribers will hear about it. That could potentially cause you embarrassment and it will certainly add greatly to the noise of your Facebook experience.  Facebook calls this ‘frictionless sharing’.” Continue reading →

Stumbleupon Changes Coming Soon

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stumbleupon iconIf you are a Stumbleupon member as I am, you will have received the email I have posted excerpts from below. In my case, it doesn’t look like the changes will impact me much if at all. I have never joined any Stumbleupon groups. As I did not spend time and effort on customizing my site there I don’t mind that my theme will be changed. I’m not clear on whether or not the Blog Posts/HTML Reviews change will affect me and I don’t have a photoblog but others may have a different read on this. Continue reading →