Remember the Irish Blog Awards?Well nominations have been open for the last couple of weeks BUT they are closing this afternoon.So if you haven't had a chance to nominate your favourite Irish blogs (and bloggers) now is the time to do it under one of the many categories.The event will be held later this year in Galway.Related articles by ZemantaIrish Blog Awards - Nominate Your … [Read more...] about Irish Blog Awards 2010 Nominations Closing
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Buzzwords Are Go In Sunday Business Post
I wasn't overly impressed with the article in this Sunday's edition of Computers in Business which harped on about yet another death knell for blogs.You can read my reaction over on the company blog … [Read more...] about Buzzwords Are Go In Sunday Business Post
IIA Afraid To Follow?
Image via Wikipedia It really irks me to see organisations like the IIA (the Irish Internet Association) knowingly setting all links in comments on its blog to be "nofollow. The "nofollow" attribute sucks. Sure, there are *some* circumstances where it can be useful eg. linking to a competitor for example, but if you moderate comments on a blog then nofollow is just inane and … [Read more...] about IIA Afraid To Follow?
Minor Comments Policy Change
Image via Wikipedia I've made a minor change to my comment policy.As of today comments will remain open on posts for 300 days.It was previously set at 180 days. … [Read more...] about Minor Comments Policy Change
Free Books Courtesy of Penguin
Image via WikipediaPenguin are giving away books - the only catch being you have to write a review of the book you get within 6 weeks of receiving it.More info on their special holiday reading site … [Read more...] about Free Books Courtesy of Penguin