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Is MP6 a Better Mobile Interface?

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March 22, 2013

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One of the core elements in a new User interface has to be that it is easier to use on a mobile device. People are using mobile devices more for content consumption and content production but so far (as an android users) I haven’t really been convinced enough to make the switch to using my tablet or phone [or more recently Phablet in a Glaxey note 2] to produce web content. The main issues have been prolonged writing on a touch screen keyboard auto correct spelling image positioning editing text The Native app addresses some of these issues, providing a simple interface […]

Have You Tried Plugin Favorites? They're Handy!

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March 22, 2013

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The WordPress favorites feature where you can save favorites has been very handy for me. In addition to being a fulltime blogger and photographer, I manage websites for some clients. So I’ve been using favorites to easily add plugins to client websites without having to do a bunch of searching. Here’s how I’m using it and how it’s working for me.

Google Reader's Sunset: Expect a Loss in Traffic

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March 22, 2013

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Google announced last week that it will discontinue its popular content aggregation service, Google Reader, on the 1st of July 2013. This has caused quite a stir within the digital community. It is a huge blow to those of us that use the content syndication tool, as well as those of us who blog. Based on RSS (Really Simple Syndication), Google Reader with its intuitive and engaging interface is easily one of the most popular content syndicators in recent years, especially amongst influencers and power users. The fact, that most people now have Gmail accounts, only strengthened Google’s dominance in […]

Daily Theme & Plugin Roundup – 3.21.2013

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March 21, 2013

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It’s Thursday everyone! It’s my favorite day of the week, even though I have sinus infection. 🙁 Luckily there’s some plugins to cheer me up! There are a few new and updated plugins to share with you. A few of the updated ones look familiar, so I’m guessing we covered them when they were new. Do you see any here that look interesting? I think the Send to Kindle looks pretty sweet. How about you?

Building Your First Content Marketing Empire

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March 21, 2013

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Yes, even a beginner online can build a content marketing empire given time, the right strategies and, a good understanding of what content marketing means. As someone who has spent his career online getting beginners going, it is amazing how fast people are realizing how important content really is. Most people, myself included, started our existence online through shortcuts and so-called “loopholes” we purchased, and in the end, they never worked. Eventually we found the right tools and platforms like WordPress and blogging to get us going. Here we will go over how you, the beginner to online marketing, can […]

Building a Portfolio That Works for You in 2013

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March 21, 2013

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If you are a freelancer (and since the economic crash of 2008 it’s more likely that you are) then you need a portfolio to show off to prospective employers. But it isn’t just freelancers who need portfolios, with the concept of a “job for life” all but dead and buried you never know when you are going to need or want a change of job. Some people just set up a blog or “personal branding page” and leave it at that. It’s not a bad thing to do, it will certainly show off your abilities more than not having one, but perhaps you need […]

Font Size: Go Big or Go Home

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March 21, 2013

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There are many truly amazing commercial theme developers in the WordPress community these days. Our selection of theme choices have grown exponentially and the overall  bar for design work has been significantly raised since I first started designing themes in 2008. So much has changed! Yet, there is one design practice that continues to befuddle me and that is the size of fonts in new themes. There is no doubt those in the WordPress community have likely heard the cries of Brian Gardner atop Mt. Starbucks imparting designers and developers to start using larger font sizes in their themes and I […]

Editorial Theme Leaves A Lot To Be Desired

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March 21, 2013

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I’m back with another review and this time it’s about a new theme release, Editorial, that was pitched to us via our “Submit News” button. We love to get pitches like this, with PR and marketing collateral to boot, but that does mean that you’re opening yourself up to attention, both good and bad. I guess that’s the price of being bold sometimes! Moving right along; I don’t know about you but I’m a big fan of themes, well to be more specific, good themes.  I like good design.  It has to be well thought out, practical and beautiful. I […]

Themes as Apps: More Than Just Blogging

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March 21, 2013

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We’ve talked before how WordPress is becoming more “app” like in both development and implementation as well as how it’s being slowly understood as a platform for application development. Traditionally (and forever perhaps) it will always have that blog flavor, but that doesn’t mean that WordPress can’t grow up as developers find more and more unique ways to execute against core. Joshua Sprague over at ThemeForest has a collection that was shared with me late last night that I thought is a good showcase of how some theme authors are paving a way for these “App Themes” that are definitely […]

Daily Theme & Plugin Roundup – 3.20.2013

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March 20, 2013

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It’s #humpday! We are half way through the week now. How are you going to make the rest of your week count? These authors made sure to get their newly pressed plugins ready for today’s roundup. It looks like there’s a few gems in the list too! Do you see any you think are worth a try?

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