Careers in New Media and Podcasting

When I discuss New Media with folks, they often say “What do I have to say that is interesting to other people?” This video gives a great example of how all of us have something interesting to put out there in the world. I think this video is a great illustration of how much snow [...]

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? I get a lot of questions every day and here is a one from today… Q: How do I easily backup my WordPress database (the file that holds all your posts, comments, etc). Why should you backup your WordPress Database? If not, am I in danger of losing all my blog posts due to [...]

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? I get a lot of questions every day and here is a one from today… Q: How do I set up a WordPress or WordPress.com blog to use a static page as the opening screen instead of a list of blog posts? A: I first turned to the WordPress Codex to give me some [...]

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I received a WordPress emergency email from a friend/client last night and I wanted to share both the problem, and the solution, with you. Now, I am far from a WordPress expert, but having faced some issues myself, her problem was one that I could solve. The Problem My friend was trying to modify an [...]

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I received an interesting call from a friend yesterday that is leading me down an interesting New Media road. Our friend is also a teacher at my son’s school, so when her son was preliminarily diagnosed with the H1N1 flu virus, there was a bit of concern. She showed no symptoms herself, but the school [...]

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