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Web

In this post a summary and roundup of days 4 through 21 of the 31-Days to Build a Better Blog Challenge promoted by Darren Rowse of Problogger. I also express my opinion as to which of the tasks are most important for the growth and betterment of a blog.

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Everyone Should Have a Blog

by swimturtle on April 24, 2009

in Blogging, Web

In this post I advance my theory that everyone should have a blog. Blogging allows you to explore all kinds of media and forms of communication, as well as helping you become a better communicator. Not to mention the fun!

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In this post I teach Nancy from Connecticut how to upload photos to Facebook.

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Tech*Tips 4 dodos is now Life + Web!

by swimturtle on March 10, 2009

in Ask Egg Bird, Web

In this post I introduce the new name and concept of the blog, from Tech*Tips 4 dodos to Life + Web.

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Ask Egg Bird: follow, nofollow, index, noindex

by swimturtle on February 28, 2009

in Ask Egg Bird, Google, Web

In this post I answer the question “what are the consequences and uses of the various combinations of ‘index’, ‘follow’, ‘noindex’ and ‘nofollow’ in the ‘robots’ meta tag” and give some practical examples to clarify.

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How to Check your Stats in Feedburner

by swimturtle on February 6, 2009

in Ask Egg Bird, Web

In this post I demonstrate how to check on the number of subscribers to your blog or website, once you have installed Feedburner.

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In this post I answer the question of how to put Feedburner on a free blog hosted on the Blogger platform, and I also express my opinion about Blogger and having a free, noncommercial blog.

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How to Find the Meaning of Everything: “Define”

by swimturtle on January 25, 2009

in Web

In this post you will learn how to find the definition of almost anything on the internet very simply, by just typing “define:” followed by whatever you want to know.

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An Overview of Google Reader

by swimturtle on January 15, 2009

in Web

In this post we look at Google Reader’s main features and see how much fun it can be. The usefulness of having a reader as opposed to receiving feeds in email inboxes cannot be overstated, so by all means read and watch the video!

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How to Customize Your iGoogle Homepage

by swimturtle on January 9, 2009

in Web

In this post you will learn how to customize the iGoogle page and how to add the Google Reader widget. Then you will sign up for a blog (hint, this one!) and see what Google Reader looks like.

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