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Tracking Conferences Virtually

March 24th, 2011 by Erin Posted in Technology | No Comments »

So this is pretty cool…

Big conferences, like SXSW, have come and gone – and if you’re like me – you missed the boat on all of them. As it turns out, you really could have attended – virtually.

Sure, there are a number of web services and sites that give you access to most of the content at conferences, whether you’re there or not. But one service that is pretty eye-catching: Lanyrd.

Lanyrd describes itself as a “social conference directory.” It features a conference coverage aggregator, pulling together notes, posts, slideshows, audio and more.

For instance, the SXSW 2011 page for Lanryd has 80+ slide decks, dozens of write-ups and video – and more. While it’s not a comprehensive list of content for SXSW, Lanyrd is a great place to go to look at some of the panels you missed out on.

What’s even more interesting about Lanyrd is its social function. Simply sign-in using your Twitter account, and suddenly you have access to all of the conferences your contacts are tracking and/or attending. If one of those conferences piques your curiosity, you can track it as well. And, by “tracking,” I mean following that conference on Twitter.

So the next time you can’t scrounge up enough pennies to pay a conference registration fee, head over to Lanyrd.

And, did I mention – it’s free?

 Tags: lanyrd, social conference directory, track conferences virtually, tracking conferences virtually, web services

iRenew Bracelet Review

March 10th, 2011 by Gregory Silvano Posted in Stature Projects | No Comments »

This is a blog post that has a test review of the iRenew bracelet.  This is a test, only a test.  It has no real content.  I will take this blog post down on 3/17/2011.

Have a nice day!

Oh, if you’d like to check out the iRenew bracelet, go to www.buyirenew.com.

I am going to update this blog post. I should be receiving my iRenew bracelet shortly and will do a full review immediately after I get it.  My review of the iRenew bracelet will be thorough and will talk about everything I have learned after using the iRenew bracelet for a week.  Stay tuned for the review!

Again, this is a test.

 

WordPress 3.1 Features Make Content Management Easier

March 3rd, 2011 by Erin Posted in Business | No Comments »

WordPress is just plain great. It’s so easy to use. Its features help everyone from CEOs and small business owners to busy mothers sitting at their kitchen tables manage their day-to-day blogs and Websites. And, its continual upgrades have given us that much more power over of Web content and design.

But, wait.

The latest version of WordPress – WordPress 3.1 - is even better.

The next time you log into your WordPress dashboard, consider this when you’re stalling to hit the “Please update now“ link.

WordPress 3.1 is offering tremendous new management features. Features like:

Internal linking: A very common practice in blogging is to link to other relevant content from past blog posts. In the past this was accomplished by finding the other post and copying the URL to embed in a link. No big deal unless you’ve got thousands of posts. Now, when you are editing a post in visual editor you have the ability add a link from any page or blog post, including searching through all posts, right from the link editing tool.

Post formatting: WordPress 3.1 has unveiled comes something called Post Formats. Post Formats allow theme designers to create multiple views of a blog post so that sites can have different post layouts inside the same theme for different content.

Theme designers now have the ability to create post formats that include:

- Aside – Typically short pieces of content, published without a title.

- Image Gallery – A collection of pictures in a gallery format.

- Link – A single link.

- Image – A single image.

- Quote – An inspirational or noteworthy quote with a citation.

- Status – Status updates, similar to Facebook and Twitter updates.

- Video – A single video.

- Audio – A single audio clip, like a song or a podcast.

- Chat – An instant message transcript.

Admin bar: Check out the new navigation bar that appears above posts for admins when viewing live content. This features offers easy editing directly from any blog page. And, in case you find this kind of a thing nuisance, you can switch it off by visiting your WordPress account settings.

WordPress never sits stagnant – and neither should your Website. If you haven’t jumped on the WordPress bandwagon yet – do it. Do it now. Sorry Google, but Blogger is dead.

 Tags: content management, management features, wordpress 3.1, wordpress 3.1 admin bar, wordpress dashboard