Archive for: December, 2004
Written on December 31st, 2004 at 04:12 pm by Darren Rowse
Favorite Pro Blogging Resources of 2004
Well it is New Years Eve here in Australia and I’ve been holed up in bed for the last few days with the flu. All I’ve really been able to do is a few short bursts of blogging and a lot of thinking about life, the past year and what is ahead (as well as […]
Written on December 31st, 2004 at 10:12 am by Darren Rowse
Message Cast - Live Message Alerts
I’m testing Live Message Alerts on this blog at the moment which enables you the reader to receive an alert every time I post new content. You can choose to be alerted either on you msn messenger, via email and/or to your mobile device. You have to have an MSN passport to be included in […]
Written on December 31st, 2004 at 10:12 am by Darren Rowse
10 Emerging Trends for Bloggers to Watch in 2005
The Scotsman has one of the more useful predictions for 2005 lists that I’ve read over the past week or so. They write about the 10 trends that will shape 2005. I think its a worthwhile list for enterprising bloggers to consider - it might just give you a hint or two for some new […]
Written on December 31st, 2004 at 09:12 am by Darren Rowse
About.com - Megablog
What is the biggest pro blogging operation that you can think of?
If you believed the press it would probably either be Gawker or Weblogs Inc. They certainly know how to get press coverage. But whilst they are successful blogging networks there is another one that is quietly going about its business of building market share […]
Written on December 30th, 2004 at 11:12 am by Darren Rowse
Bloggers Banned from Trade Show
Blog Your Way has picked up this interesting tidbit in an article at InfoWorld about the upcoming CES (consumer electronic show) in Las Vegas in January. Apparently no bloggers will be allowed at the event.
‘The CEA spent more time qualifying attendees this year to make sure everyone in attendance has a legitimate attachment to the […]
Written on December 30th, 2004 at 10:12 am by Darren Rowse
New Google Feature: Sponsored Links
I just stumbled across a new (?) feature on Google - Google Sponsored Links which allows you to enter a term and then see what ads Google has in their stock pile.
The initial page that you go to looks like you’ve come to an error page but enter in a term in the search bar […]
Written on December 30th, 2004 at 10:12 am by Darren Rowse
Pro Blogger Agency
Paul over at Radiant Marketing Group is considering setting his group up as an Agency for Pro Bloggers and wants the feedback of probloggers, consultants and CEO types:
‘I’ve been thinking about turning Radiant Marketing Group into an agency for bloggers who want to find paying gigs. Serving as a rep for them so to speak. […]
Written on December 30th, 2004 at 08:12 am by Darren Rowse
Skweezer Update
I thought I’d update you on my interaction with Skweezer who in my last post I expressed my frustration with for duplicating the content on my blogs.
Last night I sent an email to them asking to remove all of my domains and sub-domains from their site. I explained some of my reasons for doing so. […]
Written on December 29th, 2004 at 05:12 pm by Darren Rowse
RSS Abuse, Duplicate Content and Parasite Websites
Jason has spoken out about something that a number of us have been mulling over for the past week or so - RSS Abuse. He points to Skweezer as one of the culprits that is targeting their blogs.
I’ve noticed a growing trend recently for sites to do this. Skweezer has pages for most of my […]

