Posts Tagged blogging
Make your WordPress site mobile compatible with WPtouch Plugin
Posted by Dan Hall in Adding Value, Things you should know, blogging on January 3, 2012
“WPtouch automatically transforms your WordPress blog into an iPhone application-style theme, complete with ajax loading articles and effects, when viewed from iPhone, iPod touch, Android, Palm Pre, Samsung touch and BlackBerry Storm/Torch mobile devices.”
via WordPress › WPtouch « WordPress Plugins.
‘Nuff said.
SimpleReach Slide WordPress Plugin | A ‘read more’ footer widget
Posted by Dan Hall in Adding Value, Things you should know, blogging on January 3, 2012
Since, I was reading the instructions on Mashable, I noticed their footer widget that encourages you to read the next article. Now, I’ve seen this type of widget before but I thought it might be a nice addition to the new project. After a little searching, I came across The Slide by SimpleReach.
According to their WP plugin site: “The Slide recommends related posts from within your site on a widget that “slides” in at the bottom of the page. You’ve seen a similar content recommendation widget on sites like NYTimes.com, and now SimpleReach is allowing anybody to take advantage of this awesome plugin for free.”
You can get it here: WordPress › SimpleReach Slide « WordPress Plugins.
They also have plugins for other popular platforms such as Drupal, Tumblr, and Blogger. It takes a while for them to index your site so you may notice a lag. I am waiting right now and will keep you posted.
HOW TO: Add the +1 Button to Your WordPress Site
Posted by Dan Hall in Things you should know, blogging, silly things, social media on January 3, 2012
I’m hacking together my latest project and needed to add a Google +1 Button to my WordPress site. I assumed (got to stop doing that) that there would be a nice easy plugin that would take care of that for me. And there isn’t (at least one I could find, let me know if you know of one). Fortunately, Mashable has some instructions on how to do this: HOW TO: Add the +1 Button to Your WordPress Site.
Scratch that. There are several options available, which I found after googling it. You need to use the search term “plus one” in the WP plugin search not “+1.” Kinda silly. I’m trying out Plus One and will let you know how it works.
****Update: Works very nicely. I will need to update this blog with it and some other features.
********Update2: Use Facebook Likes You! Instead. This handy WordPress plugin has both Google +1 and FaceBook Like buttons nicely aligned.
How to change your Admin Profile (Avatar)’s default picture?
Posted by Dan Hall in Things you should know, blogging, silly things on January 2, 2012
So, I decided to change that annoying Mystery Man default profile on my admin user account in WordPress. You really think WordPress would have the ability to change this embedded in the admin panel, but alas. You need to sign into Gravatar and change it there. Why? I don’t know. It makes no sense to me. Had to Google it to find this discussion: How to change Admin Profile (Avatar)’s picture?. Oh yeah, make sure to clear your browser’s cache before your reload the page to see your updated profile pic.
The Lasting Tale of the Web
Posted by Dan Hall in Personal Brand, The Lasting Tale of the Web on March 17, 2008
I had a lively chat with my boss today about “The Lasting Tale of the Web,” that is the immortality of sorts that one achieves through active or reactive life events captured on the internet through various channels. We were talking specifically about the fusion of generational effects of social media and its impact on future employees (and our own children) as it relates to HR Management and Recruiting, i.e. young people doing stupid stuff on their myspace page or writing controversial articles for their school newspapers (he would kill me if I perpetuated such effects by linking to said article).
As a 
Seattle Recruiting Manager, I research every qualified candidate passing muster during my initial phone interview in a variety of manners (google, Yahoo!, myspace, facebook, LinkedIn). I start to think of friends that post pictures of their newborn babies and in effect capturing their lives on the web. In 20 years, there will be a whole generation of people whose lives will be fully accessible to people like me. Decisions to hire will be made with a dashboard that will scrape these historical media files along with previously posted resumes (think they don’t exist?), transcripts, performance evaluations (more discussions around this topic in the future), criminal and credit checks. And oh by the way, companies are already connecting your username with your real life identity.
In reseaching this fact that what is put on the web stays on the web. I read a very well written post by Mitch Joel called ”Your Blog – Your Personal Brand And The Big Long Beast That Is The Long Tail“
He is addressing Marketing, Communications, and PR professionals, but I strongly believe it applies to all of us including HR Managers.
“All of the content a Blogger creates is a reflection of their personal brand and, for most, the only reflection of who they are in everybody else’s eyes.
Blogging is still a relatively new channel. All of this content being created becomes part of your Personal Brand’s Long Tail. It will exist forever when somebody does any kind of search on you, and can be accessed by anyone looking for specific content that you Blogged about.”
Be careful of the personal brand that you put on the web, I (or someone like me) may be evaluating it.
