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Category Archives: Announcements

RelatedToThis Shows Related Articles From Other Blogs

If you’re a WordPress user, you no doubt have used the excellent Related Entries plugin before.
One thing about that plugin and its variants is that it only shows related posts from the same blog. While these posts may increase readership for the blogs, it would be much better if readers could read related posts and […]

Posted 23 January 2008 § ‡ Comments (6)

How to Pay the Lowest Price when Buying Used and New Books

Best Book Combo is my newly launched site that helps book buyers find the cheapest combination of new and used books from 3 major bookstores - AbeBooks.com, Amazon.com and BetterWorld.com
It does this by taking into account the various shipping rates, even if each seller has his own shipping rate. This is important for non-USA […]

Posted 08 October 2007 § ‡ Comments (0)

Will you say ‘I Support Paid Review Disclosures’?

I am a strong believer in transparent and ethical behavior in paid reviewers. Every reader should be informed clearly upfront if a review he is reading was paid. He shouldn’t have to wonder or ask this question in a comment.
People, it’s high time we make clear and upfront disclosure a priority.
I am starting a (non-violent) […]

Posted 23 August 2007 § ‡ Comments (4)

This Blog Says No to NoFollow in Comments

I’ve just installed a plugin that removes the ‘nofollow’ attribute in comments.
My reasons are simple:

I appreciate readers who write thoughtful comments. They deserve to get a vote of approval from my blog back to their sites.

Askiment does an excellent job of catching comment spam. Since I check my blog daily, I can clear up whatever […]

Posted 22 August 2007 § ‡ Comments (4)

Announcing WP Text Ads 1.2

It gives me great joy to announce the release of WP Text Ads version 1.2.
Besides some bug fixes and improved documentation on the plugin itself and on the website, this new version of WP Text Ads contains 3 new features:

It works with WordPress MU
The installation is identical to any stand-alone install. Just activate and run.

Sample […]

Posted 15 August 2007 § ‡ Comments (1)

WP Text Ads Marketplace Traffic Statistics

I’ve been making some changes to the WP Text Ads Marketplace over the last few weeks.
User will find it easier than ever to submit to it as the server does most of the error-checking.
Today, I added Compete.com traffic data to the Marketplace!
So, advertisers have a buffet of traffic statistics to choose from - Alexa, Technorati, […]

Posted 14 August 2007 § ‡ Comments (0)

Announcing WP Text Ads 1.1 & the Marketplace

The long overdue upgrade to WP Text Ads is finally here.
Besides numerous bug fixes, the most important improvements are the optional use of rel=”nofollow” in text links, and the Marketplace. Upgrading is a simple 1 step process for most users.
The Marketplace answers the “How do advertisers find me?” question. Your WP Text Ads […]

Posted 10 July 2007 § ‡ Comments (2)

Del.icio.us as a Marketplace for WP Text Ads

10 July 2007 update
With the new release of WP Text Ads 1.1, the way to join the Marketplace has changed. Although it’ll still use del.icio.us, the steps are slightly different. Read the Marketplace FAQ for details.
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The biggest complaint I have received from WP Text Ads users in the last week is that advertisers cannot find […]

Posted 23 May 2007 § ‡ Comments (3)

View this blog on a Mobile Device

Thanks to Alex King’s excellent WordPress Mobile Edition plugin, this blog is now viewable on a mobile device.
There is no special URL to remember because the plugin detects if you are using a mobile device. If you are, then you will see a stripped down version of this blog.
Like this post? Buy an ad […]

Posted 11 May 2007 § ‡ Comments (0)