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Top 100 Blogs for Software Development Managers
Jurgen Appelo put together an impressive list of what he calls the Top 100 Blogs for Software Development Managers (Q3 2008) .  I think it's a great way to find out about blogs you might not know about. The Top 10 Here's the top ten blogs on the Read More...
Posted 15 September 08 08:47 by J.D. Meier | 2 Comments   
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What Makes Great Content?
Darren at ProBlogger asks, what is great content ? ... I need to think about it.  For now, I'll say that great content ... Surprises you .  You learn something you didn't expect. Lifts you up .  You're inspired to act. Echoes in your mind Read More...
Posted 12 September 08 06:46 by J.D. Meier | 1 Comments   
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How To Choose an Effective Blog Template or Theme
How do you pick the right theme for your blog? The challenge is that it's not a linear decision and it requires satisficing to balance content, function, and design ("look and feel"). As part of my research on effective blogging, I've been analyzing themes. Read More...
Posted 17 March 08 04:09 by J.D. Meier | 7 Comments   
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Tags vs. Categories
What's the difference between tags vs. categories in your blog? A lot. Knowing the difference between tags and categories can help you better structure your blog for browsing and SEO. Personally, I hadn't noticed the issue before because I only have tags Read More...
Posted 10 March 08 07:00 by J.D. Meier | 5 Comments   
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Top 100 Blogs in Technorati
I created a snapshot of the top 100 blogs according to Technorati . I'll be starting with these blogs to identify patterns and practices for effective blogging. I'll be analyzing blog design, user experience patterns, key features, content, style, frequency, Read More...
Posted 24 February 08 03:22 by J.D. Meier | 5 Comments   
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7 Types of Blog Posts
What types of posts get traction? In a nutshell, posts that either hit the heart, lead you to "ah-has," consolidate insight, consolidate resources, or help you nail a task. Skellie outlines 7 Types of Blog Posts Which Always Seem to Get Links and Traffic Read More...
Posted 06 January 08 11:36 by J.D. Meier | 3 Comments   
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Blog Improvements
I did a few things to try and improve browsing and findability: Added a "Best Of" list to my blog's navigation bar. Added a Personal Development tag . Added a Productivity tag . Added a Professional Development tag . I was surprised by how many of my Read More...
Posted 27 August 07 08:14 by J.D. Meier | 2 Comments   
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Feed Readers
Darren asks Which Feed Reader is Best? I was going to just add a comment, but it quickly turned into a post. I've used Bloglines, Google.com, Google Reader, Live.com, Newzie, OMEA Reader, and RSS Bandit. I know I've used more that I'm forgetting. They Read More...
Posted 13 May 07 06:32 by J.D. Meier | 4 Comments   
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More Effective Feed Reading
I want more from the information that's out there today. I want to spend less time hunting and gathering it, and more time acting on it. I want to find the information that gives me an edge. Most importantly, I want to avoid the "free shopping spree" Read More...
Posted 02 April 07 02:49 by J.D. Meier | 6 Comments   
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My Tag Cleanup
I made some changes to my tag cloud and learned some lessons along the way: A few useful tags are more effective than a laundry list. If I have to choose between tags too often, consolidate and eliminate. If I'm not using my own tags, they aren't working. Read More...
Posted 31 March 07 10:30 by J.D. Meier | 1 Comments   
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5 Tips for Blogging
Here's some quick blogging tips I shared with a colleague, that they found helpful: Have a purpose or a theme -- I find having a simple purpose helps. For example, my one-liner for me is to journal my Microsoft adventures. Within that, I'll tend to focus Read More...
Posted 20 March 07 03:11 by J.D. Meier | 2 Comments   
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Tag Big Buckets First
Here's an example of a mistake I made tagging to illustrate how I'm now thinking about tags. I originally created the following three tags for my team system nuggets: Visual Studio 2005 , Team System , and Team Foundation Server . I did this because I Read More...
Posted 18 March 07 02:31 by J.D. Meier | 1 Comments   
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View-Driven Tagging
I'm not satisfied with the browsability of my blog. While I can get to a lot of the nuggets I need, sometimes I have to dig. My initial reaction was that I just need to throw all my nuggets into a Wiki and do what I do best. Then I realized, no, I'm making Read More...
Posted 18 March 07 02:16 by J.D. Meier | 1 Comments   
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Using Live.com for RSS
Here's a quick set of steps for using Live.com ( http://www.Live.com ) as your RSS reader. What I like about it is that I can log in to it from anywhere. What I like most is that I can create multiple pages to organize my feeds. This let's me focus my Read More...
Posted 29 January 07 02:18 by J.D. Meier | 11 Comments   
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