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I need a plug-in (or even a concept) for organizing blog posts in WordPress that will give the appearance much like Biznik's event page
Do you know of such a thing, or even have examples of WordPress blogs that are listing events (with descriptions, not just date/venue info)?
I will probably be building on a Thesis theme but maybe not.
I am sure there is a way to do this, but before I re-invent the wheel, has anyone seen a tidy way to publish a calendar of events with each event being its own blog post? These posts would assemble on one page, representing the current season's event calendar.
And then, I want to feature the next upcoming event at the top of the event page (plus retain its entry chronologically below).
I think it will be a combo of manipulating the post dates and using "featured" post, but maybe there is an easy plug-in or widget that does all this easy-squeezy?
Chris Guillebeau, the man who published "A Brief Guide to World Domination", is gathering stories of success through social media for his next Unconventional Guide.
Of course, Biznik is a realm of social media and I know there are many stories of success via Biznik. Slip over to his post a leave a comment about yours. Do it soon; his next Unconventional Guide is slated to prelaunch August 18, 2009.
This article is by one of the most prominent introverts on the Web, Chris Guillebeau. He's a great one for us quieter folks to keep an eye on.
I suspect some of us might want to download these beautiful affirmation cards.
http://jamieridlerstudios.ca/gift-of-kindness
Thank you, Jamie and company.
Where are you parking your videos so that they can appear on your website or here on Biznik?
YouTube is an obvious spot, free and easy to embed. However, I'm not thrilled with the YouTube logo planted on the video nor the proximity of "Related and Featured Videos" such as "RIHANNA NAKED PICS LEAKED TOO?!?"
Vimeo is pretty, but I'm wondering about the interpretation of their statement, "Vimeo is for personal, noncommercial use only. If your intent is to use Vimeo as a hosting service for your business, or promoting a product or service, then you are not allowed to use Vimeo." Seems to rule me out.
Viddler for business is $100/month or more, which might be fair, but it's steep for my budget.
There is Flickr for videos that are 90 seconds or shorter, but my bits are more than that.
Jumpcut is closing down as of June 15, 2009.
Facebook videos are limited to two minutes (and the one I have at hand is 3+).
Any suggestions or comments? Thanks.
A word in all-caps is frequently an acronym. What do you suppose SHINE means?
Super Humongous Immense Networking Energy?
I am in a quandary and I wonder what you think, what you do.
When I see folks make what appear to be naïve mistakes in their use of Biznik and the Web, I find myself stuck with wondering if I point it out or bite my tongue.
I know I am not above my own faux pas. (I mean, have you seen some of my profile pictures? And I've certainly had my share of mis-communications.)
But when I see someone doing something that (to me) is so obviously counter to their stated profession and goals, well, I can only guess that they are oblivious to some of meta-rules of business on the Web. Then I'm flummoxed: speak up or keep my mouth shut?
If you have any need to shake your creativity loose, you might want to join up with Jamie Ridler's "The Next Chapter" adventure for June.
This month's book is "Wreck This Journal" by Keri Smith and I am sorely tempted to get my act together to play along.
Jamie leads a monthly online "book group" and the swell part of it is the daily encouragement of posting your results and seeing what the other members are up to. Folks are frank in their posts, which makes for true encouragement--we get to see each other's triumphs and challenges.
I already own Keri Smith's book "The Guerilla Art Kit" which I adore; thus I am even more drawn to Jamie's adventure for June.
Will you make June the month you rev up your creative-ness? And go with bad-a*s energy into the summer.
Leif just sent a message to his group's members, with a link in the message to follow to the group page.
The copy of the message in my Biznik messages has a link that works fine.
The copy of the message that auto-forwards to my personal email account has a link that does not work. It reads http://groups/. . . and leaves out Biznik.
On business materials (cards, letterhead, etc.), is the .com extension sufficient nowadays to indicate that the viewer can find the business on the web? Or is that a safe assumption only among more tech-dominated communities?
I'm designing some new materials and I am trending toward listing my domain as simply OrdinaryBeauty.com. No www. No http://.
(Of course, "www." should be included if that is actually part of how a domain is registered/hosted, but mine are not.)
The credit card we've held for years was canceled when American Express bought the credit card company and blanketly closed all accounts.
We weren't planning to shop for a new credit card, and really I have no idea what to look for these days.
We need a card for small online purchases and business travel expenses. No cash advance or line of credit necessary.
Honestly, our existing bank sux, so going to them for a card seems a poor choice.
Suggestions? Comments?
One of Seattle's creative crafty folk is having a moving sale tomorrow, Saturday, April 4th. In the University district.
Don't miss the Wall of Fabric.
Thank you Walk & Talk hosts for cross-posting your events to the still waters group. Walks are great for the quiet types!
I've enrolled in a class to learn how to make my own photopolymer plates for letterpress printing. It's a two-day class and I am looking forward to learning how to make these plates to use on my Chandler & Price tabletop press.
If I get this all worked out, I'll host a Runs with Scissors event and we can print something swell.
In the meantime, perhaps you'll join me at the SCBA class?
Awhile ago, I opened a conversation on Biz Talk exploring the reality of being an introvert, especially when it comes to networking.
I've learned that sharing experience is a powerful thing, and I hoped that by exposing my own introversion, and my struggles with that, I might gain some allies--if you will--in my pursuit of being a better networking in a world that doesn't seem to support my nature.
The conversation on Biz Talk was pretty lively for quite awhile, and the volume of comments shows me that it is a conversation well worth having. Comments continue a year and a half later, so I guess our essence is still of interest.
Now, we have our own group. Not like we didn't before, eh, but with the Biznik-group tools we can have more focused conversations (if we wish) and plan events that are outside the scope of ordained Biznik events (e.g., include folks who are not members of Biznik, if we wish).
So, let's have at it. And, thanks for being here.
Oh. And "still waters"? Of course, they run deep.
Was trying to use the links on my profile to the comments I've made in a Group to return to that conversation, but the links bring up a "page not found" error and kick me out of being logged in.
Has anyone read or been using this book? WordPress for Business Bloggers
I saw it favorably reviewed but haven't picked it up yet, although I am seriously inclined to buy it just based on the description and review.
Here's the message I get when clicking on "2" at the bottom of the discussion page to go to earlier topics.
"Sorry, we can't find that page Use the links above to return to the site."
and I get kicked out of being signed -in.
p.s. is there a sticky bugs topic here or are you liking it catch-as-catch-can?
It looks like the only way to invite someone to a group is if they are in my Biznik network, or in my email contacts.
I'd like to invite people who have sent me Biznik email or who have participated in Biz Talk conversations, but I don't see a straight-forward way to do that.
And before I start sending redundant invitations, is there a way to see if I have already invited someone?
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