My research manager turned up this gem in the course of answering a question I had about the popular response to the introduction of the telegraph in the US (a moment that informs the working title of my next book). What I find fascinating is how the invention incited an innate religious response (this editorial from a local Albany, NY newspaper is in no way unique). The logic goes something like this: Mankind has invented something that pushes the boundaries of our comprehension – we are now doing
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The Ecstasy of Telegraphy
on Feb 14, 2012
My research manager turned up this gem in the course of answering a question I had about the popular response to the introduction of the telegraph in the US (a moment that informs the working title of my next book). What I find fascinating is how the invention incited an innate religious response (this editorial from a local Albany, NY newspaper is in no way unique). The logic goes something like this: Mankind has invented something that pushes the boundaries of our comprehension – we are now doing6 Tips to Speed Up and Optimize Your WordPress Plugins
on Jan 10, 2012
The WordPress engine is pretty efficient out of the box, but once you start loading plugins the performance and responsiveness of your site might go downhill. On top of that the consumption of resources might become too big, possibly leading to a suspension of your hosting account (especially if you use shared hosting). Over the years I played with and tweaked my WordPress plugins trying to achieve a good performance level, and below you’ll find the tips I learned along the way: Serving cached
How to Write a How-To Post: 7 Simple Steps
on Dec 12, 2011
How-to posts are always going to be popular. They’re great for readers – who are often Googling “how to X” – and they’re great for you, the writer, because they’re easy to put together. So, open up a blank document and let’s get your how-to post underway… Any great blog post starts with a great idea. Your how-to post is no different. Think about what people in your niche want to learn (and what you can easily explain in step-by-step format). That could be: Your
Beginner Tips to Optimizing Your Site’s Title Tags
on Nov 4, 2011
Search engine optimization (SEO) is today’s go to form of marketing for businesses looking to build their online presence and more importantly, their business. There are many factors, both on-site and off that factor in to your rankings. Optimizing your website’s title is one of the most practiced forms of on-page SEO and is an extremely important ranking factor. In this blog post, I am going to go over some fairly simple, beginner tips to properly optimizing your site’s title tag and hopefully, increasing
Lower Google Rankings Might Increase The CTR?
on Sep 8, 2011
Yep, you’ve read that right (and yep, I haven’t done a mistake in the title). Surprising as it sounds, the Chitika blog recently published a research suggesting that the lower your Google rankings the higher the CTR you’ll see on your ads. Here’s the link to the article: Google Results, Positioning, and CTR: Not What You’d Expect.
The Five Worst Ways to Title a Blog Post
on Aug 12, 2011
Post titling seems to be something of sacred territory for many bloggers. We feel that the title contains the essence of our post, and therefore, it’s the essence of ourselves—our personalities, our messages, our brands. On the other hand, we see a lot of post titles on the Web, and there appears to be endless variation available to us. Many factors play into a title: the post’s topic, the angle we’ve taken, SEO and keywords, and so on. Even if you’re a my-titles-are-my-brand type
Can You Grab My Attention?
on Jun 29, 2011
I haven’t done this in awhile, but I thought it was time to dig out the archives of some great posts. The truth is, I couldn’t decide what to write on today and after looking through some of the older material hoping to get a spark of inspiration, it occurred to me there’s already some great stuff here that should be revisited. This actually led me to a great topic; Attention Grabbing Headlines.Why You Need to Stop Learning About Blogging
on May 6, 2011
Yes, you did read that title correctly. You need to stop learning about blogging. Sure, there’s a wealth of great advice to be found – here on Daily Blog Tips, and on several other top blogging sites. Sure, blogging is a huge and sometimes crazy world, where you need to know about writing, marketing, technology, design… But you could spend years learning everything there is to know – and you still wouldn’t make any progress. At some point, you need to stop learning and start doing. You might feel
Bible Thumping, Brainwashing, and Pimping—Your Keys to Blog Success!
on Feb 14, 2011
This guest post is by Jason Towne of TopThreeDaily.com. I’m new to the blogosphere, but thanks to tips from ProBlogger and a few others, I decided to make the plunge and start my own blog. It’s only been a little over a week. The day after my site went live I had nearly 2,000 pageviews and 500 unique visitors. Within the next 24 hours those numbers doubled and then I soon passed 8,000 unique visitors and 20,000 pageviews. In the week that we’ve been up, the site rose over 2.4 million spots on Alexa.
Pew Claims 65% Have Purchased Online Content
on Dec 30, 2010
When I first saw this report I was pretty surprised. By the title alone I was thinking about content in a content marketing manner. Either I was thinking about paid content in a far too narrow manner (paid subscriptions for newspapers etc etc) or Pew is looking at it too broadly. I think it’s a little of both.
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