Category: Commentary
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Why You Should Not Use the WordPress Media Library (or Taken Out of Context/I Must Seem So Strange)
If you are acquainted with me or my WordPress work, you likely know that I am a regular on the weekly webcast the WPwatercooler. The Watercooler is a grand old time … up to 10 WordPress folk chit-chatting about WordPress-y stuff in a live-broadcast Google Hangout for a half-hour every Monday. One of my favorite […]
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WPwatercooler Episode 33: Learning WordPress
Today we filmed a lively watercooler episode about learning, and teaching, WordPress, featuring Morten Rand-Hendriksen from lynda.com and Cards Against Humanity. We talk about a lot of resources, the WordPress admin interface, the future of WordPress, and evil web developers, and I share my teaching philosophy about explaining how WordPress works before jumping into the […]
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Crafty, Indie Inspiration, aka Craftcation
I was delighted to be a part of the second Craftcation Indie Business and DIY Conference a two weeks ago! Over four days, I presented three sessions, participated in two panels, held open office hours, and helped live-stream one of the panel sessions. I also participated in two sessions where I learned all about kombucha […]
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Put Up Or Shut Up
My friend–author, speaker, and general instigator Chris Lema–quoted me in his blog yesterday: My friend Sé Reed, of WPwatercooler fame, works with small businesses and helps them get online. She’s seen hundreds (if not thousands) of clients at the Small Business Development Center and she reminds them of the same thing I’m going to tell […]
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Mashable Says Social Media is a Designer Drug
This seems accurate to me. But it also seems obvious. Most humans seek to self-actualize (whether or not they are successful is another topic), and social media gives us a place to explore ourselves and others. And, much like the structure of a haiku makes it easier to write poetry, being given the structure of […]