Years ago (2002? 2003?), long before Etsy, there was an online community for DIY/crafty blogger types to trade materials and maybe handmade goods as well. What was it called, and what happened to it? [more inside]
posted by junkbox on Oct 7, 2009 - 10 answers

My blog is getting bombarded by a new kind of pingback spam. The pingbacks are produced by a WordPress plugin that appears to mine the web for links related to blog content, which then triggers a pingback notification. Can anyone help me identify the plugin, so I can possibly work to block the pingbacks? [more inside]
posted by arielmeadow on Aug 20, 2009 - 2 answers

Question about copyright of DVD/CD cover images, and movie images/posters, and posting them on a blog. [more inside]
posted by t-rex on Aug 20, 2009 - 8 answers

How do you write for your blog? I'm just starting out and would like to know how others approach writing and editing ...and maybe if there is a secret Bloggers Bible no one's told me about? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 14, 2009 - 22 answers

Trying to move all my old del.icio.us bookmarks to a Movable Type blog [more inside]
posted by davextreme on Aug 8, 2009 - 2 answers

Should I blog about writer's block? What will my clients think? [more inside]
posted by Wordwoman on Aug 1, 2009 - 6 answers

A former professor and I are meeting tomorrow, as she's writing me a recommendation for getting a PhD. She's requested that I bring a CV along with my writing samples. I've been employed as an editor, freelance writer and blogger for the most of my post-undergrad career. None of my articles are particularly serious or scholarly. What's the best way to format this info in a CV? [more inside]
posted by Hwaet on Jul 29, 2009 - 4 answers

How niche, how personal and how spiritual should a blog be that's intent is to brand myself as a unique, and creative professional of distinction. [more inside]
posted by jeffreyclong on Jul 26, 2009 - 12 answers

BlogFilter: Is there a reliable directory of blogs? [more inside]
posted by GatorDavid on Jul 26, 2009 - 12 answers

Is it horribly expensive to license snippets of music for videos that I share on my blog? [more inside]
posted by IanMorr on Jul 25, 2009 - 6 answers

How does a lowly unpaid blog contributor tell his/her bosses that the whole site needs a major redesign? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 22, 2009 - 10 answers

I'm thinking of starting a webring, but the concept feels very 1998. Is there such a thing as Webring 2.0? [more inside]
posted by arielmeadow on Jul 12, 2009 - 14 answers

Mid-level Facebook user and low-level Twitterer seeks way to maximize these social media services for networking, information aggregation, and long walks on the beach. Oh, yeah, all while not spending every waking nanosecond online hitting "refresh." [more inside]
posted by shallowcenter on Jun 26, 2009 - 6 answers

Please recommend a small, lightweight blogging software. [more inside]
posted by Solomon on Jun 3, 2009 - 11 answers

Backup Blog Posts As Word Documents? [more inside]
posted by chrisalbon on May 31, 2009 - 4 answers

How much do I pay a freelance blogger? [more inside]
posted by ben242 on May 22, 2009 - 5 answers

Planning two-week trip to Italy this summer and would like to keep blogging but... [more inside]
posted by Postroad on May 5, 2009 - 10 answers

Related to this question, but beyond Flickr: where it's just random product images, can I or can't I re-host their image with proper credit and a link? [more inside]
posted by like_neon on Apr 29, 2009 - 2 answers

Easy, free way to create a single form-editable web page on my static HTML site? [more inside]
posted by ManInSuit on Apr 15, 2009 - 2 answers

Recommended Oscar live blogs, twitter etc? [more inside]
posted by fearfulsymmetry on Feb 18, 2009 - 10 answers

I am trying to aggregate and distribute news about an organization from all over the web. I already have a handle on the distribution side, but I need help on aggregation and publishing part. I am looking to put together a system that imports RSS feeds, displays the items from all the feeds and allows me to choose which ones to post into my blog. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by rev- on Feb 17, 2009 - 3 answers

What free blogging service will let me eventually and easily move over to a domain of my own in the future? [more inside]
posted by flatluigi on Feb 5, 2009 - 10 answers

What is the best software to create a blog/email newsletter? [more inside]
posted by odawg on Feb 4, 2009 - 3 answers

Should I Start Another Blog? (...on statistics.) [more inside]
posted by Spurious on Feb 1, 2009 - 12 answers

Is there an easy way to combine multiple blogs posts into a single, daily RSS item? [more inside]
posted by viewofdelft on Jan 28, 2009 - 8 answers

Should I include a photo of myself on my blog? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 11, 2009 - 27 answers

I'm re-locating to Turkey in the upcoming months (due to unrelated circumstances), and whilst there, I intend on starting, and keeping, a regular blog about current events, human rights issues, the EU bid, and such. Photojournalism, where appropriate - and available - will also be included. So, I suppose I have a few questions. (long post, my apologies!) [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 1, 2009 - 9 answers

Can anyone think of a big news story/scandal broken by a UK blogger in 2008? [more inside]
posted by feelinglistless on Jan 1, 2009 - 7 answers

Has anyone heard back from Six Apart about their TypePad Journalist Bailout Program? [more inside]
posted by veggieboy on Dec 22, 2008 - 5 answers

A company is offering to buy my blog. What should I do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 18, 2008 - 21 answers

I'm going to be in the middle of nowhere for about a week on a retreat. I probably won't have internet access on my computer, but will at least have Edge access on my iPhone. I don't need to surf, but I'd like to be able to compose blog posts on my computer and be able to post them through my phone. How can I pull this off? [more inside]
posted by Gideon on Dec 17, 2008 - 11 answers

Journal replacement (Wordpress?) – seeking blog software that will allow me to designate categories of users with permissions to view content. [more inside]
posted by dreamphone on Dec 10, 2008 - 7 answers

WordpressFilter: Haven't blogged in about three months, and am considering a return at the same URL, but don't want to inherit all my old spam comments. Would deleting the Wordpress installation at that address then re-installing it essentially reset the spam, allowing me to better control it this time? FWIW, I've been using Akismet, etc., to monitor and catch most spam but would like as clean a slate as possible.
posted by sjuhawk31 on Nov 4, 2008 - 6 answers

What are some awesome Twitter feeds - cool people or information I need to know? [more inside]
posted by l33tpolicywonk on Nov 3, 2008 - 15 answers

if i start a local restaurant review blog, and attempt to make an income from it, via advertisements on my page or any other means, can i take tax deductions for the costs of my meals that i write about and any other associated costs?
posted by fumbducker on Oct 29, 2008 - 9 answers

What's your favorite tech/GTD blog? I'm looking for a blog like Lifehacker, but with more of a focus on office/workspace and geeky stuff.
posted by BoldStepDesign on Oct 24, 2008 - 4 answers

Recommend any financial crisis blogs written by people who are following all the relevant indicators, or by people involved in the finance industry, who are trying to make sense of the market and economy?
posted by vizsla on Oct 9, 2008 - 12 answers

MovableTypeFilter: Is there a way to export all unpublished entries (drafts)? It would be a million times easier for me to go through them all offline rather than one at a time with MT's cumbersome interface. I'm running MT 4.21. Even challenging solutions are helpful. [more inside]
posted by 2oh1 on Sep 9, 2008 - 7 answers

Help me make sense of my career. Advertising copywriter, now working in marketing agency as a creative whatsit, also an About.com guide on the side. I want to do more stuff like the latter, want to dump the former. What should I be doing to get there? [more inside]
posted by micketymoc on Sep 7, 2008 - 2 answers

I know that lots of Mefites blog and I thought It would be interesting to try to destill the knowledge and wisdom that people have about blogging. [more inside]
posted by Foci for Analysis on Sep 7, 2008 - 10 answers

How can I force Wordpress 2.6.1 to make a new post private by default? [more inside]
posted by Rabulah on Sep 7, 2008 - 3 answers

I'm looking for a facebook application that will update my profile each time I post on my blog, ideally with the first sentence or two of that post included in my profile. [more inside]
posted by veggieboy on Sep 5, 2008 - 20 answers

I've been doing some thinking lately about blogs. It seems that most of the really popular, successful blogs stick to one topic or another, pretty well defined (food, books, politics, celebrities, etc.). Are there any really popular or successful (in the sense of widely-read, or just good to read) blogs that are about a variety of topics, or that take the 'one person's views on a whole bunch of things' model?
posted by toomuchkatherine on Aug 26, 2008 - 17 answers

Is there a specific term/genre that defines bloggers such as Gala Darling, Nubby Twiglet, Queen Gilda, Doe Deere, This is Star, and Agent Lover? Has anyone tracked this? [more inside]
posted by divabat on Aug 20, 2008 - 8 answers

I'm trying to add a username in Wordpress that has an apostrophe in it (like Jerry O'Connell). It's telling me this is not allowed. Can I work around this? [more inside]
posted by kerning on Aug 19, 2008 - 9 answers

Book-blog hosting: Is there a free and easy blog host that allows me to use my own Amazon affiliate links? [more inside]
posted by RogerB on Aug 18, 2008 - 10 answers

I want to set up a collaborative blog with some colleagues. What software should we use? I'm not entirely averse to dealing with hosting and so on, but would prefer something that works "out of the box" or even better, is a free service. [more inside]
posted by handee on Aug 14, 2008 - 6 answers

Are there any tools for posting to multiple WordPress blogs without having to go to each site's control panel? [more inside]
posted by randomthoughts on Aug 13, 2008 - 9 answers

What's the best way to record split-screen video dialogues to post on my blog? [more inside]
posted by ecmendenhall on Aug 8, 2008 - 1 answer

[DoMyHomeworkFilter] When commercial businesses post comments on a blog, what does "best practice" look like to you? And what companies have this conversational part of "conversational marketing" down to an exemplary science? [more inside]
posted by DarlingBri on Aug 7, 2008 - 10 answers