"Blog Development" Posts
Development techniques: blog platforms and technologies.
Twitter + WordPress = tweetsites!
Nine Lives Media recently asked us, “Can you build a Twitter aggregator on top of WordPress?” We answered, “Sure!”ContentRobot then built them two blog-powered tweetsites that we wanted to share with everyone.
MSPtweet
This site tracks top executives, entrepreneurs, experts, coaches and businesses from across the global managed services industry. For the loudest tweets in Managed Services, check out http://www.msptweet.com/
VARtweet
This site tracks top channel chiefs and their partner programs. For the loudest tweets in the IT channel, check …
Dana Rockel Rocks
Thanks, SmartLife for naming ContentRobot’s Dana Rockel among your Top 50+ Blog Service Providers. He landed at #43!
We appreciate the mention and acknowledgment of his fine work.…
When good hosts go bad (for WordPress anyway)
ContentRobot once had a favorite host that we recommended to all our clients: Pair Networks. They were reasonable … wonderfully responsive … easy to use … Then …
A client’s blog was partially down, meaning you could see the site content but not the theme or the CSS. What happened? Where was the warning email that we were promised last time? Did they turn off services? Who could help us during this crises? ACK!
Then after 3 separate phone calls …
Dana’s Dream: An IE6-less world
Dana twittered this morning: I have a dream that someday IE6 will just vanish.
This led to an interesting discussion, as ContentRobot contemplated what life would be like without having to deal with the most horrible browser on the planet!
This aging Microsoft mess (Internet Explorer 6 was launched six years ago!) causes much woe during development time. What do we deal with?
- IE6 is the absolute worst browser when it comes to supporting web standards
- We have to develop
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ContentRobot.com’s Design Update
Our regular readers might notice that a new look is starting to come to ContentRobot.com.
What’s new?
- the shell is getting poured in
- our tagline was tweaked
- the blue gets darker and more techy
- the navigation buttons are stylized
- a textured background anchors the design
While there is much to be done (the internal pages still look wonky!) we are pleased with this iteration. What do you think?…
