Category Archives: blogging

nablopomo survey

30 Friday Nov 2007

Posted by in blogging, nablopomo

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So I guess that’s it, eh? Phew!

There’s about half an hour to go before NaBloPoMo is over for another year. This was my first time and it was actually quite fun. I didn’t feel particularly pressured. In fact, I enjoyed trying to think of things to post each day, which isn’t how I usually think about my casa az blog.

So just wondering . . . which post or posts did you especially enjoy (or seriously dislike) this past month? I’m just curious to find out what sort of stuff people who drop by here like reading about. In the interest of better blogging, doncha know.

Anyhow, it’s been great. Thanks to everyone who made sure to stop in and leave a comment (you know who you are!) and we’ll see you next month. Yep, that’s tomorrow.

Now I have to get back to online scrabble and Dan on IM . . . f_run.gif

desiderata for bloggers

23 Friday Nov 2007

Posted by in blogging, humour, nablopomo

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For anyone who hasn’t yet seen this piece of brilliance …

Stumble aimlessly amid the trolls and waste, but remember what peace there be in staring at your toes for a couple of weeks. As far as possible without surrender, be on good terms with all readers. Publish your posts quietly and clearly, and listen to podcasts, even the dull and garbled, for they too have a right to hog bandwidth. Avoid loud and aggressive bloggers. They are pains in the ass.

Pop over to Ian’s blog to read the rest of it … it’s not only fabulous and funny, but sometimes also a little too close for comfort. 😉

If you’ve never heard of the desiderata you can see the original here.

~ first seen over at Archie’s ~

To see the parchment version click on ‘more’. . .

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the blog readability test

23 Friday Nov 2007

Posted by in blogging, books & writing, miscellany, nablopomo

≈ 7 Comments

What level of education is required to understand your blog?

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I’m personally quite happy that nobody needs a PhD to read my blog, so this result makes me feel like casa az is open to everyone, which was kinda the idea from the start.

Meanwhile, I tested this test by putting in the URL of my new travelblog, which is basically all photos and very little text, and it came out with it needing a High School level to understand it. Go figure . . .

Also, when you copy and paste the html there is some sort of cheesy advertising link for cash advance loans at the bottom (which I eliminated). So yeah, it’s pretty much a load of crap, but what the heckity. It’s now after midnight and now day 23 . . .

~ swiped from Lori ~