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I Surrender to Spam
If you look at my last two posts, you’ll see that they have more than 500 and 100 comments, respectively. I’m not that popular. Really. I’m under attack by spam commenters and it’s beyond my control.
So I’m throwing up the white flag. I’m not going to upgrade my blog nor will I try to cull the comments. I’m moving to Wordpress, ASAP. I’m also going to split my content – MichaelWhitney.net will just be my personal blog, and anything internet-related (i.e. “professional” blog posts) will go to a new domain.
Get ready, I’ll finish this in the next decade or so.
Jul 27, 09:36 AM / Comment [269]
New York Times picks up my Bob Barr Twitters relevation
I talked with Libertarian Presidential candidate Bob Barr in Austin on Sunday and found out that he Twitters for himself.
The New York Times Caucus blog gave me a shout-out later that day.
So much has changed in a year, no? The popularity of Twitter dizzily buzzed around. (Hat tip to Michael Whitney at TechPresident — an airport encounter revealed that Mr. Barr tweets!)
Jul 22, 10:03 PM / Comment [605]
On the front page of HuffPost...but not how I'd like
I wound up promo’d to the front of the Huffington Post tonight. Except it’s not quite like last time, which was when an in-depth piece on campaign email surveys got homepage love.
No, this time it’s me holding a burger and a whisky sour at the HuffPo/GQ party in Austin at Netroots Nation last week.
Sweet! I’m certainly sending this one home.
Jul 22, 09:55 PM / Comment [677]
Mt. Pleasant Blog Takes Off After 15 Posts
That’s how you make a splash, folks. I want to congratulate Courtney and Kate for starting Climbing the Mount, a brand new blog covering the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood of DC. After barely a dozen posts, their blog got picked up by DCist last night. They tell me the 5pm post sent more than 600 visitors in 6 hours.
Let that be a lesson – find a niche, stick to it, and you’ll find fame, wealth, and success as a blogger. Mine the wealth, and only relative fame. But, you know. Internet!
Jul 8, 08:35 AM / Comment [187]
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