As I mentioned yesterday, I had the pleasure of getting interviewed by the always entertaining social media master, Robin Good. Despite the online video delays, the choppy sound and the fact that I obviously can’t sit still I think that it turned out pretty well. I had a lot of fun chatting with Robin and…
Read MoreJust another morning ride into the office
I love working in San Francisco, but one of the first things that I had to get used to when I began commuting from Palo Alto on the train was riding my bike through traffic. It’s pretty amazing how comfortable I’ve become with weaving in and out of cars, buses, trolleys and homeless people while…
Read MoreRobin Good of MasterNewMedia.org loves my job title
Today I had the great pleasure of getting interviewed by an Italian social media fanatic /slash/ video blogger /slash/ DJ /slash/ news publisher Robin Good who is the founder of MasterNewMedia.org. It was a super high-energy and fun interview and one of the first of many video interviews that I’m sure I’ll have for HubPages.…
Read MoreBehind the scenes at the San Francisco HubPages HQ
As you can probably already tell, this blog is going to have a very wide range of post topics ranging anywhere from new HubPages features to Hubber(members of the HubPages community) spotlights to random bits of information that we’d like to share with the world. But, as a whole, this blog will help you build…
Read MoreThe New Text Capsule
Early this morning, HubPages released our new text capsule that uses the TinyMCE 3 open source library. We kept the look and feel pretty much the same as the old capsule. The new features are now available for everyone. To activate the new features, you will need to edit your profile and set the editor…
Read MoreTwitter officially hits the bigtime with some CNN love
There I was in Las Vegas, just chillin’ in my hotel room when I saw this come up on the TV. Apparently CNN has integrated Twitter as a new way to get some real-time questions on air. The Twitter account that CNN uses is @Issue1cnn and they seem to be using the micro-blogging tool…
Read MoreIt’s All About The Connections: Thoughts, Highlights And Lessons Learned From Blog World Expo 08
After being to exposed to as much blogging as I could ever possibly handle in 3 days out at Blog World Expo 08 in Las Vegas, I have now had time to digest what all I saw, what all I attended and most importantly who all I was able to connect up with while I…
Read MoreThe HubPages Bag O’ Vegas Fun!
Hubpages is officially leaving it’s mark out in Las Vegas at Blog World Expo 2008 with the HubPages Bag O’ Vegas Fun! These bags are filled with 3 different things that are all related to HubPages and to surviving a weekend in Vegas – a $1 poker chip(HubPages helps make you money), Vegas cab numbers(HubPages…
Read MoreNew Tag Suggestions feature takes the effort out of tagging
Tag, you’re it. No really, you’re it. Now you try to tag me as I run away from you, ok? Ah, the game of tag. It’s an age-old pastime for generations upon generations of kids that have eventually grown up over the years(like yours truly). The game of tag has become such a popular game…
Read MoreA Blog Is Not Enough
In 2006, the research group Gartner made a very surprising prediction: they announced that the total number of bloggers would peak at 100 million in mid 2007. Gartner reported that over 200 million people have tried blogging but then quit. Later, in April, 2007, BusinessWeek reported that Gartner’s prediction seemed to be panning out. With…
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