If you are quoting from a blog or forum post (as I do frequently) do you, or should you, correct spelling and grammar errors? If the "error" was such that it significantly altered the context of the excerpt, then maybe I would. (And hope it wasn't noticed?) Would you contact the person who made the comments and get their ok to edit their words? Interesting question. Take a passage signed ... Read full entry
Errors and excerpts excepted
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 24 July, 2008 to the comment subset
Guerrilla marketing NAB style: let’s spam blogs
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 17 June, 2008 to the comment subset
One of Australia's largest retail banks, NAB has taken to leaving spam comments on blogs as part of a targeted promotion for a new product, according to an article published at Crikey today. The bank apparently thought they'd "give it a try" as "blogs are a public forum", and believed that blog moderators would delete any comments they felt were inappropriate. Another way of saying they didn't contact ... Read full entry
A very different approach to tagging
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 29 January, 2008 to the technology subset
A very different approach to tagging. Discovered at the Ask ET forum, a new way to present tagged articles. Ask ET uses a totally different approach. Instead of linking to pages for each tag, it simply shows the tagged articles inline. No separate screens. No navigation. It's a beautifully simple solution. Very nice. Is there a Wordpress plugin by any chance?
Links for 23 October 2007
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 23 October, 2007 to the disassociated subset
Shift Magazine: on the subject of long running design websites, Shift Japan unveils its October 2007 edition, which features an interview with IdN magazine which in turn marks its 15th anniversary. Another milestone... Come to Web Directions Free, from anywhere in the world! By simply becoming a Web Directions affiliate you could earn free passage to the Web Directions North conference in Canada next year! I ... Read full entry
Links for 19 August 2007
Posted by John Lampard on Sunday, 19 August, 2007 to the disassociated subset
Bargain Shopping alert! I forgot to mention that my sister, Bridget, who lives in Auckland, New Zealand, has recently launched an online bargain shopping guide! In addition to a website featuring sales and bargain alerts, a magazine/guide will also be produced annually. Start writing up those wish lists... The Blogging Cafe: "is a community for bloggers, by bloggers. We discuss all aspects of blogging offering support and community", established ... Read full entry
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