tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post7505657116237442629..comments2024-03-27T09:14:27.496+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Ten Blogging ResolutionsPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-11463744595524897012008-01-13T12:06:00.000+00:002008-01-13T12:06:00.000+00:00Thanks for your comments, Matt. I'll add you to th...Thanks for your comments, Matt. I'll add you to the blogroll too.<BR/><BR/>Wordpress sounds good. Is it much hassle moving your entire blog over?Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-73054285642072004092008-01-13T02:54:00.000+00:002008-01-13T02:54:00.000+00:00Can I comment on 5 too.I run several guest posts a...Can I comment on 5 too.<BR/><BR/>I run several guest posts a week, and occasonally post elsewhere. The greatest benefit that comes both ways imho is the opportunity to write in a different style and for a different audience - e.g., one of my regulars is Garbo at thepoliblogs.blogspot.com who writes a commentary column where his normal output is a Daily Political Roundup of stories from other bloggers.<BR/><BR/>Matt WAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-76288032280699817922008-01-13T02:30:00.000+00:002008-01-13T02:30:00.000+00:00Thanks for the link, and I like your thoughtful st...Thanks for the link, and I like your thoughtful style.<BR/><BR/>On number 1, on blogger you are working to build the brand of your landlord - who happens to be a huge corporation, with a dominant market share in many areas of internet life.<BR/><BR/>Wordpress is community maintained, and gives you *far* more control. And I mean real - not hosted - Wordpress on your own (.uk) domain, which should cost less than £20 a year.<BR/><BR/>and an extra one...<BR/><BR/>11 Why not add a big RSS icon in your sidebar. RSS subscribers are repeat visitors.<BR/><BR/>Cheers and best wishes.<BR/><BR/>Matt WardmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-54659708643996813832008-01-04T10:39:00.000+00:002008-01-04T10:39:00.000+00:00I'll have a word with my "design consultant" about...I'll have a word with my "design consultant" about the template. It looks like I ordered it from the Ministry of Dull Design or something.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-80845889444114931102008-01-03T14:40:00.000+00:002008-01-03T14:40:00.000+00:00Yeah, i def think you should jazz up your template...Yeah, i def think you should jazz up your template a bit more. A cleaner blog, really does help retain your visitors and keep them coming back!blackstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486087989322216502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-22008833226107870822008-01-03T12:12:00.000+00:002008-01-03T12:12:00.000+00:00I had only one resolution, though I should probabl...I had only one resolution, though I should probably think about jazzing up my template a bit now you mention it, which was to post more regularly.<BR/><BR/>The output on AVPS in the last few days puts me to shame already.Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509096390836282563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-19794129101230448412008-01-02T14:30:00.000+00:002008-01-02T14:30:00.000+00:00Cheers Union, I've been thinking about Wordpress a...Cheers Union, I've been thinking about Wordpress as so many other left bloggers have gone for it of late. That's maybe something for the future: blogger plus statcounter seems to suit AVPS fine, for now. Thanks for the nice - I think my propensity to blog about a wide variety of things is more reflective of my scatty nature rather than well thought through balance ;). All the best for 2008 to you too.<BR/><BR/>Darren, Militant - the Marxist Blog for Labour and Youth has been parked since May. Nothing has appeared on it since then.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-27972949369387697032008-01-02T01:55:00.000+00:002008-01-02T01:55:00.000+00:00Whatever happened to that group blog from Millie m...Whatever happened to that group blog from Millie members? I can't remember its name off hand, but the last I checked its readership was by invitation only.Imposs1904https://www.blogger.com/profile/04043116442576404667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-36778004495133649372008-01-01T23:42:00.000+00:002008-01-01T23:42:00.000+00:00I'm not familiar with Blogger or other platforms, ...I'm not familiar with Blogger or other platforms, as I started out with Wordpress. However, the basic Wordpress service provides a daily count of visits to your site as well as incoming links, search engine terms that bring visitors to your site, etc. But it doesn't tell you the number of unique visitors. It also uses Akistmet anti-spam features so that your commenters don't need to type in word verification, though - depending on the level of security you set up for your blog - it's probably the case that every commenter will need to be 'approved' once before they are allowed to comment on subsequent posts.<BR/><BR/>I suppose I belong to the 'academic/sociology' wing of your readership, though I enjoy reading the variety of topics covered here. For my own part, though I find it's hard to achieve a satisfying balance between blogging on my intellectual and academic interests, community-building and political interests, cultural observations, and the usual slice-of-life commentary...so I'm interested to see your blogging develop. Happy New Year and good luck as you set out on your resolutions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-43960474781416894982008-01-01T23:01:00.000+00:002008-01-01T23:01:00.000+00:00Amen to that KS! Btw, get yourself blogging again!...Amen to that KS! Btw, get yourself blogging again! <BR/><BR/>LC: stats don't come as standard on blogger. You have to sign up for a free service like statcounter or sitemeter. Once you have an account you get a bit of code you then edit into your template on the html page. <I>Et voila</I>, every time you log in you get a graph like the one <A HREF="http://averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2007/12/birthday.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-2495956923136504132008-01-01T17:49:00.000+00:002008-01-01T17:49:00.000+00:00btw http://socialistpartydevon.blogspot.com/ has p...btw http://socialistpartydevon.blogspot.com/ has put up some new postsLeftwing Criminologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369810078697007763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-63949644859292581312008-01-01T16:50:00.000+00:002008-01-01T16:50:00.000+00:00hi,on regular posting, as i mention on my blog i t...hi,<BR/><BR/>on regular posting, as i mention on my blog i think you need to do it at a pace that suits yourself, but don't leave it ages like in the middle of this year!<BR/><BR/>as for sp blogs, i'd like to see more too. do you know if there are members of the cwi in other countries that have blogs? also what about cnwp members?<BR/><BR/>the only thing I find about posting solidarity announcements and local news is that most of my visitors don't seem to care, and that's a shame really<BR/><BR/>btw. how do you get visitor stats?Leftwing Criminologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369810078697007763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-1640534284968510702008-01-01T15:12:00.000+00:002008-01-01T15:12:00.000+00:00re number 6blogging is not encouraged by any burea...re number 6<BR/><BR/>blogging is not encouraged by any bureaucracy, neither is any other form of interaction with 'the left' or exchange of information. <BR/><BR/>i can fully understand the problems it can present any ruling bureaucratic clique but the controling 'democratic centralism' of the past wont be tollerated in the modern world by people used to voicing their opinions freely.<BR/><BR/>therefore i'd suggest that 'unity in action' should be promoted rather than a control culture which can never suceed anyhow. if individuals voice their own opinions as individuals then that should be fine so long as they are not racist, sexist etc. if what they say is 'wrong', or rather not in sync with the party line, then they should be challenged politically, not silenced with discipline. likewise, if they put things rather crudely or in language that is unhelpful then they should be patiently explained to, not told off like nauthy school children!<BR/><BR/>my hope for 2008 is a sea change in all left wing parties, away from the sect model with controlling bureaucratic cliques and inner circles, towards far more open and democratic parties that allow not only their members but the wider class as a whole to see how the party operates and to read accurate reports free from spin! <BR/><BR/>in the modern world, certaibnly after the experience of stalinist parties and social democratic bureaucracies, young people and workers wont tollerate the old 'sect' model anymore, and why should they? they will only be convinced to join a new type of party, one that is thoroughly open and democratic and without a control culture. <BR/><BR/>nowadays, with the wide spread dislike of all political parties, a fighting party with socialist principles wont be enough, the internal structure and culture will matter as well, certainly in terms of retaining and developing members.<BR/><BR/>forwards to maximum unity of the working class and the left!<BR/><BR/>forwards to a new united front socialist party to give political voice to the class!<BR/><BR/><BR/>best wishes for 2008,<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>ksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com