Image via Wikipedia- The bodies of at least 15 people, including women and children, were recovered Friday after hours of steady downpours triggered a mudslide at Batali Hill in Chittagong, in southeastern Bangladesh, the stat...
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Authorities have recorded France's first death from the European E. coli outbreak. Health officials in Bordeaux said the 78-year-old woman died early Saturday morning from complications of an E. coli infe... - posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 38 minutes ago
The first thing any insolvent private person is forced to do is relinquish the family silver. But other rules seem to apply to governments. Whether they’ve been living above their means for a few years or ... - posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 38 minutes ago
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Airplanes flying through super-cooled clouds around airports can cause condensation that results in more snow and rain nearby, according to a new study. The correct conditions for this inadvertent weathe... - posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 38 minutes ago
The Vatican has announced its finances have returned to profit - after three consecutive years in the red. Its report said the Holy See saw revenues of 245.2m euros (£222m; $356m) against expenses of 235... - posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 38 minutes ago
In India, the state forcibly acquires land from farmers and hands it over to private speculators, real estate corporations, mining companies and leisure industries. Land is life. It is the basis of liveli... - posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 38 minutes ago
The collapse of the U.S. stock and housing markets and the subsequent credit crisis have left many Americans asking how it could have happened. However, to understand how the collapse happened, says financ... - posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 38 minutes ago
Sacrosanct capitalism searches causes behind the Great Financial Crisis among individuals instead of in the system it owns and operates, and fails to nab the culprits, the individuals involved with the cri... - posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 38 minutes ago
Joe Nocera in the *New York Times* has decided he's in favor of more bank capital. In his column, he makes this seem like his personal endorsement is necessary to push across the line what he calls "the mo... - posted by sue at Biased BBC - 47 minutes agoWe’re not the only ones to have noticed the BBC’s problem with impartiality. Andrew Griffiths MP has written a piece about it in The Commentator. “Is the BBC incapable of impartiality?” He is particularly ...
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Bob has pointed out the following June 2011 preprint: Constraints on Lorentz Invariance Violation using INTEGRAL/IBIS observations of GRB041219A They used IBIS, the imager on board of the INTEGRAL satel... - posted by laura k at wmtc - 1 hour ago
This past week, the Toronto chapter of the War Resisters Support Campaignhosted a fundraising dinner at the United Steelworkers Hall. These dinners, which we hold four times a year, are informal gatherings ... - posted by The Mound of Sound at The Disaffected Lib - 1 hour ago‘*Don’t worry, this guy has a lot of money. I know what I’m doing*.’ There has been no shortage of supposedly progressive bloggers who were more than ready to assume Dominique Strauss-Khan guilty of sexual...
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Czech tennis player Ms Petra Kvitová (21) didn't care that Mr Maria Sharapova (24) was more experienced, richer, taller (Petra's 6 feet is 2 inches too little!), prettier - or, let's say, even prettier :-)... - posted by TXsharon at Bluedaze: DRILLING REFORM FOR TEXAS - 1 hour agoLots of rumors have been flying around about NY lifting the horizontal hydraulic fracturing ban. Legally, they cannot lift the moratorium until the DEC completes the following:DEC must complete the revised d...
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I'm in Bangkok, right now, theoretically recuperating from a grueling month in Nepal. But it's so hot and humid here-- normally I visit Thailand in December, when it rarely gets to 90 degrees-- that it's ... - posted by sue at Biased BBC - 4 hours agoThis is a guest post by Chuffer. Now, if you found Life of Brian funny, particularly the scene about 'Weleasing Woderick', you'll love the new newsreader at BBC Radio Solent. Not only is she unable to rea...
- posted by Rufus at News From Atlantis - 5 hours agoThe lies of the NATO Axis of Evil are exposed every day. We were told that Libyan soldiers were using Viagra to help them rape civilians - this story highlights the sick minds of the enemies of humanity. ...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours agoThe first cases of measles have been confirmed in Michiana. Last week, five cases of the highly-contagious disease were confirmed in Noble County. On Friday, health officials there reported six more in No...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours agoA health advisory prompted by high algae levels found in Cullaby Lake, located just off Hwy 101 on the northern Oregon coast between Astoria and Seaside, was issued today by Oregon Health Authority's Publi...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours agoZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, Philippines - Four people died while 16 others were hospitalized in Zamboanga del Norte because of a mysterious illness, health officials said Friday. The victims, who all live in Ba...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours agoClimate change is inextricably linked to the extreme weather that has wreaked destruction all over the world in the last ten years, scientists now claim. Experts are convinced of a legitimate link between...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours agoHSBC faces being caught up in a U.S. bribery inquiry over hundreds of millions of pounds it held on behalf of Libya. There has been a dramatic rise in deposits with the bank, according to a leaked intern...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours agoThe entire state of Texas has been declared a natural disaster zone after suffering the worst drought in decades and a number of devastating wild fires. In all 213 counties in Texas have lost at least 30 ...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 7 hours agoThey say lightning doesn't strike twice but Chicago residents who weathered a thunderous electric display this week would beg to differ. Powerful thunderstorms that erupted over northern Illinois produced ...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours agoNew York's biggest landslide has left one home destroyed and at least five others teetering perilously on the slide's edge, which overhands a 30-foot drop in some places. Among those in jeopardy is the dr...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours agoCindy Anthony's bombshell claim that she looked up 'chloroform' on her home computer was dramatically undermined today as her former boss told the Florida court she was still at work when the searches were...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours agoU.S. forces are still flying hundreds of bombing raids over Libya even though the Obama administration claims that American armed forces are only playing a limited role in the conflict. Since NATO’s Opera...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours agoFormer IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn was today sensationally handed his freedom without bail as damaging details emerged on the credibility of the hotel maid accusing him of rape. The charges against St...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours agoA five-year-old boy has shot and badly injured his four-year-old friend at an apartment complex playground in Maryland. Neighbours carried the wounded boy into the building, while the five-year-old ran of...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours agoAn Iraqi who was forcibly removed from the UK following a failed asylum bid has claimed he was attacked when he got to Baghdad airport after he refused to get off the plane. Alandi Salimi was returned to ...
- posted by Anon at aangirfan - 8 hours ago* Lt Sara Hellawell * On 16 June 2011, a woman Navy officer was found dead in her cabin on the warship HMS Edinburgh. (Distraught family and HMS Edinburgh crew pay tribute to dead ...) 26 year-old *Lt ...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours agoA man was speared twice in the chest by arrows as he tried to save his girlfriend from being raped by a tribesman in the rainforests of Papua New Guinea. Matthew Scheurich, 28, pulled the barbs from his c...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours agoMore than 150 convicted rapists have gone on to attack again in the last five years. Ministry of Justice statistics revealed last night the shocking extent to which sexual predators are re-offending, many...
- posted by Lynsey at The Coming Crisis - 8 hours agoA doctor involved in horrific torture by Saddam Hussein’s henchmen is working in British hospitals. In an astonishing immigration scandal, border officials have allowed the suspected war criminal to treat...
- posted by sue at Biased BBC - 9 hours agoPeople accuse me of cherry picking when I present my arguments against the BBC’s one-sided reporting of matters related to Israel. It’s my job to put my case. I’m not going to put theirs too. I’m acting for...
- posted by Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 9 hours ago*Nominal GDP targeting seems clever* Sweden is one of the EU countries that didn't enter the eurozone and it's arguably the most healthy country when it comes to the recovery from the recent recession. Sw...
- posted by KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago*A 1958 interview with conductor Bruno Walter (1876-1962)* *by Ken* Although the sound suggests that this interview was recorded on an Edison cylinder (it actually improves suddenly in the last minute or...
- posted by coldwarbaby@gmail.com (Richard William Posner) at AMERICAN EMPIRE - 12 hours agoIn this new video release, "as a first step," Anonymous has called for public protests beginning on June 14th, continuing "until Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke steps down." To make their case, they ...
- posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours agoInvestors can now buy the precious metal with the same convenience as withdrawing cash from an ATM. The Gold to Go machine, which sells gold at constantly updated prices, is unveiled at the Westfield shop...
- posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours agoFor nearly a decade now, a Left-wing journalist called Johann Hari who writes for the Independent has produced a falsetto squeak of outrage every time anyone in public life does, says or thinks something c...
- posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours agoMoammar Gadhafi, rallying his supporters in war-torn Libya, threatened Friday to take the fighting to Europe, according to an audio message aired by state TV. "You are mistaken, you are involved in a batt...
- posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours agoThe euro, a currency which binds 17 European economies, was designed to encourage trade and financial stability. But now its future -- and the stability of member nations --- is being called into question...
- posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours agoOne of the world's tallest statues of Jesus Christ has been inaugurated in Peru despite high level opposition and Facebook campaigns mocking it. President Alan Garcia formally opened the monument, known ...
- posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours agoAlmost 100,000 terminally ill people do not get proper care, according to a Government review which concluded that a new funding system would save millions of pounds and better serve individuals. A nation...
- posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 12 hours agoA veteran officer with a clean record is being investigated by the St. Petersburg Police Department (SPPD) after he warned the father of a robbery victim about a dangerous part of town. Officer Thad "Stu...
- posted by coldwarbaby@gmail.com (Richard William Posner) at AMERICAN EMPIRE - 12 hours agoA99 Communication to the People http://ampedstatus.org/network/groups/a99 http://ampedstatus.org/network/groups/the-siege-federal-reserve-protests-begi... Protest at your local Federal Reserve on Mach 28,...
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- posted by KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago*Know anyone who could be a bigger friend to the banksters? That could be our next Treasury secretary.* *"I feel the time has come for me to start cashing in for all I've done to help the big boys in the f...
- posted by Ian O'Neill at Discovery News - Top Stories - 15 hours agoBy analyzing the gamma-rays emitted by a gamma ray burst, a European satellite may have inadvertently found evidence contradicting the holographic universe hypothesis.
- posted by Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 18 hours agoAn Actionable Plan for 9/11 Truth and Justice *Senator Mike Gravel Infowars.com July 1, 2011* *Former Senator Gravel is the Founder and Chair of 9-11cc.org.* * * As each anniversary of 9/11 rolls by, the...
- posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours agoRussia's defense minister says the military will deploy two army brigades to help protect the nation's interests in the Arctic. Anatoly Serdyukov says his ministry is working out specifics, such as troops ...
- posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours agoNegotiators will need to reach agreement on raising the U.S. debt limit no later than July 22 so that legislation can get passed in time to stave off a default on U.S. debt, two Democratic officials famili...
- posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours agoAir Force and Navy aircraft are still flying hundreds of strike missions over Libya despite the Obama administration’s claim that American forces are playing only a limited support role in the NATO operati...
- posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours agoThe Federal Reserve's massive stimulus program had little impact on the U.S. economy besides weakening the dollar and helping U.S. exports, Federal Reserve Governor Alan Greenspan told CNBC Thursday. In a...
- posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours agoGreek Prime Minister Papandreou has narrowly averted economic disaster as parliament agreed to the Greek austerity measures. This will lead to a further bail-out of the country and fends off the risk of d...
- posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours agoDespite the objections of his neighbors, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has ordered city officials to proceed with a plan to erect a six-foot wall around the mayor’s mansion. The wall — which would flank the ...
- posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours agoDenmark on Friday approved a decision to re-establish permanent customs checkpoints at its borders, removing the last hurdle to a plan aimed at stopping crime and illegal immigration but which has been str...
- posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours agoChild Shoots Another Child on Playground in Hillcrest Heights: MyFoxDC.com Prince George’s County Police say a five-year-old boy shot a four-year-old boy on a playground in the 4400 block of 23rd Parkwa...
- posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours agoAs Europe struggles to put together a second bailout of Greece, to supplement the rescue effort launched last year, the crisis may force a second bailout of another indebted country in the region: Ireland....
- posted by Matthew at The Coming Crisis - 18 hours agooday we will be talking to David Lochbaum, who is one of the nation’s top independent experts on nuclear power. He is also the Director of Nuclear Safety Project at the Union of Concerned Scientists. Our t...
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The best blogging advice you’ve ever received
July 1, 2011 — permalinkPosted by: Inci Atrek, User Education Specialist
Hi Bloggers,
We've set out to learn more about blogging from the people who know it best -- our users. I’ve really enjoyed your responses to our #bloggerasks tweets over the past two weeks, and spent a good amount of time reading through the blogs and posts that you’ve sent us.
Something that always astounds me about blogging is how the core experience of sharing stories pulls together an incredibly diverse group of people. The emphasis you all put on connecting with each other really speaks to the power of community among bloggers.
Here are some of my favorite responses to the question, What’s the best blogging advice you’ve ever received?
- “Write to build community; link to others and participate in the conversation” (@LisaSpangenberg)
- “To blog consistently, respond to comments, and to read and comment on other people's blogs (especially those who read mine).” (@kelblogg)
- “To not only be active within your own blog but on others' as well - leave comments, but don't spam!” (@OnceBittenBlog)
Although it’s important to keep your readers in mind, most of you tweeted about staying true to yourself, and writing about what you love. @Mistylovesvamps said it best: “don't be a slave to stats & followers.”
The balance between writing for yourself and becoming part of a community can be difficult at first - even a little scary - but it’s worth it. And if you’re still on the fence, consider the best blogging advice @Shakestweetz received: “Hey, you should start a blog.”
Missed our #bloggerasks? Keep an eye out for future tweets, and for my posts on your responses. Have even more blogging advice? Let us know - leave a comment!
Cheers,
Inci
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