MartyBLOGs

Dare to be different. Change your life with an “actionist” attitude.

Let Your Blog Chew on Some Chicklets

Published in March 7th, 2008

I found a link that lets you add RSS feed reader buttons (a.k.a. “chicklets”) to your site. Go to Top Rank Online Marketing’s blog site and create an account. It will let you check the brands of feeds you want to have for your readers. Then it generates an HTML script based on your selection […]

Another Quick YouTube Hint

Published in January 30th, 2008

Posted by Marty in Blogging, Business, Faith, Music, Programming/Coding, Society

No Comments

If you see a video on somebody’s blog that you want to copy to your own, here’s an easy way to do it. Just click on the “menu” button at the bottm right corner of the video player. You’ll see a section on the next screen on the right side that reads “ embed”. Just […]

Blogging While Brown Set for July 2008

Published in October 2nd, 2007

Posted by Marty in Blogging, General Interest

8 Comments

The name is a play on words. It’s derived from the phrase “driving while Black” which describes the sometimes apparently random pullovers of African American drivers by the police. Well the phrase has been dumped on it’s head and the connotation redefined in positive fashion.
Set your sights and savings accounts on Hotlanta for the middle […]

Check Out the Ning and Nexo Do It Yourself Social Networks

Published in September 4th, 2007

Posted by Marty in Blogging

4 Comments

PC World’s June issue has a geat review on two build your own social network offerings. If you aspire to have your own site at no cost for your personally defined group one of these can probably get you there. Sounds like true actionist software.
Both of them have a variety of design templates and […]

Sign Up for the Blogging While Brown Conference

Published in August 22nd, 2007

Posted by Marty in Blogging, General Interest

5 Comments

The first major conference for bloggers of color is in the planning stages. From preliminary posts at the Blogging While Brown blog site it’s destined to be a hit.
The comments include the dearth of bloggers of African and other descent (African, African American, South American, Carribean, Middle Eastern, Asian, Persian, Afro-European) in significant […]