WATERMARK

a poet’s notebook

Established 02004

Blog Tools

  • PostMapper.com

    Today’s guest blogger is Wade Sonenberg. You can learn more about Wade at the end of this post. Just released, is a new blogging API and mashup that allows bloggers from across the web to plot their posts on a Google map.  It’s called PostMapper.com, and it works by geocoding a blog post’s location, and… Continue reading

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  • WordPress Spam

    My WordPress blog has been getting hit hard by spam lately. I’ve had some rudimentary tools in place (moderating comments with more than two links in them), but even that has become tiresome. It also hasn’t solved the problem with trackback spam. Every day I’ve been getting at leat 10 comments or trackbacks to either… Continue reading

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  • Calling all geeks…

    It would be really cool to have a widget to put on blog sidebars (especially, of course, TypePad blogs) that would let a reader click through to posts on that date from previous years. Of course, I don’t know if you folks would click that link — but I would. UPDATE Saturday 20 May: A… Continue reading

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  • Wanted: TypePad Partner

    TypePad is repeating last year’s offer to renew for one year, and get a one-year gift subscription for free. Last year I shared this offer with another blogger, and am looking for someone interested in sharing it this year. We split the cost of one renewal ($67.28 each for TypePad Pro); one takes the renewal… Continue reading

  • Notifying Readers of Updates

    Boglet is a lovely little tool, offering an easy interface for readers to subscribe to your blog for update notifications. This is very nice for readers who do not use something like Bloglines. It is automatic once set up, and works with private, passworded blogs as well as public sites. Unfortunately, it is also extremely… Continue reading

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