Comments on: Hmmm…Did Your Blog Get a Hair Cut? http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/11/26/hmmmdid-your-blog-get-a-hair-cut/ because technology is just another ecosystem Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:50:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: tecosystems » The King Design is Dead, Long Live Crowd Favorite http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/11/26/hmmmdid-your-blog-get-a-hair-cut/#comment-103215 tecosystems » The King Design is Dead, Long Live Crowd Favorite Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:29:40 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/11/26/hmmmdid-your-blog-get-a-hair-cut/#comment-103215 [...] demonstrated his expertise in these areas before, of course, as the brains behind RedMonk’s migration from Movable Type to WordPress. But his own efforts are more all-encompassing, and likely to be of [...] [...] demonstrated his expertise in these areas before, of course, as the brains behind RedMonk’s migration from Movable Type to WordPress. But his own efforts are more all-encompassing, and likely to be of [...]

]]> By: tecosystems Redesign | alexking.org http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/11/26/hmmmdid-your-blog-get-a-hair-cut/#comment-11942 tecosystems Redesign | alexking.org Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:06:16 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/11/26/hmmmdid-your-blog-get-a-hair-cut/#comment-11942 [...] Steve O’Grady and I have talked about his blog and his company’s web site a number of times. I knew what they were trying to do, and that they weren’t entirely satisfied with the progress they were making. However it wasn’t until he migrated to WordPress and I watched him try a different theme every day of the week that I finally offered to help. [...] [...] Steve O’Grady and I have talked about his blog and his company’s web site a number of times. I knew what they were trying to do, and that they weren’t entirely satisfied with the progress they were making. However it wasn’t until he migrated to WordPress and I watched him try a different theme every day of the week that I finally offered to help. [...]

]]> By: Alex http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/11/26/hmmmdid-your-blog-get-a-hair-cut/#comment-2866 Alex Wed, 29 Nov 2006 01:52:04 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/11/26/hmmmdid-your-blog-get-a-hair-cut/#comment-2866 James wrote: <blockquote>coolness. can you imagine a developer giving their time for free to Gartner?</blockquote> True enough, but it's all just coming back around. Can you imagine Gartner giving free market advice to an independent developer? :) James wrote:

coolness. can you imagine a developer giving their time for free to Gartner?

True enough, but it’s all just coming back around. Can you imagine Gartner giving free market advice to an independent developer? :)

]]> By: sogrady http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/11/26/hmmmdid-your-blog-get-a-hair-cut/#comment-2849 sogrady Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:39:02 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/11/26/hmmmdid-your-blog-get-a-hair-cut/#comment-2849 Rick: thx for the feedback. soon as i settle on the template i'll see if i can fix those issues. Danno: yeah, no idea what the problem was, but i've taken the simpler route of just integrating the RSS feed from Last.fm instead. thx for the tip. Mike: yes, without a doubt. no spam as near as i can tell has made it through yet, and i've had only one false positive. i'll have a better idea of how this functions over time, but for now it seems to be working very well. dbt: will have to give that a look, and appreciate the compliment (though you should really be thanking the theme designers ;) James: no idea on the form persistence: thought it handled that but will give it another look. but no, migration was really not too bad. Peter: yeah, the multi-user bit is clearly an advantage for MT, but i'm in agreement that it's outweighed by everything else WP has going for it. Rick: thx for the feedback. soon as i settle on the template i’ll see if i can fix those issues.

Danno: yeah, no idea what the problem was, but i’ve taken the simpler route of just integrating the RSS feed from Last.fm instead. thx for the tip.

Mike: yes, without a doubt. no spam as near as i can tell has made it through yet, and i’ve had only one false positive. i’ll have a better idea of how this functions over time, but for now it seems to be working very well.

dbt: will have to give that a look, and appreciate the compliment (though you should really be thanking the theme designers ;)
James: no idea on the form persistence: thought it handled that but will give it another look. but no, migration was really not too bad.

Peter: yeah, the multi-user bit is clearly an advantage for MT, but i’m in agreement that it’s outweighed by everything else WP has going for it.

]]> By: Peter Parkes http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/11/26/hmmmdid-your-blog-get-a-hair-cut/#comment-2817 Peter Parkes Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:20:51 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/11/26/hmmmdid-your-blog-get-a-hair-cut/#comment-2817 Your 'things I like' and 'things I don't like' are spot on — I'm very much a WordPress user, and was recently impressed with MT's ability to handle multiple blogs with ease. Still, the ability to tinker with PHP, and create cool features almost on-demand (and also partly the fact that I can't write Perl) makes WP my platform of choice. Your ‘things I like’ and ‘things I don’t like’ are spot on — I’m very much a WordPress user, and was recently impressed with MT’s ability to handle multiple blogs with ease.

Still, the ability to tinker with PHP, and create cool features almost on-demand (and also partly the fact that I can’t write Perl) makes WP my platform of choice.

]]> By: James Governor http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/11/26/hmmmdid-your-blog-get-a-hair-cut/#comment-2724 James Governor Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:23:43 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/11/26/hmmmdid-your-blog-get-a-hair-cut/#comment-2724 coolness. can you imagine a developer giving their time for free to Gartner? anyway to set this to remember deets, make it easier for people to comment. so its wasn't too bad, eh? coolness. can you imagine a developer giving their time for free to Gartner?

anyway to set this to remember deets, make it easier for people to comment.

so its wasn’t too bad, eh?

]]> By: dbt http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/11/26/hmmmdid-your-blog-get-a-hair-cut/#comment-2720 dbt Mon, 27 Nov 2006 04:25:29 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/11/26/hmmmdid-your-blog-get-a-hair-cut/#comment-2720 Spam Karma 2 is the place to be for spam blockin'. Looks nice in your new digs. Spam Karma 2 is the place to be for spam blockin’. Looks nice in your new digs.

]]> By: Mike Dolan http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/11/26/hmmmdid-your-blog-get-a-hair-cut/#comment-2718 Mike Dolan Mon, 27 Nov 2006 01:54:14 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/11/26/hmmmdid-your-blog-get-a-hair-cut/#comment-2718 Welcome to Wordpress! Have you noticed any improvements in spam blocking yet? Welcome to Wordpress! Have you noticed any improvements in spam blocking yet?

]]> By: Danno http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/11/26/hmmmdid-your-blog-get-a-hair-cut/#comment-2717 Danno Mon, 27 Nov 2006 01:24:45 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/11/26/hmmmdid-your-blog-get-a-hair-cut/#comment-2717 HOLY SHINKES! Looking nice Sog! Your "Listening" plugin thing is broken though, gotta bunch of MySQL errors. HOLY SHINKES!

Looking nice Sog!

Your “Listening” plugin thing is broken though, gotta bunch of MySQL errors.

]]> By: rick gregory http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/11/26/hmmmdid-your-blog-get-a-hair-cut/#comment-2715 rick gregory Sun, 26 Nov 2006 23:59:50 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/11/26/hmmmdid-your-blog-get-a-hair-cut/#comment-2715 Congratulations on the move. Only two comment so far - 1) the full justification on the body copy makes it a bit hard to read. Left justify maybe? 2) When I click the Comments link the page just seems to refresh since the comment form is (for this entry) below the fold. It's not obvious that the post now has a comment form at the bottom. It's odd link behavior since it does not seem to take you anywhere when what the visitor wants is to see the comments for the post. Congratulations on the move. Only two comment so far - 1) the full justification on the body copy makes it a bit hard to read. Left justify maybe? 2) When I click the Comments link the page just seems to refresh since the comment form is (for this entry) below the fold. It’s not obvious that the post now has a comment form at the bottom. It’s odd link behavior since it does not seem to take you anywhere when what the visitor wants is to see the comments for the post.

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