Wordpress 2.6 is here
Wordpress 2.6 video tour video:
Here’s a more textual overview of what’s new in Wordpress 2.6:
Post Revisions: Wiki-like tracking of edits
With the power of modern computers, it’s silly that we still use save and editing metaphors from the time when the most common method of storage was floppy disks. WordPress has always respected the importance of your writing with auto-save, and now we’re taking that to another level by allowing you to view who made what changes when to any post or page through a super-easy interface, much like Wikipedia or a version control system.
Differences between two versions of posts.
This is handy on any blog in case you make a mistake and want to go back to an older version of a post, and it’s super handy for multi-author blogs where you can see every change tracked by person.
Press This!: Post from wherever you are on the web
A few months ago on my blog we started a conversation about the posting bookmarklet in WordPress and which systems we should look to for inspiration, like Flock, FriendFeed, Facebook, Tumblr, and Delicious. From these suggestions and the Quick Post plugin by Josh Kenzer, we developed a Press This bookmark you can add to your toolbar that provides a fast and smart popup to do posts to your WordPress blog:
Have you recieved your blogbank checks yet?
I haven’t. Makes me wonder how the online advertising industry is doing. I have one ad from blogbank currently running, down from 3. i have zero from mad crowd media. So, it’s a good thing i have 2 ad placements from red sight media.
Have we run out of steam, guys?
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Interviewed - Inquirer.net Hackenslash
I was interviewed today about our newly released wordpress based gaming portal, the first of it’s kind in the Philippines and maybe the world. Special thanks to Inquirer.net’s Alex Villafania!
ONLINE game publishing firm Level Up! is looking to use mobile platforms for distribution of their content. The plan is part of the company’s content distribution enhancements, which started with a recent facelift of their online portal.
In an interview with hackenslash, Level-Up! New Media editor in chief Kevin “Kiven” Codamon said the old site was an early attempt to incorporate a few Web 2.0 features, notably integration of content from the different game portals and forums of Level Up!
The new site focuses on submission of non-text-related content from users, especially fan art, fan fiction, web comic strips, strategy guides, and tips-and-tricks.
Codamon added that the user-generated content is linked to the company’s player content program, which encourages players to create new material based on the Level Up! games they play.
Codamon said the enhancements in the site follow what he called the “1/3 rule” where old content, new content, and user-generated content share equal amounts of space. Likewise, Codamon said the site will remain accessible to all users.
“We’re continuously improving the site. Our mobile services are in the pipeline and might be implemented before the end of the year. That way, it’ll be easier for our players to access our content,” Codamon said.
So far, the new site already has a mobile component, which is largely a download site for mobile wallpapers and logos. Eventually, they will be incorporating a group texting service called GuildTxt for players within the same guild or clan.
The improved Level Up! site is also enjoying 200,000 daily page views in the main portal, he said.
Google introduces Ad Planner
Google finally introduces it’s Ad Planner application. You will need to apply and fill up some information and wait till a Google representative contacts you about your application.
If you’re a media planner at an ad agency, you know that planning an online display buy can be challenging, particularly in scaling your campaign’s reach while keeping it relevant for your target audience. Plus, how do you keep track of the millions of sites out there that might be just right for your campaign?
I am personally interested to see fo myself how this app works and maybe help out in my digital monetization efforts.
Have you been Blogrolled?
I got this new monetization service in the mail and it’s called Blogrolled.com. It works like Text Link Ads except that the links are in your blogroll hence the name of the service.
More about Blogrolled after the jump
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Santorini = Atlantis?
I just literally viewed a Discovery channel feature on the Mediterranean island chain of Crete and Santorini, where they basically say that it is likely that it is most likely Plato’s Atlantis, when i stumbled upon Automattic’s Matt Mullenweg’s visit to Santorini over at http://ma.tt/2008/06/santorini/. Weird. Just Weird.
You really get to see a ton of volcanic material strewn all over the place. Too bad Matt didnt visit the Palace in Knossos! (i dont know if its even open to the public)
Definitely, a place i would love to visit in the future…
WordCamp Philippines
The WordCamp is coming to the Philippines!
It’s recently been confirmed that the first WordCamp in the Philippines will be taking place on October 25, 2008 September 6, 2008 in Manila. The event is being put together by the same group of people who were responsible for the Mindanao Bloggers Summit. The WordCamp event plans on taking two tracks. One for technical sessions with the other concentrating on beginners. Asides from the social gathering of WordPress enthusiasts, WordCamp Philippines is also planning to hold an “Install-Fest” where everyone will be encouraged to bring their laptops or desktops to the event where a guided tour of installing to the latest version will done along with, installing the most important plugins, and for demonstrations on how to tweak WP themes.
Nokia meets Bloggers@ Sugi Greenbelt 2
I had a meeting with Nokia last night at Sugi Greenbelt 2 where they presented some tidbits on what Nokia has been preparing for the philippine mobile market. I just need a quick confirmation if i can blog those and i’ll post some details here plus Videos and Pictures from the meet. Might do a bit of link love later also.
Awesome japanese food at Sugi BTW.
SNS Conference 2008: Interviewed by Inquirer.net
Inquirer.net interviewed me and my boss, JC Medina about Level Up!’s strategy in using social networks as “embassies” for our business..
Social Networking and eBusiness Conference Philippines 2008 Day 1
Day One of the Social Networking and eBusiness Conference Philippines 2008 at the Hotel Intercontinental in Makati is over. Talks from Asiapay, SyndeoMedia, Level Up!, Bayan Telecommunications and Janette Toral. Photos to be uploaded soon as it has been a long day. =)
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