Archive for July, 2007

Jul 31 2007

A Trip Down Memory Lane

Published by Meg under Humour, random

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE
1920’s, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s !!

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us and lived in houses made of asbestos.
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese, tuna from a can, and didn’t get tested for […]

30 responses so far

Jul 31 2007

What is a Blog?

Published by Meg under Australian Blogs, blogging

Essentially, the word “blog” is short for “web log”. Entries (also called “posts”) are displayed in reverse chronological order, with the most recent entry being displayed first (at the top of the page). A blog is really like any website you visit, except it can be a little more difficult to navigate around….

12 responses so far

Jul 30 2007

Why Australian Bloggers are “Under-represented”

Published by Meg under Aussosphere, Australia, Australian Blogs

Why are Australian bloggers under-represented in the blogosphere? If indeed we are, could it be a lack of awareness or exposure? Or the fact that many Aussie blogs are hosted overseas? Perhaps we just don’t have enough community spirit?

45 responses so far

Jul 27 2007

On Being Tagged - 8 Random Things

Published by Meg under random

Eight random facts about me…

7 responses so far

Jul 26 2007

Weekly Update 26th July

Published by Meg under Aussosphere, bloggerati, weekly updates

1. New blogs debuting in the Top 100 Australian Blogs

Staralicious
SassyBella
Gadget Guy Blog

2. New blogs on the Australian Blogs Community
Pemberthy’s Ponderings
Scribblings
Staypuff.net
absoluteLeigh
Reminder: Anybody who would like to add (or update) the Aussie blogs from Bumpzee to their blogroll can find an A to Z list and a downunder version (Z to A). Snoskred keeps these updated weekly.
3. […]

9 responses so far

Jul 25 2007

I Can Has Cheezburger. What am I Missing?

Published by Meg under blogging, random

I can has Cheezburger? Can someone please explain the appeal to me? A blog built up around pictures of cats with baby talk captions? O.K. so one or two might be cute, or elicit a chuckle, but doesn’t the appeal wear off with these LOL cats?

23 responses so far

Jul 25 2007

Simpsonising

Published by Meg under Humour, random

Simpsonize me

5 responses so far

Jul 25 2007

Assicons (!)

Published by Meg under Humour, random

Assicons (not Aussiecons) - A bit of fun

5 responses so far

Jul 24 2007

My Good Friend…

Published by Meg under social media, social networking

Is the internet redefining our friendships? I often see bloggers referring to another blogger as “my good friend [insert hyperlinked name]”. Do these relationships even qualify as friendships?

22 responses so far

Jul 23 2007

Flog your stuff with Flogd

Flogd is an Aussie start-up that allows you to integrate an on site shop on your own blog, website or profile (MySpace and FaceBook).

8 responses so far

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