ROTLD moves .ro ccTLD to yearly renewal

Some annoying news from our TLD administrator, ROTLD: they will start to charge for domain names so that Romania “is aligned .. to policies adopted all around the world”.

Google SERP Ranking on ccTLDs–iMacro script

I recently abandoned a domain name, having moved a blog to another domain name. That name was quickly acquired by a spammer and, concerned that he scores higher in searches in certain countries, I decided to write a script to check.

Moving a Blogger blogspot blog to a new domain

We have recently tried to move a Blogger blog not to Wordpress but to a new domain and done so by creating a new blog. I just realized there is a better option..

Join the BlogIdol Movimiento!

Paying annually for a domain name is a drag. Getting a free one chains you to your service provider. If you want a domain solution that will not cost you yearly and dearly but you can take with you, we have it right here: introducing The BlogIdol Movimiento (right now in Beta)

Branded Short URLs

Short links are great, but wouldn’t it be great to have your own such service, much like New York Times (nyti.ms). It turns out that there are at least three ways you can achieve this goal. We will be looking at Bitly Pro, Google Links and hosting your own.

Styling links with the rel attribute

One interface improvement I was planning to implement but have yet to do so is styling links with a favicon. This can be done via JavaScript, by getting the client browser to do the work, or simply with rel attribute styling.

Webhosting with 1and1

It started out well, but it devolved into strange domain freezing and impenetrable wall of silence.

domains as prizes

After changing the domain names for my blog recently I found myself wondering why do I bother with oh-so-many domains I keep paying without using?

DMCA takedown–Vali Petcu aka Zoso

Once again, I find myself at the receiving end of a bogus DMCA claim (I cannot even ascertain what it is about). This time however, I intend to fight it and document every step of the way, in the hope that others might find it useful.

Subtracting URL strings

Using the forwarding script discussed in our previous article on moving a blog to a new domain has some shortcomings. Here we look at improving it using JavaScript (if you’re in a hurry, jump to the very end).

Labels, tags and categories for multiauthor blogs

We were recently asked a question (http://disq.us/mcsma) about multiple users. Here we state a few rules for asking questions on this site as well as suggestions on where else you might find answers.

Hacking .htaccess I

I recently uploaded some JavaScript files to my webserver to be used on some other external websites. They did not work at first and in the troubleshooting process I remembered how important it is to understand how .htaccess works.

Welcome! Have a read and FAQ yourself

What is the point of this website? What are we trying to accomplish? Do we plan to rule the world and if so, will we be good, googly, or evil? The answer to these and other questions, below.

Combining Two Blogger Blogspot Blogs

I have long ago started several blogs as I have quite a few areas of interest and points of view, some apparently contradictory. I wanted to explore different sides of my personality but as it often happens, I never had enough time to fully develop some of these blogs. Since I hardly have enough time to update them any more, it makes sense to combine some under one single address.

Trackbacks and Pingbacks for Blogger

One important blogging feature not fully implemented on most platforms (with the probable exception of Wordpress) is trackbacks. Trackbacks and pingbacks are important because they tell the world that you are referring to another article. We look at ways to mitigate this omission.

Hacking labels and categories into feeds

In a previous installment we looked at how to help readers find only the articles written by one particular author in a Blogger multi-author blog. Here we look at more hacks employing labels and feeds.

Looking at Vlogging

Spurred by the ROTLD announcement I started considering monetizing my blogs. That means, for most of them, a new look and more frequent posting. I started by looking at a few Romanian blogs and even considered vlogging or video blogging.

Submitting Your Site to Bing Webmaster and Microsoft AdCenter

I recently changed my domain for a website and decided to submit my site to Bing. In the process, I discovered Bing Webmaster Tools as well as got started with a Microsoft AdCenter coupon for free advertising on Bing.

Encyrption on Blogger II - veenix

The best and most complete real encryption function for Blogger (and probably other platforms as well) was done by Vinnie, a student at the same U of T Engineering department where I studied as well.

End of year blogging tips

I found two interesting articles full of good tips on blogging in general as well as generating discussions. A summary of each can be found below.