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Y’all, I’m on THE Mashable

May 28, 2010

So, some of you may have heard of a little website called Mashable. They’re kind of a big deal on the internet and they are THE place to go for tech news, advice, and updates.
Today they linked to my other blog, Blogging Basics 101. And they put up a screenshot of my header. And then [...]

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Housekeeping: Some Things Around the Blogosphere You Might Be Interested In

April 29, 2009

For starters, Parents.com is hosting a Cutest Kid Contest (contest is open till June 24). To make sure you have the best chance, here are some photo tips from the editors of Parents:

Lose the hat and towel draped over the kid’s head – what are you hiding under there?
Pictures with food on the [...]

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UPDATED:New Feed

April 11, 2009

Thanks for the feedback on the last post. I’m going to delete that feed completely and burn a new one.
OK! I burned a new feed and this one looks like it may work! You should be able to use any of the links on the sidebar or the orange button in the header. Or you [...]

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Please update your links and feeds!

March 4, 2009

If you're here, you're in the wrong place. I've moved!

New URL: http://www.donttryit.com

New feed: http://feeds2.feedburner.com/feedburner/ntxx
Please update your links and your feeds. To update your feeds, simply go to your feedreader (e.g., Bloglines or Google Reader) and delete your entry for Don't Try This at Home. Then re-add my new feed by clicking on the link above. [...]

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YES! I fixed it!

March 3, 2009

{happy dance}
I slightly dinged, then broke, then exploded my blog. Yeah. I’m the author of Blogging Basics 101 and I SCREWED UP MY BLOG TO THE POINT IT WOULDN’T WORK. That could go two ways: You love me because I’m human OR you completely lose faith in me. I’m going to go with the former [...]

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Is It Looking A Bit Funky?

February 27, 2009

I'm having issues with TypePad and I've decided to move all my blogs to WordPress.org. I'll have more discussion on the why and how later. For now, I'd love it if you would please update your bookmarks, links, and feed to reflect the following:

Don't Try This at Home URL: http://www.donttryit.com or http://donttryit.com  Before the move [...]

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Pepsi Crosses the Line: Update from Pepsi

December 4, 2008

Update:
This afternoon while I was checking my e-mail I saw that I had a message directly from Pepsi:
Melanie,I saw your tweet and I just wanted to make sure I responded personally.
We agree this creative is totally inappropriate; we apologize and please know it won’t run again.
My best friend committed suicide and this is a topic [...]

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This is My Day

November 11, 2008

And it’s doing nothing to help my productivity.
In other news, Happy Veteran’s Day! Go hug a veteran and thank them for their service.

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Dear TypePad & WordPress

November 6, 2008

Dear TypePad & WordPress,
It is absolutely beyond me why you can’t play nicely. TypePad, you completely screwed my permalinks when I migrated to WordPress. WordPress, really? You can’t figure out the permalinks and want to show a 404 every time someone clicks a link? WTH?
You can both #suckit.
Sincerely (annoyed),Melanie

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Febreze Donation: You Can Help

October 24, 2008

I received the information below from one of my marketing contacts. I don’t usually pass on press release information because a) I don’t want this blog to be one huge commercial for businesses and b) the press releases don’t generally offer anything of value to you, my readers without a giveaway of some sort.
I’m breaking [...]

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