Now Working for Splashpress Media

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Excerpt: in case you hadn't heard the news, I am now an employee at Splashpress Media, a new media company, that has acquired nearly half a dozen prominent blogs from my old employer, Bloggy Network. My new job is Head of Marketing, and while that might not sound as fancy as Director of Communications, I am …

Quick Update

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Excerpt: So I have been crazy updating eXtra for Every Publisher, and add on that my normal workload, and I basically forget about my personal blog. I have been getting back into Twitter, to do quick updates on what I am up to, but they are not anything amazing, mostly consisting of the frustration I have be …

Project Revealed: is My Home

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Excerpt: Probably one of the largest blog releases that Bloggy Network has seen in quite some time is the new network we have created called is My Home. Focusing on local blogging, I am very excited about the whole project, and even more so since I have been put in charge of making it work. Thankfully, I …

Focus? No, Sleep? Yes!

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Excerpt: Well, unlike yesterday, I am having a huge problem focusing. You'd think that I would be well rested after my wedding, but alas, no such luck. Getting married took a lot of energy, and visiting with family afterwards caused a great deal of stress. Mix that with not getting much sleep, and you have s …

Details

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Excerpt: I admit it, I have never been great with small details, and I am quickly learning that the new secret project I am taking on with Bloggy Network is all about the details, and unfortunately all the details take time. I was hoping to have launched the project already, but Ahmed, my boss, wants to make …

Weak US Dollar Killing My Income

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Excerpt: On Blogging Pro, I recently wrote about a slight issue I am having thanks to the weak U.S. dollar that I get paid in. It seems that with Canada doing so well, and the U.S. doing so poorly, my bottom line has been hit a bit hard. I just checked on the Bank of Canada website, where they allow you …

Important New Project

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Excerpt: I have been put in charge of an important new project at work, and I am really looking forward to revealing it to everyone. I have been what I consider an integral part of its development, and so to get a leadership/management role in development of it is really great. I am excited to see what I can …

Get Illacrimo

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Excerpt: Currently, I have a theme on this blog called Illacrimo. It was released by Bloggy Network, the company I work for. I really enjoy the look of the theme, and almost want to pick apart my favourite design elements and integrate it into my next version of DavidCubed, which I hope is coming soon. Yo …

Category Filtering

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Excerpt: I have noticed that much of my traffic is directed at work related content, while much of my posts are focused on my life, rather than my work. I will be working at making it a more even split over the coming months, and so I had the idea that I should have a way for visitors to filter out what type …

Reducing My Feeds

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Excerpt: Today I spent a bit of time removing some of the feeds I subscribe to. I went from over two thousand different sites, though some were duplicates, to under three hundred. That's a fair bit of clicking for me, and something I am not looking forward to doing again any time soon. Some people will proba …