Frustrated that anyone can add you to a Facebook Group without your permission? I am too and I’ve been following the issue and discussing it all over social media. I’ve come across some excellent resources and a way to mitigate the damage from being added to a group that might be less than flattering. Please also join the conversation, I would like to know your thoughts about this. You can leave a comment below, or on Youtube, Facebook, Amplify, Twitter or anywhere you see me.
Testing the LiveFyre Comment System
Earlier this year I signed up to be on the beta tester list for Livefyre comment system. Just last week I saw it live on @Dannybrown’s Blog and realized I still had the account so I went back to the site and re-signed up (just in case they’d forgotten about me!). Within 24 hours I received an update notice about the Livefyre comment system being in beta, so I sent a really professional request to be considered for this proving stage of the product:
“I’ve already signed up for the beta, hook me up please :)”
Within hours I received a message from @jkretch that he had sent me an invite. So I followed the link and started the task of migrating to this comment system. First I disabled Disqus, knowing that I would not want a conflict. I was preparing for the worst, I had no idea how difficult this Beta setup was going to be. When I clicked through the setup it auto-detected that WordPress was on my blog and gave me the option to import existing comments. The next screen was the actual instructions:
Livefyre Comment Installation Instructions
For anyone who knows WordPress at all will know the task they described pictured above is extremely simple and I think that is the best part about Livefyre so far. It is super easy to setup, after installing and activating the plugin I was DONE.
I am excited to try this comment system out here on my blog, it seems like it will take conversation capability to a new level. You can see who is currently participating as well as do all the other things you would expect.
So what do you think about the comment system? Please take a test drive and let me know your thoughts here.
I can fix anything, except broken Crayons
While working on a computer today and my son asked me what I was doing. I told him “I am fixing this computer”. As I stepped away he pulled up a chair and said “I can fix anything, let me do it”. I was able to sneak this picture:
I can Fix Anything, let me do it.
He proceeded to work on the machine talking about how he can fix anything, quite proud of himself. Then suddenly he seemed to realize limitations to his skills and stated:
“I can fix anything, except broken crayons. I can’t fix broken crayons.” – my favorite four year old
I am glad that my son is confident in his abilities and wise enough to know he does have limitations. Being his dad is absolutely the best thing I have had the opportunity to do. Like many other parenting experiences, I also felt inspired to do more than write a blog article about this. I felt inspired to continue to do something that I pledged to do long ago. Someone at some point in my past stressed to me the importance that we empower children with the confidence to believe that they can achieve anything they set their minds and hearts to accomplish. I wish I could remember who it was, but that call to action stuck with me.
Please join me in an effort to encourage young people to believe in themselves. Start today!
Baragwanath Blessings Inc. Founder Colette Ankenman (Podcast)
I had the honor to interview a very dedicated young lady on my September 22, 2010 Blogtalk Radio podcast. This young woman – Colette Ankenman as a senior in high school done more to serve others than most people could hope to do in their lifetimes.
“It’s very important to me to feel that every baby and child feels like they are important and loved.” -Colette Ankenman
Colette’s journey started during an 8th grade community service project at the Athenian Middle School. She knew she wanted to do a project to help babies and children around the world. After learning about the situations mothers and babies were experiencing at Baragwanath Hospital in South Africa, Colette was convinced that something needed to be done. At Baragwanath Hospital mothers are released six hours after giving birth and their babies are often sent home not wrapped in blankets but either newspaper or plastic. Colette ended up sending her first international aid in the form of knitted hats and blankets to a family friend in South Africa. Those hats and blankets ended up being given to new born babies at Baragwanath Hospital. In 2009 Colette founded Baragwanath Blessings, Inc. and is seeking a life of service. This interview provides some insights into the steps involved in founding a non profit and serving others. Listen to her story and be inspired, I was truly inspired by her passion, organization and achievements.
Visit Baragwanath Blessings Website
Uses of the Quick Page/Post Redirect Plugin for WordPress (Video)
Whenever we post things on a website the search engines index the page based on the address of that content. What happens if you move it? People will no longer be able to access it using your old link and the search engines will start fresh with the new page once (if?) they find it. This video shows you how you can use the Quick Page/Post Redirect to prevent losing referring traffic when you rename a permalink in WordPress. This plugin also has a number of great other uses, in fact I demonstrate how it was used to redirect old links from my Joomla based website to a WordPress based revision of the site as well. Don’t lose your SEO juice when you make changes, let your content be found.
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