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isPermaLink="false">http://memeburn.com/?p=65568</guid> <description><![CDATA[One of the best features of blog platforms is that they’re so customisable. Through plugins and widgets, you can easily add handy sharing capabilities, lists of recent posts, a live Twitter feed, whatever you like &#8212; adapting your design to your needs, setting it apart from the competition and making it distinct. Here’s a look [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://memeburn.com/2012/05/24-must-have-widgets-for-your-blog/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Top tips for taking your blog mobile</title><link>http://memeburn.com/2012/04/tips-for-taking-your-blog-mobile/</link> <comments>http://memeburn.com/2012/04/tips-for-taking-your-blog-mobile/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:30:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris Peterson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://memeburn.com/?p=57552</guid> <description><![CDATA[Admit it; just thinking about writer’s block is frustrating you. Writer’s block is a unique obstacle in that it gets worse with time. If you write for a living or for recreation, you know what it’s like to struggle with wording or to find a topic in the first place. Professional bloggers cover a range [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://memeburn.com/2012/03/8-ways-to-beat-digital-writers-block/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The law needs to provide better protection for bloggers</title><link>http://memeburn.com/2011/12/the-law-needs-to-provide-better-protection-for-bloggers/</link> <comments>http://memeburn.com/2011/12/the-law-needs-to-provide-better-protection-for-bloggers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:00:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tony Seifart</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://memeburn.com/?p=43641</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#8220;Why don’t you write about the non-mumsy mom type sites? Or something like that. You know what I mean&#8221; was pretty much the brief I got. And so I set out on a quest. I ploughed through pooey nappy posts and pictures. I was up to my elbows in constipation advice and lurid descriptions of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://memeburn.com/2011/10/yo-mamas-blog-10-of-the-best/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Survey: Journalists criticise blogs and social media</title><link>http://memeburn.com/2011/05/survey-journalists-criticise-blogs-and-social-media/</link> <comments>http://memeburn.com/2011/05/survey-journalists-criticise-blogs-and-social-media/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 04:15:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tom Foremski: In Silicon Valley</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bloggers vs journalists]]></category> <category><![CDATA[journalism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[journalism and social media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[journalists]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Online journalism]]></category><guid
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