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Blog Names - Argh

Dear Everybody - please title your blogs with something useful. Seriously - I’ve been digging through the feed prospects that TechWatching and WheelScore have turned up, and for most of them you can tell absolutely nothing from their titles. For example:

• “Steve-o’s Blog” - about what?
• “Just Another Blog” - I have no reason to follow this whatsoever.
• “0WS3e” - maybe this means something in l33t, but it sure is useless to everyone else.

To those who are guilty of similarly lously blog names, here are some suggested naming conventions:

• Steve-o’s Blog: Family Ramblings
• Just Another Blog about Microsoft Silverlight Development
• OWS3e - HAM Radio in the Internet Age

Yup - that’s it. Just add a three word description to your blog title - please!

If you’re using WordPress, click “Options” in the Admin panel, and under “General Options” weblog title is right there. Anyone that works directly with feeds will thank-you for taking a moment to d o so.

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