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WordPress 101: Back to Basics

In this series of tutorials from WordPress.tv, you will learn some of the basics of installing and using WordPress. One-Click Self-Installation of WordPress with Simple Scripts http://videos.videopress.com/p0hQxkfg/bluehost-1-click-h264_hd.mp4

Transcendant Man Movie Illuminates Ray Kurzweil’s Ideas

Ray Kurzweil has attracted a lot of attention in the technological community for his viewpoint on the acceleration of knowledge. His widely-read books on the matter are well-reasoned and detailed. They explain the “law of accelerating returns”, which states that the advances in technology has been increasing exponentially since the beginning of time. Yet, Kurzweil’s [...]

Microformats: What’s the Big Deal?

Microformats are semantic markup systems that “tag” your content (post/photo/video) in the context of related knowledge. Examples are hCard (contact details) and hRecipe (food recipes). Microformats help people and machines understand what your content is “about”. This metadata helps search engines and humans to better understand your message in the context of related information. Emily Lewis explains [...]