Friendster Blog now using WordPress

Friendster just announced that their blogging Platform now using WordPress, instead of Typepad. It is good news since wordpress is the best blogging platform. It just introduced a couple minutes ago by The Friendster Blogs Team. The new look Friendster Blogs 2.0 make them one step ahead since many blogger feel not comfortable when blogging on friendster.
I have to say that it’s a smart move to integrate WordPress into Friendster mainly because WordPress is a tried and tested opensource blogging platform that makes it easy for its users to create blog posts and manage them with other cool friendster layout.
I see the blog url on friendster is still using the old format. I thing this is not friendly for search engine. For example my blog url is http:// username.blog.friendster.com maybe they can make more simple like http:// username.friendster.com and i think that is the good one than before. Now, let see how many people will continue their blog on friendster. [Read more]

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How to Install WordPress Plugin Without Upload It

If you found that installing wordpress plugin is difficult and time consuming things because of the big files to upload to your host, you can try this trick. You can install the WordPress plugin without upload. But first, you have to make sure that the plugin that you want to install is listed on WordPress Plugin Directory and you are using WordPress v2.5 and/or above.

Next step is make a new file on your wp-content/plugins directory, just make any name for it.
Then edit the file and fill with this:
1. /*
2. Plugin Name: name_of_the_plugin_you_want_to_install
3. Plugin URI: the_plugin_URL_at_WP_Plugin_Directory
4. Description: plugin_descriptions
5. Version: 0.0001
6. */

Here’s the sample:
1. /*
2. Plugin Name: Get Recent Comments
3. Plugin URI: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/get-recent-comments/
4. Description: This plugin shows excerpts of the latest comments and/or trackbacks in your sidebar. You have comprehensive control about their appearance.
5. Version: 2.0.2
6. */

Then login to your WordPress dashboard and go to Plugins tab. If your steps above was correct, it will shows this message under the related plugins:
“There is a new version of plugin_name available. Download the new version here or upgrade automatically.”
Then click the “upgrade automatically” button. Your plugin will be installed on your WordPress blog

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Simple Tips To Promote Blog

Here are some simple tips to promote your blog and make it profitable and successfully.

- Make some post to your blog by using keyword rich content.

- I’m sure that you know about My Yahoo and Google Reader, submit your blog there

- Every time you make a post, don’t forget to ping it. Use some services such pingomatic to ping multiple sites at once.

- Don’t forget to submit your blog to some old search engines and directories like MSN and DMOZ, or small or middle directory such as Women Directory.

- Use forums to put your signature to, such Cell Phones Forum, Notebook Forum or Myspace Forum (depends on your blog topic), it will help your website to get some traffic from.

- Submit your website to as many RSS Directories as possible.

- Leave your thoughts and comments on other blogs with your blog url listed in the signature. But make sure that your comments are relevant to the topic and the topics are relevant to your blog.

- Tag your blog by using sites such as Del.icio.us- and Technorati

- Trade links with other sites that are relevant to your website or add a link directory for this purpose.

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Hello world!

Welcome to WordPress. This is your my first post on this blog. I’ll start blogging!

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