http://christopherhedges.com/br What's Happening in Northwest Indiana's Blogosphere Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:32:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Region Blog Review is moving to NWIBlogs.com. Please visit version 2.0 of Region Blog Review at NWIBlogs.com. http://christopherhedges.com/br/2008/01/17/region-blog-review-is-moving/ The Post-Tribune's Jerry Davich is firing up the Northwest Indiana blogosphere with his new blog -- Observations From The Edge.  One of his first posts in January encouraged people to visit Dune Acres, a place that isn't known for its tourism bureau and red carpet treatment of "outsiders." It's a great ... http://christopherhedges.com/br/2008/01/16/post-tribs-jerry-davich-is-blogging/ Our furnaces are our lifelines when temperatures fall below freezing, so it is always good to know a little about how your home's heating and cooling systems operate. On Home Comfort is a new Northwest Indiana blog that takes some of the mystery out of heating and cooling. Here's a sample: If cold ... http://christopherhedges.com/br/2008/01/14/its-the-heating-season/ Blogger and builder Steve Dalton has created a ranking system for Northwest Indiana blogs over at his Northwest Indiana Squidoo Lens. It's a pretty smart idea and a great way to have a mini-blog ranking competition. Click through to see the plexo   openPlexo({   "container" : "plex59098",   "num_results" : ... http://christopherhedges.com/br/2008/01/14/vote-for-your-favorite-nwi-blogs/ A view from a Google Analytics Map Overlay report The key to recovery is to admit the problem -- isn't that what they always say in movies and television shows about celebrities and others facing major life issues? I'm admitting that I have an addiction to blog statistics. Sure, I can handle my ... http://christopherhedges.com/br/2008/01/12/addicted-to-statistics/ I have to admit that I used to think that people who used WordPress for their blogging platform were reminiscent of cult-members on a mission for new recruits. It might have been the blogging crowd I ran with at the time that always brought on the full force of ... http://christopherhedges.com/br/2008/01/11/use-wordpress-for-easier-blogging/ Matt Saliga at Hammond Ramblings predicts there won't be a "Miracle on 165th St." in Hammond  as a major retailer plans to pull up stakes. You have got to be kidding me! Evidently the Mayor is going full steam ahead with the "Keep Carson Pirie Scott in Hammond" campaign. All schools ... http://christopherhedges.com/br/2008/01/10/will-there-be-a-miracle-on-165th-street/ Buzzcut discusses his wife's BMV woes -- she had to spend $600 to get her name changed to be able to get a driver's license. Okay, so I moved to Indiana from Illinois this year. My wife and I went to the BMV to get our Indiana licenses. I had no ... http://christopherhedges.com/br/2008/01/09/bmv-woes/ The evolution of spam continues. As bloggers fight spam with Akismet, comment moderation and captchas, spammers exploit a new technique to grab eyeballs for their splogs -- spamming Technorati by selecting top 100 blogs as their "favorites." Reports Mixed Market Arts: Akismet does a great job at weeding out spam blog comments, and ... http://christopherhedges.com/br/2008/01/08/technorati-favorites-new-front-in-spam-war/ I've found over the years that Problogger.net is a great source of ideas for all things blogging. The site is oriented to monetizing your blogging creations. Author Darren Rowse is a blogger who makes a ton of money selling ads on his blogs, in addition to running a blog network ... http://christopherhedges.com/br/2008/01/07/problogger-a-great-source-of-blogging-tips/