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	<title>WebCommons :: Media</title>
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	<description>Web programmer and new media developer Steve Magruder expresses his views and welcomes feedback on web community building, contemporary web development practices, and his media business</description>
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		<title>2012 Spambotties – Nominate for &#8220;Most conspicuous technique/tool used for automated spamming&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2012/02/14/2012-spambotties-nominate-for-most-conspicuous-techniquetool-used-for-automated-spamming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Web Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Spambot Awards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On January 15, WebCommons launched a new awards program called the WebCommons Spambot Awards, dedicated to recognizing those entities responsible for the spambots that continually attack our websites, as well as entities, tools and techniques that help us deal with them. Today we&#39;ll focus on Category 5 &#8211; Most conspicuous technique/tool used for automated spamming. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is H.R. 1981, the Data Retention bill, really a bad idea?</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2012/02/03/is-h-r-1981-the-data-retention-bill-really-a-bad-idea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2012/02/03/is-h-r-1981-the-data-retention-bill-really-a-bad-idea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet/Web Issue Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am definitely opposed to SOPA/PIPA, as the potential damage from these pieces of legislation was clear: They could bring down many websites for illegitimate reasons, thus posing a threat to free speech and ruining the great technical achievement (as well as the huge industry) of the web overall.  And so, in this case, my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WebCommons&#8217; Flagship Local Discussion Space to Change Its Name</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2012/01/30/webcommons-flagship-local-discussion-space-to-change-its-name/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2012/01/30/webcommons-flagship-local-discussion-space-to-change-its-name/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Project Developments & Hype]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Announcements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Within the next few weeks, WebCommons&#8217; flagship local discussion space, Louisville History &#38; Issues will be changing its name. Here&#8217;s an excerpt from the site&#8217;s announcement: Since [last Spring], usage of this site has dropped off considerably, and from many perspectives, the site seems to be drifting. All kinds of reasons could be cited, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WebCommons Spambot Awards Nominations Period Extended</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2012/01/26/webcommons-spambot-awards-nominations-period-extended/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2012/01/26/webcommons-spambot-awards-nominations-period-extended/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Spambot Awards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As nominations for the WebCommon Spambot Awards haven&#8217;t been forthcoming so far, I&#8217;m going to extend the nominations period. Originally, it was for two weeks, as I thought that would be long enough, but apparently, not many have taken notice of this amazingly overdue awards program to participate as of yet. (Thinks to myself: Hmmm, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 Reasons Why Spambots Are Bad, mmm-k? (and Worse Than You Imagine)</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2012/01/25/6-reasons-why-spambots-are-bad-mmm-k-and-worse-than-you-imagine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2012/01/25/6-reasons-why-spambots-are-bad-mmm-k-and-worse-than-you-imagine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Web Security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps some readers are wondering why I detest spambots so much that I&#8217;m running an awards program in honor of them. First off, all I can really do is discuss this in terms of my own experience, as I have no idea where to turn for statistics on the exact effect of spambots on our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Spambotties – Nominate for &#8220;Country responsible for the most bothersome spambots&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2012/01/25/2012-spambotties-nominate-for-country-responsible-for-the-most-bothersome-spambots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Web Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Spambot Awards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On January 15, WebCommons launched a new awards program called the WebCommons Spambot Awards, dedicated to recognizing those entities responsible for the spambots that continually attack our websites, as well as entities, tools and techniques that help us deal with them. Today we&#8217;ll focus on Category 4 &#8211; Country responsible for the most bothersome spambots. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Spambotties – Nominate for &#8220;Hosting company or cloud computing platform responsible for the most bothersome spambots&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2012/01/24/2012-spambotties-nominate-for-hosting-company-or-cloud-computing-platform-responsible-for-the-most-bothersome-spambots/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2012/01/24/2012-spambotties-nominate-for-hosting-company-or-cloud-computing-platform-responsible-for-the-most-bothersome-spambots/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Web Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Spambot Awards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On January 15, WebCommons launched a new awards program called the WebCommons Spambot Awards, dedicated to recognizing those entities responsible for the spambots that continually attack our websites, as well as entities, tools and techniques that help us deal with them. Today we&#8217;ll focus on Category 3 &#8211; Hosting company or cloud computing platform  responsible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Spambotties – Nominate for “ISP least responsive when dealing with reported spambots”</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2012/01/19/2012-spambotties-nominate-for-isp-least-responsive-when-dealing-with-reported-spambots/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2012/01/19/2012-spambotties-nominate-for-isp-least-responsive-when-dealing-with-reported-spambots/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Web Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Spambot Awards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, WebCommons launched a new awards program called the WebCommons Spambot Awards, dedicated to recognizing those entities responsible for the spambots that continually attack our websites, as well as entities, tools and techniques that help us deal with them. Today we&#8217;ll focus on Category 2 &#8211; ISP least responsive when dealing with reported spambots. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Spambotties &#8211; Nominate for &#8220;Internet Service Provider (ISP) responsible for the most bothersome spambots&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2012/01/17/2012-spambotties-nominate-for-internet-service-provider-isp-responsible-for-the-most-bothersome-spambots/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2012/01/17/2012-spambotties-nominate-for-internet-service-provider-isp-responsible-for-the-most-bothersome-spambots/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Web Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Spambot Awards]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.webcommons.biz/?p=948</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, WebCommons launched a new awards program called the WebCommons Spambot Awards, dedicated to recognizing those entities responsible for the spambots that continually attack our websites, as well as entities, tools and techniques that help us deal with them. Today we&#8217;ll focus on Category 1 &#8211; Internet Service Provider (ISP) responsible for the most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Nominations for the 2012 WebCommons Spambot Awards &#8211; The First Annual Spambotties</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2012/01/15/taking-nominations-for-the-2012-webcommons-spambot-awards-the-first-annual-spambotties/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2012/01/15/taking-nominations-for-the-2012-webcommons-spambot-awards-the-first-annual-spambotties/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Web Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Spambot Awards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It just occurred to me that in the world of webmastering (OK, website administration), we apparently have no annual recognition in the industrious field of proliferating those delightful creatures called spambots. In my experience administering websites, it&#8217;s not real human spammers who are causing the big problems of spam in blogs, forums, etc. &#8212; it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WebCommons transferring domains away from GoDaddy in protest of their support of SOPA</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2011/12/30/webcommons-transferring-domains-away-from-godaddy-in-protest-of-their-support-of-sopa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2011/12/30/webcommons-transferring-domains-away-from-godaddy-in-protest-of-their-support-of-sopa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet/Web Issue Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Announcements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Due to GoDaddy&#8217;s recent support of the anti-Internet, anti-free-speech, pro-entertainment-industry-greed legislation called SOPA (PIPA in the Senate), and their abrupt but lackluster and unconvincing reversal, WebCommons today started transferring its domains to other registrars. For starters, today, WebCommons.biz (this site) and MetroIssues.com (Louisville History &#38; Issues) were transferred to gandi.net, a French registrar that is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATE: TERRIBLE NEWS. WebCommons site Louisville History &amp; Issues was just taken down indefinitely by a SOPA REQUEST.</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2011/11/30/terrible-news-webcommons-site-louisville-history-issues-was-just-taken-down-indefinitely-by-a-sopa-request/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2011/11/30/terrible-news-webcommons-site-louisville-history-issues-was-just-taken-down-indefinitely-by-a-sopa-request/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet/Web Issue Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Announcements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: By some holiday miracle (well, the flip of a switch), Louisville History &#38; Issues is now back online.  But if SOPA is passed, it and many other websites you know and love could be doomed.  Stop SOPA now! The Stop Online Piracy Act has just claimed its first victim, our own public discourse site [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Significant Redesign of the WebCommons Blog/Site Under Way</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2011/11/15/significant-redesign-of-the-webcommons-blogsite-under-way/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2011/11/15/significant-redesign-of-the-webcommons-blogsite-under-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WordPress Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I thought I&#8217;d just drop a few lines as to what&#8217;s going on technically with this blog. Well, as I alluded to in the last post, I would like to start blogging here on a regular basis. However, I realized recently that this site had become very stale and not exactly the best showcase for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WebCommons :: Media Updates &#8212; We&#8217;re on Google+</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2011/11/12/webcommons-media-updates-were-on-google/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2011/11/12/webcommons-media-updates-were-on-google/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Announcements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[First, check out our new presence on Google+.  Not much going on there yet, but everything has to start somewhere.  Also note our presence on Facebook and Twitter. Anyway, I wanted to update those following WebCommons&#8217; activities about some stuff going on lately. We&#8217;re continuing to get the word out about our quick survey at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want a rich local issues discussion space for your metropolitan area?</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2011/09/28/want-a-rich-local-issues-discussion-space-for-your-metropolitan-area/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2011/09/28/want-a-rich-local-issues-discussion-space-for-your-metropolitan-area/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Announcements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The excitement is building! Our flagship website for open, constructive public discourse, Louisville History &#38; Issues, is only the beginning of websites for local issues discussion. Recently, WebCommons :: Media (luckily!) acquired the domain MetroIssues.com, and within weeks of migrating LouHI (our shorthand name) to the new domain, we are now announcing a new Metro [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New logo and cleaner look for the WebCommons website</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2011/02/19/new-logo-and-cleaner-look-for-this-site/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2011/02/19/new-logo-and-cleaner-look-for-this-site/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Announcements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I finally did the logo change and cleaned out the web programming services content, leaving pretty much a clean slate to cover our media development endeavors. Look for more content to come about what WebCommons :: Media is up to. Related Posts:The WebCommons logo remastered, and this site undergoing renovationWant a rich local issues [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WebCommons changing focus to become media-oriented</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2010/11/09/webcommons-changing-focus-to-become-media-oriented/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2010/11/09/webcommons-changing-focus-to-become-media-oriented/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This change has had me wrenching for months, but I&#8217;m finally going to do it.  I am transitioning my web programming business into a media business. The rationale for me doing this is really mostly personal, but I&#8217;ve discovered over time three things: Web programming, as delightful as it is when it&#8217;s just the design [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WebCommons back from hiatus on June 15!</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2010/06/13/webcommons-back-from-hiatus-on-june-15/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2010/06/13/webcommons-back-from-hiatus-on-june-15/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Announcements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, the move into a new house is finishing up, with most boxes opened, stuff placed and misplaced, and most of the house set up for living and business. Whew! This has been a lot of work &#8212; how come nobody warned me? But it has definitely been spiritually uplifting, even while physically depleting. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hiatus in first half of June due to move</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2010/05/10/hiatus-in-first-half-of-june-due-to-move/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2010/05/10/hiatus-in-first-half-of-june-due-to-move/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 17:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Announcements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I just wanted everyone to know that because I will be moving in June, I will not be able to take on any significant project work in the first half of June. This is a major move that will be a major drain on my time, and thus I will not be able to concentrate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What WebCommons :: Web Programming Services Can Do For You</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2010/04/28/what-webcommons-web-programming-services-can-do-for-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2010/04/28/what-webcommons-web-programming-services-can-do-for-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Information]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not easy being prolific.  WebCommons has worked on so many projects over the years that it&#8217;s difficult to distill what our best specialties are, and so on the Specialties page, it has ended up being a laundry list of most things WebCommons can do. So this is a post to talk about the most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The WebCommons logo remastered, and this site undergoing renovation</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2010/04/18/the-webcommons-logo-remastered-and-this-site-undergoing-renovation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2010/04/18/the-webcommons-logo-remastered-and-this-site-undergoing-renovation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 05:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Announcements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In response to a sponsorship advertising request for my company&#8217;s logo to display against a black background, I re-rendered the WebCommons logo by using a fiery back-glow to help with antialiasing and generating cleaner text for the &#8220;programming services&#8221; part.  The result looked so good (to me, anyway) that I decided to use it on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want your static site to be dynamic?  (WebCommons does WordPress)</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2009/12/31/want-your-static-site-to-be-dynamic-webcommons-does-wordpress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2009/12/31/want-your-static-site-to-be-dynamic-webcommons-does-wordpress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WordPress Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of the work WebCommons has taken on in 2009 has had to do with working on company/organization websites developed with WordPress.  One of these sites was even a complete conversion from an existing static site (a basic site with several pages of information) to a dynamic site using WordPress where it became a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The WebCommons philosophy of web design, and a &#8220;formula for website health&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2009/12/04/the-webcommons-philosophy-of-web-design-and-a-formula-for-website-health/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2009/12/04/the-webcommons-philosophy-of-web-design-and-a-formula-for-website-health/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Web Development Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Information]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While revamping the WebCommons About page recently, I realized that I hadn&#8217;t ever really expressed what my company&#8217;s web design philosophy was. So, I just took myself through a thought exercise, trying to drum up my guiding experiences and methodology for approaching my web work.  After 15 years of tinkering with websites, certainly I could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten Ways to Have Your Web Development Project Turned Down</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2009/11/27/top-ten-ways-to-have-your-web-development-project-turned-down/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2009/11/27/top-ten-ways-to-have-your-web-development-project-turned-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Web Development Practices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today, hopefully for your edification, I am going offer a rare glimpse of extreme honesty on a matter that I as a freelance web programmer, and I&#8217;m sure most other freelance web developers, have to deal with.  I am very sure that what I am about to unveil may lose me some work, but I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[EXPIRED] A special deal for new web development clients &#8212; Now through December 31</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2009/11/11/a-special-deal-for-new-web-development-clients-now-through-december-31/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2009/11/11/a-special-deal-for-new-web-development-clients-now-through-december-31/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expired Offers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[OK, so here we are in the midst of the Great Recession.  My business, like many others, is tight these days.  And yours may be as well.  I need to make more money.  And if you have a business or organization website (or need a new one), you want to get a good deal for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recent site makeover &#8212; Little Loomhouse</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2009/11/11/recent-site-makeover-little-loomhouse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2009/11/11/recent-site-makeover-little-loomhouse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Project Developments & Hype]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WordPress Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I apologize for not posting very much in this blog so far, but I guess I&#8217;m the kind of web programmer who would rather do than blog about it.     But that&#8217;s no excuse of course.  So here goes&#8230; Recently I completed a site makeover for the Little Loomhouse in Louisville.  Check out the new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So I used Google Analytics to analyze my community discussion board</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2009/08/28/so-i-used-google-analytics-to-analyze-my-community-discussion-board/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2009/08/28/so-i-used-google-analytics-to-analyze-my-community-discussion-board/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Communities & Discussion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Check out the results at this topic on Louisville History &#38; Issues. Seeing what visitors actually do on a discussion board not only triggers brainstorms for positive functional changes and a significant re-orientation of what content is developed. Analytics are also letting me know, brutally, of the limitations of the discussion board approach to creating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome new visitors!</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2009/06/19/welcome-new-visitors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2009/06/19/welcome-new-visitors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Announcements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I just wanted to take a moment and welcome all the new visitors who may be coming here as a result of new advertising I have started as of this weekend. When you boil it all down, I am what&#8217;s commonly referred to as a &#8220;web geek&#8221;.  More specifically, if you need to have a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pardon the dust &#8212; the database got screwed up yesterday evening</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2009/06/04/pardon-the-dust-the-database-got-screwed-up-yesterday-evening/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2009/06/04/pardon-the-dust-the-database-got-screwed-up-yesterday-evening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Announcements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I just wanted to let everyone know that the WebCommons site crashed yesterday due to some MySQL tables getting inexplicably locked. The restoration of the data has left some things a bit messy. I will attempt to clean up most of it today. Related Posts:What WebCommons :: Web Programming Services Can Do For YouThe WebCommons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The all-in-one WebCommons site has finally arrived. What do you think?</title>
		<link>http://www.webcommons.biz/2009/03/20/the-all-in-one-webcommons-site-has-finally-arrived-what-do-you-think/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webcommons.biz/2009/03/20/the-all-in-one-webcommons-site-has-finally-arrived-what-do-you-think/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Magruder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WebCommons Announcements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Of course, I don&#8217;t want anyone to think this is the final incarnation of the WebCommons site. It is really just a start of a new approach. In reality, all websites stay in flux, and what is here now is just the culmination of moving much of the old content from other WebCommons locations to [...]]]></description>
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