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Wednesday Rewind: The 10 Levels of Intimacy in Today’s Communication

Once in a while, when I get bored, I like to look through the archives of this blog and reflect upon (and laugh at!) all the things I have shared with the web over the years. Because, heck, after 1,801 posts, even I don't remember everything. There's also the braggart in me who likes to shout, "Hey! I once wrote this years ago! You should go check it out because I think it's awesome!" (Or the part of me that likes to roll her eyes and exclaim, "Well, if you had read my blog you would know I had written about this in the past!") So I have decided to start sharing with y'all certain posts from this blog's vault of archives. I can't promise that this...

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Feedly: A Better RSS Reader

A couple of months ago, my friend Tara blogged about Feedly, an alternative to Google Reader.

My knee-jerk reaction upon reading the title of the post was, “Why would anyone use anything besides Google Reader?”

But as my eyes scanned down the body of the post, the more I wanted to give Feedly a try. I mean, look how pretty it is!

In this fast-paced, highly visual world, Feedly allows its users to browse their RSS feeds in an aesthetically-pleasing and easy way. How does it work? By linking to your existing Google Reader account, which also means that there is no need to transfer anything…and it syncs with your Google Reader account so that if you want to go back to Google Reader for any reason, everything — including your saved items (“Starred” in Google Reader) — remains updated.

How to Manually Add Social Media Buttons to the Bottom of Each WordPress Post

Ever since I unveiled my latest blog design, I have received more than a few messages from those who are curious about the social media buttons at the end of each post. Not sure what I'm talking about? This is what they look like: (I should also note that when you mouseover each button, it will change colors via a nifty transition effect. Go see for yourself! ;-) ) Now, I know that there exist tons of WordPress plugins for sharing posts. But I also know that oftentimes, these plugins can slow down a site, and/or not have enough customization options for you to display exactly what you want and how you want it. And this is precisely why I chose to create my...

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