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Blog Site Updated!

I have just updated my blog sites to WordPress 2.7 and upgraded my blog theme to the “Ultimate Blogging Theme 2.0” by Carl Ocab.

I had no problems upgrading WordPress to version 2.7. Just download the .zip file, extract to your hard drive, and then copy the files via FTP to your site. Once you go to your admin page then WordPress my have to updated it’s database. Just click on the “Upgrade” push button and your site is upgraded. I upgraded all three of my blogging sites and it was easy.

Next I upgraded my “Ultimate Blogging Theme” by Carl Ocab to version 2.0. Again, just download the new 2.0 version of the “Ultimate Blogging Theme” and save to your hard drive. Extract the .zip file and copy the “ultimate-blogging-theme_6-flavors” or “ultimate-blogging-theme_3-flavors” theme directory to your blog site using FTP.

I refreshed my sites and found a change that I had to make which took me about 15 minutes to make per site. On the “Ultimate Blogging Theme” there are three boxes at the top and three boxes at the bottom. Before version 2.0 you filled the left two top boxes and the bottom three boxes by creating link categories and assigning them

Twitter Me And I Will Follow!

If you are like many. You are wondering what the heck is Twitter. If you are like some, you have already realized that Twitter has become one of the most revolutionary communication tools on the planet. Heck, even the new President of the USA, Barack Obama, uses Twitter. In fact, he has more followers that ANYONE in the world.

Why is Twitter one of the most revolutionary communications tools?

Well, imagine if you combined the following:

- Blogging (Twitter is actually Micro Blogging)
- SMS text messaging
- Instant Messaging
- Chat Rooms
- Communities Forums and Social Networks
- Personal Email
- Email Broadcasting
- Search
- Viral Marketing

What would you have?

You would have the most addicting, most powerful, and most incredible communication tool ever made.

Twitter can be used as a marketing tool, but beware. It is a relationship building tool and the marketing is a NATURAL byproduct  of the relationship you make with people as you build self and brand awareness.

It works with your Laptop or PC or MAC. It  works on your iPhone or cell phone.

There are dozens of “Apps” and websites popping up that support it for sending not just quick updates, but pictures and even maps of where you are right now.

I would love to tell you all the