Blogging Terminology: Definitions for EVERYTHING!

by tamragentry on February 23, 2010

I was recently looking for the definition for something blog-related and stumbled upon this. I thought it might be of use to you too! ;-]

WordPress/Codex Introduction to Blogging

I know it starts off with the question of “What is a Blog?”—but if you look further down the article, there are several additional terms that are referred to frequently in the blogging world—many of which I’d heard about and had loose understandings off. [I wasn't sure exactly how Pingbacks worked...]

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ROI and Social Media Marketing

by tamragentry on February 20, 2010

Remember the post I wrote a few days ago, “To Social Network–or Not“—where I wondered about whether social media/social networking is worth the effort from a business perspective? Well, I stumbled across this very interesting post by Jeff Bullas, over at Jeffbullas’s Blog.

8 Steps To Demonstrate Positive Return On Investment For Social Media Marketing

[I've written a few long-looking posts recently, so I won't comment on this one except in the actual comments---in response to yours. And by the way, I'll be posting more of these informational pieces for which I won't be offering much commentary. Much of that is because I want to place the info on my blog where I need it and can easily access it---and then, of course, I don't mind sharing it with you! Also, I know it can be kind of overwhelming to always see LONG posts---so I want to kind of keep them as short as possible when I can.]

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Inspired By Gussied-Up Gummy Bears…

February 19, 2010

As I mention every time I do this, I LOVE posting things that inspire me or spark my creativity. This is the latest. I found these Gummy Bear chandeliers, made by Kevin Champeny, over on the Why Not blog. According to Why Not, each of these chandeliers is made by hand using 5000 acrylic gummi [...]

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February Blog Carnival: What Is the Most Difficult Piece You’ve Ever Made (from a technical perspective)?

February 19, 2010

For those of you who aren

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To Social Network or–Not…

February 18, 2010

For those of you who’ve ever wondered whether or not Facebooking, Tweeting, LinkedIn-ing, MySpacing, Buzzing, etc. are worth your time, you should REALLY give this podcast by Nicole Tallmadge, over at

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Today Was a Good Day

February 16, 2010

I mean, I had a REALLY good day. ::humming “Shake-em up, shake-em up, shake-em up, shake-em…:: Mokume Mentor is in a really busy period, and compounding things, her head goldsmith is out preparing for the American Craft Council show in Baltimore. She needed help, stat, so she brought me back in! I figured that, since [...]

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Got Cars?

February 15, 2010

Well, of course, as a jeweler since I work with you know what, I had to go you know where…where I saw this and this (yes, I used to be a *HUGE* fan despite the er uh, ::cough, cough::, emblem…) But, what I really went for was… Can you guess? MINI!!! Sigh! If only I [...]

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Design Brilliance => Hearing Aid + Jewelry

February 10, 2010

Talk about the perfect combination of design + functionality… You can read the entire piece and see more detailed photos over on Core77.com.

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Coming To One’s Senses

February 7, 2010

As I was putzing around this morning, it dawned on me that I’m seriously overdue for getting my eyes checked. Glaucoma runs in our family on my maternal grandfather’s side, and I’ve been told that I need to make sure to keep up with regular vision exams because of it. That acknowledged, it got me [...]

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My Name Is…

February 6, 2010

Tamra Gentry, and I am a mokume gane purist. I heart my friends who make jewelry and items using polymer clay and glass; however, I am not a fan of any references to it in those areas, as the very specific *metal* diffusion-bonding process that gives us mokume gane was created by Japanese metal craftsmen [...]

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