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Formation SAWI: Spécialiste en médias sociaux et communautés en ligne.
Rédactrice en chef et auteur
Quote Me- "Time flies and the photos I’ve taken get left behind."
- "People always think getting dressed is about putting clothes on. It’s not. It’s a spell..."
- "I was outside, and the rain and the fog smelled nice. They smelled of hope, I think. They smelled..."
- "On apprend toujours mieux de ses propres erreurs que de celles des autres."
- "It’s like watching a train wreck and hanging around to see if there are going to be any..."
Category Archives: Technical
Links in New Windows: Websites vs. Applications
[fr]En 2011, c’est toujours pas bien de forcer les liens à ouvrir dans une nouvelle fenêtre. Sauf, on peut l’admettre, quand votre site est en fait une application web. [en]I was surprised recently to realize that in 2011, it wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Technical
Tagged interface, Links, new window, open, target, user experience, _blank
9 Comments
Blogrolling
[fr]CTTS a vécu la plus grande partie de sa vie sans blogroll. Fastidieuse à maintenir, paresse, etc. Il est temps de changer ça: les blogazines et blogs-marketing ayant pris le dessus dans l’esprit des gens quand on dit “blog”, je … Continue reading
Indian Stuff Properly Online
[fr]Enfin, le journal de mon année en Inde il y a dix ans est à nouveau correctement accessible. Il était temps![en]Climb to the Stars has grown into a huge sprawling mess over the last 10+ years. That’s life, I guess. … Continue reading
Google Alerts Trick to Monitor Website Health
[en]Un petit truc pour être alertée immédiatement si mon site recommence à servir à Google des pages truffées de mots-clés pharmaceutiques: une Alerte Google qui cherche ces mots-clés uniquement sur mon site. Fûté, non?[fr]As you can guess, I’m now a … Continue reading
New, Shiny, and Hopefully Spam-Free Server
[fr]Nouveau serveur. Sans spam, avec un peu de chance.[en]I’ve spent the last two weeks in a kind of blog-limbo. After thinking I had rooted out my spammers, I had the bad surprise to find my pages spam-riddled again a few … Continue reading
On Being Hacked
[fr]Hackée, et voilà, moi qui savais justement pas quoi faire de mon beau dimanche après-midi ensoleillé…[en]I’m currently battling with a hacked WordPress installation. You won’t see anything if you view source, but Google unfortunately sees a whole lot of spam … Continue reading
Facebook Page Like Buttons: Quick and Dirty
[fr]Comment ajouter à votre sidebar WordPress un bouton “J’aime” simple pour vos pages Facebook.[en]Sorting out my mess of Facebook pages and groups (part 2 coming soon!), I’ve spent way too much time struggling with the Facebook Like Box creator and … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media and the Web, Technical, Tools
Tagged facebook, Like Box, Like button, plugins, Real Live Code, Wordpress
2 Comments
Searching For a New Theme For Climb to the Stars
[fr]Version courte: je cherche un nouveau thème pour Climb to the Stars.[en]These last few days I noticed things were going sour between Matt Mullenweg (WordPress) and Chris Pearson (Thesis) over licensing issues. I don’t write much code, and licensing looks … Continue reading
Posted in CTTS News, Wordpress
Tagged chris pearson, gpl, interview, license, matt mullenweb, theme, thesis, wpthesis
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