I think that was a month ago when I received an email about Yahoo finally shutting down MyBlogLog, which was already announced last year.

Now the thing that I’ll miss most about MyBlogLog is their recent readers widget which in the old days is a required part of every sidebar on every blog out there… way back when blogs and blog-hopping are popular (in this part of the world). So I did what any programmer would do in this situation, which is to look for or make an alternative. I did the latter.

And now, I present to you the Was Here widget.

Well, what is does is to log visitors as they come and displays their avatars in a grid. That’s it. It’s really easy to join too, just click on the Was Here icon (the one with the dashed border) and you will be prompted to log in via Facebook and authorize the application.

Adding the widget to your blog or tumblelog is simple, just go to the Was Here page and the code generator is there and after the code is generated, just copy and paste it to your blog template. No registration is needed. It works like a Facebook like button in a way that you can use the permalink of a page to show users that have visited that specific entry.

Click here to get the Was Here widget code via sudocode.

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If you have any information you’d like to share like photos, donation location/drive/info or would like to report any anomalies happening (i.e. looting, campaigning by politicians by providing T-shirts with their names, etc.). Please leave a comment and I will post them on my blog.

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Fellow bloggers, are you stressed and in dire need of a complete relaxing experience? Then join BlueWater Day Spa Blog Contest. Just blog about what service you like to avail at their newest branch in Capitol Hills and you could be one of 20 bloggers to be invited for a relaxing blogger event.
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Blogging contests are a dime a dozen nowadays. Many bloggers are offering contests to promote their sites, ranging from Twitter contests to “blog about me” ones. However, here’s one blog contest that’s too good to be passed up. Entredropper is giving away a total of $130 in cold cash plus 2,000 Entrecard credits to 28 lucky winners!

When I read the contest requirements, I could hardly believe my eyes. It’s way easier than other blogging contests which require you to visit and sign up with numerous websites. I don’t even have to subscribe to their RSS feed, though I might do so if I win (sarcasm!). All I have to do is to write about my favorite Entrecard blogger (hmm…who might that be?) and then I qualify to receive the $40 first prize. Just what I need to buy the premium WordPress theme I want.

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It’s such a shame that many web hosting companies often disregard the specific hosting requirements of WordPress users, despite the popularity of this open-source blogging platform. I have signed up with several web hosts and it’s quite frustrating to see that some WordPress plugins aren’t working because some server configuration issues!

I used to host my websites in a local web hosting company because I didn’t have Paypal or a credit card back then and thus was unable to pay for the bigger web hosting companies. To my costernation, some plugins went bonkers because some server configurations were disabled (for security reasons?). Add to that was the fact that support was virtually non-existent and it looked like the company was run by a bunch of salesmen who knew nothing about WordPress.

Good thing there’s a web hosting company tailor-made for WordPress fanatics like me. WPWebHost offers web hosting for WordPress bloggers, with its WordPress-compatible server, WordPress issues support, one-click installation, fast and stable server, and a 100 days money back guarantee (Wow, that’s three WordPress terms in one sentence!). All for only $5 a month.

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I just had a hangover from the holidays and I’m feeling charitable. That’s because I’m thinking about giving away my blog’s unique WordPress theme to the public.

I designed this theme myself, taking several months in the process and countless hours of testing and fixing bugs. I could have taken the easy route and settled for the countless free and paid WordPress themes available out there, but I don’t want my blog to be “one of the many.” I mean, there’s satisfaction to be derived from having your own design for your blog, no matter how horrible it looks or how buggy it is.

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HP Magic Giveaway is one very exciting online contest. 50 blogs are running their own contests which they will give away 50 prize packages worth more than $6000! I told you it was exciting. Contest mechanics and contest dates differ from blog to blog. You could learn more about this contest here, here and the schedules of the blog contests here. Good luck! NOTE: Contests are open worldwide (Do correct me if I’m wrong)

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November 15, 2008- After spending precious moments with my team mates, I rushed immediately to home to change outfits! Yeah, you have to wear different attires on different occasions! That’s a rule of thumb for queers! Hahaha… My real plan is to sleep, nothing else but sleep! I know, I’ll be having weekend blasts of meet ups! As usual, I broke my own rules!

I didn’t sleep; instead I managed to upload our team lunch pix within an hour! When I’m done, I took a shower, put on my dress to kill fit, slid my portable to my white Corz bag and rushed to Figaro, the terraces of Ayala to see old and new faces of Cebu Bloggers Society!
For those willing to join, click! You may register in our forum too.

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I love contests. I join all types of contests, online and offline, ranging from essay writing to lotteries. No contest is too big nor too small for me, as long as it promises a significant reward that could be fame or fortune,or both.

So when I read that WP Webhost is organizing a contest for the Coolest WordPress Blog, I decided to try my puny luck and hope that destiny will see it fit to reward my audacity. Imagine, I’ve just been blogging for less than a month, and now I’m competing for $2,000 worth of prizes that are enough to make my head spin. Sure, 2,000 bucks is chump change for my idol Bill Gates, but that might be enough for me to jumpstart my fledgling Internet career and make me a future billionaire. That is, if you cooperate with me.

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November 2, 2008- The Cebu Bloggers Society members were invited as guests by Jun Tariman of DYAB-Cebu in his tech segment program to discuss the basics of BLOGGING and how it evolved! It is a 30-minute segment given to the bloggers (3:00-3:30 pm). Yay! Thanks for this publicity! Other topics mentioned out of the blue are tips on Search Engine Optimization (SEO), how to start Blogging for interested folks, earning money thru it (adsense) and promoting Cebu Bloggers Society in the airwaves! BTW, we are also on Live Webcast that time! Our spokeperson heading the group is Kevin and the supporting actors are Clarence, Empress, Sinjin, Zenia and definitely, the gorgeous X!

More details at Obnoxiousqueer.com.

Ang E[kwento]MO ay ang kauna-unahan at nag-iisang contest upang mangalap ng mga pinakamadadramang blog entries. Manalo ng domain at hosting, sumali, magkwento!

Magbasa ng mga official entries para sa E[kwento]MO: EMO Writing Contest. Kung gusto mo sumali ay basahin ang instructions o tignan ang buong mechanics. Ifollow mo na rin ang contest accounts sa Twitter o Plurk para makakuha ng updates ukol sa mga bagong kalahok.

Ang deadline ng submission of entries ay sa October 4 (Sabado). Ang botohan ay magsisimula pagkatapos nuon Oct. 5 (Linggo). Kung may mga katanungan ka pa ay maaring sumangguni sa FAQs o magpadala ng email sa ekwentomo@gmail.com. Maraming salamat!

hi mga friends!!!

Pls. vote for my blog! I’m nominated as a filipino blog at http://salaswildthoughts.blogspot.com/ for week 127!

When you visit the site: http://salaswildthoughts.blogspot.com/. look for the right sidebar under the category VOTE NOW. click on Obnoxioiusqueer.com.

Your vote counts! Thank you so much!

Pls. drop me a message if you have voted so I could give you some freebies… hehehehe…

Thanks!!!!

I couldn’t believe it! I just got finished writing my newest post on my Friendster blog, updating this and that on my profile and then came the biggest surprise!

SUDDENLY, without any warning or any sign at all- my Friendster blog magically transformed into a new website!! A WordPress website!!

CRAP, all my sidebar except for the comments and recent entries- gone!! I just updated my blogroll, added new links- it’s all gone!! All the HTML codes and whatever else on my sidebar- gone!!

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Dahil walang magawa sa buhay, isang araw akong nagliwaliw sa cyberworld ng intirnit. At napunta ako sa blog ni badoodles na may ginagawang patimpalak para sa mga taong may balak umeksina sa clowns araneta para baliktadin ang ilong ng mga taong may asthma. Uu may krimen itong pinapalaganap at ito ang “Project Lafftrip Laffapalooza”. Sa pamagat pa lang parang gusto ko nang halikan ang monitor ng compyuter ko. Pero hindi bale, naging intersado ako dahil may iniidolo rin akong mga blog na kahit papa’ano’y kiniliti pwet ko. Marami nga masyadong pagpipilian pero hindi lahat mayroon x-factor. Kaya sa mga may x-factor para sakin saludo ako sa inyo dahil si dansoy ay iboboto kayo. Narito po sila your majesty:

1. Nakuha ang unang pwesto ni Billycoy na idol ko sa pagsusulat ng buhay niya na puno ng dumi at pananamantala. Lapitin ng mga chiks at hen pati rin rooster na babading sa kanya.

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Here are another set pictures sent to us by Mr. Roberto Acevedo on what happened in Iloilo after Typhoon Frank hit the province.

If you have pictures on what happened in your province after Typhoon Frank hit the country, please do send it to us at my personal email kevinraychua@gmail.com

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Last Saturday, June 7, Among Ed launched his blog at the Executive House in San Fernando Pampanga.

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