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Filling some big shoes, or I’m taking over Wisdump

Dear readers. My name is Thord Daniel Hedengren, and I call myself a designer, writer, and blogger. I could perhaps go on like that, but I find it boring and so do you.
I’m here to take over Wisdump, get it back on its feet for real, and then taking it up a notch. From now [...]

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A note from the owner

As the current owner of Wisdump, I’d like to quickly take this opportunity to say a couple of things-:
a. As was pointed out by Matt Mullenweg, there was indeed a “spammy tactic” being employed at this blog in the form of an “embedded a 1×1 pixel iframe loading the ping page for Ping-O-Matic on every [...]

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The Challenges of Buying A Blog

So we just bought Wisdump and it’s not easy buying sites and expecting things to just stay the same. No it’s not the end of anything. It’s the beginning of something else.

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The Legacy of Paul Scrivens and You

I did a web video recently over on my publishing hub discussing our place in history, when I mean by our place I mean everyone. You, me, and everyone in between. This blog has passed hands and there is a little bit of stuff to be worked out still like Scrivs passing off the domain [...]

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Wisdump Logo Contest - The entries are in!

As mentioned previously, Wisdump needs a new logo. The following entries have been received and the choice is down to you.
Whilst the designs vary in quality (in my opinion), each and every design submitted is here.
Cast your vote for your favorite in the comments below. The design with the most votes received by [...]

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Wisdump needs a new logo

As the new Wisdump design pushes forward, we’re seeking a fresh identity for the site. With my desire to get the readership more involved, what better way to achieve this than to have an open contest.
The winner, which will be chosen by the site viewers by way of a poll, will receive;

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Why I bought Wisdump, and what you can expect soon

It’s taken a while to get here, but I’m pleased to finally introduce myself as the new owner of Wisdump.
My name is Lee, and I run UK-based Maxafi Ltd.  We are *not* a blog network, but more of a publishing and web-app network.  In fact, this is the first blog we have ever been involved [...]

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A New Wisdump is Coming

When I wrote the entry on selling Wisdump there was a great discussion about how much my personality draws readers to this site and how it will effect whoever buys it. There were also some comments suggesting that I keep the site and change the format a bit allowing for more authors to jump on [...]

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Putting Up The For Sale Sign

Back in 2003 I started reading blogs and became intrigued with the idea of being able to talk to others about my thoughts and opinions and making a name for my so I started my own. A couple months later I started two sites called Whitespace and 9rules. Over time I became fairly popular in [...]

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Time for a redesign

It’s that time of the week again where I figure this site needs a new design update. But this time I am looking to steal of your good ideas that you never decided to implement on your own site. Are there some things you thought would be cool to do on your blog, but you [...]