<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Velvet Blues Web Design &#187; Industry News</title> <atom:link href="http://www.velvetblues.com/category/industry-news/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.velvetblues.com</link> <description>Velvet Blues offers a wide variety of website-related services such as: complete websites, eCommerce, design, XHTML/CSS slicing, search engine optimization, and content management with custom or open source software such as WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal. 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There are some very useful bug fixes and enhancements.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-2-7-1-release-automatic-upgrade-works/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>22</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Does Your Blog Need A Makeover?</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/does-your-blog-need-a-makeover/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/does-your-blog-need-a-makeover/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:28:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Website Improvement Tips]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[color scheme]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=4231</guid> <description><![CDATA[Everyone seems to be giving their blogs a makeover. 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Just recently, Google joined the ranks. But what about your energy usage or your website's energy usage? 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Take a sneak peek at it today.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/google-chrome-2-0-browser/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Google Maps&#8217; Street View Helps Fight Crime!</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/google-maps-street-view-helps-fight-crime/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/google-maps-street-view-helps-fight-crime/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:04:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google Maps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[privacy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[security]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=1972</guid> <description><![CDATA[According to the recent news, police used Google's Street View product to locate and rescue a kidnapped child. Yet, privacy considerations and lawsuits still abound.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/google-maps-street-view-helps-fight-crime/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SEO Contest at DollarShower, Win $1500 in Prizes!</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/seo-contest-at-dollarshower-win-1500-in-prizes/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/seo-contest-at-dollarshower-win-1500-in-prizes/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:41:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[organic search]]></category> <category><![CDATA[website contests]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=1470</guid> <description><![CDATA[Our friends over at DollarShower.com just announced an SEO contest called the DollarShower SEO Challenge '09, with $1500 in prizes! Winners will be judged based on improvement in their organic search engine traffic. Join today!]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/seo-contest-at-dollarshower-win-1500-in-prizes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Google PageRank Updates &amp; New Year Maintenance</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/google-pagerank-updates-new-year-maintenance/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/google-pagerank-updates-new-year-maintenance/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:26:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[affiliate advertising]]></category> <category><![CDATA[copyrights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pagerank]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RSS]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=1070</guid> <description><![CDATA[It is officially the last day of 2008. 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Our question is: Why don't they just add advertisements?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wikipedia-plea-for-donations/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>20</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Poll: What Features Do You Want in WordPress 2.8?</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/poll-what-features-do-you-want-in-wordpress-28/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/poll-what-features-do-you-want-in-wordpress-28/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 04:42:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open source]]></category> <category><![CDATA[software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=545</guid> <description><![CDATA[The WordPress developers are hard at work. And they have decided to let the WordPress community help them to prioritize which new features will be included in the next release. Take the poll now.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/poll-what-features-do-you-want-in-wordpress-28/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>WordPress 2.7 Is Here!!!</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-27-is-here/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-27-is-here/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:34:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[content management system]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open source]]></category> <category><![CDATA[software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=359</guid> <description><![CDATA[WordPress 2.7 is here! Upgrade to the newest version now.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-27-is-here/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>WordPress 2.7 Delayed?</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-2-7-delayed/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-2-7-delayed/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:50:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[content management system]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open source]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=358</guid> <description><![CDATA[The WordPress community has been eagerly awaiting the release of WordPress version 2.7, which was slated to arrive on or before December 10. Unfortunately, it appears that it might be a bit delayed.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-2-7-delayed/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>WordPress.org, Where Is The Love?</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-where-is-the-love/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-where-is-the-love/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:07:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[content management system]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open source]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=350</guid> <description><![CDATA[Well, it appears that the folks over at Automattic, the company behind WordPress, are showing some favoritism to the .com users. That's right, they've already rolled out the new WordPress, version 2.7, for blogs hosted at WordPress.com... So, what about the rest of us?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-where-is-the-love/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Akismet Marks Valid Comments As SPAM!</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/akismet-marks-valid-comments-as-spam/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/akismet-marks-valid-comments-as-spam/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:53:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[CMS Plugins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[akismet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spam]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=349</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Akismet anti-spam system is one of the most handy tools for automatically detecting spammy comments. However, we have found that it doesn't work as well as it should. In fact, you might find yourself victim of an Akismet attack and have all of your comments regarded as SPAM. 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In the next month, we will likely have another Google quarterly PageRank update. If you are not ready for it, don't despair. 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