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Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:00:37 -0800

10 Milestones for AboutUs in 2009
The end of the year is a time for thinking retrospectively and today we’d like to take advantage of that opportunity....
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Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:50:37 -0800

10 Milestones for AboutUs in 2009
The end of the year is a time for thinking retrospectively and today we’d like to take advantage of that opportunity....
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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:26:06 -0800

PDXScala at AboutUs Tonight
AboutUs gets to play host to some interesting and enthusiastic user groups in our Portland office. Whether it’s the...
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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:50:42 -0800

The Wiki Way vs. Content Mills
Tech blog ReadWriteWeb recently featured a great story about the history of two of the Web’s biggest how-to guides....
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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:49:12 -0800

Chat with AboutUs
Have a question about AboutUs.org? Click “Connect” below and say “hello” in the chat to get our...
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Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:21:58 -0800

In the Spotlight: Laura Hale
AboutUs.org community members are as diverse and unique as they are valuable. From active wiki editors to list keepers and cool...
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Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:57:55 -0800

Say Hello to our Help Page Ambassadors
Sometimes help pages aren’t that helpful. For all the time and effort a community puts into making sure help pages, FAQs...
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Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:57:33 -0800

Casual walk CamelCase WikiWednesday
Hello Folks: Just a belated reminder that today is WikiWednesday at AboutUs. Also, I was strolling in downtown Portland today...
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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:03:50 -0800

AboutUs and the Real-time Web: Why the Associated Press Linked to Us
Things change at a lightning pace on the Web. That goes double for when a particular destination gets the glaring spotlight of...
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Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:36:22 -0800

The Universal Edit Button for Chrome Arrives
The universal edit button first became a reality in the summer of 2008, initially as an extension for the Firefox browser....
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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:15:00 -0800

AboutUs Lists Get a History
This week we’ve already talked about the value of editable lists, on AboutUs and elsewhere. But one thing we didn’t...
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Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:59:15 -0800

Doing Lists the Wiki Way
It’s now been a few weeks since Twitter released its lists functionality to everyone. It’s given the millions of...
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Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:06:59 -0800

WikiWednesday: A Barn Raising
WikiWednesday is a free monthly gathering of wiki enthusiasts that AboutUs has hosted for several years now. Usually it’s...
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Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:26:29 -0700

The wiki “WOW” factor
As one of the newest members of the AboutUs.org community, I’m constantly reminded of the power and diverse benefits of...
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Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:52:08 -0700

Becoming Bike Oriented
It suddenly feels like everyone is talking about cycling to work. First GOOD magazine’s transparency issue declared...
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Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:36:44 -0700

GeoCities is Closing: Here’s How to Wiki-fy Your Sites
GeoCities was a pioneering Web hosting service, one that offered millions a place for self-expression for over a decade. Built...
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Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:30:03 -0700

AboutUs is hiring Agile Rails Developers
That’s right, we’re looking for several highly talented folks to to join our Portland, OR or Lahore...
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Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:44:14 -0700

Six Ways to Get Your Blog Indexed Quickly
Not long ago ProBlogger, the popular site about making a living in the blogosphere, wrote a list of five ways to get your blog...
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Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:46:41 -0700

AboutUs is Brands in Public for Free
Recently marketing wizard Seth Godin launched a new addition to community site Squidoo. Brands in Public is a shared dashboard...
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Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:06:06 -0700

Ray gets the thumbs up at OEN
Our throats are a little sore over here at AboutUs. That’s because we did a lot of yelling last night when Ray King, our CEO...
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Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:33:07 -0700

Google is confused, again
Last year Google banned the word wiki from corporate headquarters when it released Google Sites. Google’s focus seemed...
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Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:41:50 -0700

Change is cheap… and fast
A core value of wiki and AboutUs is change is cheap. Making changes is as fast as clicking edit, making your change, and...
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Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:23:25 -0700

Lists, now showing on domain pages!
Since adding a Featured List Keepers box to our homepage in August, we recently added another way to highlight the lists that...
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Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:10:03 -0700

September WikiWednesday
WikiWednesday is tonight at AboutUs. We have a Facebook group: PDX WikiWed (which you can join). Possible topics are: *...
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Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:53:46 -0700

We’re watching — and improving
At AboutUs, we’ve noticed – via Google Analytics and our own page views counter — that certain pages on our site get...
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