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		<title>New to Blogging: What&#8217;s It Gonna Take?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you want to blog? I don&#8217;t blame you. There a million reasons to get into it. Business, entertainment, education, and fun, just to name a few. But does it have to be so tech-y? Well&#8230; sort of. You see, like anything (making coffee, riding a bike, lumber-jacking, etc.) you have to be willing to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So you want to blog? I don&#8217;t blame you. There a million reasons to get into it. Business, entertainment, education, and fun, just to name a few. But does it have to be so tech-y?<span id="more-502"></span></p>
<p>Well&#8230; sort of. You see, like anything (making coffee, riding a bike, lumber-jacking, etc.) you have to be willing to learn to use your tools. Fortunately, the tools are getting easier to use every day. Hip Web Design makes sure that those tools &#8212; the easy ones &#8212; are at your disposal, and that you&#8217;re informed enough to dive right in.</p>
<p>Still seem a little daunting to you? Have you ever written an email? A Word document? If you&#8217;ve ever done those things, you can blog. Never done those things? Well you made it to this website, didn&#8217;t you? The key to these &#8220;easy tools&#8221; is their intuitiveness. They rely more on common sense than technical expertise.</p>
<p>You might be thinking, &#8220;Okay, easy tools. Great. But I want it to look cool. Not like all those other ones.&#8221; You can have that too! Don&#8217;t be fooled into thinking that an easy to manage website means dumbed-down. It&#8217;s just the opposite. Here&#8217;s the brilliance in what Hip Web Design offers: completely custom designs, cutting edge style, all sorts of bells and whistles, but all the content is manageable by YOU. On your own time. In your pajamas. Between coffee and&#8230; lumber-jacking.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re on the fence, <a href="http://www.hipwebdesign.com/contact/">contact Hip Web Design</a>. You&#8217;ll be blogging (or running an online store, sharing your portfolio, advertising your business) in no time.</p>
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		<title>How Blogging Can Give You Power</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gordon Brown recently gave a Ted Talk about how today&#8217;s technology is moving us towards a &#8220;Global Society.&#8221; He demonstrates the ways in which blogging, Twitter, YouTube, and other forms of modern communication have helped bring the world together in a big way. Prime Minister Brown predicts that foreign policy will never be the same [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/gordon_brown.html" target="_blank">Gordon Brown</a> recently gave a <a href="http://www.ted.com/" target="_blank">Ted</a> Talk about how today&#8217;s technology is moving us towards a &#8220;Global Society.&#8221; He demonstrates the ways in which blogging, Twitter, YouTube, and other forms of modern communication have helped bring the world together in a big way.<span id="more-489"></span></p>
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<p>Prime Minister Brown predicts that foreign policy will never be the same again. No longer with the social elite be in charge of making decisions on behalf of everyone else. With the internet, anybody can publish their views and connect with other people from all around the world instantaneously. It&#8217;s the people who reach out and use these new tools of communication who are going to hold sway in a Global Society and bring to light the issues and points-of-view that will spark real action.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t think this grandiose idea doesn&#8217;t apply directly to you. The true power of blogging and communicating online may still be undiscovered, but at its most base level it&#8217;s still a tool that embodies the Global Society idea. Whether you&#8217;re a casual blogger or a business owner, there are many benefits to be gained from blogging and building a community around niche subjects.</p>
<p>Take a look at Gordon Brown&#8217;s talk and think about how this might apply to you, your ideas, or your business, and make a decision about the role you want to play in dawn of the Global Society.</p>
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