Everything TypePad

Decorate Your Blog for the Holidays!

2009-12-17T16:05:34-08:00

Looking for a great way to decorate your blog for the holidays?

We've put together a some images you can use to show off your seasonal cheer. Here’s how easy it is to get your TypePad Micro blog (and Chroma-themed blog) in the holiday spirit:

Save one of our holiday images – or one of your own – to your desktop.
Go to the Design tab. If you’re using the Chroma theme, select Banner.
Upload your Chroma-ready holiday image and select your color scheme.
Celebrate!

Select an image:

Share your designs!

And if you’re a designer and want to share some of your own TypePad Chroma or Mosaic designs, link them in the comments below. For Chroma, the image size is 300px by 225px. For Mosaic, the image size is 950px by 248px.

TypePad Motion 1.1.1 just released!

2009-12-17T08:00:00-08:00

We just released Motion 1.1.1 code to Github and Pypi. This is primarily a release to fix bugs found subsequent to the Motion 1.1 release. If you are upgrading from Motion 1.1 to Motion 1.1.1, it should not affect any of your existing views or templates. If you are upgrading from Motion 1.0, please continue reading the Motion 1.1 release notes.

The bugs addressed in this release are:

Fixed a bug for the compose form affecting posting from Internet Explorer for users that have cross-posting options enabled.
Fixed a regression that left gaps in the event stream for deleted posts.
Fixed a caching bug affecting comment deletion.
Removed some unreferenced templates.

Also, the Moderation app was updated to version 1.0.2 to fix this issue:

Fixed a javascript bug preventing moderation panel use for Internet Explorer.

We did add one small feature with the Motion 1.1.1 release which was to add PubSubHubbub support for the Motion group event stream Atom feed. This allows feed readers that support that protocol to receive instant updates when new content is posted to a Motion group.

Party in Chicago!

2009-12-15T14:49:03-08:00

Andy from the TypePad team (pictured with quality assurance cat, Astro) will be moderating a lunchtime discussion at the Word of Mouth Supergenius conference in Chicago this Wednesday. Here's the scoop:

You'll learn to be a fantastic word of mouth marketer with 12 how-to classes, 12 real-world case studies, and 6 brilliant authors - all in 1 day! You'll learn practical, hands-on techniques to get started, grow your program, and earn amazing word of mouth. With case studies from companies like Domino's Pizza, Starbucks, FreshBooks, Maker's Mark, Fiskar's, LEGO, Coca-Cola and Intuit.

We've also got a special discount code for you:

Use coupon code ANDYISMYHERO and get $101 off registration.

Full details here at http://gaspedal.com/supergenius/

The best sites are "Featured on TypePad"

2009-12-14T16:14:43-08:00

The TypePad Directory is the best way to discover new blogs and vibrant communities built on TypePad. Find inspiring and entertaining blogs to read, connect with others that share your passions and join wonderful new online communities!

Power bloggers, destination sites powered by TypePad, and web developers creating new sites with TypePad Motion can all benefit from exposure on the TypePad Directory. Come by and say "Hi" to a wonderful community of bloggers, developers and web denizens.

Discover. Participate. Connect.

Chartbeat’s Real Time Analytics on TypePad

2009-12-14T11:02:40-08:00

Ever wonder what people are looking at *right now* on your blog? Or where that flood of traffic is coming from? Thanks to Chartbeat, you now can know and respond.

As real time web sites like Twitter, Facebook and TypePad drive sudden bursts of traffic to your blog, traditional analytics services leave many questions unanswered or give the answers a day late. Chartbeat takes a different approach to your site, capturing the activity of your visitors in real time and providing an appealing interface for reviewing the information. Chartbeat allows you to see where people came from and what they are viewing while they are looking at it.

Chartbeat is also your personal operations center, monitoring your blog performance with traffic alerts sent via email or text. Or, if you’re truly obsessive – we know some of you are! – you can monitor your traffic on your iPhone.

To see an example Chartbeat in action, check out fellow TypePad blogger Fred Wilson’s Chartbeat dashboard from AVC.com.

We’ve been impressed with the Chartbeat team and the service. They have created an easy-to-use TypePad widget to make installation and maintenance a breeze.

To help you to try it out, we’ve partnered with the Chartbeat team to offer a special 30% savings for TypePad Pro members.

To be eligible for the special offer, click the Chartbeat link from your blog Stats page (Dashboard > Blog Stats).

NOTE: Chartbeat is currently only available for TypePad Pro (Basic, Plus, Unlimited and Business Class) accounts.