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IZEA Fest 2008 – Opening Night Party

IZEA Fest 2008 kicked off in Orlando last night with a great opening night party at the Grand Bohemian Hotel. We showed up late for the party because our plane didn’t land until 7:15PM. The party started at 7:00PM and was in full swing by the time we showed up at around 8:30PM. It was great to meet everyone again. […]

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What Went Wrong With BlogRush?

Remember BlogRush? It was the little widget created a year ago by Internet marketing kingpin John Reese. BlogRush exploded on the Internet as everyone and their dog installed the widget on their blogs. BlogRush was suppose to help everyone get more traffic to their blogs. I worked out that if BlogRush worked the way it was intended to work, it […]

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Heading To Orlando for IZEA Fest

Right now, Sarah and I are aboard a plane on our way to sunny (at least I hope it’s sunny) Orlando for my first IZEA Fest. I’ve been looking forward to this trip for months. IZEA Fest has a great line up of speakers and I’m sure everyone attending will learn a lot. I will be speaking on a “Big […]

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Welcome To John Chow dot Com Version 3

Welcome to the newest version of John Chow dot Com. As you can see, we’ve made a lot changes around here. Please take some time to look over the new theme and tell me what you think. John Chow dot Com Version 3 was designed by Nate Whitehill and his team at Unique Blog Designs. Here are some of the […]

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Bishop’s – Vancouver’s Original Fine Dining Restaurant

John Bishop and John Chow For our third wedding Anniversary, I took Sarah to Bishop’s Restaurant on West 4th Avenue. Bishop’s is considered by many as Vancouver’s original fine dining restaurant. John Bishop’s love for cooking began when he was a child growing up in Newton Powys, Wales. Starting out by helping in his mother’s kitchen to eventually as a […]

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John Chow dot Com Version 3

Keep your eyes open for a new John Chow dot Com. Version 3 is coming! Expect to see the new theme before I leave for IZEA Fest this Thursday. As I write this, Unique Blog Designs is putting the finishing touches on John Chow dot Com V3. I really like what Nate Whitehill and his team has produced. The new […]

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WordPress 2.6.2 Available for Download

I’ve just got the noticed on my WordPress control panel that version 2.6.2 is now available for download. This is a security update so everyone who is running WordPress should update to this latest version ASAP. This is especially true is you allow open registration on your blog. If you allow open registration on your blog, you should definitely upgrade. […]

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Major Upgrade PublisherSpot

My fellow British Columbian, Tyler Cruz, has made a major upgrade to his PublisherSpot site. PublisherSpot is a site that tracks and review ad networks. If you’re wondering which networks to join and which ones pays the most, then PublisherSpot can give you the answer. Not only can you read reviews, but you can rate the ad networks yourself based […]

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