Another Friday, and I’m not behind my desk this week either. This time it is the end of the fiscal year of my company, so I’m needed at HQ for number crunching (not really, it is already done) and budgeting for the next year. Fun stuff. Anyway, here’s the highlight of this week’s freelance writing.

• Camino’s Mike Pinkerton Working on Mac Version of Google Chrome
  More Google Chrome coverage, this time on the Mac version, on The Blog Herald
• Google Chrome: Initial Reports Round-up
  Round-up on the Google Chrome coverage, on The Blog Herald
• Maybe it is Time for a Super Premium Version of Akismet?
  Editorial on Akismet and comment spam, on The Blog Herald
• Captions Coming to YouTube
  Feature story on subtitling on YouTube, on The Blog Herald
• Finding Harmony Between Categories and Tags on Blogs
  On how to use categories and tags on blogs, on Devlounge
• How to Create a Mobile Site with MoFuse
  A tutorial about just that, over at Nettuts

Also, don’t forget the interview with Collis Ta’eed over at BloggerTalks. We’re talking about the Envato network, paid content, their new theme marketplace, and branding, so you should definitely read it.

It has been a quiet freelancing week for me. Not because I haven’t written any posts, no, rather, I’ve been focused on editing new contributor’s work and getting them into the groove, as well as written my fair share of news posts, rather than longer stuff. As you probably know by now, I only feature posts that I feel is a little meatier here on Freelance Friday, so the list is short this week. Nevertheless, here it is!

• 12seconds.tv Release API, I’m Still Not Convinced
  Post on the 12seconds.tv API, and some thoughts on the service, on The Blog Herald
• Twitter Turns Up the Heat On Spam, Hires People
  Analysis of Twitter spam fighting tactics, on The Blog Herald
• Newsletters on Blogs, Annoying or Open-minded?
  A post on RSS and e-mail subscriptions on The Blog Herald
• The Cloud + The Netbook = A Blogger’s Best Friend?
  Editorial piece on netbooks and the cloud over at The Blog Herald
• Site is Down, Reddit Style
  A short reflection on “site currently offline” pages on Devlounge

I also did an interview with Ryan Caldwell of Performancing fame over at BloggerTalks. Not exactly freelancing, but you should read it anyway.

Don’t forget to stalk me for more goodness. Expect another part in The Green Knight short story this weekend, by the way. Have a great weekend!

Since I get a few questions every now and then as to my own projects and how they are faring, I figured I’d try something new, at least for me. You see, I’m a pretty private person, and I rarely want to talk about how I’m doing, especially when I’m doing good or great. Boasting is a bad thing where I come from, and sometimes this is holding me back. In short, I don’t like to pat myself on the back.

However, given the amount of e-mail I’m getting (not overwhelming, just enough for me to consider as a “problem”, for lack of better word), there is some interest as to what I’m up to, so I figured I’d try and do monthly status reports for a while, see how it fits. I might also work as a spur for me, something I’ve tried before with the OrnTales.com project, now a part of this very site.

So this is the first status report, tackling July 2008, even though there are a few days left. I doubt everything will change in that time, but if it does, I’ll let you know for sure. More

I’m moving servers at the moment, which is one reason why it’s so quiet here. Not the only one though, working like a madman to get everything up and running the way I want it, which includes tdhedengren.com and BloggerTalks, as well as some other funky stuff. Balancing this with client work isn’t always easy, you know.

Anyway, I’m moving servers now, so expect downtime or no-updates-time at least, for the next 24 hours or so, depending on exactly when the tech people get to work.

Thanks for your patience.

Update! This is done now, looks like it’s working properly as well. Nice work, A Small Orange.

Back online. I’m psyched, finally got around to nailing down the main parts of my own little network, consisting of the blog you’re reading (which is due for relaunch, I’m mentioned this before, this is just a placeholder blog, sort of), the interview blog BloggerTalks, and upcoming productivity blog Feeling Productive. If nothing else, my downtime gave me the opportunity to stock up on some posts for the upcoming launch, and get some other network stuff done.

That’ll have to wait now, though. Got a lot of catching up to do, not to mention client work. So here we go again!

It’s awfully quiet here, isn’t it? Yep, it is, I’m busy, really busy actually. There’s a lot of things that just don’t show very well at the moment, designs and work behind the scenes. I’m really hoping to have some stuff for you guys soon, including my plans for this site. The current version was ever a placeholder, as you’ve probably gathered by now.

But that’s not what I wanted to talk to you about. I wanted to let you know that this week’s interview over at BloggerTalks is up now, and it’s a good one: Colleen Coplick on PR and Getting Famous

Colleen’s the new blogger at Buzz Networker, and she’s got a background in the PR industry, so why not talk PR with her? I did, and the interview tells a lot, to quote my The Blog Herald news post on it:

[...] Colleen shares her views on paid reviews, PR agencies sending out samples, getting famous in the social sphere, how to write a great press release, and more.

Check it out, it’s a pretty good read, I think.

I just published this week’s interview on BloggerTalks, talking to the new Blog Herald blogger, Arvind Satyanarayan about Movable Type. It includes comparing it to WordPress, talk about Six Apart Services, and more.

The interview article is titled Movable Type or WordPress - Arvind Knows What He Prefers and Why and I think you should read it.

I’ve upgraded the BloggerTalks front page to what I had in mind all along, I mentioned it in the 3.0 beta launch post. The idea was and is to have a clean straight-forward approach, focusing only on the most recent interviews. Clean and lightweight, the way I like it. More

I’m officially looking for a new host, having finally had it with A Small Orange. They have great support, and I love the control I have over my account, but at times my sites are going up and down like a yoyo. I can’t stand that, it’s a total buzzkill when it comes to blogging. I mean, here I have a great interview with Ankit over at BloggerTalks, and then the server starts coughing. That sucks. Luckily, this time the downtime wasn’t so long, they usually get everything up pretty quick, but it’s just too often for me to feel secure and confident with them.

That being said, I am indeed working on next week’s interview for BloggerTalks, and hopefully getting it out of beta (i.e. fixing some silly stuff and getting the real front page up) as well. After that, I can concentrate on Feeling Productive as well, and give this blog the TLC it deserves. After all, I can’t blame a blog for taking down servers at ASO, now can I?

Err…

I just released the beta of BloggerTalks 3.0. Stay tuned for the first interview in a little while, today if I’m lucky, otherwise tomorrow.

Update! A new interview is up: Mark Elliot Cullen: 366 Songs In One Year - check it out!