Scott over at http://www.plaintxt.org/ has a collection of minimalist blog templates (these are for WordPress but could be adapted to any tool). With all the ‘bling’ and ‘widgets’ people add to their blogs these days, it is always refreshing to remember that a scaled down design can put the focus back on the content – not on talents of your designers.
Monthly Archives: June 2006
Making a Good Podcast
Shel Holtz and Ted Demopoulos of Blogging for Business have a post where they interview Paul Gillin about What Makes a Great Podcast?
Some key points they make are the following:
Short (5 – 20 minutes)
Passionate
Format matches personality of the presenter(s) – 1 person talking, Q&A, Newscast, co-Hosted, Recorded Speech
ValueClick Chooses OpenPages FCM for Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

June 29, 2006
OpenPages, the leading provider of enterprise governance, risk and compliance management (GRCM) solutions, today announced that ValueClick, Inc. has selected OpenPages FCM for its Sarbanes-Oxley compliance initiative. OpenPages FCM will allow the company to automate its ongoing testing and review of its internal controls documentation and processes to reduce the time and resource costs associated with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 and 302 compliance.
ValueClick, Inc. is one of the world’s largest integrated online marketing companies, offering comprehensive and scalable solutions to deliver cost-effective customer acquisition for advertisers and significant revenue for publishers. Through its individual brands, ValueClick’s performance-based solutions allow advertisers and publishers to reach their potential through all online marketing channels, including display advertising, affiliate marketing, lead generation, search, e-mail, and comparison shopping. ValueClick brands include Commission Junction, HiSpeed Media, Mediaplex, PriceRunner, ValueClick Media, and Webclients.