Author Archives: Jim Groom

ELS Blogs are now being incorporated into a university-wide blogging initiative. Head over to UMW Blogs and create a blog there, only difference is that it’s just a little bit larger stage!

Download link Well, if you don’t know the quote from O Brother, Where art thou? it is worth a listen for it speaks to what exactly we’re doing over at ELS Blogs -this project ain’t no one off -this is … Continue reading →

There are now 67, count ’em sixty seven, themes available at ELS Blogs, too many to create a list here. So, just dive right into your new blog by clicking on the presentation tab and presto, just about as many … Continue reading →

ELS Blogs is the blogging service that just keeps on giving! You all now have the options of widgetizing your sidebar -which basically means you can customize how your sidebar looks by adding “Widgets” with customized text, html code, flickr … Continue reading →

If anyone who has been utilizing the ELS Blogs and would like to take their work with them -it is as easy as 1-2 (no 3). Here’s how: Within the Manage tab in the backend there is a subtab titled … Continue reading →

WordPress Multi-User now has an all-in-one multi-media player thanks to the Anarchy Media Plugin. To make it purr, look for the little yellow “A” (for Anarchy) on your Editor toolbar and click on it. Then just copy the url that … Continue reading →

Update: Mojiti is deader than a doornail. Long live Mojiti! Mojiti is an online service that allows you to add comments within a video. You can then quickly and easily embed this video into your blog and open it up … Continue reading →

There have been some reports of comments showing up in strange places for certain folks. If this pertains to you, do us a favor and give a brief description of the issue in the comments below (if you can!), or … Continue reading →

The little shop of ELS blogs is now serving up class feeds. The “Class feeds” tab in the header now links to a still growing directory of courses that are utilizing ELS blogs. When you click on respective links you … Continue reading →

I noticed some folks have been adding links to YouTube videos (or even embedding them!) in their posts. This is a great way to bring the film text into your discussion. If you are interested in embedding a youtube video … Continue reading →