newbie: Ever Wonder How Oprah Would Describe An RSS Feed? - 05/28/07 06:33 PM
I must get asked this questions 5 times each week - "What the heck is an RSS Feed?"
If you've been on AR for very long, you know that lots of folks here have done a good job of trying to explain it in simple terms. Often, even the non-geek attempts go over some folks heads. I was about to take a whack at making it even easier to understand for a post on the RES blog. But, as is sometimes the case, I ran across a post out in the blogosphere that I think does a better job of boiling it … (26 comments)

newbie: Itsnoteasytoreadyourpostsifyoudon't Give Them Some Air - 05/05/07 07:46 PM
I spent a good part of the day today just reading posts as they came up on the dashboard. For about an hour, I read every post. I don't mean every featured post, but any post, by anyone that came up when I refreshed my browser. I stumbled on some great reading today, a lot of it by people who were brand new to ActiveRain - "newbies." Most of them were really great posts. I left comments and emailed a couple of them to offer some unsolicited advice. I hope it was received in the way I intended. Their posts all … (99 comments)

newbie: Project Blogger: Let's Get This Party Started - 03/15/07 06:09 AM
"Never give a party if you'll be the most interesting person there." - Mickey Friedman
Even if I'm not giving a party, I still don't want to go if I'm going to be the most interesting person there. That's why I accepted the Project Blogger invitation. Look around at the other invited guests. I may just be the wall flower of the group! Yeah, that's my kind of party. That's why I'm here.
I'm here because I like a challenge. I'm here because I have some ideas that I'd like to try. I'm here because having a guinea pig to try these … (23 comments)

newbie: BloodhoundBlog.com, American Idol and an ActiveRain Newbie - 01/24/07 04:31 AM
This is a thank you post to everyone at ActiveRain.
On November 28th, not yet two months ago, as a Newbie here on ActiveRain, I wrote my first post. It wasn't until this post 9 days later, "Make It Personal: There's No Template To Follow," with Broker Bryant as my muse, that I really started to understand what blogging was supposed to be about. It was a self exploration as much as a realization.
From that moment to this, the ActiveRain community has been encouraging and supportive. I've enjoyed every second. And I will continue to do so. I wish I could … (47 comments)

newbie: The Unofficial Unauthorized Active Rain Avatar Collection - 12/11/06 03:01 AM
With ActiveRain's new feature to hide you're identity when you're online, some people may still feel camera shy and not want to show their photo on their blog or on their personal profile. You can't hide everywhere you know. You also don't really want to look like a newbie forever.
So, here is a collection of AR Avatars for those who are camera shy or for when your just feeling "TLW-ish!"
Just download and insert into your profile. 
Newbie Variations:

AR Colored Mystery Themes:

Location Themes:
 
Activity Themes:

Flower Themes:

Misc. Themes:

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