Monthly Archives: August 2011

Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO

Posted by on August 25, 2011 2 comments
Steve Jobs Apple CEO

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs, 55,  relinquishes his role as Apple’s CEO tonight.    While this may not come as a huge shock to people, as over the years, there has been great speculation about Steve’s health.  Most notably, Steve was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in mid-2004 and underwent a liver transplant in 2009.

It’s been 35 years since Jobs co-founded Apple, and since then has helped drive the company to unimaginable success.  Apple is currently valued at $349 billion which makes it the worlds second biggest company.

Steve’s ambition and drive to constantly strive for the best is what brought us the iPod.  I mean, MP3 players we’re nothing new, but the iPod set a new benchmark that competitors are still chasing.

The announcement saw a sharp drop in Apple shares, but that’s to be expected.

 

 

Steve’s letter:

To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:

I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.

I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.

As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.

I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.

I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.

Steve

 

Keeping Your Blog Fresh

Posted by on August 24, 2011 1 comment

Picture this - You’ve just discovered a blog you love, you bookmark it and check back a few days later, the content remains the same.  This is a major turn off and will lose you returning visitors.  How much you need to update your blog will depend on the focus of your blog; if your blog is about news/current affairs, you may have to update you blog multiple times each day, most topics tend to have a less demanding schedule.

Your visitors understand you’re only human (generally) and won’t expect you to post every hour, but they do expect frequent posts.  This article will share with you two methods of keeping your content fresh, even on a hectic schedule.

Publishing Schedule

Most blogging platforms, including WordPress, allow you to schedule a time for your post to be published.  This is especially helpful for people who don’t necessarily have spare time every day, and instead prefer to write all their posts in one big session.  Instead of bombarding your blog with 5 articles then disappearing for a week, you can set your posts to drip feed your readers.

wordpress publish schedule

Guest Bloggers

Accepting guest blog posts can be an excellent way of keeping your blog up to date, with quality content and with very little time spent on your side.  You will have to spend time moderating submitted articles, but this should take vastly less time than researching, planning and writing a post yourself.  Guest bloggers will expect a backlink in return for their article, but in my opinion it’s a small price to pay.