Tag Archives: Blogging

Four Years of Noobishness

Yeah, do you believe it? This marks the fourth anniversary of the Bike Noob blog. One thing I’ve noticed since I started writing in 2008 is that cycling seems to have gained in popularity, so much so that it’s now … Continue reading

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A Three-Year-Old Noob?

February 18. That’s the day I put up my first post on Bike Noob.  Three years ago. Unbelievable. A blog I started just to get a feel for writing a blog has turned into something that I would be hard … Continue reading

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Social Media and Bicycling

This evening was the first Run Far Time Trial of the year in Austin. It’s run every other Tuesday from now through September. I didn’t ride it tonight, because I’m pointing toward this weekend’s MS 150, but I did head … Continue reading

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A “Top 50″ blog?

Excuse me if I puff out my chest a bit, but I just got some fantastic news. Andreas, who writes the “London Cyclist” blog, put together a list of the Top 50 biking blogs in the world — and Bike … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday to Bike Noob!

Never thought this would happen — but the Bike Noob blog is one year old today. I started the blog on a whim. Since I teach in a mass communication program, I figured I’d better have some hands-on experience with … Continue reading

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A crook attacks Bike Noob

Woke up to a phone call this morning from my credit card company. They wanted to verify some charges on my card that they thought were suspicious. I’ve gotten these calls before, as I’m sure we all have, but usually … Continue reading

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Twittering the cycling world

After several of my colleagues started singing the praises of Twitter, the micro-blogging tool, I felt compelled to try it out. I think my first reaction was similar to that of most people: who cares if you’re brushing your teeth … Continue reading

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Alltop

I recently added a graphic/link to the sidebar for Alltop. Alltop bills itself as a “digital magazine rack” of the Internet. It can also be thought of as a one-page aggregator. Alltop’s home page features a number of topic areas, … Continue reading

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The international blog audience

Back in my junior high school and high school years, I used to listen to broadcasts from around the world on shortwave radio. One of the statistics I kept was a record of how many foreign countries I had received. … Continue reading

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What I’ve learned about blogging

This post is going a bit off topic, in that it deals with blogging more than biking. After posting awhile ago about the blog and what it’s taught me about biking, it occurred to me that I’ve also been learning … Continue reading

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