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BlogWorld Expo was incredibly productive.  It was exciting to meet the A list bloggers who are read daily, Guy Kawasaki, and many others.  Three days of intense workshops delivered a great deal of knowledge, and hopefully will bring some new techniques and technology to our blog.  Was fortunate to talk to Tim Ferriss, author of “The 4 Hour Work Week” as you can see below.

Our favorite blog designers over at Unique Blog Designs are sponsoring an anniversary contest.  Head on over and enter to win an iPod Touch or a Citrus theme for your blog, and wish them a happy anniversary.

Commenting is more fun with avatars. To get your own avatar, click on the link in the box at the bottom of the comment area, or just go to www.gravatar.com.   Set up an account, and follow the instructions to upload and crop your image. Sometimes it does take a while to show on the site after you have uploaded.  If you are unfamiliar with avatars, this Chris Pirillo video gives an explanation.  Once you have your gravatar, please comment below and tell us your favorite color.

Well, if you made it here, you know that we have a new blog address that is more consistent (www.seidesigngroup.com/blog) and we are finally unveiling our new blog design.  Thanks to Nate at Unique Blog Designs for his expert assistance with this project.  Be sure to bookmark our new address for easier return visits, or just use the link from our main website.

We redesigned the blog for better communication.  You can now sign up for email updates, RSS feed, and our newsletter.  You can read by category or use the Tag Cloud.  Scroll to the page footers for popular posts and links.  Check out the tabs at the top.  Take a spin and see what you think.

You will see a comment balloon underneath each post and, and if there have already been comments, you can see a balloon at the top of the post.  Click either one to say what you think or read the comments.  You only need to sign up once, and if you click the checkbox at bottom, you will be notified by email when there is a comment after yours.

In honor of the new blog launch we are having a Comment Contest!  The person who has comment #… (can’t tell you it is a contest! ) will win Duckster (the dancing duck that sings Splish Splash).  Duckster is the brother of the singing Gorilla,  In addition, there will be two flying toy prizes given for comments left on other posts.  Have fun and Comment On!

SEI Design Group Blog won a Blog of the Day award today!

The 2007 Weblog Award Finalists have been announced and SEI Design Group Blog is a finalist for Best Business Blog!  Voting is taking place now.  You can vote once each day until November 8, 2007.  Use this link to get to voting area and double click your vote for SEI.  The winners will be announced at Blog World Expo in Las Vegas next week.  While you are there, be sure to also vote for Sui Generis, a great Rochester law blog.  Contact us if you need more information. Thanks for your support!

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