Comments are out. Trackbacks are in. Here's what I mean: a lot of bloggers have "turned off" the Comments link on their blogs. It was a nifty way to interact with your readers. But spammers quickly caught on. Unless the comments function is configured in such a way that a writer has to be authenticated before adding a comment, a spammer can troll through your blog entries and "add" stupid or disgusting comments by the dozens - or hundreds. Trackbacks, on the other hand, add "content" to your blog when other bloggers (as opposed to readers who happen along and…

I won't be posting much for the next two weeks. I'm heading up to the icy waters off the coast of Maine. We don't have electricity. So I'll be happily unplugged... see ya soon.