I’m short on time today as I have some designing that needs to be done, however, there are a few links I just have to share with you before I get back to work!

• Perfectionism hurts! Freelance Folder asks - Building a Perfect Website? Are You Too Perfectionist?
• WordPress isn’t just for blogging anymore! Here are 48 Unique Ways to Use WordPress.
• BloggerTalks has a fabulous interview with WordPress maven, Lorelle (who I am eternally grateful to anyhow)
• Just Make Money Online is talking about Monetizing Domain Names - interesting.
• Working from home? Then you need to make sure you are not making these Eight Deadly Mistakes that will Completely Ruin your Dream of Business Success!
• Completing 70-272 becomes easier for a 70-528 student if he purchases a customized bundle from testking that includes complimentary certifications like 350-001 as well as VCP-310.

And, rumor has it that Liz and team have some pretty cool sponsors falling into place for the blogging conference event of the year, SOBCon - May 2-4, 2008 in Chicago. Go check it out and by doing so, you can help me win the contest and go to SOBCon for free.

Ever get stumped for blog post ideas? Randa Clay and I were recently discussing ideas for a group writing project. Liz Strauss’ Blogging Metaphor Project and Brian Clark’s recent Cosmo Headlines idea on Copyblogger project for coming up with blog topics were great inspirations. We decided that the great advertising slogans would also be great inspiration for blog posts! So, we would like to introduce the Ad Lib Group Writing Project!

Here’s the deal: you write a blog post inspired by a great ad slogan and then send the permalink either to Randa or me (cpolanosky [at] gmail [dot] com). The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, March 12th. To sweeten the deal, Randa and I will each choose an entry that strikes us as the most creative or best application of the slogan and reward the author with their choice of either a $20 Amazon or iTunes gift certificate. (yes, that means there will be two winners)

Here are a few great ad slogans to get you started:

1. A diamond is forever (De Beers, 1950)
2. Just do it (Nike, 1988)
3. The pause that refreshes (Coca-Cola, 1929)
4. Tastes great, less filling (Miller Lite)
5. We try harder (Avis, 1962)
6. Good to the last drop (Maxwell House, 1915)
7. Breakfast of champions (Wheaties)
8. Does she … or doesn’t she? (Clairol, 1964)
9. When it rains it pours (Morton Salt, 1911)
10. Where’s the beef? (Wendy’s, 1984)

If none of those strike you, feel free to use one of your own favorites or pick one from a larger list at Wikiquote.

We will reveal the winners, compile the full list of entries, and post them on our sites for everyone to enjoy after March 12!

I first noticed that CNN was starting to embrace social media when I suddenly started getting traffic from their site after linking to one of their news stories. However, this morning while catching up on the daily news, I noticed something else:

I noticed the WordPress favicon in my browser tabs and started to look at the page much more closely.  Scrolling down the page, I saw many familiar WordPress elements like “posted time”, “filed under”, “permalink”, “add a comment”, “comment policy” and the ever familiar smiley face under the Powered by Wordpress credit at the bottom of the page.

It is great to see traditional media outlets beginning to use our favorite blogging software!  And based on what I have observed from the political race so far, blogging, social media, and technology in general are all tools that will play a major role in the success and/or failure of more than one of the candidates!