In my opinion the most important change with WordPress 3.0 (aka Theolonius) is the merge of the individual and multiple-user (MU) versions. The new functionality, called multi-site, will allow blog administrators to manage one or any number of blogs from one install.
On the admin side, the look is brighter than the old version and a new theme API will allow developers to, “easily implement custom backgrounds, headers, shortlinks, menus (no more file editing), post types, and taxonomies.” The new administration section also allows blog administrators the ability to update WordPress core files and plugins at the same time. You can create a short URL for new blog posts using your favorite URL shortener. The short URL can be shared on social networking services.
A new default blog template named Twenty Ten comes standard with WordPress 3.0. The new template replaces the old default template and features a refined look along with more customization options than before.

Read the whole new feature list here.

The Nigerian Communications Commission today in Abuja directed telecom operators in the country to stop further lottery related activities till further notice.

While I am not against such VAS wholly, I would rather MTN, Globacom, Zain et al focuses on doing their core business than telling us to win bonanzas.

Now my phone can rest…

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, the logo on Google.com.ng depicts a child’s day at home…to school. So…it’s May 27, but it is great to note that only Nigeria celebrates Children’s day on May 27 (confirm on Wikipedia). It’s a great localization move by Google.

And while I’m sure our independence day might be greeted with this…as I predicted and as Kayode Makinde concurred.

By the way, will Jun12 and May 29 be recognized by Bro. Google? I bet not.

The trick is: you’ve got to get some MTN credit on your phone, say N500. You initiate a Share n Sell transfer of the N500. When the confirmation to send ‘YES’ to 777 comes in, you start making a call. While the call is being processed, ringing, send your YES text. The airtime/credit goes to your friend’s phone, while you too can continue that particular call (don’t try cutting it) for whatever the N500 is worth. After the call, you simply transfer your credit back.

IT’s a no-brainer right? OK, maybe I am not supposed to do this, maybe I am. By the way, MTN is not monitoring this blog Either way, I am not in any way encouraging this. I am telling you and I am telling MTN as well. Whoever reads it first, gets it first. Again, welcome the power of social media.

By the way, MTN has been acting funny in the last few hours; the calls can come in but you can do nothing from your phone – be it making calls, sending SMSes or checking airtime balance.

Mobaganda is a simple way to plan parties, meetings, get-togethers, conference calls, etc. and track who is coming, and who is not. You do not need to register or login at any time. Mobaganda is like Evite, without all the bloat, clutter and unnecessary crap.

I tried it out. And it comes out like this. Happy Buffday in advance, AYF!

What if we were all bound by 140 character sentences in real life? Olorun maje! Constantly being forced to stop mid word or sentence before being able to complete what we were trying to say.

Well two very funny Twitterers @zemoga and @WiltonBound and the team at FromBogotaWithLove, have put together this awesomely funny video to demonstrate the consequences. Let me have your comments please.

fring™ is a mobile internet community and communication service that allows friends to connect, share experiences and enhance their online communities together.

Using your handset?s internet connection, you can interact with friends on all your favourite social networks including Skype®, MSN Messenger®, Google Talk™, ICQ, SIP, Twitter, Yahoo!™ and AIM®. You can listen to music with your Last.fm friends, check out what each other are up to on Facebook, receive alerts of new Google Mail™ and tailor make your very own fring by adding more cool experiences from fringAdd-ons™.

fring puts all your online friends into one, dynamic fringFriends™ buddy list, which is always connected so you can enjoy free calls and instant messaging with all your online friends, see their real-time status, and even find each other’s actual location.

fring combines your multiple IM contacts into one dynamic profile, which shows each friend’s current availability at a quick glance and enables interaction, all directly from this combined mobile profile.

Yola.com

Now my mum can design websites. Thanks to Yola.com

Welcome web design made simple. 

Yola brings website building to the rest of us(rather you). Small businesses. Groups and organizations. Non-profits. My Mum. The guy in the next cube. Everyone. 

Yola is the world’s leading easy-to-use, browser based, website development software for SME’s and groups, and currently has over 2m users worldwide.

Their website builder lets you easily take what’s in your head and turn it into webpages in front of your eyes. Yola lets you make great-looking sites with webpages that work beautifully together.  And, they do it without imposing banner ads or throwing up pop-up ad windows everywhere.

Check out Yola.com‘s exciting features.

Sneak peek: Yola.com was formally Synthasite.com. The startup was founded by South Africa’s Vinny Lingham . Vinny is the recipient of numerous awards, including Top Young ICT Entrepreneur in Africa (2006) & was also a finalist for Men’s Health Best Man (2009) & ICT Personality of the Year in South Africa (2008). He also previously founded Clicks2Customers, which also won the Top Technology Company award in South Africa in 2006, for it’s revolutionary search engine marketing software and services – servicing world class clients such as Walmart.

Ning is the social platform for the world’s interests and passions online. Ning offers an easy-to-use service that allows people to join and create Ning Networks. With more than 1.5 million Ning Networks created and 33 million registered users, millions of people every day are coming together across Ning to explore and express their interests, discover new passions, and meet new people around shared pursuits. Nigerians are not left out either.

Notable nigerian sites powered by ning .com include

1. naijaclimatecool.ning.com
2. lagosians.com
    
3. kickoffnigeria.com
4. naijabook.ning.com
    

Ning was founded in October 2004 by Gina Bianchini and Marc Andreessen.

Go to ning.com and build yours. However an extreme makeover like KickOff’s requires the expertise of a web designer.