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Impressive personal blog powered by Movable Type is Martenminkema.nl.The site is a great example of how you can totally alter the design and style of a website using MT's templating system.Along with classic thumbnail generation feature and some lightbox effects, you'll see also load of custom navigational content depending of the page context.You'll have to understand Dutch to appreciate fully the author's writings, radio and TV program-maker.Website has been built with the help of Mat Wijn and Ilja Hehenkamp....

If you don't know it already, pay a visit to Solar Aid, an independent charity aimed at helping the poorest communities in developing countries access solar power.They've built a nice website using MTOS 4.1 and enable readers to follow up on each project through dedicated blogs.Solar Aid was funded in 2006 and is a nice example at how charity can combine efficiently entrepreneurialism and innovation with the values of the charity sector.Check it out and don't hesitate to support them the best way you can....

We've just launched a new application for Movable Type : Motion.This free MT social application, in Beta for now, has the following key features :Rich microbloggingPost texts, links, videos, pictures in a simple clickAction streamsCollect and share actions from dozen of services (Flickr, Youtube, Twitter, Digg...)Easy sign in for commenters (OpenID, Google Connect, Facebook connect...)Half a billion web users can now comment your contents without any additional registrationEnhanced profiles for your membersAny registered member of your site can show their actions from across the webTo learn more on MT Motion...

Le Web '08, Europe's largest conference dedicated to the web industry, is fast approaching. Now in its fourth year, the event will feature such esteemed speakers as Paulo Coelho (award-winning author of The Alchemist), Nikesh Arora (Google UK), Michael Arrington (TechCrunch), Chris deWolfe (MySpace), Dave Morin (Facebook), Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn) and many other luminaries hailing from the Internet industry and beyond.As a founding partner of Le Web, Six Apart is offering a discounted rate on tickets until 20 November. Standard rates range from €1,495 to €1,794; our special reduced price...

This week, President-elect Barack Obama made history. Regardless of one's political orientation, nobody can deny that his campaign was the best-executed, modern operation seen in recent years. Exit polls indicate that Obama accessed large numbers of young, first-time voters -- and his deployment of Web2.0 tools (including an iPhone application, a Facebook page, and of course, his Movable Type blog) was obviously a winning strategy.Incidentally, President George W. Bush also used Movable Type during his successful campaign for the US Presidency.To stay on top of the latest developments in...

Where blogging is concerned, the question most often heard among the uninitiated is: what for? Andrew Sullivan of The Atlantic shares his thoughts on this very subject in Why I Blog, a comprehensive look at the medium from a historical and sociological perspective.Mr Sullivan blogs regularly on the TypePad-powered Daily Dish as well as elsewhere on the Movable Type-powered Atlantic....

Britney Spears is back, better than ever... and on Movable Type. Check back regularly - Britney promises to update her blog with "videos, pictures and other cool stuff"....

Wednesday at Six Apart is the day of the weekly hackathon - a full day of playtime in the Dev Department. At times, these creative sessions can turn out some pretty impressive results.Witness Sandbox for Movable Type, created by Beau Smith and Bryan Tighe. An MT plugin, it allows for radical changes in the design of existing blogs through the magic of CSS. It is also useful for those who are migrating from WordPress to Movable Type and want to keep their current design. Sandbox for Movable Type is based...

August has been a big month at Six Apart, with the release of the MT4.2 update as well as the long-awaited arrival of Movable Type Pro. The availability of both 4.2 and MT Pro is exciting news for all existing users as well as for those currently shopping around for blog software - have a look at the main features offered in these new versions:MT 4.2 Update Speed: Up to 100 times faster for common tasksSimplicity:  More templates for easier customization  Security:  Built-in TypePad AntiSpam for better protection Movable Type ProOn...

Mein.salzburg.com, a community site dedicated to life and leisure in the Salzburg area, has more than doubled its readership since creating their Movable Type blog. The service is managed by Salzburger Nachrichten, a respected daily newspaper read throughout Austria and is working toward being the premier address for all kinds of essential information for locals.Find out how Salzburger Nachrichten used Movable Type to increase their audience and create a dedicated new community here....