Monday, May 26th, 2008
101 Everyday Uses for Twitter
The simple dictionary definition of “Twitter” is “microblogging/social networking platform that places a 140- character limit on each individual post/tweet.” However, describing Twitter thusly would fail to encapsulate the power of this new omnipresent medium. So, instead here are 101 examples of how Twitter members regularly use the service.
Community Powered Local Search - This Could Actually Work
I found a site last night that claimed to be the “Easiest Local Search Ever”. My reaction to this: “Oh reeeaaallly.”
10 Cool Websites We Recommend
A list of 10 websites that are either useful or entertaining. Personal favorites: Cooking for Engineers (self-explanatory), thesixtyone (safari for music junkies), and Rentometer (save money on rent).
GigaOM Favs: 10 Blogs You Should Follow
Om Malik shares the comprised results of a twitter survey and personal contributions of his team members. The results are definitely useful!
Finally the definition of Web 2.0 & 3.0
One of the most misused buzzwords finally gets defined. Now we can stop people from labeling everything on the internet as Web 2.0. Please stop the madness.
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
SEO Shenanigans Pose Clear & Present Danger to Social Media
Steve Rubel: “I have recently witnessed a disturbing trend. Some respected experts are advocating launching social media marketing programs solely for the purpose of influencing search engines, rather than with the intent of fostering collaboration. This represents a clear and present danger to the fabric of the community.
Facebook Offers $85 Million To Acquire Chinese Social Networking Site Zhanz
Facebook is said to have offered $85 million to acquire Zhanzuo.com, a Chinese social networking site with seven million users.
Was Digg the best social site of 2007?
In 2007, the world’s favorite social network, MySpace, quickly gave ground to Facebook and companies like the ill-fated Netscape tried to take on Digg. But which of these sites was the best of 2007?
The Next Social Network: WordPress
Could open-source blogging platform WordPress serve as your next social networking profile? Chris Messina, co-founder of Citizen Agency, thinks so. He’s started a project called DiSo, for distributed social networking, that aims to “build a social network with its skin inside out.” DiSo will first look to WordPress as its foundation.
Inside The Social Networking Craze
If you’re not already a part of the social networking craze, it can be difficult to understand what’s so great about sites like MySpace and Facebook. But nonetheless, millions of people flock to them and lead secondary lives on them.
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Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
I have a domain name and hosting account sitting there just burning to be used. I purchased a script a few days ago that looked like it had lots of promise. After installing it, I learned that it was nothing but full of bugs. Since I didn’t have the time or patience to fix someone else’s mess, I asked for a refund, which I got. Really, if a script gives me issues again and again, I can just imagine the emails I will receive when real people start using it. Sometimes these computer dudes really don’t have a clue.
Anyway, I have been looking into Drupal lately. I have heard so many good things about it. Obviously, I use WordPress already (for this blog). As I research Drupal, I am noticing many similarities between the two applications. I am reading that WordPress is great, but Drupal can do what WordPress does and a whole lot more. I have even heard that you can use Drupal for a social networking script (by the way, I did find THE social networking script, but it costs $20,000 per year for licensing).
So my question is, what exactly are the differences between WordPress and Drupal? Which one is older? I know they both have very dedicated and large communities of developers and followers. Will they both end up being the same thing as they grow through the years? Can I set up Drupal to be automated…like a link directory or an article submission website?
So many questions…
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
I have been thinking of next year’s projects lately. Some thoughts that have crossed my mind have been an employment site, a real estate listing site and a social networking site. I did quite a bit of research tonight on the last one…the social networking thing.
I came across a bunch of them…
- phpFox
- Buddy Zone
- AlstraSoft efriends
- Dzoic’s Handshakes
- PHPizabi
- Elgg
- Boonex Dolphin
- Barnraiser
- Drupal
Believe it or not, I crossed all these off my list for one reason or another. No one had anything bad to say about Drupal, besides the fact that it is a bit hard to learn and that you need to be an expert to get a few things done. Otherwise, at least one person had something to say about all the others. You wouldn’t believe how many fake reviews there are out there about all these pieces of software.
One big turnoff about the whole project idea was how so many people fought with each other over which script was better than the others. It makes me not believe any of them. Fake reviews…fighting forums…dealing with a website that a bunch of people may actually live on…not too attractive. Still, I am interested.
So, I may be looking for a partner for this one. I need someone who has something in the works, someone who is better than me (right). If you know of anyone who is already in on this topic, please let me know.
Oh yeah, the script (whether it be custom made or a package) needs to be php/mysql.
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