links for 2006-09-21

• AdSense Hack to Ban Others?

  Pretty odd use of imposterationing, seeing as how Google's quick to figure out what's going on.

  (tags: hackers splogs socialengineering adsense google)

• 20 Linkbaiting Techniqes

  Hmm...he left out spamming and splogs.

  (tags: blogging problogger links mad_blog_hits)

• CSSElite CSS Gallery

  Another CSS gallery.

  (tags: css webdesign web2.0 templates themes)

• SlideShowPro and WordPress

  Golly, that's some nice coding. It's just amazing how simple it is to create something that looks so beautiful. The barrier to entry is so low now.

  (tags: howto plugins wordpress flash)

• XP Myths

  I remember screaming about how you're gonna need a 300MHz CPU?!?!?!?!?!???? Why, NOBODY has that kind of power!

  (tags: articles lists microsoft security software tutorial tips tweaks windows)

• Screens Around Town: Moo.com Flickr MiniCards

  Simple is the new complicated. Almost no configuration options make it quick to make the cards. Small is the new big.

  (tags: flickr microexplosion mashup)

• 5 Reasons Not to Use WordPress As a CMS

  I'm of the mind that WordPress is a terrible CMS, and a great blogging platform. Textpattern would be the best blogging system for me, and yet I'm using WordPress as a CMS. Go figure.

  (tags: wordpress cms tips textpattern)

• Your About Page Is a Robot

  This is why I have a constantly changing, an incoherent as possible About page.

  (tags: articles blogging tips webdesign)

• Google Office: Google Apps for Your Domain

  "Google Apps doesn't compete with Microsoft Office..." Small is the new...er...small? I dig that Joyent got a mention.

  (tags: business joyent microsoft google)

• Add me!

  This is even beyond what I would do for an add.

  (tags: myspace flickr worthlessads)

• "There's a monster at the end of this book"

  Search is all about finding common interests

  (tags: culture flickr search funny)

• Spotback

  If you're not into AJAX, then don't go here. Simple aggregator with lots of options.

  (tags: aggregator beta news web2.0 webapps ajax)

• More conversation about the Google Office

  Rebuttals to Anil Dash's thoughts on Google Office.

  (tags: microsoft google)

• Web Technology Family Tree

  A tech tree.

  (tags: html web technology chart webdesign)

• Commentful

  Another webapp like coComment

  (tags: aggregator comments rss webapps tools)

• Observations on video blogs (vlogs)

  Bill Seaver on vlogs

  (tags: viral video vlog)

• The biggest mistakes made by web design companies

  I tried using black and white. Too much?

  (tags: webdesign web2.0)

• The Several Habits of Wildly Successful del.icio.us Users

  Since I haven't bookmarked this yet.

  (tags: articles bookmark bookmarklets del.icio.us social tagging network tips tutorial)

• Why I don’t use social software

  I just don't have time. This is why I'm getting around to posts from August. Wait, no, I got plenty of time, I'm just lazy. That's it.

  (tags: productivity web2.0 community culture social network)

• The Web Encourages Crap Content

  A-friggin-men. You now know why I've quit producing content.

  (tags: blogging internet)

• Research, Scraps, Ordered Lists, & Social Structures

  People doing research for a post? That's insane!

  (tags: writing internet)

• GUIdebook > GUIs

  GUIs from tons of different OSes. And by "tons," I mean "about 20."

  (tags: design os ui)

• Wize. People Know.

  Social buying. Not ready for prime-time yet, though. The masses are yet uneducated in the way this should work.

  (tags: business marketing research)

• 9rules Search: Find anything you want.

  "Find anything you want. 9rules Search finds all the best content, images, and movies on your favorite topics."

  (tags: 9rules search)

• Five Tips to Increase Your Likeability

  6. Be unbelievably wealthy and attractive

  (tags: lifehacks social tips culture)

• How to Destroy the Earth With a Coffee Can

  Oh, who cares, it's got a picture of Angelina Jolie, so it's got to be scientifically sound.

  (tags: articles howto funny science)

• DiggBait 101: 8 Ways to Help You Get to Digg’s Front Page

  A list for a how to with Digg in the title. That's really all you have to know.

  (tags: lists tips howto digg links)

• How To Get Dugg More: Digg for WordPress Plugin

  Automatically adds a Digg button if it detects you've been Digged. Er, Dugg. Dugged. If somebody put a link to your site in Digg. Or digg. I give up.

  (tags: wordpress plugins digg)

• Creating a Meta-Utopia in a Controlled Environment

  I rather like the simplistic tagging/metadate concept. Less is more, since there's just so many ways I can tag a picture of Lindsey Lohan.

  (tags: social bookmark tagging)

• How to Attract Links and Increase Web Traffic – The Ultimate Guide

  Well, it got my vote. Er, link.

  (tags: links blogging seo)

• Design is deviantArt

  Had to happen sometime

  (tags: designis)

• Weird Google Marketing Tools Errors

  I don't think it's really an error, more of an unintended landing page. That means, you're not supposed to get there from here.

  (tags: google webdesign webapps)

• Improving Apple’s Applications

  Free stuff to make your Mac apps better.

  (tags: free apple apps macosx)

• Regarding the Features and Capabilities of the Various Fifth Generation iPods

  So, there are really THREE different version of the 5th generation iPods.

  (tags: ipod daringfireball updates hardware)

• Runners Log Over 1 Million Miles with Nike + iPod

  Who'da thunk I'd be using the tag again?

  (tags: nike+ apple ipod)

• The ROI on Link Bait

  Being #1 on del.icio.us - that would be nice.

  (tags: del.icio.us seo links)

• How Buggy is iTunes 7?

  Real buggy? Buggy as a fruit bat?

  (tags: itunes beta)

• To Use Sitemaps, or Not To Use Sitemaps, That’s the Question

  This has given me the push I needed to delete my sitemap. I thought I was going to get a huge boost from the use of it, but it's really just another SEO tool I don't really need.

  (tags: tools google yahoo search seo)

• Web 2.0 Winners and Losers

  Most of the winners are just the ones who get the good venture capital.

  (tags: web2.0 business lists)

• Welcome to Writely

  "Sorry, but Safari does not yet support web word-processing."

  (tags: safari google web2.0 webapps)

• Real help files for del.icio.us

  It's about time. I was gonna write some myself.

  (tags: del.icio.us)

• Why did you cancel Stargate SG-1?

  DON'T LISTEN TO THEIR LIES!!!! THEY KILLED SG-1!!!!!

  (tags: del.icio.us funny)

• MenuCalendarClock for iCal 2.6.1

  New version of the iCal helper tool...thing. It puts the right date in there, that's all I care about.

  (tags: ical shareware software enhancement updates)

• del.icio.us network explorer

  Really waste some time checking out the power of your network.

  (tags: del.icio.us flash java)

• Defaker, the Studio 60 Gossip Blog

  Ripoff of Gawker Media's Defamer. Or, is it a licensed ripoff? Who knows/cares.

  (tags: blogs marketing television)

• What will kill Citizendium

  And this is why I love my favorite contrarian, Nick Carr.

  (tags: wikipedia roughtype nicholascarr)

• Bjork Is Back With the Sugarcubes

  Is there ANY song off of Weird Al's new album that hasn't already been uploaded to YouTube?

  (tags: youtube video viral)

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