Posts Tagged With: links
· June 17, 2008 at 5:42 am · Desktop
Tags: download, facts, Firefox, firefox 3, links, Mozilla, Resources
While you are waiting till 10:00 AM California time, why not browse through some of the Firefox 3 archives of stories, posts and links on Firefox Facts? Here are a few of my favorites from the past few months…
Also be sure to watch or subscribe to FirefoxFacts.com all day long for any new and exciting Firefox 3 news!
· May 15, 2008 at 5:55 am · Interviews
Tags: apps, feedmyapp, future, internet, links, matteo, Web-2.0
For a long time I visited TechCrunch to see a lot of the latest Web 2.0 apps out there, but not anymore. I’ve got a resource to share with you that is ten times better than that. FeedMyApp.com is my favorite resource when it comes to finding the coolest and the newest in Web 2.0.
The large database there is also handy if you want to search around and find an application for the job or tool you wish to make better. I recently had a chance to chat with the guy behind the magic there Matteo Alessani about the FeedMyApp.com web site and what it is they do there.
What was the reason for starting the FeedMyApp.com web site and what keeps you going with it?
Matteo: The main reason we started FeedMyApp was that there wasn’t anything similar on the web. There were lots of sites and directories listing web 2.0 apps, but we just wanted to create a simple, easy to use and up-to-date site with the latest and best web apps. Most web app directories, list entries with their respective logos. We thought that most users couldn’t gain much information from a single visual. So we focused on describing each web app with a title, a short tagline (sometimes written by us) and a screenshot. Moreover we are always surfing for new apps, so why not put gather and share them all with our readers?
Do you have a team of people behind the web site, or are you a one man team?
Matteo: I normally work on FeedMyApp on my own, even though my other two colleagues help me find and add new. When you surf the web you always come across interesting new apps. So as soon we find a new one, we add it to FeedMyApp!
When finding new Web 2.0 apps out there do most of them come to you or do you do most of the finding?
Matteo: We do most of the finding although a small portion (99% are pharm/spam apps) are authentic and not yet listed on other web sites. del.icio.us is another excellent source of new sites and web 2.0 apps.
In your opinion, what does it take to get a lot of people’s attention these days?
Matteo: Simple, updated, new content. I could grab people’s attention by adding some useful features to the web site. But I prefer to follow the “keep it simple” mantra: do less and do it better than anyone. However, we are planning some cool new features for our web 2.0 directory.
I know you can’t make use of them all but, out of the hundreds that you have reviewed, which Web 2.0 apps are you using in your day to day life?
Matteo: In my day to day life I mainly use Last.fm, Flickr, Gmail, del.icio.us, LinkedIn, Twitter, Basecamp, Feedburner, Digg and Facebook. At Extendi we always use Ruby-on-Rails, Prototype and script.aculo.us for our web 2.0 projects!
Remember to check out FeedMyApp.com and let him know I sent you there.
· April 8, 2008 at 7:12 am · Odds & Ends
Tags: links, plugin, related posts, RSS, visitors, WordPress
The WordPress Related Posts plugin might be the best of the bunch. I have added this to a few of my various projects and online homes and I have to say I am really impressed that all you do is pretty much install, fill in some options and you are done.
Once activated, this plugin will automatically slip related links after all of your stories, articles and posts on your WordPress powered blog.
To your right here you can see what the admin interface looks like for the plugin. Pretty simple stuff. If you wish it will also add related posts to your RSS feed too.
If you want a simple way to keep people on your web site a little longer - related links to other stories they might be interested in is one of the best ways to do it. This WordPress Releated Posts plugin is hands down the easiest of the many out there that do this sort of thing to get up and running. On the web page for it, it says it is only for WordPress 2.3, but it has given me no problems at all on WordPress 2.5.
· March 13, 2008 at 7:44 am · Hot Web Topics, Online Tools
Tags: bookmarklet, browsers, lifehack, links, MySpace, popular, share, social networking
I have been sharing a lot of my posts and articles on MySpace lately to get a few more interested readers coming in, and after a long search I ran into one problem. Yes, MySpace has the "Post to MySpace" feature now that makes sharing URLs from other non-MySpace sites easier. The problem is nobody has written a bookmarklet for it yet.
Well, that was the case till I figured I would give it a shot. Drag and drop think link on to your bookmarks toolbar:
Add to MySpace!
To cover all my bases, here is what you do - depending on the browser you use:
Firefox - Drag and drop the above link to your bookmarks toolbar or right-click the link and select "bookmark this link".
Internet Explorer - Right click on the link above, and select "add to favorites".
Safari - Drag and drop the link to your bookmarks toolbar.
I hope this helps out anybody else looking to quickly share interesting articles and sites with your friends and stalkers on MySpace. If anybody wishes to be my bud - you can find my MySpace profile and add me there!
· February 14, 2008 at 6:47 am · Personal, Resources
Tags: bookmarks, instapaper, links, read later, simple, temp, tools
A few weeks back on Firefox Facts I shared with all my technique for saving links to read later. The general idea is to create a “temp” folder in my browser - keep it on my bookmarks bar and then drag URLs into it as I need to. I think I have found a system that beats that hands down.
I have been using Instapaper for the past few days and I love it. No goofy Web 2.0 useless and mind-numbing features I don’t want or need. I just hit one bookmarklet that says, “read later” and it is saved for me. Later on when I have time to read just login to Instapaper.com and you are good to go from anywhere.
If you have any questions out the service, the FAQ is pretty in depth and also I want to toss a big thanks to the creator too.
· February 3, 2008 at 5:00 am · Software Help, Web Development
Tags: development, download, links, popularity, resource, Software Help
Want to see how popular you are on the Web? I recently found a pretty neat program that checks your popularity against some other web sites that you might be competing against for eyeballs out there on the Web. Link Popularity Check does an alright job and giving you the facts and figures you need.
Once you get Link Popularity Check installed, this is the type of readout they deliver to you:
The positive of this program is it gives you a nice visual representation of where you stand out there with some of your competitors. It searches Google, HotBot, AllTheWeb and MSN search. The downside is that you have to put up with some advertisements and be careful not to give your e-mail address to their “newsletter”. As you can see a lot of information there to comb through to find out what is working and what you might need to work on.
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