Archive for July, 2007
Newser: It’s a news aggregator site with a neat visual interface – way to be updated on the news in a glance.
“Trey Parker, one of the creators of South Park, was raised in Colorado, where his father attempted to teach him Buddhism. Now, years later, Parker and his animation pal Matt Stone have brought to life the teachings of Alan Watts, the comparative religion expert and philosopher. Under the FurryCarlos Productions banner, the two tapped South [...]
Is YouTube too profane for you? You might want to try GodTube. Or is it simply not profane enough? Then there’s PornoTube (NSFW). Waitwaitwait… all these are just too goy? Then there’s JewTube. Oy gevalt.
“Some bloggers start their sites intending to make big profits. But most of the bloggers we talked to had more modest expectations, and saw their blogs unexpectedly turn into businesses as traffic picked up and ad dollars rolled in.” How Top Bloggers Make Money.
Of all the different ways the Internet has been visualized, this takes the cake as the geekiest of the lot. The Periodic Table of the Internet.
“As Backfence’s co-founder, I thought it would be helpful to discuss some of what we learned from Backfence…. As a pioneer in the user-generated, hyper-local field, Backfence hopefully will pave the way for many other efforts to create locally focused online communities that ultimately will become profitable businesses.” Co-Founder Potts Shares Lessons Learned from Backfence [...]
“You may have noticed that some videos on YouTube simply look better than others. This is because they came from better sources. With a little tweaking and a little know-how, you can prepare your video for YouTube in a way that spares us all from oversized pixels.” How to Optimize your Video for Youtube.
David Weinberger, the author of the seminal Cluetrain Manifesto, talks to Technometria about a new way of looking at information: “The companies that are succeeding in the new digital skies are the ones that allow their customers to add their own information and the aggregators to mix it up, because whether or not information wants [...]
“…Many of the most popular [start] out with a niche idea—an inside joke, a particular obsession—and watching it explode. Of course, most blogs linger in obscurity and are read by only a handful of people, and few ever reach the level [LOLCATS site] I Can Has Cheezburger has. What about a blog like Cheezburger lets [...]
“One of the hardest parts of business blogging is finding a niche where you know you can write successfully. Once you find that niche, naturally you’ll looking to find readers. Those readers that you’re looking for are looking too. They’re looking for a writer they have time for — someone they can trust and rely [...]
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