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March 31, 2006
While researching yesterday's post on Google-dependence, I took a look at how much traffic this site receives from Google. Here's what I found out:
March 30, 2006
If a Google employee drank a bit too much Google Juice and tripped over the extension cord powering things at the GooglePlex, what would happen to your website's traffic? Put another way, how dependent are you on Google's Search for website traffic?
March 29, 2006
Once you find an online news site you like, how do you keep up to date with that site's content? Personally, I tend to use a process that goes something like this:
1. Type in the address (with autocomplete) to get back to the site.
2. Bookmark the site once I find myself going back regularly.
3. Subscribe to the site in order to bring the content to me rather than checking in for new content.
March 28, 2006
A few colleagues and I have recently been kicking around thoughts on the benefits of fixed vs. fluid page width for web design. We haven't come to any conclusions on this yet - the issue will probably never be resolved - but thought it would be fun to open the discussion to all of you.
March 27, 2006
One week ago today at 9:05:03 CST, the Global Flyer coasted into a perfect landing at home base ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Salina, Kansas.
March 26, 2006
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that everyone uses the web differently. Yet we all use one of only a handful of popular browsers to surf the web. Over time people find ways to customize their browsing experience from small changes like adding bookmarks and favorites, bookmarklets, and custom toolbars. FireFox users can take things a step further by installing appropriate Extensions to add additional browser functionality, customizing their web browsing experience. However, we're still falling far short of offering specailized web browsers for pre-defined user groups.
March 25, 2006
Frank Gruber raised a good point in the comments following my post, Ping Your Way to a High Technorati Ranking, when he asked how does one know that another blog is linking to you.
March 24, 2006
The latest HDTV podcast from the HT Guys (#76) mentions Technology Evangelist's syndicated HD videos content available through iTunes.
March 23, 2006
Two months ago, I posted an article called,
"Technorati
Link Optimization: Getting What You Deserve" that explained how the
Technorati blog search engine uses inbound links to blogs to decide how
important a blog is, and thus how high to rank the site. In my opinion, if a
site chooses to link to you, you should deserve credit for the link to you
site on blog search engines like Technorati. I figured out a way to optimize
the Technorati ranking of this site by detecting who's linking to the site,
and pinging sites that hadn't already pinged themselves.
March 22, 2006
One of my favorite features on the Google Toolbar is Autofill. I can type my
personal information one time, such as name, email, mailing address, and even
credit card, then input it into applicable forms with one simply click on the
toolbar. This saves time with online shopping, and ensures accuracy in the
forms I fill out. Additionally, Autofill is smart enough to remind
me when I can use it by highlighting fields it recognizes like this:
March 21, 2006
Please please please link your web site's logo to your homepage. This is a design convention that should really be mandatory by now.
March 20, 2006
How much is your website worth? That's not an easy question to answer, but one way to measure the value is to look at the metrics of sites that have already been sold. One popular example of this is Weblogs, Inc's sale to AOL last October.
March 19, 2006
I mentioned in an earlier post on How to Combat Comment Spam that keyword filtering has been the most effective strategy for combating comment spam used on this blog so far. Since that post went live, the site has seen an uptick in search engine referrals from people looking for a good keyword list to use in their own blogs.
March 18, 2006
What does the future of citywide wireless Internet access look like? Will it be free? Publicly owned? Provided through government authorized monopolies? One citywide WiFi possibility that is gradually turning into a reality is in the works in Minneapolis right now.
March 17, 2006
The following is a list of current technology stories that I find interesting but haven't had a chance to write about yet. If you happen to be familiar with any of the concepts listed below and would like to contribute some thoughts on your experiences, please contact me using the options listed on my bio page or post a comment in the comments field below.
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