Archive for May, 2006

Yahoo Developer Network - outstanding API services

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

I have to hand it to Yahoo, they've really outdone themselves with the Yahoo Developer Network. These folks designed a great site and they made sure to pay a great deal of attention to detail. They have source code examples in all of the popular languages, and their ...

Web 2.0 - how far along is the movement?

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

This post extends on a conversation I was having with Gomer. In it, we discussed what Web 2.0 means to us, and we both admit although it's new to us, we think the concept is the future. Usability is what seperates the "men from the boys" in a ...

Desperation is unbecoming for a Web 2.0 website

Monday, May 29th, 2006

One of the key advantages to the Web 2.0 websites is just how hell they've grown, and mostly through word-of-mouth advertising from satisfied users. The idea is simple: your users become evangelists. Since they're happy with your service, they tell us others, who tell others, and so on ...

Article Man - tell us a story

Sunday, May 28th, 2006

I get to look at a queue filled with "SEO articles" all day, and I have to tell you: what luck to have found such a gem of a job ;) Article writers are a new breed on the internet: many of them are keyword spammers posting as "expert ...

O’Reilly and the Irish Web 2.0 Conference Controversy

Saturday, May 27th, 2006

The controversy heated up a bit, with different camps choosing their arguments. The anti-O'Reilly people are hot, and demanding a lynching. Pro-Reilly supporters like John Battelle urge everyone to be calm, until O'Reilly returns from his vacation. Apparently, pissing people off is tiring work ;) BoingBoing says no ...

Programmableweb - a nice repository for Web 2.0

Friday, May 26th, 2006

I stumbled along a nice website today using my Bloglines. The site is ProgrammableWeb, which is dedicated to keeping us up to date on the latest "mashups" from the Web 2.0 universe. . What a "mashup" is, is a web application derived by using the "APIs" of ...

Already ranking for Shoemoney - could it be this easy?

Wednesday, May 24th, 2006

Wow! I knew taking ShoeMoney's money would be easy, but I never had any idea just how easy. I assumed the best of the best were going up against me, in a cataclysmic contest of ShoeMoney Supremacy. Now I'm not so sure. I mean, I debuted in the ...

Social media press release - jazzing up the press release for Web 2.0

Wednesday, May 24th, 2006

If Web 2.0 really is a different place, than it probably needs its' own set of rules. At least, that's the thinking behind a new social media press release template that is making its' way through the Blogosphere.. Web 2.0 represents a chance for users to get involved, ...

New search engine marketing Podcast

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

Please check out the newest Search Engine Marketing Podcast. This is a part of our current blitzkrieg of the internet marketing community. This particular Podcast is intended for beginning internet marketers and attempts to clear up some of the mis-conceptions newbies may have about our industry. Make sure to leave us ...

Shoemoney: vote for me for Shoemoney

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

I've been think about Shoemoney a lot today. I can't kid you, gentle reader, it's troubling. Shoemoney is a larger than life character, and I should know. I tried ignoring his constant cries for attention, but finally he got to me. He appealed to my sense ...