Pligg - Another Content Management System

I like the web2.0 looks of it… I don’t like all of the modules that you have to buy, but hey, everything in life isn’t free, eh?
http://www.pligg.com/

CraigsEyes.com - Browse Craigslist By Images Only

Alright, time for something new. Let’s check out the Craigslist API and see if it will allow us to suck down the images everyday and display them in some slick Image Browser that works on 99% of browsers and is a great way to browse furniture, etc… on Craigslist. Adsense under images, baby.

Or flickr, CafePress, or any APIs that are open to image sharing… it’s all about the most kick ass, simple, functional Image Browser around… that just links to sites that are hosting the images.

UPDATE: Ok, they did it over at Listpic.com!

Develop Web Sites with No Coding

If you are llke me, and are not the best programmer/coder/software engineer, but dream up ways to solve needs with web sites… then you should check out these online platforms that make it rather easy to build dynamic web sites with no coding.

• http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/
• http://www.teqlo.com
• http://www.ning.com

I became addicted to Ning about 8 months ago when it came out and created these two apps in about a week. I realized rather quickly, however, that to generate revenue I would have to hire software engineers to provide a service that was truly differentiated. Ning charges you $8/month to run ads, such as Google adsense, on your Ning app, and unless you are pulling in enough traffic to generate more than $10/month then it isn’t worth it. However, if you have a great database of all Brew Pubs in US, for instance, you could easily build an app/map with these apps, and likely make some good ad revenue.

• http://outdoors.ning.com
• http://children.ning.com

Analyze Your Site

Hey WebBastards… run this on your site, to get an idea of where you may be doing things only super web idiots would be doing.

http://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/

Apparently the site we ran this on points all fingers at us as Super Idiots… that is if we care about fools on 56k.

Analysis and Recommendations

• TOTAL_HTML - Congratulations, the total number of HTML files on this page (including the main HTML file) is 2 which most browsers can multithread. Minimizing HTTP requests is key for web site optimization.
• TOTAL_OBJECTS - Warning! The total number of objects on this page is 35 - consider reducing this to a more reasonable number. Combine, refine, and optimize your external objects. Replace graphic rollovers with CSS rollovers to speed display and minimize HTTP requests.
• TOTAL_IMAGES - Warning! The total number of images on this page is 26 , consider reducing this to a more reasonable number. Combine, refine, and optimize your graphics. Replace graphic rollovers with CSS rollovers to speed display and minimize HTTP requests.
• TOTAL_CSS - Congratulations, the total number of external CSS files on this page is 2 . Because external CSS files must be in the HEAD of your HTML document, they must load first before any BODY content displays. Although they are cached, CSS files slow down the initial display of your page.
• TOTAL_SIZE - Warning! The total size of this page is 238407 bytes, which will load in 47.91 seconds on a 56Kbps modem. Consider reducing total page size to less than 30K to achieve sub eight second response times on 56K connections. Pages over 100K exceed most attention thresholds at 56Kbps, even with feedback. Consider contacting us about our optimization services.
• TOTAL_SCRIPT - Caution. The total number of external script files on this page is 5 , consider reducing this to one or two. Combine, refine, and optimize your external script files. Ideally you should have one (or even embed scripts for high-traffic pages) on your pages.
• HTML_SIZE - Caution. The total size of this HTML file is 31080 bytes, which is above 20K but below 100K. With a 10K ad and a logo this means that your page will load in over 8.6 seconds. Consider optimizing your HTML and eliminating unnecessary features. To give your users feedback, consider layering your page or using positioning to display useful content within the first two seconds.
• IMAGES_SIZE - Warning! The total size of your images is 120928 bytes, which is over 30K. Consider optimizing your images for size, combining them, and replacing graphic rollovers with CSS.
• SCRIPT_SIZE - Warning! The total size of your external scripts is 67499 bytes, which is over 8K. Consider optimizing your scripts for size, combining them, and using compression where appropriate for any scripts placed in the HEAD of your documents.
• CSS_SIZE - Warning! The total size of your external CSS is 18900 bytes, which is over 8K. Consider optimizing your CSS for size by eliminating whitespace, using shorthand notation, and combining multiple CSS files where appropriate.
• MULTIM_SIZE - Congratulations, the total size of all your external multimedia files is 0 bytes, which is less than 4K.

ShowMoney Video on Internet Directories

Hey… you’ve probably been over to ShoeMoney’s Blog by now, so hey, check out a video of the ex-fat guy.  Naw… was he really fat?!  Once again he’s got us wondering, and talking about him.  Genius.

MindComet: An Interactive Agency

MindComet does an incredible job integrating a video commercial into their web site. I haven’t really seen this done so well. As an interactive agency, it perfectly demonstrates what MindComet is all about.

The thing is I love one stop shops, so long as they deliever, and it’s clear to me that MindComet is WAY more than another web design company. I mean these guys cover SEO, marketing campaigns, podcasts, blogs, etc.. -AND- their client list is amazing, with Coca-Cola, Coors, Burger King, HP, Buick, etc…
So, if you’ve got a Web 2.0 project underway, you might want to check out MindComet.

Also check out there SEM Voodoo Blog on Search Engine Marketing.