I'm having trouble recalling an episode of a TV show, perhaps Simpsons or Futurama, where the main joke of a scene was that advertisers realized what valuable real estate the tongue was and they started putting ads on people's tongues. If I had been able to remember that show (or you tell me in the comments) and embed a clip (assuming it actually exists), it would have been the … [Read more...]
Bit.ly’s New Features
Bit.ly has revamped its simple URL shortening service and the changes have made it one slick site. Dubbed the Fugu release, bit.ly is now a pretty seamless process with extra attention being paid to sharing via Twitter and link analytics. Having a bit.ly account and linking it to your Twitter account is starting to give some real advantages to websites and bloggers. Instead of … [Read more...]
Now Hosted by WiredTree
I recently changed hosting companies and I hope you're able to tell the difference. I certainly can and I'm pleased with spending my money now with a host that doesn't have downtime every other day. The downtime and general instability was the primary issue that caused me to switch companies, but there were other benefits to switching to WiredTree as well. One of the most … [Read more...]
404 Page Not Found, but Kids Found
I randomly landed onto a page that presented a novel idea, making 404 Page Not Found errors more useful by showing information about missing children. Since I got distracted between opening the page and actually reading it, I had to sit for a while and think of how I got there or if it was a message from above. Once I divined that it was indeed a page that I had opened earlier, … [Read more...]
What’s the Harm in McAfee SiteAdvisor?
I'm torn on what stance I want to take on this issue I stumbled across today regarding McAfee SiteAdvisor. The IT security side of me says that any tool that prevents people from stumbling upon bad sites and malicious downloads is a good thing but the webmaster side of me says that any tool that is not moderated well and does not update frequently is bad for websites and thus … [Read more...]