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Post comments on any site on the web

So I was reading the box.net blog when I saw that they’re allowing visitors to chat with the box.net team. Even cooler than that is the way that they’re doing it. They’re using Gabbly, a neat service that lets you chat about any URL on the web. All you have to do is visit gabbly.com/http://www.intelliot.com/…Continue Reading…

Appeals of MySpace

There’s room for a competitor, but MySpace does some things well. Here are some thoughts on this post. MySpace’s users are mostly 13-25 years old. Its main appeal is that it’s sprawling out of control. News Corp is starting to reign in aspects of it. Some think this may cause its user base and visitors…Continue Reading…

Blogs can be duplicated in other formats

This comment at Micro Persuation got me thinking. What “Ne0h” suggests is that bloggers can do more to reach the “AOL crowd.” That is, the world of people who aren’t advanced Internet users, but need content handed to them. What restrictions do blogs impose, and how can we overcome them? They’re hard to read, hard…Continue Reading…

There’s Space for a MySpace Competitor

I was reading a post at ensight and a lot of thoughts came to mind. I think the conclusion that the entire discussion points to is that there’s an unmet demand for a competitor to MySpace. Although Facebook is an excellent alternative, it’s not perfect. It’s targetted toward college students, and it doesn’t support blogging….Continue Reading…

One-Click Spam Removal

This is something I wish WordPress had. I’m going through 220+ comments on one of my entries, just clicking the little edit button, selecting the Spam option, and then clicking Edit Comment. This is taking a lot of time, but I’m doing it because I don’t like spam. There should be an easier and/or faster…Continue Reading…

Finished Reading the Da Vinci Code

The ending has a great twist. I expected there to be twist, but it wasn’t at all what I was expecting. It’s very well-written, and the ending, in my opinion, is very satisfying. It really makes you fall in love with the character of Robert Langdon, though. It’s addicting, too. The book has caused me…Continue Reading…