Web Performance, Branding, and Social Media
In: Uncategorized
15 Jul 2006In Canada, the norm is to have a community recreation centre, usually with a pool, an arena and a curling rink.
In the parts of the US where we have lived, community pools are almost unheard of. Private fitness clubs are the only places with pools, other than private homes.
This explains why my seven year-old still [...]
In: GrabPERF| Life| Technology
10 Feb 2006So, the move to the new datacenter is complete. We finished off the final changes last night | early this morning, and the Web server and database are now running on a big fat pipe at 365 Main in downtown San Francisco.
How did I spring for new hardware and hot hosting? Well, I had a [...]
Wow.
This morning, I checked my e-mail, and had a note from Matt…
…via PayPal.
Wow.
Matt, you are one of the true gentlemen out there. Thank you for dropping by and restoring my faith in the community.
Wow.
Now, about the lack of template control in WordPress.com…
Technorati: Matt Mullenweg, Wordpress
IceRocket: Matt Mullenweg, Wordpress
In: Blogging
22 Oct 2005Jeremy Zawodny asked the community for stats on where their search engine referrals were coming from.[here]
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Google is crushing all other engines. However, I have noticed that my traffic has dropped substantially since the new Page Rank indexing began this week. Wonder what’s up there…
In: smp
8 Oct 2005Ok, I thought I was missing something about the Google Feed Reader. I thought it was clumsy and flashy and mostly usefless for the way I read blogs.
Chris Selland makes me feel less alone. [here]
Paul Kedrosky is not amused. [here]
Brad Hill says interesting, but call me when you’re ready. [here]
Bud at The Community Engine says [...]
The CTO of the blogosphere asks: What kind of software would you like developed?
Option 1: Build a product in 12 months that is simple and easy to use but only meets basic requirements. Upon completiion, this company will only fix bugs and provide minimal updates every six months; training through FAQs and some [...]
In: smp
26 Sep 2005For all you local vloggers, there is a vlogging mini-conference coming up in Worcester, MA.
When: Monday, October 3rd, 6 p.m.
Who: You and your interested friends
What: “Meet the Vloggers” Worcester
Why: To learn more about videoblogging and build community
Directions to WPI: http://www.wpi.edu/About/Visitors/directions.html
Campus map to find the Campus Center:
http://www.wpi.edu/About/Visitors/Images/walkingmap.pdf
(The Campus Center is #6, behind Alumni Gym (#3) and [...]
In: smp
11 Sep 2005Don’t you love this country?
Bush lifts wage rules for Katrina
President Bush issued an executive order Thursday allowing federal contractors rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to pay below the prevailing wage.
Oh, and in the arrogant, rich, white people category, the award goes to Jefferson Parish near New Orleans. It seems that the righteous folks [...]
In: GrabPERF
4 Aug 2005Ok folks, now that GrabPERF has been up and running for a few weeks, and people have actually been looking at the data (including the CEO’s of two blog search tools!), it’s time to ask the community that is using this service to contribute to keep it running.
Decommissioned hardware. $20. I am not asking for [...]