For those who capture the minutiae of their lives in a Moleskine or Rite in the Rain, I present the example to which we should all bow.

The Domesday Book is online.

Technorati Tags: Domesday Book, Domesday, Moleskine, Rite in the Rain, notebook, census, history, UK, England

Tags: book, HTTP, IE, IM, it, LAN, live, Om, online, pr, search, Technorati

Since it was launched yesterday, Sphere has been added to the GrabPERF system.

Standard two-word and one-word search performance graphs are available.

Technorati Tags: Sphere, blog search, search, GrabPERF, Web Performance

Tags: blog, GrabPERF, GrabPERF.org, HTTP, it, Om, One, performance, PHP, search, Technorati, web, Web Performance

Microsoft releases a new browser, and, of course, Live Search is the default search tool.

Google is pouting.Who do they think they are? Shut up and sit down.

New Microsoft Browser Raises Google’s Hackles

Microsoft, you have got me to say something that supports something you are doing. Ain’t viral marketing grand?

Now shut up and sit down.

Technorati Tags: Google, Microsoft, search, Live Search, IE7

Tags: browser, cro, Google, HTML, HTTP, IE, IM, it, LAN, live, marketing, Microsoft, Om, RSS, search, Technorati, tn

I have been shopping around for a new, unlocked GSM phone. I live in the US, so these are not as readily available as they are in the rest of the civilized world.

The criteria I have can be summed up easily:

• Candybar/brick: I have learned to hate flip phones
• Tri-Band: 900/1800/1900 (no 850 for me!) for largest range of coverage
• Keypad for easy text messaging

So far, I have narrowed the search down to three options:

• Sony Ericsson J200i
• Motorola C650
• Motorola T68i
• Motorola L6 (A boy has to dream!)

If anyone knows of any other candidates, or has domments on my shortlist, they would be appreciated.

Technorati Tags: J200i, C650, T68i, unlocked GSM, GSM, 900/1800/1900, tri-band, worldphone, world phone

Tags: app, css, EAD, GSM, HTTP, IP, it, live, Om, One, pr, search, Technorati

Netcraft reported that World of Warcraft was having a wee bit o’ performance hell. [here]

Guess a few wizards are going through withdrawal right now.

Looks like Joi Ito, a serious World of Warcraft fiend, might have to mount up his troops for an all out assault on this one!

PS: Looks like it just staggered to life! Watch the onhoing saga here!

Technorati Tags: Netcraft, World of Warcraft, Joi Ito, GrabPERF, Web Performance

Tags: ARIN, EAD, Google, GrabPERF, GrabPERF.org, HTML, HTTP, IE, IM, it, Om, One, outage, performance, PHP, pr, search, Technorati, trim, web, Web Performance

I heard (via TechCrunch and Om Malik and PubSub) that there is some … transition at PubSub.

Now, I have a soft spot in my heart for PubSub, because Bob Wyman was the first person to really notice and appreciate the things I was doing at GrabPERF. I wonder what the future holds for this team.

Frankly, I would agree with Michael Arrington’s comment that PubSub is a likely acquisition target. They do offer a very interesting service, but as a standalone offering, the opportunities are becoming increasingly narrow. As part of a larger Social Web/Web 2.0 firm with a broad range of products, PubSub’s technology could become the glue that holds the various parts together.

Update: Salim Ismail, the now retired CEO, posts his own comments here.

Technorati Tags: PubSub, blog search, Web 2.0, management, acquisition

Tags: Acquisition, app, blog, GigaOm, GrabPERF, HTTP, IE, IM, it, leave, Malik, Om, Om Malik, One, posts, pr, run, search, steps, techcrunch, Technorati, update, web, web 2.0

I just had a look at the list of domains that I own and realize that
I want/need to clean house. There are 3 domains that I want to keep,
and 9 that I am looking to get rid of.

Domains that I want to unload include:

• mod-deflate.net
• mod-deflate.org
• performancecore.org
• performancecorps.org
• performancefreaks.org
• performanceguru.org
• performanceindex.org
• searchindex.org
• webcaching.org
• webcompression.org
• webperformance.org

Currently asking $2,000 each for webperformance.org, webcaching.org, searchindex.org, performanceindex.org, and webcompression.org, and anything I can get for the others.

edgeio-key: 00878878ccc0ba01e6db77a82889f12e12fcb084

Technorati Tags: listing, Web performance, domains for sale, for sale, domain name

Tags: caching, compress, compression, current, deflate, HTTP, it, Om, performance, pr, search, Technorati, the other, web, Web Performance, WebPerformance.Org

Best of the Web Blog Search has been added to GrabPERF. Thanks to Scoble for the heads up.

Technorati Tags: BOTW, Best of the Web, blog search, GrabPERF

Tags: ads, app, Apple, blog, EAD, GrabPERF, HTTP, Om, pr, search, Technorati, web, wordpress

If anyone wants to know why I am proud of GrabPERF, this graph should give you a clue.

Every hour, an aggregated value is produced for every test url. Counting up the Geometric Mean aggregations on a daily basis, the growth line is pretty amazing.

Doing a rough calculation, the system has grown from testing 40 urls to testing 104 urls.

But the true scope of this growth can only be seen by looking at the number of data insertions into the raw data table on a daily basis.

Currently, with the four measurement agents (I turned down one of the Technorati agents today to relieve the strain on the database server), the system is handling nearly 300,000 data insertions a day. Not even in the same timezone with most of the major sites I measure, but when I think that this is a system that I designed, I am stunned. For an unfunded, not-for-profit, one-person effort, I am constant astounded by what this system can handle.

Other areas of note over the last year:

• The Technorati-donated servers can now easily hold 60 days of detail data on a robust enterprise grade system, in a real datacenter
• The basement datacenter is now closed
• The new interface was created specifically to allow the system to grow and easily accommodate new features
• People are now approaching me on a daily basis to have sites added, or to have data explained
• GrabPERF went from one measurement agent to five agents in four locations, including a location in Europe (Portugal)
• GrabPERF has been used in various places to serve as an indicator or motivator for performance improvement, including: Bloglines, Ping-O-Matic, Technorati, PubSub (1 and 2), Blogwise, and others.
• A number of corporate and individual sponsors have stepped forward to support our efforts in many different ways: money, servers, measurement locations, commentary and critiques

I know that I have said it many times in person, or online, but thank you all. Those of you who use and support GrabPERF are the ones who continue to motivate me to make this system better on a daily basis.

Keep those cards and letter coming.

Technorati Tags: GrabPERF, growth, Web Performance, analytics

Tags: analytics, app, ARIN, blog, corporate, current, data, database, design, Europe, geometric mean, GrabPERF, GrabPERF.org, HTML, HTTP, IE, IM, improvement, it, measurement, NY Times, Om, One, online, performance, performance improvement, Portugal, pr, search, server, Technorati, testing, web, Web Performance, wordpress

Scoble posted that Technorati just released a major update. [here]

Sifry and Kennedy have pulled one more rabbit out of the hat, just before GrabPERF goes off the air. Congrats guys.

CLICK IMAGES

Technorati: technorati, Search

IceRocket: technorati, Search

Tags: blog, GrabPERF, HTTP, IM, it, media, Om, One, pr, search, Technorati, update, wordpress