Whenever I get code on the brain (like this morning), I always have all these ideas running through my head. While most of them could only be described as “crackhead” at best, occasionally, I score a winner. Today’s idea? A timestamp-driven Flickr plugin that would allow you to see a snapshot of the world at any particular time you want. It gets even better, though, so read on!
May 2006
May 27, 2006
The Coolest Viral Flickr Plugin EVER - 1
May 26, 2006
The Most Rewarding Thing I Do - 8
What’s the most rewarding part of your job? Is it collecting a pay check? Solving a problem? Helping people?
Lately, the one thing that really keeps me going is providing support for the PressRow theme via comments, email, and update releases. The PressRow home site has grown to become a pretty useful resource thanks to users’ comments and suggestions, and it’s been fascinating to watch the community grow without a lot of external advertising or exposure. The theme itself is completely open-source, and generally speaking, I think open-source communities have a genuine feel about them that gives people the warm fuzzies.
May 25, 2006
Are Made-for-AdSense Sites Ethical? - 25
With each passing month, it becomes increasingly clear that there are a zillion ways to make money on the ‘net. One of the most direct and sustainable ways to create a passive income stream online is to parasitically attach oneself to the Google teat and commence sucking. Plenty of armchair Seach Engine Optimizers (SEOs) have spammy, made-for-AdSense sites that act as Google breast pumps for niche topics. Once the milk starts flowing, it’s green, and it’s steady. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
If the only thing that really matters is making money, then I guess these “splogs” aren’t that big a deal. When you look at the relationship dynamics of everyone involved in this AdSense exploitation, though, things are quite different. In fact, I don’t really see how you can possibly claim that splogs developed solely for Google or Yahoo ad exploitation are ethical.
May 22, 2006
Find Out How Much Links from YOUR Site Are Worth! - 7
Ever wonder how much a link from your site is worth on the open market? Well, stop wondering already, and head on over to Text Link Ads to check out the brand-spanking-new Link Worth Calculator! Get a good idea what you could earn each month from text links, and find some of the comical easter eggs, too!
May 22, 2006
Every Dog Has Its Day - 5
My first “author” page on this site made a few cheap promises of dog pictures other random bits of cuteness, but it took me a while to deliver on those…Fortunately, the day of dog reckoning has arrived, and now you’ll notice that I’ve added a new item - “dogs” - to the navigational menu above. It’s all the cuteness you could possibly handle.
May 17, 2006
The Only Thing on Your Resume that Matters to a Smart Person - 48
I finished writing a long, in-depth entry about the discussion that ensued from yesterday’s TechCrunch post.
Then I deleted it.
I deleted it because a lot of people just weren’t getting the point. So, instead of going all in-depth and being overly meticulous (as is my habit), I figured I’d just come right out with the goods.
May 16, 2006
Why Hire an Expert? (Or What the Hell is Mike Thinking?) - 30
What happened to the mutual respect that web professionals are supposed to pay one another? I mean, I know there’s not a formal guild or anything, but seriously - why on earth would anyone want to go out and throw a colleague under a bus without provocation? While I have no sound rebuttal to combat pure insanity, all I can say this morning is this - Michael Arrington of TechCrunch is officially losing it.
May 12, 2006
Figure Out Who Loves Ya, Baby - 11
Ever wonder how much your readers appreciate what you have to say? If you’re like me, then sometimes you’re a little disappointed at the lack of comments or other tangible evidence that screams “we like you…we really like you.” Naturally, you may begin to wonder if anybody really cares what you have to say.
Now, I’m not overly worried that people are going to run off and never come back to this site, but I was certainly curious to find out more about audience behavior. With that in mind, I took a look at my metrics, and I was actually pleasantly surprised by what I found. By applying some very simple mathematics to this site’s visitor data (and using some common sense - what, that’s big for me!), I came up with a way for you to loosely determine how focused your traffic is on what you have to say.
May 10, 2006
PressRow Theme for WordPress - 28
Welp, it’s official. After months of talking about it (but not actually doing anything - that’s crazy talk!), I’ve finally designed a WordPress theme that has been released for public consumption. Yes, it’s true - you too can have a Chris Pearson design for the low, low cost of…wait for it…nada!
May 7, 2006
We Won! You Know, Except for All that Stuff We Lost… - 2
There’s no place on earth quite like Churchill Downs during the first weekend in May. After all, how many places do you know of where you can blow scads of cash and still have the time of your life?
This year, my girlfriend’s sister came through bigtime with Oaks tickets that I was able to share with Patrick and Jay of Text Links Ads. We all had a hell of a time, but the goal of this post is not to provide you with a boring story of personal experience. Instead, I’m going to try and shed light on some things surrounding the Oaks/Derby that traditional media simply cannot cover. With that in mind, kick back, and enjoy some inside info that comes straight from the horse’s mouth!