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The Archives
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The Obligatory WordPress Plugins post
I know what you're thinking - "Oh no, not ANOTHER one of those 'list o' plugins' posts!" - and essentially, that's what this post is - a list of super helpful WordPress plugins that I have found usefull enough to install and use them on this blog. I browse through posts like this from time to time in hopes of finding another great widget or integrated/automated tidbit. In fact I've found a greater percentage of the plugins I currently use from posts just like this one. It's frustrating to visit a blog and think, "Wow, I love how they've done 'this; or 'that'!" only to find the ...
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DavidAirey.com - back online!
I posted recently about how logo designer David Airey's website domain name was hacked and 'stolen'. I'm happy to post today that the site has been returned to it's rightful owner and as David writes - a Collective effort restores David Airey.com - it is thanks to the awesome efforts of the community-at-large that David's domain name has been restored. Thanks to all who helped out! This whole ordeal must have been quite frustrating for an avid blogger like Airey who posts quite regularly. My hat is off to him for handling it so marvolously. His posts and social efforts helped to spread the story like ...
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Google Social Influence Experiment
Google has another experiment going at Labs.Google.com integrating social influence into results priority. Imagine if Google had a horrbile industrial accident and was repaired using spare parts from Digg (roll '$6 Million Dollar Man' theme song) The experiment gives Google users the freedom to push up and down search results, and suggest other pages. It's not likely that this functionality would ever make it to the main natural listings since it raises obvious spamming concerns, but it I could see this making it's way into the already bloated optional niche search tools. It might even make an integrated appearance at times (like Images, Video ...
