Are weblogs being read?
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22 Italians (funny, it only read 12 when
I first read it this morning) died in a
bomb blast in Iraq
22 Italians (funny, it only read 12 when
I first read it this morning) died in a
bomb blast in Iraq
11/13/2003 08:53 AMBombing comes despite attacks on insurgents .. lourd tribut ..
CNN
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Read My Lips: Read My Lips Proudly
Presents the 89th Edition of the
Carnival of the Vanities
Read My Lips: Read My Lips Proudly
Presents the 89th Edition of the
Carnival of the Vanities
06/03/2004 06:36 AMRead My Lips: Read My Lips Proudly Presents the 89th Edition of the
Carnival of the Vanities
tig.mu.nu/archives/030809.html
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If you read nothing else today - READ
THIS
If you read nothing else today - READ
THIS
03/13/2003 12:46 PMgreat piece (full of the truth) .. The French Connection .. New York
Times .. him seriously .. Bill Safire
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"If you read nothing else today - READ
THIS"
"If you read nothing else today - READ
THIS"
03/13/2003 03:47 PMHow many webl0gs are there in the UK?
How many webl0gs are there in the UK?
12/09/2003 10:54 AMRight. For a whole range of reasons, I'm getting increasingly
interested in finding out how many weblogs there are in the UK. If we
could demonstrate that a large number of UK-based webloggers exist,
then it could have a whole range of effects: it could encourage
publishers to find constructive ways to engage with the community,
could encourage UK-based people/companies to get more involved in
building weblog-based software (or to spend time thinking around Denton-esque micro-publishing
ventures like Gawker, Fleshbot and Gizmodo). All kinds of stuff.
Now there's no really useful way of effectively measuring these
things, but it occurs to me that we'd probably be able to motivate a
good number of people to make themselves known as weblogers if
everyone who read this post stuck up a mention/plug for one or more of
the major geographical portals onto their sites. So I'm going to
wander off now and check that I'm listed on:
And please - if you've got ten minutes and are interested in
helping to uncover the lost continent of UK webloggers out there, then
stick something on your site about this too.
webl0gs come webl0gs go
webl0gs come webl0gs go
06/16/2004 01:23 PMThe most painful kind of generosity are the promises you cannot
fulfill. The people who were once so grateful then turn on you, and
your self-esteem is sure to take a beating.
Many years ago, in a fit of generosity, Dave Winer offered to host all
early-bird adopters of editthispage.com free hosting of their weblogs.
This included php.weblogs.com.
Well Dave Winer recently announced that he was closing down the
weblogs.com and editthispage.com websites. He no longer runs a company
that can support these sites and they are a personal and financial
strain on him.
I was disappointed, but I had no expectations that Dave would do this
in perpetuity. My momma taught me to keep my expectations low when it
comes to free things. After all, Dave and I have never met, and I've
only exchanged a couple of emails with him.
I had a feeling that something like this was going to happen because
the site has suffering from poor performance this past month. So my
contingency plan was to ship the weblog to a commercial hosting
service like weblogger if need be. During the weekend, just before the
site was cut off, and before any announcement by Dave, I moved my most
important open source project to sourceforge, to
http://adodb.sourceforge.net/.
Today I got an email from Lawrence, Userland's webmaster:
Subject: php.weblogs.com
From: "Lawrence Lee" deleted#userland.com
Date: Wed, June 16, 2004 1:46 am
To: jlim#natsoft.com
Priority: Normal
Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510
We'll be continuing to host php.weblogs.com, we made special
arrangements
with Dave to keep it running.
Lawrence
I didn't ask for special treatment, so this is a pleasant surprise.
Apparently the people at Userland decided to host this weblog and Dave
emailed me, saying he had nothing to do with this decision. Of course
I don't expect this offer to be permanent either, and I will deal with
that when the time comes. The website's performance is still terrible
though, and I have no expectations about this either.
For those who ever wondered what the icon below each post means, it's
a graphic emoticon of how i feel. I think the jazz singer Billie
Holiday is an appropriate image for this post; her songs are always
bitter-sweet. It sure feels like Stormy
Weather or Come Rain or
Shine.
I would also like to thank those of you who emailed me privately about
this issue. RSS seems the best
way to access this web-site at the moment, as it continues to go down
at random times.
"Webl0gs.com"
"Webl0gs.com"
02/17/2004 08:53 AMold.webl0gs.com
old.webl0gs.com
06/14/2004 03:50 AMold.weblogs.com
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Webl0gs.com Needs Help
Webl0gs.com Needs Help
12/17/2004 06:37 PMAs anyone who pings it knows,
weblogs.com is not holding up well
under the strain of the blogosphere’s
growth curve.
Today Dave Winer is
asking for help in getting it re-engineered. He seems to be
convinced that it has to be done in C; I wouldn’t be surprised if a
smart PHP or Java (
Velocity
maybe?) implementation could carry the load just as well. On the other
hand, for someone who’s never
written an Apache module, this
would be a simple one, it’s a useful skill, and that’s about as
close to the metal as you can get. In any case, I’m pretty sure
Dave’s right that it wouldn’t be a good idea for a big company
(like Sun, for example) to step up and say “we’ll do it” because
the suspicion of cheating from outsiders, and the temptation to tilt
the table a little for insiders, would both be a real issue. A pity,
because a big company (like Sun, for example) already has the
infrastructure to support this and wouldn’t even notice the
bandwidth. And a pity because I already know how to write Apache
modules and would like to learn Velocity. I’m dubious that the
notion of “one central place that everyone pings” is going to hold
up for the long term, but for the time being it’s useful and would
be a good project for anyone with the cycles to spare.
Webl0gs, Inc.
Webl0gs, Inc.
04/15/2005 04:52 AMWeblogs, Inc. Home Page - www.weblogsinc.com .. weblog
'trade-publishing' .. Jason Calacanis .. weblogsinc .. blurb .. WIN ..
It
weblogsinc.com
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"certain webl0gs"
"certain webl0gs"
06/05/2004 09:07 AMMore on the webl0gs.com/rss
More on the webl0gs.com/rss
03/13/2003 10:16 AMDave Winer again:: "Second, I believe it was a mistake to spec the new
element as part of the blogChannel...
"old.webl0gs.com"
"old.webl0gs.com"
06/17/2004 11:32 AMWebl0gs.com Goes Dark
Webl0gs.com Goes Dark
06/15/2004 11:31 AMSudden Closure of Weblogs.com Strands
Bloggers: Three thousand blogs hosted at weblogs.com has gone
offline because Dave Winer decided to shut the server down.
...some users protested that they had no warning of the
shutdown, and thus were unable to download copies of their sites,
including user comments. Winer said he will export a site's content if
its owner makes a specific request, but would not do so before July
1.
Dave provided free hosting to all these people, which is great, so
he really owed them nothing. However, I think perhaps a little notice
would have made thing easier for these folks.
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Webl0gs Content API
Webl0gs Content API
03/13/2003 01:00 PM
Don Box: Tim Ewald, Joe Beda, ChrisAn and I are trying to
get the new format for exchanging items working. Here's a
preview of what it looks like now
This format has a number of interesting twists. First, it
is document literal XML which
Anonymou
s
[presumably Gary Burd] doesn't particularly feel is vi
compatible. I'd bet that Don's example was entered in
Emacs. Note that the cited xhtml namespace incorrectly points
to the same namespace as the blog content.
Like
prior iterations from Don, the content is included literally,
with no need for encoding. This brings up two questions: if
literal XML encoding is acceptable for the body, why is it all of a
sudden unacceptable for headers? And how should multi-line
headers, like the short description (sometimes referred to
excerpts) be encoded?
What is also interesting about this example is that it separates
the metadata from the content. While this surprised me, it
does makes sense from a SOAP processing model perspective: the one
element in the body it intended for the ultimate destination (in
SOAP parlance, this is the default actor) and must be understood,
the others may be handled by intermediaries and/or disregarded.
I'm not sure what the right split between data and metadata is
in this instance. The split that Don, et. al. proposes does
have the disadvantage of precluding the ability to the functional
equivalent of
pingbacks.
[Note to Joe: can you put some anchor tags in your Comment API
proposal?]
Unicode and webl0gs
Unicode and webl0gs
04/19/2004 08:33 AMHossein Derakhshan: We should promote Unicode standard among English
speaking programmers. Many tools do not work well with Unicode and
this
sucks. Spread the meme Please test your clients, servers,
comments, and feeds. ...
Webl0gs as Advertising
Webl0gs as Advertising
03/11/2003 02:00 PMProject Blogger: doomed to fail. For now.
"Webl0gs Harvard Law"
"Webl0gs Harvard Law"
12/19/2003 11:55 AM"really doesn't like personal webl0gs"
"really doesn't like personal webl0gs"
01/08/2004 07:18 PMOn Collaborative Webl0gs
On Collaborative Webl0gs
05/31/2004 12:33 PM"d2r: an introduction to webl0gs"
"d2r: an introduction to webl0gs"
11/02/2003 03:13 PMd2r: an introduction to webl0gs
d2r: an introduction to webl0gs
11/02/2003 06:30 AMintroduction .. blog ..
d2R
dynamicobjects.com/d2r/archives/002399.html
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More on Business Webl0gs
More on Business Webl0gs
10/28/2003 11:07 PM
I've mentioned before the idea of using web log ("blog")
technology to keep your web site fresh and up-to-date, and to add a
more personal experience for the users.
Webl0gs and authority
Webl0gs and authority
05/24/2004 12:54 PMcam reminds us all what actual blog science looks like
What webl0gs are news?
What webl0gs are news?
10/29/2003 01:13 AM
Every so often I hear from a person with a weblog who has asked
to be included in Google
News, was turned down, and is not happy about it. I understand
this must be difficult for Google, how do they decide? Some of their
choices are puzzling. And it seems to matter what CMS is used. If it's weblog
software, it can't be included, if they use a more expensive CMS, they
can? If it's one person writing, they can't; if there's more than one
they can?
Here's what they say when rejecting a site for inclusion in
Google News: "Thank you for your email. We have reviewed [url] but can
not include it in Google News at this time. We currently do not
include news-related blogs. If there is a non-blog news site
associated with this movement, we would be happy to review it. We
appreciate you taking the time to contact us and will log your site
for consideration should our constraints change."
Has your site been turned down by Google News? Comment
here. Doc
Searls is also interested in this question.
MP3 Music Webl0gs
MP3 Music Webl0gs
08/31/2004 05:56 AMI have been running the wget
script we wrote about several months ago and I am amazed at the number
of songs we are pulling down. Many are from artist I have never heard.
Some are from cover bans and their re-makes of popular music along
with music that has been ripped from a copyrighted CD. Thus far though
it has been a interesting experiment in checking out all the new
tunes. I am sure my Internet provider is happy with me as the run
today pulled 1.6 gigs of music simply amazing.
Here are the sites I poll and if you have any other MP3 weblogs
that you know about drop me a line.
http://senses.typepad.com/
http://www.3hive.com/
http://www.christopherporter.
com/
http://ggth.
typepad.com/media/mp3_blogs/index.html
http://djmartian.blogspot.com/
http://www.bellybo
ngo.com/links/sharity.html
http://www.
free-conversant.com/thom/main/2004/05/26
http://musik.antville
.org/stories/676094/
http://te
achingtheindiekidstodanceagain.blogspot.com/
http://www.fatplanet.com.au/
http://music.for-robots.com/
http://tofuhut.blogspot.com/
http://www.scenestars.blogs
pot.com/
http://blog.largeheartedboy.co
m/
http://www.l
ivejournal.com/community/talkiewalkie/
http://www.kingblind.com/
http://www.mobile-phone-
directory.org/
http://www.redfishaudi
o.com/samples.html
http://www.purevolume.com/
http://newflux.blogspot.com/
http://www.pop77.com/blog/
http://www.scissorkick.com/
http://amillionlovesongs
.blogspot.com/
http://www.moistworks.com/
http://www.o-du
b.com/crates/weblog/blogger.html
http://music.for-robots.com/
http://mul
tsanta.madvision.co.uk/blunts//indexb.html
http://tofuhut.blogspot.com/
http://www.tangmonkey.co
m/blogs/music/
http://copycommaright.blogs
pot.com/
http://the-big-ticket.blogs
pot.com/
http://www.li
vejournal.com/community/talkiewalkie/
http://www.bubble
gum-machine.com/culchah.html
http://fingertipsmusic.blo
gspot.com/
http://www.londonlee.com/blo
g.html
http://www.mysticalbeast
.blogspot.com/
http://www.livejo
urnal.com/users/moebius_rex/
Google Webl0gs
Google Webl0gs
05/17/2004 10:25 AMOpen Directory - Computers: Internet:
Searching: Search Engines: Google: News and Media: Weblogs: Behold
— a DMOZ category specifically for Weblogs about Google.
Slicing that taxonomy a little thin, aren't we?
Via ResourceBuzz<
/a>.
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Webl0gs about books
Webl0gs about books
10/28/2003 11:06 PMI’ve recently subscribed to three weblogs about books.
Bookslut [
RSS]
h20boro lib [
RSS]
the Literary
Saloon [
RSS]
Anyone know of any other good ones?
P.S. NetNewsWire tip: you can actually drag the RSS links above into
your Subscriptions pane to subscribe. This works with any link to an
RSS feed, and it often works with links to the home page of a site.
"article on webl0gs that actually gets
them right"
"article on webl0gs that actually gets
them right"
06/15/2004 10:24 AM"Webl0gs der TU-Mnchen"
"Webl0gs der TU-Mnchen"
03/27/2005 06:21 PMWebl0gs in education
Webl0gs in education
09/21/2004 04:29 PMVia Scripting News, I see a post by Michael Feldman of Dowbrigade
wishing for a stronger uptake of weblogging in the classroom.
Michael's a professor at Harvard and/or Boston University (I couldn't
quite figure it out) and has one class...
Webl0gs for Capitalists
Webl0gs for Capitalists
01/22/2004 02:43 AMOn February 5th I’ll be speaking at Fastlane Ventures
"How to
Capitalize on Blogging" seminar in Dublin, CA. My presentation...
Are Weblogs A Threat or
Opportunity For Enterprises?
Where do blogs fit in? Are enterprises ready? Do blogs present a new
marketing communication tool? If yes, how can they be used to
understand customers? What are the benefits of using blogs? How are
blogs used in an enterprise? Are they just a
craze?
I’ll publish the slides for the talk after
the conference.
Yahoo! Webl0gs
Yahoo! Webl0gs
12/30/2002 04:51 PMThere's been some discussion recently about weblogs at Yahoo. It's not
the first time, but it came up again. My co-worker Michael Radwin (who
hasn't enabled TrackBack so that I can link this entry to his) posted
his views recently....
WWDC Webl0gs
WWDC Webl0gs
06/03/2004 03:39 PMJonas Luster is
collecting links to
weblogs of people who will be blogging from WWDC.
Of course, as Jonas points out, like Vegas, “most things that
happen at Moscone West, stay in Moscone West.”
Los webl0gs en cifras
Los webl0gs en cifras
07/19/2004 02:45 PM"Me repatean los webl0gs"
"Me repatean los webl0gs"
01/25/2004 08:35 PMOn comments and webl0gs
On comments and webl0gs
01/22/2004 02:18 PMI've thought a lot about comments on weblogs over the years, and
for a mailing list I'm on, I finally summarized some of my thoughts.
Since it might be useful for others, I'm reposting them here. They're
a few questions I ask myself related to enabling comments on weblogs
posts I make. With the proliferation of commenting-ability in today's
weblog tools, it might make sense for people to think a bit before
blindly turning on comments, whether for an individual or group
blog.
1. Do I want feedback on what I'm writing?
I never turn on comments on megnut unless I specifically want
feedback, and
I'd encourage people to think about this when they're posting to their
sites as well. Are you writing about something that can engender a
discussion? And
do you want to have a discussion about it? Not everything needs a
discussion, and if it doesn't, think about disabling comments for
a post, if only to avoid spammers and trolls.
2. Do I have time to manage a conversation right
now?
It's easy to turn on comments, it takes work to host a discussion.
Especially when the post is controversial or inflammatory, the poster
needs
to be prepared to stay on top of the thread. Do you have the time to
nurture
that discussion and keep on top of it, delete the trolls, refocus the
discussion when it gets derailed, etc.? If not, perhaps posting, or
turning
on comments, isn't such a good idea. I know I try and help out if I
see a
thread going awry but I believe it's the poster's responsibility to
make sure
her thread stays on target and remains as civil as possible.
3. Is this conversation over?
There comes a point in every thread when the conversation is done,
either
because posts have petered out or because it's gotten so out of
control and
unpleasant that it needs to end. Either way, the poster should go back
in
and set comments to "Closed." This will prevent people/spammers/trolls
from
posting in old threads, and keep the discussions alive and active on
"current" posts.
Rather than just having a blanket rule -- whether that's "comments on"
or
"comments off" -- it would be nice if we could consider these
questions
before posting. Turning on comments is an opportunity and a
responsibility.
www.venturpreneur.com/webl0gs/arc
www.venturpreneur.com/webl0gs/arc
04/26/2004 10:57 PMCarnival of the
Capitalists
venturpreneur.com/weblogs/archives/000335.html
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AOL To Offer Webl0gs?
AOL To Offer Webl0gs?
12/16/2002 08:22 PMAs noted by a co-worker... an interview with AOL's VP of Community
Products: Q: AOL is getting into weblogs? Weblogs, over the last
several years, have migrated to replace, in some cases, people's home
pages. It's natural that the blog...
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