Clueless newbie award: Scott Sassa of Friendster

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From 'Friends' to Friendster CEO For
Sassa

From 'Friends' to Friendster CEO For
Sassa 06/03/2004 02:00 PM
Internet News Jun 3 2004 5:41PM GMT

Scott Sassa Moves From TV To PC

Scott Sassa Moves From TV To PC 06/03/2004 10:54 AM
Forbes Jun 3 2004 2:51PM GMT

Friendster Rumors: Sassa Out, Layoffs,
more VC Money

Friendster Rumors: Sassa Out, Layoffs,
more VC Money 06/05/2005 11:21 PM
Long time readers know I'm no fan of Friendster. But I've heard from multiple sources that the following are (or soon will be) true: CEO Scott Sassa is out Layoffs More VC funding (even though they were cashflow positive) Discuss. Or not. (Friendster hackers: If you're looking for another job, ping me. I know folks hiring, both at Yahoo! and elsewhere.) Update: More on this at The Tech Beat. Thanks for the credit, guys. And now Jeff is woried about...

Scott the Webmaster Returns to Scott the
Search Engine Engineer

Scott the Webmaster Returns to Scott the
Search Engine Engineer 03/11/2003 09:43 AM

Scott the Webmaster Returns to Scott the Search Engine Engineer

Well most of today was spent on basic webmastering, content writing and CSS stuff (and I've munged a lot of CSS -- I know it won't validate any longer).  But I just caught my breath and put in a requested feature: RSS Filtering.

Here's What a Filter Does

If you've used Roogle at all then you're starting to see that your own posts show up a lot.  That's bad (well sometimes) so I implemented a new Advanced tab which has the advanced search form with the Filter option.

Let's just say that you don't like my blog.  Then you'd enter http://radio.weblogs.c om/0103807/rss.xml in the filter field and do the search.  And this is what you'd get:

• Before
• After

Other

Can there be more than one filter?  Not right now.

Does it remember my filter?  Not yet.

Can I filter from the search results?  Good idea (I just thought of it).  I'll get on that.

Who thought up this in the 1st place?  Well the filter concept credit goes to, well I can't remember but thank you for the idea.  Leave me a note here and I'll give you the credit and a cross link.

.NET Newbie

.NET Newbie 03/19/2003 10:27 PM
So, while my time is mine, I've decided that I want to expand my practical horizons...

Top 5 .NET Newbie Q and A

Top 5 .NET Newbie Q and A 01/27/2003 10:04 PM
WebmasterBase Jan 27 2003 8:43PM ET

Top 5 .NET Newbie Q&A

Top 5 .NET Newbie Q&A 01/27/2003 05:42 AM
WebmasterBase Jan 27 2003 4:42AM ET

Award winning LINKdotNET grabs another
worldwide award for customer experience
of the year 2004 from Microsoft

Award winning LINKdotNET grabs another
worldwide award for customer experience
of the year 2004 from Microsoft 08/04/2004 07:52 AM
AME Info Aug 4 2004 12:31PM GMT

Help a newbie bl0gger out

Help a newbie bl0gger out 03/14/2005 04:23 PM

A few days ago, I got a letter from a reader named Randy:

I am father to a 2 1/2 yr old girl with her second cancer who is going for a bone marrow transplant in late March. I have just started to think about fundraising when I was forwarded your interview in Wired and it got me thinking that perhaps I could use the same approach to raise money for Julia.

I have been keeping a blog since she was diagnosed the 2nd time on 12/30/04. Although I am a web architect, I know next to nothing about blogs and am spending all my time researching cancer. Thus, the format, graphics, and look and feel have been completely neglected -- the main focus has been the content in order to -- keep a record for family, journal for Julia for when she is older, help me philosophize about life and put her illness into perspective, etc.

I was hoping you could give me some tips on getting started -- some questions that come to mind:

- Finding an ISP that allows you access to the servers (I am currently hosted at Geocities and would have to upgrade just to get PHP and MySQL).

- How to set up processing for micropayments? (We have a fundraising idea around Julia's treatment and progress which would require periodic debit from an account.)

- Tips for building traffic.

- Links to 1) sites that help a blogger, 2) sites to blogs you would consider top-notch, anything else you feel is useful

I know I could find this stuff myself, but I was hoping that you could jump me up the learning curve so that I could get Jules' site up and running.

I emailed him some recommendations but I figured you folks would have some good advice as well. Are there alternatives to PayPal for donations? Tips and sites for beginning bloggers would be helpful as well...Google was only moderately helpful and most links I found skew towards business uses of blogs. Try and keep the duplicate information to a minimum and when in doubt, be more verbose rather than less..."Bitpass is good for micropayments because..." rather than "Try Bitpass". Alright, go.

Newbie Network Changes Name

Newbie Network Changes Name 06/05/2002 07:50 AM
Congratulations to Jason Lotito for changing http://newbienetwork.net/ to http://phpcomplete.com/ . Jason runs an excellent site with lots of interesting tutorials. I understand the original name of the web site was too limiting, and I hope that PHP Complete will lead to new things for Jason.

I would also like to point out that many other web sites publish tutorials on PHP. Unlike Jason's web site these articles are often of uneven quality. One recent one I saw on a site that shall remain unnamed was about "Portable PHP", but it never mentioned problems with magic quotes, differences between Windows and Unix versions of PHP, and many other important issues. That is why I sometimes do not link to these articles. Jason is never like that and always works hard on his web site. Keep up the good work!

"zeldman.bujo"

New PHP Newbie Tutorial

New PHP Newbie Tutorial 05/23/2002 10:39 PM

GarageBand For The Musical Newbie

GarageBand For The Musical Newbie 04/21/2004 08:43 AM
What, I wondered, could an ordinary musical ignoramus like me actually create using this software? Let's find out. By Giles Turnbull, O'Reilly Network (via MyAppleMenu)

DevArticles: Logging in as a Newbie

DevArticles: Logging in as a Newbie 02/10/2003 09:04 AM

This site needs a newbie section!!!

This site needs a newbie section!!! 02/18/2004 03:48 AM
Hi all. I'm noticing a lot of "newbie" questions. This is a great site with a lot of potential to be very informing. I just feel that a little more organization and basic info is needed. I thoroughly enjoy visiting and look forward to learning more from you all.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Superior
Performance Brings National Call Center
Award - 24-7 INtouch Wins the 2004 ATSI
Award of Distinction

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Superior
Performance Brings National Call Center
Award - 24-7 INtouch Wins the 2004 ATSI
Award of Distinction 07/11/2004 02:10 AM
24-7 INtouch, a multi-channel call center outsourcing company, was honored with the prestigious 2004 Call Center Award of Distinction by the Association of Teleservices International (ATSI). 24-7 INtouch was also the recipient of the 2004 ATSI Award of Excellence and was one of the only four other companies to receive both awards. [PRWEB Jul 11, 2004]

Internet exec is political newbie

Internet exec is political newbie 06/28/2004 05:25 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Mon Jun 28, 08:04 am GMT

Newbie -- parse error: unexpected $

Newbie -- parse error: unexpected $ 10/02/2002 04:01 PM

Newbie ISP offers PAYG broadband

Newbie ISP offers PAYG broadband 07/26/2004 05:33 AM
Slams 'Jack of all trades'

Newbie Question: 3660 Bluetooth ?

Newbie Question: 3660 Bluetooth ? 12/22/2004 01:33 AM
All About Symbian Dec 21 2004 8:22PM GMT

WebmasterWorld Flashback : Newbie
Cloaking Primer

WebmasterWorld Flashback : Newbie
Cloaking Primer 06/14/2004 09:14 PM
3 years later, it is still applicable.

I-PASS newbie? Veterans share their
wisdom

I-PASS newbie? Veterans share their
wisdom 12/26/2004 02:53 PM
Chicago Tribune Dec 26 2004 6:14PM GMT

A Geek Newbie review of ATA Hard-Drives

A Geek Newbie review of ATA Hard-Drives 11/10/2003 11:39 PM
Some of you are well aware the speed advantage of ATA hard-drives. Many people have new computers with ATA compliant...

Design Sources, Newbie Tricks, and Site
News

Design Sources, Newbie Tricks, and Site
News 07/01/2002 08:29 AM

"USS Clueless - The truth is..."

"USS Clueless - The truth is..." 05/02/2004 08:40 AM

USS Clueless - How to fight

USS Clueless - How to fight 07/17/2004 04:59 AM
what to do if you have to fight a terrorist on a plane .. has already been brought to bear on this subject .. Steven Den Beste .. ballpoint pen .. (‡) .. bellicose

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Rise of the Clueless

Rise of the Clueless 07/19/2004 09:54 AM
In Wired's July issue, Contributing writer Cory Doctorow writes about the movie I, Robot, in a slam at the late Dr. Isaac Asimov titled Rise of the Machines. I would rather Wired had found someone who had actually read more than two or three Asimov short stories. There is a lot in this article that is debatable but presented as concrete fact, and other "facts" which are downright false.

"Captain of the Clueless"

"Captain of the Clueless" 12/25/2004 11:30 PM

Clueless in Berkeley

Clueless in Berkeley 07/12/2004 04:07 PM
I have written before of my love for my favorite feature in the Berkeley Daily Planet, the Police Blotter. Today while reading it, I ran across this absolute gem which caused me to lose a mouthful of hot Peet's coffee in front of the Cheeseboard. Knife-Wielder Earns Cellular Domicile A 48-year-old Berkeley man found himself with a new and tightly confined residence after police busted him for flashing a knife at a fellow citizen near the corner of Center Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way at 9:37 a.m. Friday. The felon seems to have overlooked that building on the corner and all those blue-clad badge-wearing folks who pass through its portals en route to their black-and-white cars. (For those of you unfamiliar with Berkeley geography, our new police headquarters is at the corner of MLK and Center.) How do you get a job writing stuff like this? I want one. It made my day....

Many UK citizens still clueless about
Wi-Fi

Many UK citizens still clueless about
Wi-Fi 04/14/2005 10:07 PM

Clueless bank

Clueless bank 02/10/2004 03:56 PM
I have an account at Imperial Capital Bank (yes, I know – there are countless jokes to be made of that name). I have it mostly because their interest rate on their checking account is quite good (1.92%, for now ...). Actually, that's the only reason I have an account there. Anyway, I have a check for some GBP laying around, so I called them to find out what they'd charge and which exchange rate they'd use and so...

USS Clueless - The truth is...

USS Clueless - The truth is... 04/30/2004 04:57 AM
Steven Den Beste: The Truth Is .. brilliant article .. IRRITATED

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Clueless In Seattle

Clueless In Seattle 06/19/2004 04:30 AM
Can there be some psychological basis to Microsoft court behavior? By Robert X. Cringely, PBS (via MyAppleMenu)

Newbie touts hosted supply chain for
smaller firms

Newbie touts hosted supply chain for
smaller firms 06/05/2005 11:35 PM
ZDNet Jun 3 2005 11:37PM GMT

USS Clueless - Saddam's trial

USS Clueless - Saddam's trial 12/19/2003 03:48 PM
In fact, what I think we're seeing is fear, panic and desperation.I think those commentators have made the mistake of taking the leftists at their word. For example, Tacitus comments acidly on leftist claims that Saddam's trial would lack "legitimacy" un

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"USS Clueless - Another hammer blow"

"USS Clueless - Another hammer blow" 12/22/2003 08:54 PM

Clueless Old Media, Continued

Clueless Old Media, Continued 06/24/2004 02:30 PM

Cyberjournalist is reporting a truly weird situation, in which the CMP media sites are refusing referrals from Google News. The claim is that Google's referrals are somehow "outside the bounds of fair use" -- whatever that means. Hello?

USS Clueless - Another hammer blow

USS Clueless - Another hammer blow 12/22/2003 05:32 AM
Steven den Beste notes the dynamics behind Lybia's capitulation .. Another hammer blow

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USS Clueless - A letter from Tehran

USS Clueless - A letter from Tehran 12/02/2003 04:52 PM
STEVEN DEN BESTE:

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Lay contends he was clueless about fraud

Lay contends he was clueless about fraud 07/14/2004 08:32 PM

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