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It seems the online world is the perfect place for all the madness taking place every April 1st, but I’ve noticed some of the pranks circling the Web today are really good ideas and worth discussing here on Wisdump.
Gmail Custom Time
Gmail users have long wanted a send email in future time feature to avoid unnecessary [...]
The Share This button, originally a WordPress plugin by Alex King (interview), is now a separate project, along with the Share This icon and everything. It’s hosted these days, but you can still download the self-hosted plugin should you prefer not relying on an external service.
And it’s apparently used by bookstore and -printer Lulu, which [...]
It is bound to happen, the Google Web Browser that is. For a company so focused on delivering online applications that compete with the old desktop variant, a reliable browser and the direct connection with the users it offers just sounds like the obvious choice.
So where is the Google Web Browser?
Some might say that Firefox [...]
ProBlogger’s got a post up by Suzanne Falter-Barns, basically retelling Andy Wibbels’ opinions on why blogs have killed conventional websites in a 13 point list. In other words, the question they’re asking - have blogs killed conventional websites? - i rhetorical to say the least.
The answer, being yes they have, obviously, is also wrong.
No, blogs [...]
Flock 1.0 is out, and it’s branding itself as a social browser. What that means is that they’ve integrated a number of online applications and social networks in the browser, easily accessible via buttons and sidebars. You can post tweets, see what your Facebook friends are up to, upload photos to Flickr, or even post [...]
Information/Pornography
The Web 2.0 love-in is already fizzling out. I’m not alone in thinking that we need a new term for what’s happening around us. Om Malik proposes that we just start calling what’s going on “innovation” again, while Steve Rubel coughs up the “Cut and Paste Web“. Very punk rock Steve, but I prefer to [...]
The tumblelog phenomenon is new enough that well-designed sites are still few and far between. Here are 5 unique designs that break out of the mold:
cameron.io
Well known for his Tumblr themes, Cameron makes nice use of color and different icons for each type of post:
topherchris
Great header:
tumbl.us
Nice attention to detail in the wrap around images [...]
With the internet now clogged with multiple “mini-blogging” options making it easy to to fritter away all your time sharing everything from your random thoughts to your latest finds. Twitter, Pownce, Jaiku and Tumblr are generally seen as the 4 frontrunners, and while it’s not necessarily comparing apples to apples, it’s worth a look at [...]
A recent interview at Daily Blog Tips showcased the thoughts of Coding Horror’s Jeff Atwood on RSS. It was an interesting viewpoint, and one that got me thinking.
RSS is a technology; it should be completely invisible to the average user. When it isn’t, you get stuff like Oprah redefining RSS as “Ready for Some Stories”. [...]
I predict that personal home storage is going to all but fade away in the next few years. There just won’t be any need for it. Those who still insist on buying portable hard drives and encased gigs to throw next to their machines will be looked at by the young’ns the same way we [...]
