Tag: WEBSITE

There are plenty of comparison tools for site traffic. Given a few minutes, we're willing to bet our readers could create a graph of a site's popularity over time. But what about graphing an artist's plays on MySpace or YouTube, how often people write blog posts about each presidential candidate, or how many people are seeding a file on BitTorrent? Trendrr lets you graph, compare, and mash up ...

There has always been one major problem with the internet: it's run by humans instead of LOLcats. Sadly, the government isn't into LOLcats, so we'll never see the dream realized. There is, however, a simulation effort. I'd like to introduce the LOLinator. The LOLinator is a website designed by an underground effort of LOLcats to show the world what an LOLcat internet would look like. It takes ...

Serving as a webmaster's Swiss Army knife, Test Everything! allows you to run a bunch of different tests on your website and domain name, ranging from Alexa traffic details to CSS validation. To use, simply type in your website's URL, select a category, and check the boxes next to the tests you want to run. When you've selected all of your tests, click the "Test website!" button and wait for your ...

Want to wish a happy holiday to your web site's visitors today? Or put up a spiffy little banner announcing the birth of your child or pretty much anything else? QuickRibbon is an online tool that allows users to plug in a few choices and get a nifty ribbon banner that can be displayed on websites to announce something special. No fiddling with code and images, this online tool does almost all ...

Remember that craze back in the early days of the internet? The early 90's. You remember, the time when the animated gif was a cult phenomenon? Well, like pogs, they are back. Move over YouTube, GIFTube is your one stop shop for everything animated gif. Users upload and share their creations or findings to make their MySpace pages, websites and blogs as flashy as they can through the provided web ...

Do you have something kicking around you don't want but which somebody could still get some use out of? Why not barter? Goods and services have been exchanged for other goods and services since the stone ages. It's a simple way to trade items between parties without cash. Giventake takes the process online. The website lets people trade items for something they have a use for. Users start off by ...

Have your ever been randomly searching for something online, only to realize you closed a window and cannot for the life of you remember what website you were on? You might be able to check your browser history or use a bookmarking tool. But what if you want to share your browsing records and let other users see where you've been? Hooeey lets you record eveyr site you visit. You need a hooey ...

HowStuffWorks has gotten Discovered. The nine year old website that basically explains how stuff works, has been bought by Discovery Communications, the company behind the Discovery Channel, TLC and Animal Planet for $250 Million. This move, combined with the another recent purchase, Treehugger.com pushes Discovery's web strategy by enabling them to bring their large amount of content to the web ...

As the weather slowly shifts from summer to fall, many of us are left thinking about traveling south for some sun. With plenty of trip planning websites out there, TripCart focuses on combining all attractions into a single convenient location. When the time to getaway rolls around, check in with TripCart. This travel website focuses on attractions that would be interesting to hit up when ...

If you have ever had the need to create a quick and dirty webpage for a last minute party, or even to provide more information for the item you are listing for sale on Craigslist, Jottit could be your savior. Users start off on the plain and simple Jottit home page. All that is provided is a textbox where users can input any text they wish. When you click "Create a page," text will then show up ...

Yahoo! is the next big company planning on opening up its source code, giving application developers more power in creating tools that engage users. The company has already opened up access to their email letting third parties create widgets that access address books and mail services, but is planning on rolling it out on the Yahoo! homepage and other services. To a large part, the future of ...

What's on your mind? Podobo wants to know! Then they are going to mash it up and link your ideas and thoughts up with someone that thinks the same. Useful? Maybe. Podobo is a simple online website where people can basically jot down their thoughts and ideas via a mobile device, or the web interface. Picture a micro blog format like twitter where people can instead use your thoughts for profit. Its ...

Like any other good social site out there, Facebook is on the IT's list of websites to block. The popular social network is getting a lashing at workplaces worldwide as employers recognize how much time employees are spending on it, and the possible phishing attacks that could occur. Like YouTube, IM's and various other time wasting websites, companies are starting to get the fall out from lost ...

Yahoo! has been quietly testing out a new video feature on its homepage: inline videos. If you have wondered by Yahoo.com over the past few weeks you may have noticed videos such as Barry Bonds breaking the all time home run record, or exclusive Daily Show footage. These were embedded using a preview version of the new inline video player technology that Yahoo! has developed. The service has ...

Should news be free? DLS thinks so, but some major media outlets think not. News Corp, the new owners of the Wall Street Journal online at WSJ.com, still believe that users should pay for their news. However, a lack of subscribers and a realization that online content is all about the free availability has began investigating plans to turn things around. Rupert Murdoch, News Corps head honcho said ...