I recently acquired a webmaster discussion forum that had been semi-dormant for a period of time ie. it was like a wild garden where the weeds had been left unattended.Looking back over the archives you can see that it once was quite a vibrant community, but that after the founder left to move onto other projects, or possibly a more demanding dayjob, the quality of the site … [Read more...] about Rebuilding A Damaged Community
Captcha Sorts Out The Nerds From The Boys
I have no idea how I got sent a link to this, but it did amuse me.If you want to access this particular site you will need to solve this mathematical problem first: … [Read more...] about Captcha Sorts Out The Nerds From The Boys
Why Cuil Sucks
The launch of Cuil, which was a self-proclaimed "Google killer", got a lot of PR. Of course not all of the PR was as positive as the company's spin doctors would have liked.I was planning on posting about Cuil around the time of the launch, but between one thing and another it got put on the back burner. That was until I saw a post today over on TechCrunch where several … [Read more...] about Why Cuil Sucks
Coolsites.ie Finally Live
I have an annoying habit of grabbing domain names on whim and then promptly forgetting why I bought them.Coolsites.ie was one of those domain names that I grabbed a few months ago, as I knew instinctively that I would find a good use for it, I just wasn't 100% sure what...Months later I came across a very tasty MT template called "Mid Century", which has been released … [Read more...] about Coolsites.ie Finally Live
Princess Diana Anniversary
Image via Wikipedia It's amazing how quickly time flies. 11 years ago today Princess Diana died in the tunnel in Paris.I was living in Madrid at the time and remember following the story on TVE as the day progressed.While I remember her marriage to Prince Charles quite clearly, even though I was very young at the time, I don't remember a lot about the woman after that. It was … [Read more...] about Princess Diana Anniversary