Find Out What Twitter Users Are Viewing Your Website
I’ve used the TwitterCounter badge that tells people how many followers I have on Twitter for quite a while now. It’s nice, but not really useful unless you’re a narcissist. They’ve recently released something much more useful: TwitterCounter Remote. Remote is a small piece of code that adds a widget to your site that tells you which Twitter users have visited your site recently.
All you have to do to set it up is fill in a few fields and have the service auto generate a small piece of JavaScript for you. Take that and paste it wherever you want it to show up on your site and you’re done.
I’ve already found and followed 10+ people who have visited my blog with this thing. I think it’s a brilliant way to increase your following on Twitter and to create better relationships with people you know are visiting your site (something basic Analytics can’t do).
Ted Stevens Strikes Again
It seems Mr. Stevens is at again.
If you recall, last year he introduced a bill called DOPA (Delete Online Predators Act).
*Note to self…find out how to delete people from the internet. I want to delete the bastard who keeps sending me emails trying to sell me V1@gr@. I’ve told him over and over again that I already have plenty. I wonder if it has to do with these mysterious tubes I keep hearing about? Hmm…
Oh sorry. Anyway. The bill stated that all schools would have to block any and all interactive websites. This included most notably, MySpace, Facebook and Digg. The bill went nowhere and died on the steps, just being a bill.
But don’t count the T-Train out quite yet…or is it T-Truck? Anyway…
Somehow out of the ashes, our lovable, idiotic, “I need a funny quote for my blog” punching bag, Ted Stevens, has risen once again.
My Favorite Web 2.0 Sites
http://orangoo.com/spell – Orangoo Spell Check is an online spell checker. Big deal right? Well, it can spell check in 28 different languages. The site also gives you the code to put the spell checker on your own site (not really sure how to use this, any ideas please let me know).
http://www.30daytags.com – 30 Day Tags is a site that utilizes “tags” to organize data for what they say is easier searching. Sites are then ranked not by algorithms but by user feedback. The content is refreshed every thirty days (hence…well, I think you can figure it out). On a side note, I do believe that tags are a web 2.0 fad that will be obsolete very soon, but the site is a very good idea.
http://keepvid.com – Found a video that you want on your MySpace account? KeepVid.com will allow you to download video from Google video, YouTube, Break.com, iFilm, PutFile, and a bunch of others. Now that video is here to stay, keep this site in mind.
