Link Tips: 20 April 2008
April 20, 2008
- AdSense Secrets Scam Alert: You’ve probably read about Joel Comm’s AdSense Secrets ebook for $9.95 launch. Well, looks like there is a scam behind it, and Mark is calling it out.
- 25 Web 2.0 Generators: Good list with 25 generators to create logos, badges, buttons, backgrounds and rounded corners.
- Web Metrics 101: Even wondered about the meaning of hits, visits, unique visitors, bounce rate and similar? Check out this post then.
- Podcast Interviews: Sometime ago I did two podcast interviews. One with Gobala Krishnam about StumbleUpon, and one with Mani Karthik about blogging. Be aware that my mic stinks, and my audio was terrible. I already ordered a decent one…
- 9 Podcasting Tips: Speaking of podcasts, if you want to get started with one read this post from Performancing first.
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AdSense Secrets 4.0 Launches
April 19, 2008
The Fonts Paradise: dafont.com
April 18, 2008
It is nothing less than the fonts paradise. They have over 7,000 fonts available for download, most in PC and MAC versions. You can search for fonts based on style (e.g., fancy, techno, gothic, basic) or even browse among the Top 100 fonts on their database.
Overall it is a very useful website for anyway that needs to write on computers (which translates to all of us, I guess).
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Alexa Traffic Rankings Undergo Major Change
April 18, 2008
Every blogger who checked their Alexa rankings today would be in for a surprise. Alexa has just completed making some major changes to their ranking algorithm, and possibly any other service that relies on their ranking would also be effected.
In recent months we’ve heard from our Alexa users that understanding Internet usage beyond Alexa Toolbar users was increasingly of interest. Ask and you shall receive! We listened to your suggestions, and we believe that our new rankings system is much closer to what you asked for. We now aggregate data from multiple sources to give you a better indication of website popularity among the entire population of Internet users.Read more
7 Principles of Effective Icon Design
April 12, 2008
1. Approach Icon Design Holistically
Icons fit within graphic systems. Whether they are designed for desktop applications or websites an icon is one of many graphic elements that need to work together harmonically. Carry this logic across icon sets as well. Icons can be appreciated for their esthetic solutions individually, but they don’t function alone. Evaluate your icon designs relative to the graphic system your using them in. Make sure that each icon differs from surrounding icons, while still working together as a whole. In the article Designing an iconic language over at Turbo Milk the author Yegor Gilyov states, “If you need to draw several icons, you need to think over images for the whole set of icons before proceeding with illustrating activities.” This is one of two major points made in this article on icon design. He goes on to explain how failing to plan how the whole set of icons will work together from the beginning will ensure a huge waste of time, as redesign will be inevitable. Read moreThe Best Sources of Content for WordPress Users
April 9, 2008
WordPress is the most popular blogging platform, and I know many Daily Blog Tips readers use WordPress to power their own blogs. As a WordPress user, I enjoy reading about the platform and staying up-to-date with news from the WordPress community. The great thing about WordPress is the endless possibilities that it allows, and by reading from other users and designers there is plenty of information available on just about any topic you can think of.
If you’re looking for technical documentation or support, the codex and forums are usually the first place to look. However, I would like to share some blogs and websites that provide a good amount of WP-related content that I think you will appreciate. Whether you are a theme designer/developer or a blogger who is looking to get more out of WordPress, visit some of these sites and see for yourself.
Weblog Tools Collection (added by Daniel)
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115 SocialNews Sites
April 8, 2008
60 WP Blog Design
April 6, 2008
Best of the Web
April 2, 2008
Tutorial Wrap
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What is the Deal with the WordPress Theme Viewer?
I am a big fan of WordPress, there is no denying on that. When other companies and platforms attack it, I am among the first to defend it. That being said I also believe that we should be impartial with our opinions, and there is one issue that is bugging me for some time already: the WordPress Theme Viewer.April 2, 2008
The theme viewer is essentially a place where WordPress theme designers can upload their themes, and users can download themes. It is a feature-rich website, so you can filter your research with several parameters, leave comments, rate themes and so on.
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