Blogging archive
TrackBack
2006-02-23 13:08
Via Sam Ruby I noticed that Ben, Mena, Byrne and the rest of the Six Apart crew is putting TrackBack on the standards track
This is a decision I personally applaud. Standards are good for you. So, I’ve celebrated it by permanently disabling support for TrackBack on all of my weblogs. Effective immediatly — I’m tired of dealing with spam.
Site updates
2005-10-23 00:45
Some short messages for my readers:
- Some of you might have gotten duplicate entries in your feeds. This is because the feeds are now valid Atom 1.0. I need to practice what I preach, and so I apologize for any inconvenience caused.
- A few of you might have problems with my feeds. This is because the feeds are now valid Atom 1.0. I need to practice what I preach, and so I apologize for any inconvenience caused.
- Yet a few more of you might have gotten more duplicates. This is because I have actually changed the formal name of the blog, so I don’t appear to be using cloaking techniques. I need to practice what I preach, and so I apologize for any inconvenience caused.
I also apologize to those of you who for some obscure reason like the visual design on this page. It is about to change a great deal. This won’t be today. And to those of you who hate this design: Sorry for keeping you waiting for something new.
Weblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes
2005-10-19 13:39
Link: Weblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes
A good read from Jakob Nielsen on weblog usability.
blo.gs has been acquired by Yahoo!
2005-06-17 13:03
Link: blo.gs has been acquired by Yahoo!
Jim Winstead Jr. on Yahoo!’s acquisition of blo.gs
Nucleus v3.2
2005-03-08 00:45
Link: Nucleus v3.2
Nucleus CMS 3.2 has been released. Among the new features, you will find:
- Enhanced plugin API
- rel=”nofollow”. To which I ask: How do you disable it?
- New skin
- SkinFiles plugin installed by default on full installs
- Better comment and trackback spam protection
Atom/RDF/RSS content-negotiation survey
2005-01-19 01:03 – 12 comments
Cool URIs don't change. That's also why newsfeeds should have exactly one URI, and only one URI. HTTP has accepted methods of negotiating content through Accept: headers and q-values for content types. This is a survey with the goal of finding out how aggregators are handling this. Do they send out the correct q-values, and get the appropriate feed in return?
Referer spammers are comment spammers too
2005-01-16 15:44 – Nine comments
Is there a connection between referer spamming tools such as Reffy, and mass comment spamming in Movable Type?
Paperblogging
2005-01-07 19:37 – Two comments
Paperblogging is the new black. PodCasts are no good, and videoblogging is for sissies.
Six Apart acquires LiveJournal
2005-01-06 08:26 – Leave a comment
A solution for blog spam?
2004-09-06 14:40 – Ten comments
Introducing automatic semi-moderation as a solution to blog comment spam: even if spammers get through, they will have nothing to gain from spamming.
Opera 7.50: News aggregation done right
2004-03-11 02:06 – Two comments
Opera 7.50 makes newsfeed subscription real easy: When you click on a newsfeed, Opera 7.50 will add that feed to your subscription list.
New feed locations
2004-01-28 21:29 – Leave a comment
The newsfeeds on this site have moved to a separate subdirectory. If aggregators don't pick up the HTTP redirect, resubscribe.
Opera 7.50 preview and my Opera Journal
2003-12-22 00:40 – Six comments
Opera 7.50 tp1. Highlights include a cleaned up UI, massive improvements to the mail client, support for RSS and IRC.
Trackmarklet templates
2003-11-22 23:08 – One comment
Templates for the Trackmarklet section on this site; RSS 2.0 and opera.adr.
Comment RSS
2003-11-02 20:09 – Two comments
There is now a comment feed for this site
Comment spam again
2003-10-20 14:58 – Leave a comment
On mass comment spamming and closing comments on old entries.
It's not Pie, it's not Echo, it's not Not-Echo
2003-07-16 16:09 – Two comments
It seems that the-project-to-end-all-syndication-wars has finally gone and gotten itself a new name. The new name seems to be _Atom_—so now you all can look forward to _atomizing_ your sites.
Welcoming a guest
2003-06-24 00:07 – Three comments
A big welcome to fellow blogger Asbjørn Ulsberg.
RSS Reloaded
2003-06-23 21:00 – One comment
On forward motion in the newsfeed/syndication community.
Bayes for blog comment moderation?
2003-06-23 14:26 – Three comments
Can Bayesian text classification be used to battle blog comment spam?
Replacing RSS
2003-06-22 06:20 – Three comments
On why we need a newsfeed format that has been subject to a proper standardization process.
So, you want to be read?
2003-06-18 11:30 – Five comments
Inspired by Sam Ruby and Mark Pilgrim, I share my thoughts on what actually makes me read a weblog, or drive me away from it.
Trackback with autoexcerpts
2003-06-16 20:59 – Five comments
Another updated version of the trackback bookmarklets for creating bookmark blogs. Now has the ability to automaticall create excerpts
Trackbacks as bookmarks, update
2003-06-10 01:40 – Five comments
Updated trackmarks-as-bookmarks bookmarklet that also works in Internet Explorer.
Abusing TrackBack for fun: Mobile blogging
2003-05-26 18:56 – Four comments
Instructions on using TrackBacks to blog from any WAP-enabled phone, including a sample template
On Roll - RSS 2.0
2003-05-22 13:32 – Leave a comment
There is now a separate newsfeed for bookmarked items.
Trackbacks as bookmarks
2003-05-22 02:34 – 21 comments
How to use TrackBacks to create a bookmark blog in Movable Type
Blog comment spam
2003-05-08 10:46 – Seven comments
Is blogosphere buzz a possible motivation for blog comment spammers?
The rumours are true
2003-03-27 10:10 – One comment
About my (ex) girlfriend. She's still a terrific writer.
Convergence: nntp//rss
2003-03-19 21:44 – Leave a comment
Review and praise of Methodize Solutions' NNTP//RSS aggregator, an aggregator that lets you read newsfeeds through any NNTP client.
MT Comment spamming
2003-03-16 10:54 – Seven comments
On the first outbreak of blog comment spam. Is blog comment spamming going to become a widespread problem?
Aggregators and automatic updates
2003-02-24 16:58 – Two comments
How often can you fetch a newsfeed before it becomes impolite? An hour? Half an hour? Every five minutes?
Re: Design
2003-02-18 17:00 – Two comments
Summary of the latest virtuelvis.com redesign.