Just doing some Beta testing for a new blog roll called Criteo AutoRoll.
You might be wondering what's new or different about this blogroll.
Well, this widget displays links to blogs my readers are visiting the most often. They will trace the number of visits of each unique reader on each blog that has installed AutoRoll. The more often a reader visits a specific blog, the greater his affinity is with the blog.
I am sure you are wondering about the benefits like I was.
According to Jean-Baptiste Rudelle, CEO of Criteo RITEO, first of all, you will have a blog roll, based on other readers with similar reading habits. Secondly, you will also have highly qualified incoming traffic for your blog, comprising of new readers with a strong affinity with your blog.
Try it out and tell me what you think.
You can also check out their blog for news on the latest developments.
Note: It will take few days after you install the widgit before your displayed blog roll is fully relevant.
14 February 2007
Teenage debt
Just read this really worrying news in the money news section of the Lombard Direct website.
According to the report, 50% of teenagers in the UK will be in debt by the time they turn 17. This was the part of the findings of a poll carried out by the Personal Finance Education Group (pfeg). Another finding which really surprised me was that "one in 20 young people in the UK think they do not have to ever pay back money borrowed on a credit card".
Are they really that stupid?
By the way, Lombard Direct is part of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. It was established in 1995 and is one of the largest and most respected financial institutions in the UK.
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According to the report, 50% of teenagers in the UK will be in debt by the time they turn 17. This was the part of the findings of a poll carried out by the Personal Finance Education Group (pfeg). Another finding which really surprised me was that "one in 20 young people in the UK think they do not have to ever pay back money borrowed on a credit card".
Are they really that stupid?
By the way, Lombard Direct is part of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. It was established in 1995 and is one of the largest and most respected financial institutions in the UK.
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13 February 2007
Simple is boring
Þæs ofereode,þisses swa mæg!
It's very old English phrase, which translates into "That went by, so can this."
Anyway, was going through this site called Take More Risks by Matt, a 23 years old blogger.
The site design is really plain. I am a believer in simple designs too but plain is simply boring. He's definitely not going too win any web design prizes in the near future unless he does something.
Maybe what the site needs are some nice images to brighten it up a bit and maybe a nice logo instead of the present plain one.
He wrote a post about having too many categories on his blog, but I couldn't see any categories when I visited. Maybe he has taken them down.
Having said that, site has some interesting topics but many of the posts are way too long and I am not sure whether anyone has the patience to go through them entirely. Unless you are a geek like me who likes to read long posts, I don't think this blog is going to bring back a lot of repeat visitors.
Might come back again.
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Blogger templates
A few guys have asked me about my blog template and how to install it on Blogger.
My template is based on (and heavily modified from) Nonzero1.0 by NodeThirtyThree Design.
Even though I have moved to the new Blogger, still retaining my Classic template for obvious reasons. Planning to work on a XML template later on but till then, I am quite happy with the present template.
Feel free to look at the source code of my blog.
in case you are interested in converting your old template to the new Bloggerbeta, you might want to check out this post on Singpolyma.
Hackosphere has a number of great Widgits that you can add to your blog.
Happy blogging.
My template is based on (and heavily modified from) Nonzero1.0 by NodeThirtyThree Design.
Even though I have moved to the new Blogger, still retaining my Classic template for obvious reasons. Planning to work on a XML template later on but till then, I am quite happy with the present template.
Feel free to look at the source code of my blog.
in case you are interested in converting your old template to the new Blogger
Hackosphere has a number of great Widgits that you can add to your blog.
Happy blogging.
Server monitoring tool
The Simple Server Monitor might be of interest to you guys who are responsible for maintaining servers. This beta release allows users to monitor remote servers and services.
This powerful server monitoring utility, supports Ping, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, IMAP, POP, and custom port monitoring. It has several other bells and whistles. Check out the site for more technical details.
Anybody interested can try out this utility by downloading a 30 free trial version. The utility sells for $49.95. In case you are interested in buying it, you might be happy to learn that the company is a 20% off coupon, (coupon code - V20BETA). The coupon is valid till 31st if March this year.
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This powerful server monitoring utility, supports Ping, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, IMAP, POP, and custom port monitoring. It has several other bells and whistles. Check out the site for more technical details.
Anybody interested can try out this utility by downloading a 30 free trial version. The utility sells for $49.95. In case you are interested in buying it, you might be happy to learn that the company is a 20% off coupon, (coupon code - V20BETA). The coupon is valid till 31st if March this year.
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Site statistics tools
On my site I have the following tools, which give me info about my site statistics:
1, Sitemeter
2. Onestat
3. Alexa
Most statistics tools require you to upgrade to a paid service in order to obtain detailed statistics.
Most of us are concerned how people get to our site. In other words, what are the Top search queries that lead visitors to our site.
Just found out that I could obtain this info using Google Webmaster Tools. You can also see a list of pages on your site that have links pointing to them from other sites. It also tells you whether your site has any Web crawl errors including dead links.
Try it out for yourself. However, you need to sign up with a Google account before you can try out all the goodies and there are loads.
A humble request for those of you which still have Webstats (the free version) on your blogs. Please get rid of it. Haven't met anyone who likes pop up ads.
1, Sitemeter
2. Onestat
3. Alexa
Most statistics tools require you to upgrade to a paid service in order to obtain detailed statistics.
Most of us are concerned how people get to our site. In other words, what are the Top search queries that lead visitors to our site.
Just found out that I could obtain this info using Google Webmaster Tools. You can also see a list of pages on your site that have links pointing to them from other sites. It also tells you whether your site has any Web crawl errors including dead links.
Try it out for yourself. However, you need to sign up with a Google account before you can try out all the goodies and there are loads.
A humble request for those of you which still have Webstats (the free version) on your blogs. Please get rid of it. Haven't met anyone who likes pop up ads.
12 February 2007
Buying a domain name
Just bought myself a brand new domain name. It's registered to me for 2 years and I will definitely do something useful with it.
I couldn't get the .com and had to settle for the next best - .net.
My head is bursting with ideas and no, I am not going to use the domain name for this blog. The ah ok lah blog will remain with Blogger as long as Blogger remains (and keeps it free).
I couldn't get the .com and had to settle for the next best - .net.
My head is bursting with ideas and no, I am not going to use the domain name for this blog. The ah ok lah blog will remain with Blogger as long as Blogger remains (and keeps it free).
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