Best of Feeds - 26 links - blogging, tips, writing, comics, comments

RSS feeds are like cookies (that are good enough for me). Best of Feeds is a weekly collection of the best stuff I saw on the Internet this week. I post them on Twitter as they happen and then collected together on Saturdays. I don’t blog on the weekend so read these links instead.

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• [WINXP] How to Clean Up a Windows Spyware Infestation
  (codinghorror.com, 1014 saves, 100 inbound links, 1659 diggs)
  • Just surfing the web with Internet Explorer 6 is enough to give you a virus!
  • (spyware, windows, malware, cleanup, tutorial)
• [FACEBOOK] Analyzing the Facebook Platform, three weeks in
  (blog.pmarca.com, 637 saves, 100 inbound links, 936 diggs)
  • Very good analysis of why Facebook’s f8 strategy is so ground breaking. Startups can get 3 million users in a month.
  • (facebook, socialsoftware, api)
• [COMICS] Comic Strip Artist’s Kit (Redux)
  (sevencamels.blogspot.com, 413 saves, 9 diggs)
  • 1975 Disney pamphlet for comic artists with lots of tips and tricks.
  • (comics, drawing, tutorial)
• [BLOG] 9 Lessons for Would-be Bloggers
  (bokardo.com, 326 saves, 100 inbound links, 3 diggs)
  • From the article: ” One of the biggest problems is that some people don’t think they have anything useful to say. They think: look at all the incredible amount of writing out there already…what can I add to it?”
  • (blogging, writing, tips)
• [TECH] Marc Andreessen has a blog
  (blog.pmarca.com, 322 saves, 100 inbound links, 8 diggs)
  • Marc Andreessen of Netscape/Ning fame has a blog and it’s really friggin good if you’re into tech / web2.0
  • (blog, technology, business, marcandreessen, web2.0, blogs)
• [HUMOR] alli: Miracle diet pill with teeny-tiny side effect
  (angryaussie.wordpress.com, 127 saves, 100 inbound links, 1533 diggs)
  • From the article: ” –You may feel an urgent need to go to the bathroom. Until you have a sense of any treatment effects, it’s probably a smart idea to wear dark pants, and bring a change of clothes with you to work.–”
  • (health, funny, humor)
• [CODE] Escaping From Gilligan’s Island
  (codinghorror.com, 122 saves, 32 inbound links, 8 diggs)
  • Good list of the classic mistakes in *all* programming/tech projects
  • (development, programming, management, mistakes, code)
• [DESIGN] Comics: Not just for laughs!
  (boxesandarrows.com, 76 saves, 33 inbound links)
  • Using comic strips to show user scenario design.
  • (comics, design, usability)
• [BLOG] 9 More Lessons for Would-Be Bloggers
  (bokardo.com, 65 saves, 33 inbound links)
  • Follow-up to the previous 7 lessons. Stephen Covey watch out!
  • (blogging, tips, writing)
• [JAVASCRIPT] How To Keep Widgets From Slowing Down Sites: WEDJE
  (mikeindustries.com, 57 saves, )
  • Javascript technique for avoiding slow page loads, useful for creating javascript widgets.
  • (javascript, widgets, performance)
• [CODE/LOLCAT] LOLPython
  (dalkescientific.com, 57 saves, 21 inbound links)
  • Working lolcode parser.
  • (python, lolcode, geek, humor)
• [BUSINESS] The Pmarca Guide to Big Companies, part 1: Turnaround!
  (blog.pmarca.com, 36 saves, 33 inbound links)
  • How to turn a company around. A lot of this lessons are applicable to other fields as well, such as starve problems and feed opportunities.
  • (business, strategy)
• [GAMES] PC: Spore Slip Sliding Away
  (kotaku.com, 25 saves, 87 inbound links, 3122 diggs)
  • Spore on hold indefinitely. Is PC gaming dead yet?
  • (games, spore)
• [CODE] Creating My Own Personal Hell
  (eddiesguy.blogspot.com, 14 saves, 7 inbound links)
  • Why programming by yourself isn’t as sweet of a deal as you might think it would be.
  • (development, programming, code)
• [BLOG] How To Get More Links to Your Remarkable Blog Posts
  (seoblackhat.com, 10 saves, 15 inbound links, 9 diggs)
  • How to ask for links to your blog without getting marked as spam.
  • (blogging, linkbuilding)
• [FACEBOOK] The Art of War: Facebook’s Strategic Plan for Ultimate Victory
  (technosailor.com, 8 saves, 20 inbound links, 60 diggs)
  • How Facebook is becoming more successful than MySpace. I think it is the #1 social network in Canada now.
  • (facebook, myspace, socialsoftware)
• [BLOG] Why Disable Blog Comments
  (blogs.theage.com.au, 7 saves, 16 inbound links, 1 diggs)
  • Are blog comments more work than they are worth?
  • (blogs, comments)
• [BLOG] The 10 secrets of writing reviews that will keep readers coming back
  (jonathandeamer.com, 7 saves, 7 inbound links, 3 diggs)
  • Tips for writing reviews on blogs
  • (blogging, writing, howto, reviews)
• [BLOG] 10 reasons why blogging is like dating
  (romancetracker.com, 5 saves, 57 inbound links, 5 diggs)
  • And it’s not just because it leaves you staring at the ceiling feeling unsatisfied.
  • (blogging, tips)
• [BLOG] Interview with Steve Pavlina
  (dailyblogtips.com, 5 saves, 6 inbound links)
  • Interview with an uber-problogger who makes over 40k a month!
  • (blogging, tips, interview)
• [MOVIES] Coming Soon to a Theater Near You: A Giant, Audience-Controlled Video Game
  (bugbash.net, 2 saves, )
  • Breakout in a movie theatre… the entire audience collaborates to move the paddle.
  • (games, movies)
• [BLOG] I Don’t Like The Idea Of Fake Comments
  (webomatica.com, 4 inbound links)
  • If you don’t have any comments, should you fake it?
  • (comments, blogging)
• //engtech … in lolcat
  (lol.ianloic.com, )
  • RSS 2 LOLCATS – pretty nifty.
  • (engtech, lolcats)
• [BLOG] Writing Headlines for Regular Readers, Search Engines, and Social Media
  (copyblogger.com, 54 inbound links, 48 diggs)
  • One of the top digger gives several examples of how he improves headlines to get responses.
  • (blog, tips)
• [BLOG] The 10 Second Rule: How to Write for Diagonal Readers
  (copyblogger.com, 20 inbound links, 447 diggs)
  • Power users speed read before really paying attention to something. How can you make sure you get their attention?
  • (blogging, tips)
• [DIGG] 5 Signs Digg Has Peaked (and Is Now Declining)
  (tropicalseo.com, 53 inbound links, 7 diggs)
  • Has digg shot itself in the foot? Most stories are buried unless they follow very specific formulas.
  • (digg, smo)

Legend

• saves – number of people who bookmarked on http://del.icio.us
• inbound links – number of blogs who linked to it (max 100)
• diggs – number of people who dugg on http://digg.com

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