Do you have a blog? Do you want to be able to reach more people in a more advanced way but don’t have the code writing ability to create your own Android app? No worries… Feed.nu does all the hard work for you. More »
If you’re looking for a few good blogs to follow on a certain topic, Google’s Blog Search might not, oddly, be the best place to look. Instead, use the drop-down, left-side box to single out blog homepages in search results. More »
Setting up your own blog is pretty easy, but assessing whether it’s up-to-date and performs OK is another matters. Is My Blog Working? rates your site on a number of criteria, including whether your hosting and server software is up-to-date and how quickly pages and feeds load. More »
Chrome: You can use “Just Don’t Look” as a strategy for avoiding less-than-helpful web comments, but your eyes will often defeat you. No Comments elegantly removes the comments section from many sites, but lets you turn the worthy comments back on. More »
Whether you’re looking to share photos with family or trying to start your own online business, code-free web site builder Moonfruit aims to cover your needs. More »
Fancy adding a topic-specific headline feed to your blog or site? Google has just added the ability to generate an automatic Google News box (which it brands as a NewsShow), either covering broad topics or specific keywords. If you’re programming-friendly, you can work directly with the News API, but most users will probably just settle for the wizard that automatically creates code to paste into your blog or site template. It’d be nice to see a wider range of formats, but it’s still an easy way to put some topical links on your site. NewsShow Wizard[via The Official Google Blog]
You don’t want anyone in your online social network to think you’re boring, but it’s often hard to come up with updates that are punchy and amusing. Save yourself from being unfollowed on Twitter or abused by your Facebook pals with Plinky. Plinky asks questions (like “name three songs you would put on a road trip mix tape” or “Defend your vice”) and then builds them into posts which anyone can view. You can set up Plinky to automatically feed updates to Facebook, Twitter and a bunch of blogging services, including WordPress, Blogger, TypePad and LiveJournal. New prompts get supplied each day (and you can suggest future prompts to the service). It’s no substitute for real creativity, but we all know there are days when that is in short supply. Plinky is free, requires signup. Thanks Mark J! Plinky
US President Barack Obama’s campaign embraced technology like none before, so it’s no surprise that the new face of the White House on the web comes complete with a brand new White House blog. If you want to keep up with the latest from the Oval Office blog, just drop the WhiteHouse.gov blog feed into your newsreader. [via Twitter]
Search site IceRocket gives near-real-time results from the web, blogs, Twitter, news sites, images, and videos (phew), but its Big Buzz feature conveniently mashes it all onto one page. For those “What’s going on?” moments—such as when, say, a plane crashes into the Hudson River—it’s a great spot to get a quick scan of what’s going on, and what’s being said, on one page. IceRocket’s advanced preferences open up some results-cropping tools. For those looking for a serious bathing in information, you can also grab an RSS feed from your search results. IceRocket is free to use. IceRocket Big Buzz [via Micro Persuasion]
Voting for the 2008 Weblog Awards closes soon, and our gadget-obsessed sibling title Gizmodo needs your support in the Best Australia or New Zealand blog category. So case your vote over at the the awards site, and give Nick and the team something to brighten their day. Remember, it’s all about the geeks! More »
