MattMaan » Time Wasters

WordPress MU at Wordcamp NY

mattmaan — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:54:10 +0000

Cool slide shows of WPMu in action:

http://wpmututorials.com/elsewhere/our-slides-from-wordcamp-new-york

Can’t wait for the video.

Ten things to consider when building a web page for SEO heaven

mattmaan — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:45:36 +0000

1. Choose the correct DOC TYPE. Pages will not validate with an incorrect DOC TYPE and your page may even cause browsers to flip out for no obvious reason.
2. Create a unique META description and title tag for each page that will reflect the real content of that page. Slow down and read the copy. Duplicate description tags may indicate to a search bot that the page may contain duplicate content.
3. Fill in the alt tag that accompanies any image. Again, validate,… the page will not validate without alt tags filled. It will also add much needed bot-readable keyword text to the raw code.
4. Give the filename for the page a unique name. Reflect the nature of the page’s content in the url.
5. More content! The more text on a page, the happier a search bot is and will spend more time there reading.
6. Avoid Flash, but if you must, keep it to a minimum and make sure it is not the most dominate part of your page. Yeah, the bots say the can read flash documents now, but there isn’t any evidence of that claim or of their accuracy if they actually do.
7. Try your best not to use tables. Seperate the design from the content as much as possible. This isn’t as important to search bots as many designers would lead you to believe, but let’s get with the times.
8. Add keywords to the keyword META tag. Just for old-time’s sake. It can’t hurt.
9. Turn off all of the CSS on the page and examine it. That is the way a search bot sees it. Does it make sense? Is it readable?
10. Finally, be relevant. Update often. Consider using WordPress. The era of instant search is coming,… or maybe it’s already here.

thru-you.com Music Mashup found at Mashable.com

mattmaan — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:27:32 +0000

Find the entire album here.

Enzology-the story of Split Enz radio series

mattmaan — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:24:55 +0000

“Podcast” History of Split Enz. In ten parts!!

Enzology is Radio New Zealand National’s documentary covering the history of New Zealand’s most iconic band – Split Enz. Five years in the making, this ten-part series covers the history of the band from their beginnings in Auckland as an acoustic ensemble in 1972, to their final concerts as an Australia-based, internationally acclaimed pop band in 1984.

Split Enz True Colours

The ultimate Man List – 100 things every man should know

mattmaan — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:00:28 +0000

My grandfather was a collector of Popular Mechanics and Popular Science magazines in the 1950′s and 1960′s so I had a lot of fun checking out the list. How many of these skills do you know?

Massive 20 Page History of the Atari Company

mattmaan — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:36:02 +0000

Gamasutra.com’s Steve Fulton posted a massive history of the Atari company in which he catalogs with quotes from former Atari employees the incredible rise of Atari. I never owned a 2600 when I was a kid. My friend had Intellivision though, and we spent many hours and many more quarters at the arcade on classics like Battle Zone, Centepede, Tempest, and my favorite (which doesn’t get a mention in this piece) Star Castle. Follow the link and enjoy.