2007年7月13日星期五
让你成为一个优秀的博客
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我发现最成功的博客都有相似的成功步骤，经过长期的研究和学习，我发现写博客虽然没有表面上看起来那么简单但是，经过一定的努力，我想每个人都能成为一个成功博客。
下面是成为优秀博客的101个步骤…
1、首先，使用wordpress，内置的SEO和高性能函数使wordpress很适合搜索引擎；2、注册 freedburner 帐号3、每天至少发表一篇4、搜索引擎优化5、拥有一个“about me”页面6、向9Rules提交你的博客7、向newsnow提交你的博客8、让读者看到真实的你，博客比其他的网站更加个性化，不要害怕将一些自己生活中的事，保持真实和个人色彩，你将和读者建立起一种忠诚和信任关系；9、坚持写作并ping10、在rss and blog directories上提交博客11、使用trackbacks12、加入博客圈子，开始写博客就是成为某个博客圈子中一员，在别人的博客上留下评论并结识和你相似爱好的博客，13、使你的博客保持它自己唯一的声音——你的声音14、用你99%的时间写原创内容，“内容为王”15、给你的页面添加一个醒目的rss订阅按钮16、在每篇日志的底部放一个rss feed链接17、建立MyBlogLog Widget18、在每篇日志后鼓励交互性的引用、链接以及书签
安装一些插件来优化你的博客
19、Akismet - 用来清除垃圾评论20、Optimal Title - 用来优化Title，提高搜索引擎评价21、Ultimate Tag Warrior - 最好的标签系统 22、Google Sitemap Generator - 可以自动生成google sitemap23、Show Top Commentators - 通过链接最活跃评论者的网站，鼓励反馈和评论24、Related Posts - 这个插件可以找到其他博客与这篇日志相关的文章，这将使你的读者阅读到更多的内容，停留更长的时间。25、Super Archive - 最好的归档系统之一26、WP-Cache - 它是非常高效的caching系统，使你的网站更快27、WP-ContactForm - 这个插件使读者方便的给你发电子邮件，并有回避spam的功能28、Popularity Contest - 实现热文排行29、Adsense Deluxe - 在博客中方便的放置Adsense广告30、Sociable - 帮你在Digg, del.icio.us,reddit等社交书签类网站中传播你的内容31、Feedburner Feed Replacement - 把你所有的的feed traffic 提交给Feedburner，并告诉你准确的订阅数，这个插件能把任何已有的的订阅者转化为FeedBurner类型32、专门设计一个独特的博客标志，你的博客是你形象的代表和象征33、给每个日志加照片或图片34、使用标签35、接受友情链接36、发布全文feed而不是概要feed37、考虑一个新闻内容，关于你博客的故事，记住新闻撰稿人时刻对独特的内容感兴趣，如果你有一个独特的故事，将得到有一些很好的报道。38、坚持不懈是关键，坚持6个月，然后你将从自己的辛勤工作中得到回报39、向知名网站提交独家内容40、发布新闻稿，花一定时间写一篇吸引眼球并有报道价值的文章，发给知名记者和博客，或者向大型出版社推荐。41、把你的文章转换为pdscasts42、利用powerpoint把你的文章转化成幻灯视频，提交给流行的视频网站43、提交给blog carnivals44、参与各大著名的web2.0网站，并提交博客45、把你的文章转换成可下载的电子书46、参加Blogburst47、把文章提交给EzineArticles, GoArticles, iSnare,American Chronicle等知名文章目录网站48、和其他博客一起互相发表介绍性的日志49、参与关于一个项目的集体写作50、在Create a Squidoo lens上创建一个反向链接，这会帮你在特定的领域内树立起业界专家的形象。51、面谈业界专家。 这是一个产生原创内容的最好方法。52、除了 RSS 之外提供一个电子邮件订阅渠道。邮件订阅将会拉近你和读者的关系，并挽留那些对RSS技术不适应的访客。53、向访客询问网站改进建议，因为他们是最终使用者。54、建立一个专门的404page55、在Technorati上注册你的博客56、允许automatic trackback and ping等功能57、如果有人在他们的博客上介绍你的网站，在日志下发表感谢的评论，并给他们发送感谢信。你可以利用Google Alerts, Technorati, and Blogpulse等方法监控任何提及你博客的事。58、与相关博客建立在线和离线的联系。59、利用StumbleUpon Ads建立你的博客读者圈60、亲自写作61、把网站翻译成多种语言，这是一个好战略，不过使用的人还不多62、你的博客用ReviewMe了吗63、经常看别人的博客64、使用Google Analytics.65、检查你Feed的语法.66、在Feedster上提交你的博客67、与你的读者互动。 博客是一个双向沟通工具。 最成功的博客与他们的读者互动。 他们答案读者电子邮件和意见而且定期询问读者建议。68、写你喜欢的东西，做你不喜欢的工作你不会成功。卡内基曾经说, “人很少地成功除非他们做他们喜欢做的事。”69、叁加博客会议。70、邀请你的读者提交文章
把你的博客变成“钱途”的好方法
71. Kontera ContentLink72. Text Link Ads73. BlogAds74. Adbrite75. 直接出售广告位76. 收会员费77. Google Adsense78. ReviewMe79. Bidvertiser80. AuctionAds81、使用FeedBurner Ad Network 和 Text Link Ads等工具让你的rss为你挣钱
博客写作技巧
82、学会写出重要的头条新闻83、让你的文章可以被扫描，人们不都在互联网上阅读，他们还可以扫描84、在标题中运用数字吸引注意力85、改变你的内容。 要独特。 例如：一次小测试、访问同行博客、给你的读者投票、评论一本书等等，使你的读者保持兴趣。86、亲自写作（不知原作者为什么重复）87、像说话一样书写88、以强烈的感情写。89、讲一些有价值的东西90、在内心中时刻考虑读者，想象你正和他们在一家咖啡馆闲谈91、把你最重要的观念放在前面92、使用带原点的列表93、写“十大…”的文章94、写“如何…”的文章95、围绕热点问题，定期发表日志96、展望行业趋势97、饥饿般的学习，并将学到的精华告诉你的读者98、如果你经常遇到写作障碍，请看 101 Great Posting Ideas99、使你的读者保持渴望，给他们发个精彩的“预告”，他们更有可能回来看，“预告”是一种重要的市场策略。100、幽默，博客不需要始终严肃，你可以自由的让自己的文章生动有趣。101、如果你还在寻找博客写作技巧，这里有一些资源：ProBlogger, JohnChow, Successful Blog
我发现最成功的博客都有相似的成功步骤，经过长期的研究和学习，我发现写博客虽然没有表面上看起来那么简单但是，经过一定的努力，我想每个人都能成为一个成功博客。
下面是成为优秀博客的101个步骤…
1、首先，使用wordpress，内置的SEO和高性能函数使wordpress很适合搜索引擎；2、注册 freedburner 帐号3、每天至少发表一篇4、搜索引擎优化5、拥有一个“about me”页面6、向9Rules提交你的博客7、向newsnow提交你的博客8、让读者看到真实的你，博客比其他的网站更加个性化，不要害怕将一些自己生活中的事，保持真实和个人色彩，你将和读者建立起一种忠诚和信任关系；9、坚持写作并ping10、在rss and blog directories上提交博客11、使用trackbacks12、加入博客圈子，开始写博客就是成为某个博客圈子中一员，在别人的博客上留下评论并结识和你相似爱好的博客，13、使你的博客保持它自己唯一的声音——你的声音14、用你99%的时间写原创内容，“内容为王”15、给你的页面添加一个醒目的rss订阅按钮16、在每篇日志的底部放一个rss feed链接17、建立MyBlogLog Widget18、在每篇日志后鼓励交互性的引用、链接以及书签
安装一些插件来优化你的博客
19、Akismet - 用来清除垃圾评论20、Optimal Title - 用来优化Title，提高搜索引擎评价21、Ultimate Tag Warrior - 最好的标签系统 22、Google Sitemap Generator - 可以自动生成google sitemap23、Show Top Commentators - 通过链接最活跃评论者的网站，鼓励反馈和评论24、Related Posts - 这个插件可以找到其他博客与这篇日志相关的文章，这将使你的读者阅读到更多的内容，停留更长的时间。25、Super Archive - 最好的归档系统之一26、WP-Cache - 它是非常高效的caching系统，使你的网站更快27、WP-ContactForm - 这个插件使读者方便的给你发电子邮件，并有回避spam的功能28、Popularity Contest - 实现热文排行29、Adsense Deluxe - 在博客中方便的放置Adsense广告30、Sociable - 帮你在Digg, del.icio.us,reddit等社交书签类网站中传播你的内容31、Feedburner Feed Replacement - 把你所有的的feed traffic 提交给Feedburner，并告诉你准确的订阅数，这个插件能把任何已有的的订阅者转化为FeedBurner类型32、专门设计一个独特的博客标志，你的博客是你形象的代表和象征33、给每个日志加照片或图片34、使用标签35、接受友情链接36、发布全文feed而不是概要feed37、考虑一个新闻内容，关于你博客的故事，记住新闻撰稿人时刻对独特的内容感兴趣，如果你有一个独特的故事，将得到有一些很好的报道。38、坚持不懈是关键，坚持6个月，然后你将从自己的辛勤工作中得到回报39、向知名网站提交独家内容40、发布新闻稿，花一定时间写一篇吸引眼球并有报道价值的文章，发给知名记者和博客，或者向大型出版社推荐。41、把你的文章转换为pdscasts42、利用powerpoint把你的文章转化成幻灯视频，提交给流行的视频网站43、提交给blog carnivals44、参与各大著名的web2.0网站，并提交博客45、把你的文章转换成可下载的电子书46、参加Blogburst47、把文章提交给EzineArticles, GoArticles, iSnare,American Chronicle等知名文章目录网站48、和其他博客一起互相发表介绍性的日志49、参与关于一个项目的集体写作50、在Create a Squidoo lens上创建一个反向链接，这会帮你在特定的领域内树立起业界专家的形象。51、面谈业界专家。 这是一个产生原创内容的最好方法。52、除了 RSS 之外提供一个电子邮件订阅渠道。邮件订阅将会拉近你和读者的关系，并挽留那些对RSS技术不适应的访客。53、向访客询问网站改进建议，因为他们是最终使用者。54、建立一个专门的404page55、在Technorati上注册你的博客56、允许automatic trackback and ping等功能57、如果有人在他们的博客上介绍你的网站，在日志下发表感谢的评论，并给他们发送感谢信。你可以利用Google Alerts, Technorati, and Blogpulse等方法监控任何提及你博客的事。58、与相关博客建立在线和离线的联系。59、利用StumbleUpon Ads建立你的博客读者圈60、亲自写作61、把网站翻译成多种语言，这是一个好战略，不过使用的人还不多62、你的博客用ReviewMe了吗63、经常看别人的博客64、使用Google Analytics.65、检查你Feed的语法.66、在Feedster上提交你的博客67、与你的读者互动。 博客是一个双向沟通工具。 最成功的博客与他们的读者互动。 他们答案读者电子邮件和意见而且定期询问读者建议。68、写你喜欢的东西，做你不喜欢的工作你不会成功。卡内基曾经说, “人很少地成功除非他们做他们喜欢做的事。”69、叁加博客会议。70、邀请你的读者提交文章
把你的博客变成“钱途”的好方法
71. Kontera ContentLink72. Text Link Ads73. BlogAds74. Adbrite75. 直接出售广告位76. 收会员费77. Google Adsense78. ReviewMe79. Bidvertiser80. AuctionAds81、使用FeedBurner Ad Network 和 Text Link Ads等工具让你的rss为你挣钱
博客写作技巧
82、学会写出重要的头条新闻83、让你的文章可以被扫描，人们不都在互联网上阅读，他们还可以扫描84、在标题中运用数字吸引注意力85、改变你的内容。 要独特。 例如：一次小测试、访问同行博客、给你的读者投票、评论一本书等等，使你的读者保持兴趣。86、亲自写作（不知原作者为什么重复）87、像说话一样书写88、以强烈的感情写。89、讲一些有价值的东西90、在内心中时刻考虑读者，想象你正和他们在一家咖啡馆闲谈91、把你最重要的观念放在前面92、使用带原点的列表93、写“十大…”的文章94、写“如何…”的文章95、围绕热点问题，定期发表日志96、展望行业趋势97、饥饿般的学习，并将学到的精华告诉你的读者98、如果你经常遇到写作障碍，请看 101 Great Posting Ideas99、使你的读者保持渴望，给他们发个精彩的“预告”，他们更有可能回来看，“预告”是一种重要的市场策略。100、幽默，博客不需要始终严肃，你可以自由的让自己的文章生动有趣。101、如果你还在寻找博客写作技巧，这里有一些资源：ProBlogger, JohnChow, Successful Blog
博客RSS订阅过万的秘诀
你可能对这个题目感到惊讶，但它是事实。2006年10月我建立了博客The Simple Dollar，之前我没有博客，也没有任何可以利用的社会关系，我也没有广告预算。但到了2007年6月，我拥有了12000个RSS订阅者，由于流量太大，我已经更换了两次空间。我如何做到的呢？这里有一些窍门。 1、明确的规划。 规划好你的博客。你的博客将要谈些什么？这要非常清晰，但不要选择太狭窄的话题。谁是你的目标读者？了解他们的年龄、民族、文化程度。你还要制定一些目标——我把初期目标定在读者增长率而不是增长的数量。在开始的半年内，每个月10%的读者增长率是比较可行的。许多人忽视对自己博客的规划，但是你想成功的话，你必须非常清晰：你要说什么？你对谁说？ 2、倾听del.icio.us的声音 最有价值的博客文章是读者愿意一次又一次访问并且希望与他人分享的。这样的文章能不断地为你带来价值，而了解一个文章受欢迎程度的好办法就是看看这篇文章被收录了多少次del.icio.us书签。我使用Feedburner的统计数据来关注这些信息。被收录为 del.icio.us书签的数量是我衡量自己文章质量的标尺——如果我写的某些文章没有人收录，我就知道方向不对。我经常感到del.icio.us就是文章质量水平的晴雨表。 3、找到属于你的群体 刚开始建立博客，你一定感到很孤立。尽量与其他博客作者交流，以恰当的方式和他们交流信息和建立联系。不要一开始就试图和最流行的博客联系，你的信息可能被大量类似的信息淹没，因为名博只能从海量信息中挑选部分回答。开始阶段的一个好办法是登陆 blogcarnivals网站，寻找和你相似的博客。 4、深入到一个社会书签网站 许多人在社会书签网站里花费大量的时间，因为他们只想获得而不想付出。社会书签网站是一个相互交流的虚拟社区——如果你仅仅是长时间登陆网站获得发帖权利，留下了一些链接地址希望别人知道自己，那你是在欺骗自己。如果你想在某个社会书签网站知名的话，你必须深入进去。我参与了许多讨论话题，我发帖链接自己的文章也链接他人的文章。随着时间的推移，人们会察看评论信息，并关注来源，最终会关注你的博客。 5、避免消极 也许你会嫉妒那些成功的博客，也许你会觉得游戏规则挡住了你——你的博客不会流行。不要相信这些话。博客空间是一个很好的交流思想的场所。当你嫉妒某些知名博客时，要想想他达到现在的水平付出了多少，要尊重他。当你登陆网站，只是消极地浏览内容而不发言时，你要记住这是在浪费时间，你应该更积极地，直接或者间接的把你的声音留下。 6、拥有一个思想库 你可能有时候什么思路也没有，不知道该写什么。这是危险的时候——可能造就或毁灭一个博客。我的思想库帮我度过了这些困难时刻，它收集了许多题目并且经常会给我带来灵感。多数来源是各种书籍、还有一些来自深思和游戏。我经常发现一个简单的联系是我创作的起点——我只是把自己的想法立刻写在纸上，然后花时间考虑自己想法和博客题目的联系。就这样我经常会找到2到3个很好的写作途径。 7、该放则放 我发现有的阶段我能整天都有东西写作，有的阶段我实在无话可说。每当这时，我会把写作计划推后一些，这样我可以度过这个不好的阶段——我甚至取消了约会。如果你对博客写作很认真，那么这个阶段会很令人烦恼，尽量多花些时间让这个阶段过去。 8、制定一个写作计划——开始时慢一些 许多博客失败的原因在于不能保持一个写作计划——我在早期也犯过这个毛病。在开始的几个月里，你会掌握自己的写作速度——你实际的写作计划应该是这个速度的60%。为什么？你需要写一些文章介绍其他博客，或其他事情。如果你不知道该采用一个什么样的写作计划，那么开始时一周五篇，在前两个月里调整到适合自己的速度。一旦建立了你的写作习惯，改变它是不容易的。 9、提前做好准备 多数博客作者急于写出自己最近的、最好的想法，当个人生活出现了意外事情或者遇到了写作障碍，他们往往会停止两个星期更新博客，然后用一些站不住脚的理由来表示道歉。我的对策是，事先准备好一些文章，当有事时，通过设置让它们按时间自动发布。同样的，当我遇到写作障碍时，我会用发布一两篇事先准备好的文章来度过难关。随后，随着写作的进展，换掉一些旧的不太好的文章。 10、尽量给读者发邮件 方便的让读者与你联系，尽量给读者发邮件。当你刚建立博客时，我建议你给每个给你写评论的人发邮件，尽管随着时间的推移这将很难做到。为什么？那些最早接受你博客的人将会经常登陆你的博客并评论。新读者会发现你拥有活跃博客，并会感到你的博客是一个有活力的地方。甚至有的评论者会从评论中获得灵感，从而产生一篇文章。
原文作者：Trent Hamm 英文原文：10 Techniques I Used To Go From 0 To 12,000 RSS Subscribers In Seven Months - With No Ads Or Leverage
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原文作者：Trent Hamm 英文原文：10 Techniques I Used To Go From 0 To 12,000 RSS Subscribers In Seven Months - With No Ads Or Leverage
http://56516.blogspot.com/
Download YouTube Videos: 23 Ways
Google has a solid amount of cash in its pockets, but with all the recent lawsuits against YouTube one has to wonder if it’s time to salvage whatever videos you like from the service and save them somewhere where evil attorneys won’t look – your hard drive.
Luckily, there are literally dozens of tools for downloading videos from YouTube and/or converting those YouTube videos to some format other than .flv. It’s hard to pick the best one, as they all have pluses and minuses. Thus, we’ve chosen 23 YouTube downloader tools we’ve found to be actually working. Here they are, categorized according to the platform they work on:
Web based
1. YouTubeX doesn’t have a lot of options, but it’s simple, and it works. It also enables you to share the YouTube video with your friends via e-mail. Unfortunately, all the files are called get_video, and you have to add the .flv extension manually.
www.youtubex.com
2. KeepVid is another simple site. No hassle, works not only for YouTube movies but for a number of other sites, including Google Video, MySpace Video, DailyMotion and others. Again, you have to add the .flv extension by hand.
keepvid.com
3. VideoDownloader is very similar to KeepVid, but supports even more video sharing sites, and it’s also available as a Firefox extension. Just like with KeepVid, all downloads are in .flv format. We recommend MediaCoder for free conversion.
javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php
4. YouTube Downloads takes the cake in the longest domain name contest. It also separates itself by using a proxy for downloading videos, which means that you might be able to get videos even if YouTube access is blocked at your workplace or in the country you live. Just search Google for YouTube videos, and copy/paste the URL into YouTube Downloads.
www.downloadandsaveyoutubevideos.info
5. Zamzar is an online file format conversion site which can do a lot more than just converting YouTube videos to another format and downloading them to your hard drive, but it’s doing a great job so we had to include it here. Thoroughly tested by us and highly recommended. See the video of it in action here.
www.zamzar.com
6. YouTubia separates itself from the crowd by enabling you to search as well as download YouTube files. Options are scarce, but it works.
www.youtubia.com
7. VidGrab is another simple site that works with YouTube, Google Video, MySpace and Break.com. Besides the download function, the site also sports a top list of most viewed videos.
www.vidgrab.com
8. Vixy offers both downloading videos and converting them into DivX avi, mov, mp4, 3gp, or mp3 (for audio only) formats. The conversion works well enough, but sometimes results in slightly choppy playback.
vixy.net
9. Hey! Watch is an ambitious video encoding service with a large number of options, especially when it comes to converting videos to portable media player formats (it even supports my trusty iRiver H340.) Most online video converters often produce crappy results, with video and audio being out of sync, and this problem is also present on Hey! Watch, but it happens rarely.
heywatch.com
10. Media Converter can be a little slow, but the results of the video conversion are quite good. We’ve converted some YouTube videos to avi (mpeg4 + mp3) format and it worked well. The tool is not limited to video conversion; it also supports several audio and document formats.
www.mediaconverter.org
11. KcoolOnline is a web-based converter which supports 98 video sharing web sites, including YouTube. It has literally zero options, so it’s recommended for those who like to keep it simple.
www.kcoolonline.com
Windows Applications
12. VDownloader is a desktop application that catches YouTube, Google Video, and Grinvi video links from your clipboard. Start it up, copy the video URL and click download. It automatically converts the videos to mpeg or avi formats.
www.softpedia.com/progDownload/VDownloader-Download-51327.html
13. YouTube Grabber downloads files from Youtube in .flv format. Copy and paste the URL of a video from YouTube into the program, press «grab», and the file will be downloaded into the same directory as the program.
www.download.com/Youtube-Grabber/3000-2071_4-10574801.html
14. Orbit Downloader is a desktop application which can download videos from a wide variety of sites. The download process is very simple, just hover your mouse over the video and you’ll get a button that says «Get It». The developers of the program claim that it’s very fast (up to 500% faster, they say) due to its P2P download technology.
www.orbitdownloader.com
15. My Video Downloader. With all these free tools, it’s actually funny to see a commercial one. It’s called My Video Downloader, and while it does look solid and offers a lot of conversion options (a free trial which enables you to download 10 videos is available), we’re not sure it offers enough to warrant a price tag.
myvideodownloader.com
16. KeepV is a desktop downloader as well as a converter, which can convert the downloaded videos from flv to avi, mov, mp4, or 3gp formats.
keepv.com
17. VideoGet boasts being able to download video clips from more than 100 video sharing websites. We haven’t tested all of them, so we’re just going to take their word for it. It’s a deskop application with a nice, simple interface, and a solid number of options.
nuclear-coffee.com/php/products.php
18. TubeSucker is a desktop YouTube video downloader with some interesting options, including batch downloading large amounts of videos from a certain user. See the video tour on the site.
www.newrad.com/software/tubesucker/
OS X
19. Get Tube is an OS X application which lets you download video or audio files from YouTube, DailyMotion and Kewego.
web.mac.com/simonvrel/iWeb/software/v.1.0.html
Linux
20. Youtube-dl. Here’s some love for Linux users. Youtube-dl is a program that lets you download YouTube clips in flv format, which both mplayer and VLC can easily chew up.
www.nuxified.org/blog/download_youtube_video_files_with_youtube_dl
21. YouTube Ripper is not actually an application; it’s a simple script that rips all videos that match a keyword, uploaded by a specific YouTube user. We don’t really have ideas on what to use this for, but maybe you do! PHP port is also available.
nlindblad.org/2007/04/08/youtube-ripper-collectors-edition/
Plugins
22. Vidtaker is a Firefox-only plugin that can download videos from most streaming websites: Google Video, YouTube, MySpace, as well as a number of nasty adult SomethingTube spinoffs (Pornotube, YouPorn etc). It automatically converts the video to a DivX avi.
www.vidtaker.com
23. Ook? Video Ook! Yes, that’s the full name of this Firefox plugin, which enables you to download videos from YouTube and several other video sharing web sites. It features one click downloading and integration with the popular DownThemAll Firefox plugin.
http://56516.blogger.com
Luckily, there are literally dozens of tools for downloading videos from YouTube and/or converting those YouTube videos to some format other than .flv. It’s hard to pick the best one, as they all have pluses and minuses. Thus, we’ve chosen 23 YouTube downloader tools we’ve found to be actually working. Here they are, categorized according to the platform they work on:
Web based
1. YouTubeX doesn’t have a lot of options, but it’s simple, and it works. It also enables you to share the YouTube video with your friends via e-mail. Unfortunately, all the files are called get_video, and you have to add the .flv extension manually.
www.youtubex.com
2. KeepVid is another simple site. No hassle, works not only for YouTube movies but for a number of other sites, including Google Video, MySpace Video, DailyMotion and others. Again, you have to add the .flv extension by hand.
keepvid.com
3. VideoDownloader is very similar to KeepVid, but supports even more video sharing sites, and it’s also available as a Firefox extension. Just like with KeepVid, all downloads are in .flv format. We recommend MediaCoder for free conversion.
javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php
4. YouTube Downloads takes the cake in the longest domain name contest. It also separates itself by using a proxy for downloading videos, which means that you might be able to get videos even if YouTube access is blocked at your workplace or in the country you live. Just search Google for YouTube videos, and copy/paste the URL into YouTube Downloads.
www.downloadandsaveyoutubevideos.info
5. Zamzar is an online file format conversion site which can do a lot more than just converting YouTube videos to another format and downloading them to your hard drive, but it’s doing a great job so we had to include it here. Thoroughly tested by us and highly recommended. See the video of it in action here.
www.zamzar.com
6. YouTubia separates itself from the crowd by enabling you to search as well as download YouTube files. Options are scarce, but it works.
www.youtubia.com
7. VidGrab is another simple site that works with YouTube, Google Video, MySpace and Break.com. Besides the download function, the site also sports a top list of most viewed videos.
www.vidgrab.com
8. Vixy offers both downloading videos and converting them into DivX avi, mov, mp4, 3gp, or mp3 (for audio only) formats. The conversion works well enough, but sometimes results in slightly choppy playback.
vixy.net
9. Hey! Watch is an ambitious video encoding service with a large number of options, especially when it comes to converting videos to portable media player formats (it even supports my trusty iRiver H340.) Most online video converters often produce crappy results, with video and audio being out of sync, and this problem is also present on Hey! Watch, but it happens rarely.
heywatch.com
10. Media Converter can be a little slow, but the results of the video conversion are quite good. We’ve converted some YouTube videos to avi (mpeg4 + mp3) format and it worked well. The tool is not limited to video conversion; it also supports several audio and document formats.
www.mediaconverter.org
11. KcoolOnline is a web-based converter which supports 98 video sharing web sites, including YouTube. It has literally zero options, so it’s recommended for those who like to keep it simple.
www.kcoolonline.com
Windows Applications
12. VDownloader is a desktop application that catches YouTube, Google Video, and Grinvi video links from your clipboard. Start it up, copy the video URL and click download. It automatically converts the videos to mpeg or avi formats.
www.softpedia.com/progDownload/VDownloader-Download-51327.html
13. YouTube Grabber downloads files from Youtube in .flv format. Copy and paste the URL of a video from YouTube into the program, press «grab», and the file will be downloaded into the same directory as the program.
www.download.com/Youtube-Grabber/3000-2071_4-10574801.html
14. Orbit Downloader is a desktop application which can download videos from a wide variety of sites. The download process is very simple, just hover your mouse over the video and you’ll get a button that says «Get It». The developers of the program claim that it’s very fast (up to 500% faster, they say) due to its P2P download technology.
www.orbitdownloader.com
15. My Video Downloader. With all these free tools, it’s actually funny to see a commercial one. It’s called My Video Downloader, and while it does look solid and offers a lot of conversion options (a free trial which enables you to download 10 videos is available), we’re not sure it offers enough to warrant a price tag.
myvideodownloader.com
16. KeepV is a desktop downloader as well as a converter, which can convert the downloaded videos from flv to avi, mov, mp4, or 3gp formats.
keepv.com
17. VideoGet boasts being able to download video clips from more than 100 video sharing websites. We haven’t tested all of them, so we’re just going to take their word for it. It’s a deskop application with a nice, simple interface, and a solid number of options.
nuclear-coffee.com/php/products.php
18. TubeSucker is a desktop YouTube video downloader with some interesting options, including batch downloading large amounts of videos from a certain user. See the video tour on the site.
www.newrad.com/software/tubesucker/
OS X
19. Get Tube is an OS X application which lets you download video or audio files from YouTube, DailyMotion and Kewego.
web.mac.com/simonvrel/iWeb/software/v.1.0.html
Linux
20. Youtube-dl. Here’s some love for Linux users. Youtube-dl is a program that lets you download YouTube clips in flv format, which both mplayer and VLC can easily chew up.
www.nuxified.org/blog/download_youtube_video_files_with_youtube_dl
21. YouTube Ripper is not actually an application; it’s a simple script that rips all videos that match a keyword, uploaded by a specific YouTube user. We don’t really have ideas on what to use this for, but maybe you do! PHP port is also available.
nlindblad.org/2007/04/08/youtube-ripper-collectors-edition/
Plugins
22. Vidtaker is a Firefox-only plugin that can download videos from most streaming websites: Google Video, YouTube, MySpace, as well as a number of nasty adult SomethingTube spinoffs (Pornotube, YouPorn etc). It automatically converts the video to a DivX avi.
www.vidtaker.com
23. Ook? Video Ook! Yes, that’s the full name of this Firefox plugin, which enables you to download videos from YouTube and several other video sharing web sites. It features one click downloading and integration with the popular DownThemAll Firefox plugin.
http://56516.blogger.com
33 Ways to Watch Free TV Online
It’s time to toss the old tube to the dumpster. Well, not if you have one of those 47” plasma ones, but…you know what we mean. The future of media is the Internet, and television is no exception. Instead of browsing through the channels with your remote, you could be browsing through the free online TV providers on your computer - hell, if you like, you can watch them all at once (in really tiny windows). It’s time to reach out and see how much free online TV we can find.
YouTube
Well, duh. We had to start with the big one. Not much to say here except: user uploaded videos, lots and lots of them, all free. Yeah, and lawsuits, too.
Joost
Another much-hyped favorite from the authors of Skype is still in beta stage, but i actually delivers on all fronts: P2P system for delivering content; solid amounts of good content, great GUI, almost glitch-free work, quality video. If you can snag an invite, you’ll be in for a treat.
Babelgum
Babelgum is similar to Joost in two ways: P2P-based content delivery, and free but ad-supported content. The service is in open beta, and everyone is free to try it out, although the amount of daily downloads is limited. Channels include news, music, documentaries, sports, animation, and others. The content plays smoothly, and the interface is great, although not as polished as Joost’s. Hint: don’t give up if the video doesn’t start immediately; it takes some time to buffer it and there’s no visible indication that it’s happening.
Zattoo
A p2p-based online television with a downloadable client focused on European (over 50) channels. Unfortunately, it won’t work if you’re not from one of the supported countries.
Veoh
Veoh has a slightly different concept than other services on this list. Their downloadable player acts like a VCR: you can save movies to it for later viewing. Although it’s possible to watch videos online on the Flash version of the Veoh player, the focus is on offline (or at least desktop) viewing, and videos longer than 45 minutes can be viewed only on the desktop player. Available videos include both user generated content as well as professionally produced, sometimes copyrighted stuff.
NGTV
NGTV, which is short for No Good TV, is the television you don’t want your daughter to watch. Or at least it tries to leave that impression: in reality, it’s similar to what kids see on TV everyday: lots of music & entertainment, lots of foul language, and long, long intros for every episode.
Democracy
Democracy is actually a media player which you can use to watch media files on your hard drive. But, the difference is in that it also lets you connect to all of the big video hosting sites and many independent publishers. Finally, it’s a media organizer, which lets you bundle all that offline and online videos into one neat collection. The result is a great online video experience that’s not quite as effortless as Joost, but it sure beats visiting all those video sites and podcasts and looking for stuff by hand.
EpisodeNetwork
Episode network is a large link list, pointing to videos around the web. They’re not hosting any of the videos on the site; but bear in mind that since the material includes blockbusters and entire TV series downloading the stuff might be just a tad illegal.
Dailymotion
One of the biggest video sharing sites around, Dailymotion is as old as YouTube, and nearly as successful. Unlike YouTube, it’s still not sued by every media powerhouse under the sun, so you can still find a lot of good stuff there. For a list of TV series available at Dailymotion, check out this site.
Google Video
Although Google has bought YouTube and Google Video is slowly fading out of the picture, it’s still a very large video sharing site with tons of content and an UI that wouldn’t mind a makeover.
BlinkX
BlinkX is a video/audio search engine which claims to have indexed over 12 million hours of video. Since it’s a search engine, you’re hardly gonna be able to sit back, relax and enjoy the shows, but it’s great for finding that elusive video you think you saw three weeks ago but you were too drunk to remember what’s it’s called or what’s it about.
ChannelChooser
A windows media player based video portal offering a large selection of TV channels. Simple layout and interface, very little annoyance.
Freetube
Freetube is one of those sites that keep it simple: no downloads, no subscriptions: only lots of neatly categorized shows. It didn’t work all that well for me, but some users say that it’s their favorite service, so try it out.
Televee
A shoddy and confusing (actually, largely nonexistant) interface on this one ruins much of the fun, but if you manage to find them, there are some good shows here (watching Prison Break as I write this).
Guba
Guba is a combination of video sharing and video rental, which means you’ll have to pay for some of the content. Nevertheless, there’s a lot of good stuff to be found in the free part of the site. GUBA enables download of the videos to your PC, iPod, PSP, and other portable devices. The site is also unique for the fact that it finds content on USENET groups.
WWITV
A directory of links to TV streams, organized by country. You might get a bit frustrated using it because many of those streams don’t work, and they come in a variety of formats. The directory itself is quite comprehensive, covering most of the world’s countries with at least one channel.
Blip.TV
Blip.TV is a video sharing site that focuses on user-crated shows. This means less noise and more coherence than YouTube, and some of the stuff on here is, indeed, quite enjoyable. A great place to find the next Spielberg, or at the very least the next Larry Clark.
ChannelKing
Another list of streams with an insultingly tiny Windows Media Player to watch the content in. Use only if desperate.
Stage6
Stage6 is a video sharing site built to demonstrate the quality of the DivX codec. It sports a sleek interface and a large selection of videos. You’ll need a special plugin to access the videos - the DivX web player - but the quality of DivX-encoded videos makes it worth your while.
TVUnetworks
TCUnetworks is a China-based P2P TV company, which means you’re mostly be able to find Chinese channels there, but some of the content is in English, too.
Don’t Watch Me
A very rudimentary list of links to various video content.
Tape It Off The Internet
Tape If Off The Internet, or shorter TIOTI, is a service for tracking your favorite TV shows. The service has been around for a long time - since 2005 - and it’s still in beta, which is not a good sign. Read our initial coverage here.
Streamick
While the page itself is just a (quite ugly, we might add) collection of links to various streams, there is some good content to be found here.
TV Links
TV Links is another one of those which fall under the “can this possibly be legal?” category. It’s a nicely organized collection of links to episodes to popular TV shows. Enjoy it while it lasts.
ABC
A selection of ABC shows, will work only for visitors from the United States.
Free Movies Cinema
A carefully handpicked selection of rare and interesting movies collected from various online sources. It’s a small but intelligent selection, and most movies on the list are definitely worth watching.
PeekVid
http://56516.bloggerspaces.com
A selection of downloadable TV shows and movies, including some very popular ones like Buffy, 24, Pimp My Ride and others. Also includes a quite comprehensive selection of anime.
Fox MySpace
On its MySpace page, Fox is offering several of its popular TV shows for free - if you’re located in the United States. Some love for the Europeans, please?
TV Video
A nicely organized list of episodes from the most popular current shows, like Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, and 24. Is it legal? We don’t know, but it’s there. Make sure to expand that tiny video player to (almost) fullscreen size.
Choose and watch
Another one of those long lists of categorized streaming content that opens in a Windows Media Player. They index over 300 channels, and, as they say, some of them have to be good.
Streaming TV Episodes
ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX free TV episodes in one place. It’s not much, but it’ll save you some time.
Your TV Links
An ugly, but quite comprehensive list of TV shows, cartoons, anime, music and commercials.
ITV
ITV is the biggest commercial television network in the UK, and you can watch some of their content for free on their website. Unfortunately, it’s nothing like the real thing; instead of full episodes and shows, expect highlights, trailers and short clips.
YouTube
Well, duh. We had to start with the big one. Not much to say here except: user uploaded videos, lots and lots of them, all free. Yeah, and lawsuits, too.
Joost
Another much-hyped favorite from the authors of Skype is still in beta stage, but i actually delivers on all fronts: P2P system for delivering content; solid amounts of good content, great GUI, almost glitch-free work, quality video. If you can snag an invite, you’ll be in for a treat.
Babelgum
Babelgum is similar to Joost in two ways: P2P-based content delivery, and free but ad-supported content. The service is in open beta, and everyone is free to try it out, although the amount of daily downloads is limited. Channels include news, music, documentaries, sports, animation, and others. The content plays smoothly, and the interface is great, although not as polished as Joost’s. Hint: don’t give up if the video doesn’t start immediately; it takes some time to buffer it and there’s no visible indication that it’s happening.
Zattoo
A p2p-based online television with a downloadable client focused on European (over 50) channels. Unfortunately, it won’t work if you’re not from one of the supported countries.
Veoh
Veoh has a slightly different concept than other services on this list. Their downloadable player acts like a VCR: you can save movies to it for later viewing. Although it’s possible to watch videos online on the Flash version of the Veoh player, the focus is on offline (or at least desktop) viewing, and videos longer than 45 minutes can be viewed only on the desktop player. Available videos include both user generated content as well as professionally produced, sometimes copyrighted stuff.
NGTV
NGTV, which is short for No Good TV, is the television you don’t want your daughter to watch. Or at least it tries to leave that impression: in reality, it’s similar to what kids see on TV everyday: lots of music & entertainment, lots of foul language, and long, long intros for every episode.
Democracy
Democracy is actually a media player which you can use to watch media files on your hard drive. But, the difference is in that it also lets you connect to all of the big video hosting sites and many independent publishers. Finally, it’s a media organizer, which lets you bundle all that offline and online videos into one neat collection. The result is a great online video experience that’s not quite as effortless as Joost, but it sure beats visiting all those video sites and podcasts and looking for stuff by hand.
EpisodeNetwork
Episode network is a large link list, pointing to videos around the web. They’re not hosting any of the videos on the site; but bear in mind that since the material includes blockbusters and entire TV series downloading the stuff might be just a tad illegal.
Dailymotion
One of the biggest video sharing sites around, Dailymotion is as old as YouTube, and nearly as successful. Unlike YouTube, it’s still not sued by every media powerhouse under the sun, so you can still find a lot of good stuff there. For a list of TV series available at Dailymotion, check out this site.
Google Video
Although Google has bought YouTube and Google Video is slowly fading out of the picture, it’s still a very large video sharing site with tons of content and an UI that wouldn’t mind a makeover.
BlinkX
BlinkX is a video/audio search engine which claims to have indexed over 12 million hours of video. Since it’s a search engine, you’re hardly gonna be able to sit back, relax and enjoy the shows, but it’s great for finding that elusive video you think you saw three weeks ago but you were too drunk to remember what’s it’s called or what’s it about.
ChannelChooser
A windows media player based video portal offering a large selection of TV channels. Simple layout and interface, very little annoyance.
Freetube
Freetube is one of those sites that keep it simple: no downloads, no subscriptions: only lots of neatly categorized shows. It didn’t work all that well for me, but some users say that it’s their favorite service, so try it out.
Televee
A shoddy and confusing (actually, largely nonexistant) interface on this one ruins much of the fun, but if you manage to find them, there are some good shows here (watching Prison Break as I write this).
Guba
Guba is a combination of video sharing and video rental, which means you’ll have to pay for some of the content. Nevertheless, there’s a lot of good stuff to be found in the free part of the site. GUBA enables download of the videos to your PC, iPod, PSP, and other portable devices. The site is also unique for the fact that it finds content on USENET groups.
WWITV
A directory of links to TV streams, organized by country. You might get a bit frustrated using it because many of those streams don’t work, and they come in a variety of formats. The directory itself is quite comprehensive, covering most of the world’s countries with at least one channel.
Blip.TV
Blip.TV is a video sharing site that focuses on user-crated shows. This means less noise and more coherence than YouTube, and some of the stuff on here is, indeed, quite enjoyable. A great place to find the next Spielberg, or at the very least the next Larry Clark.
ChannelKing
Another list of streams with an insultingly tiny Windows Media Player to watch the content in. Use only if desperate.
Stage6
Stage6 is a video sharing site built to demonstrate the quality of the DivX codec. It sports a sleek interface and a large selection of videos. You’ll need a special plugin to access the videos - the DivX web player - but the quality of DivX-encoded videos makes it worth your while.
TVUnetworks
TCUnetworks is a China-based P2P TV company, which means you’re mostly be able to find Chinese channels there, but some of the content is in English, too.
Don’t Watch Me
A very rudimentary list of links to various video content.
Tape It Off The Internet
Tape If Off The Internet, or shorter TIOTI, is a service for tracking your favorite TV shows. The service has been around for a long time - since 2005 - and it’s still in beta, which is not a good sign. Read our initial coverage here.
Streamick
While the page itself is just a (quite ugly, we might add) collection of links to various streams, there is some good content to be found here.
TV Links
TV Links is another one of those which fall under the “can this possibly be legal?” category. It’s a nicely organized collection of links to episodes to popular TV shows. Enjoy it while it lasts.
ABC
A selection of ABC shows, will work only for visitors from the United States.
Free Movies Cinema
A carefully handpicked selection of rare and interesting movies collected from various online sources. It’s a small but intelligent selection, and most movies on the list are definitely worth watching.
PeekVid
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A selection of downloadable TV shows and movies, including some very popular ones like Buffy, 24, Pimp My Ride and others. Also includes a quite comprehensive selection of anime.
Fox MySpace
On its MySpace page, Fox is offering several of its popular TV shows for free - if you’re located in the United States. Some love for the Europeans, please?
TV Video
A nicely organized list of episodes from the most popular current shows, like Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, and 24. Is it legal? We don’t know, but it’s there. Make sure to expand that tiny video player to (almost) fullscreen size.
Choose and watch
Another one of those long lists of categorized streaming content that opens in a Windows Media Player. They index over 300 channels, and, as they say, some of them have to be good.
Streaming TV Episodes
ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX free TV episodes in one place. It’s not much, but it’ll save you some time.
Your TV Links
An ugly, but quite comprehensive list of TV shows, cartoons, anime, music and commercials.
ITV
ITV is the biggest commercial television network in the UK, and you can watch some of their content for free on their website. Unfortunately, it’s nothing like the real thing; instead of full episodes and shows, expect highlights, trailers and short clips.
WebOS roundup - 20 online operating systems reviewed
Craythur is a completely new WebOS that puts big emphasis on looks, and it does that part really well, with a well chosen desktop background and transparent window borders similar to those Vista’s Aero. However, the apps themselves are more alpha than beta. For one thing, they’re mostly not translated from Spanish. They work, but nothing more than that; none of them can hold their own against any decent comparative application, web-based or otherwise. Since this is obviously an application at its very early stages, let’s just leave it at good-looking and come back in a few months to see the progress.
2. Desktoptwo
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If there’s such things as “serious WebOS players”, Desktoptwo is one of them. It’s a Flash based fully featured WebOS which requires registration to try, immediately giving you your own mini-site and your own Desktoptwo email address to use. Desktoptwo is Flash-based, and while I’m not thrilled about Flash Web 2.0 applications, most of the OSes from this list work in Flash, and I must admit that some do it pretty well. Desktoptwo’s apps can be slow, and a certain amount of bugs are present (when i clicked on Message Board preferences, everything got garbled up), but not so much to ruin your experience with the service. One more thing: Desktoptwo opens in a popup, which is sure to annoy some users.
3. EyeOS
Taking a bit of a different approach than other sites in this bunch, EyeOS offers you to download the EyeOS server files and install them on your on web server to use as you please. You can also try out a demo which is hosted on the free public server eyeos.info, which also provides free accounts of eyeOS to everyone who wants to use it without owning a private server. The public server is funded through donations, and there’s still quite a way to go, so if you like EyeOS, go ahead and help them.
4. Glide
This text was actually postponed because Glide registration was closed until 19th of December, and I wanted to squeeze it into this list. And lo and behold; they’ve gotten real serious after the relaunch. So serious that besides free registration, they offer things like family standard and family premium plans (for the last one the fee is $149.95 yearly). For registration. they also require verification via an SMS message. This got me interested, as it is the only WebOS around that thinks of itself highly enough to actually start charging for the service.
And, to some extent, Glide delivers. It’s Flash-based, and it’s not really trying to mimic Windows or any similar desktop environment, choosing a unique GUI of its own instead. It lets you upload and store up to 1 GB of files, read RSS feeds, manage bookmarks, appointments, chat, create documents, view picturess. It’s also designed pretty well - at least at first sight. However, it’s somewhat similar to DesktopTwo in some areas, sharing a number of negative traits with it. First of all, some apps open in a popup, for which I really can’t see a good reason. Furthermore, some of the applications don’t seem to be as polished graphically as the rest of the interface. Some of the apps are just plain buggy - the Calendar simply did not work, reporting an error as soon as I clicked it.5. Goowy
Goowy is also Flash-based, but I don’t feel any of the usual negative traits that Flash can bring. It has lots of well-written and usable applications, it’s not lightning fast but it’s not too slow either, and it all works within the same window with the standard desktop-OS-like toolbar. The apps…well, the apps are great. They open in windows you can move around your webtop using a pretty precise grid, which makes organization really easy. You’ve got your standard file-uploader, mail application, RSS reader, instant messenger, bookmarks, calendar and contacts. All of these apps are very well made; for example, the RSS reading functionality is almost as good as in my online reader of choice - Netvibes. I wouldn’t exchange Netvibes for it just yet, but if weren’t able to use Netvibes anymore, Goowy would do just fine. Same goes for other applications, which makes Goowy by far the most usable WebOS in this list.6. Orca
WebOS is a pretty complex application and there’s no two ways about it. So when I see things like “Muly” as one choice for the month of birth or when the “create account” button is missing altogether, I think “sloppy”. And that’s exactly how Orca turned out to be in the end.
I will utter three little words and 70% of readers will skip to the next item in the list: no Firefox support. And they’re right: you simply cannot create an application meant primarily for tech-aware users and not have support for the tech-savvy browser of choice. But even in IE, Orca is simply an unfinished, early alpha, hey-i-can-now-invite-a-few-friends-to-test-this product. Best of luck to the developers, but at this stage Orca is not worth your time.
7. Purefect
Purefect is also at an early stage of development, but it’s at least showing some promise. It tries to mimic the Windows environment completely, down to the icons, which is in my opinion the wrong path to choose. There are just a few apps, like file explorer, memory game and calculator, and as far as settings go you can set the display preferences. It’s functional, but pretty buggy (you can access other users’ files in the file explorer), and there simply isn’t much to do. Like Craythur, it might be interesting to check it out again in a couple of months to see if there’s any progress, but for now it’s just not usable.8. SSOE
SSOE seems to be a project that’s looking far ahead. The author is the first to admit that the kernel of the OS is perhaps 10% written at this point and it gives you a choice of a relatively stable and a newer, unstable version to choose from.
And it’s all true. SSOE looks is more a technology demo than something you would even consider to use, regardless of which version you choose. But even at this early stage of development, I will feel free to give the author a pointer: those huge icons, and badly done brushed metal windows, are ugly. Noone is going to use them if they look like that. Other than that I can’t say much about SSOE because 80% of stuff I’ve tried to click on did not work. Best of luck in the future, next please.9. XinDESK
XinDESK is the only one out of the 10 WebOS apps listed here that I didn’t actually try out, because they don’t have a demo or an alpha version yet. However, browsing through the author’s blog one can find some interesting facts about the service. Here’s a couple of quotes:
“The core of Xindesk is a WebOS featuring application that opens and saves the standard office formats. Xindesk is the first web operating system that works easily, even for people without deep computer knowledge. The WebOS is an open platform, just like Windows and Mac OS. This enables anyone to develop new applications.”
“Every Xindesk application you develop can also be installed on all versions of windows.”
All in all, it doesn’t sound too shoddy, and I look forward to checking out this service again when it’s available to the public. You can check out a couple of screenshots over at XinDESK blog.
10. YouOS
Before I’ve started writing this piece, the only OS I’ve heard something about in the news was YouOS. And you can see that a fair amount of serious development went into the product, as there are quite a number of useful applications here, including a very good chat client, IM software, file browser, RSS reader and a couple of others. The applications can be moved accross the desktop, look pretty much like standard desktop apps and respond well with some minor issues (for example, the resizing of the RSS reader window did not go too smoothly). You can browse through your open applications using a toolbar similar to the Windows taskbar, which also works as intended.
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11. DesktopOnDemand
DesktopOnDemand seems to be the most ambitious service on this list, which is why I was unpleasantly surprised with some very annoying login problems. Simply put, I was unable to login and it took some 10 tries to start the application at all. When it finally did start, it crashed immediately, and I had to restart.
All this is unfortunate, because DesktopOnDemand offers a lot. It is, simply put, Linux, in your web browser. Given the complexity of Linux as opposed to many other apps described here, I won’t go into details - just imagine one of those Live CD Linux distros inside a web browser window. Needless to say, the choice of applications is fantastic, and you can definitely use DOD to do real work, store data (you get 1 GB of storage), browse (anonymously) the Internet etc. The speed is not stellar but it’s bearable, and the stability and functionality is, well, pretty much the same of any light or Live CD Linux distro.
12. G.ho.st
This cryptically named offering (Ghost is short for Global Hosted Operating SysTem) is Flash-based, and it has come a long way since the first time I’ve tried it out. GUI-wise it resembles Windows, but it goes farther than just mimicking its look and feel, offering for examples, animations and fade in/out transitions. The available applications are numerous and quite standard for a WebOS: RSS reader, web browser, notes, clock, search, e-mail reader and instant messenger are some examples. G.ho.st lacks an office suite, but, as G.ho.st’s lead developer Zvi Schreiber told me, “Unlike the other “Web OSs” G.ho.st actually works with leading Web applications like Google docs and Flickr instead of being limited to our own Apps!…” “...G.ho.st actually provides a single sign-in and single file system to add value to those other apps.”
Registered users receive 3GB of free storage, and quite extensive help and support on every step. Instead of files, G.ho.st introduces objects. Here’s a quote from G.ho.st’s website explaining the concept:
13. ODesktop
Odesktop comes with the following definition: “Using Ajax and PHP, it (ODesktop) mimics window-like applications behaviour in your web browser but also is designed to run multiple web applications at a time.” Besides this, they also offer the ability to install ODesktop on your own web host.
ODekstop offers 10 GB of storage - in theory - but its nifty way of uploading files by just dragging and dropping them on a toolbar didn’t work for me every time, sometimes causing the entire demo to freeze. All this makes ODekstop one of those applications that look good, and promise a lot, but there’s a small letdown at every corner. Verdict: more polishing, more applications, then we can talk.
14. AjaxWindows
AjaxWindows tries really hard to replicate your desktop environment. Thus, when you start the service, you’ll be presented with a wizard that can synchronize your music, pictures, and documents folder, as well as wallpaper and some other details, with the AjaxWindows online experience.
Main AjaxWindows features, besides the synchronization, are secure connection, and 1GB of FREE storage for your files (plus more for MP3 files). There’s also a decent number of applications, most of which are web apps which come from the same company that built AjaxWindows - Ajax13. There’s also a number of widgets, which include RSS feeds, weather info and the like.
15. MyLGD
MyLGD is short for My Little Green Desktop, and that’s just about all the info I’ve found about the service. It’s a flash-based virtual OS environment which, surprisingly, works quite well. The applications open quite slowly, but the GUI is very fast, and takes little to no CPU time.
16. Nivio
Nivio is similar to DesktopOnDemand, only on a different platform. It’s a Windows desktop environment in your browser, and for some reason, I didn’t particularly like this idea. Having Windows running in a Java window was painfully slow, and although many users will appreciate the fact that they can readily use this without having to learn anything new, I’m not really convinced that Windows is the best way to go for a WebOS - I’d prefer something simpler and built from the grounds up for this purpose; some may, of course, disagree.
17. Schmedley
Webtop would probably be a more appropriate monicker for Schmedley than a WebOS. It’s a widget launchpad, similar to Goowy, but less ambitious. However, by not complicating things too much Schmedley manages to be what many other similar services are not: fast and useful.
18. Dekoh
Dekoh is a very different beast from the other services in this roundup, some of its aspects being the exact opposite of a WebOS. Detailed information is available at the official Dekoh Wiki, but in short, it’s a cross-OS desktop platform which enables you to share your media online. The key word is platform: with some regards, Dekoh compares better with Adobe’s Apollo than with the other WebOS-style services, as it lets you deploy Java, Ajax, or Flash apps across multiple operating systems.
19. Ironbox
Ironbox greeted me with quite an unnerving message. It apperently works well only in IE6, IE7 to some extent, and Firefox 1.5. Fortunately, I’ve tried it out with Firefox 2.0 and I didn’t bump into any problems.
20. GCOE X
GCOE X is in a very early alpha stage of development, but something tells me that it might be an interesting product in the future. It doesn’t have any other way of launching applications or creating/deleting new files than the command line utility, and the applications themselves are scarce: there’s a web browser, MP3 player, IM chat, and that’s pretty much it.
A couple more to keep an eye on in the future:
Xindesk
Xindesk was featured in the original WebOS review, and its lead developer, Mikael Bergkvist, was one of the most vocal supporters of the idea of a WebOS. Xindesk is not available as a beta yet, but I was allowed to have a quick peek into the alpha version, and I’ve also had a look at Challenger, another WebOS-type aplications that Xindesk has recently acquired, planning to merge the two services. At this point in time, there’s no point reviewing Xindesk as it will change significantly in the future after the merge, however from what I’ve seen Xindesk will definitely be a serious competitor in the WebOS space.
Exo - Currently consists out of some quite technical explanations and a couple of screenshots which admittedly look very promising. You can also see a video here.
OOS - no live demo yet, website says “soon”
Jooce - Currently in closed beta, haven’t been able to get an invite.
Xcerion - Also in closed beta. Seems to be an ambitious project, but I’ve seen nothing to confirm their ambitions yet.
Startforce - described as “Japan’s best WebOS”, promises 15 applications, has an open API.
Widgetop is by their own words, a Webtop, not a WebOS, merely bringing Apple Dashboard widgets to the web. The service is fully functional.
Go.PC - a commercial WebOS available - for some weird reason - only to residents of New Zealand and Australia. Go check the website, there’s a funny video there.
2. Desktoptwo
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If there’s such things as “serious WebOS players”, Desktoptwo is one of them. It’s a Flash based fully featured WebOS which requires registration to try, immediately giving you your own mini-site and your own Desktoptwo email address to use. Desktoptwo is Flash-based, and while I’m not thrilled about Flash Web 2.0 applications, most of the OSes from this list work in Flash, and I must admit that some do it pretty well. Desktoptwo’s apps can be slow, and a certain amount of bugs are present (when i clicked on Message Board preferences, everything got garbled up), but not so much to ruin your experience with the service. One more thing: Desktoptwo opens in a popup, which is sure to annoy some users.
3. EyeOS
Taking a bit of a different approach than other sites in this bunch, EyeOS offers you to download the EyeOS server files and install them on your on web server to use as you please. You can also try out a demo which is hosted on the free public server eyeos.info, which also provides free accounts of eyeOS to everyone who wants to use it without owning a private server. The public server is funded through donations, and there’s still quite a way to go, so if you like EyeOS, go ahead and help them.
4. Glide
This text was actually postponed because Glide registration was closed until 19th of December, and I wanted to squeeze it into this list. And lo and behold; they’ve gotten real serious after the relaunch. So serious that besides free registration, they offer things like family standard and family premium plans (for the last one the fee is $149.95 yearly). For registration. they also require verification via an SMS message. This got me interested, as it is the only WebOS around that thinks of itself highly enough to actually start charging for the service.
And, to some extent, Glide delivers. It’s Flash-based, and it’s not really trying to mimic Windows or any similar desktop environment, choosing a unique GUI of its own instead. It lets you upload and store up to 1 GB of files, read RSS feeds, manage bookmarks, appointments, chat, create documents, view picturess. It’s also designed pretty well - at least at first sight. However, it’s somewhat similar to DesktopTwo in some areas, sharing a number of negative traits with it. First of all, some apps open in a popup, for which I really can’t see a good reason. Furthermore, some of the applications don’t seem to be as polished graphically as the rest of the interface. Some of the apps are just plain buggy - the Calendar simply did not work, reporting an error as soon as I clicked it.5. Goowy
Goowy is also Flash-based, but I don’t feel any of the usual negative traits that Flash can bring. It has lots of well-written and usable applications, it’s not lightning fast but it’s not too slow either, and it all works within the same window with the standard desktop-OS-like toolbar. The apps…well, the apps are great. They open in windows you can move around your webtop using a pretty precise grid, which makes organization really easy. You’ve got your standard file-uploader, mail application, RSS reader, instant messenger, bookmarks, calendar and contacts. All of these apps are very well made; for example, the RSS reading functionality is almost as good as in my online reader of choice - Netvibes. I wouldn’t exchange Netvibes for it just yet, but if weren’t able to use Netvibes anymore, Goowy would do just fine. Same goes for other applications, which makes Goowy by far the most usable WebOS in this list.6. Orca
WebOS is a pretty complex application and there’s no two ways about it. So when I see things like “Muly” as one choice for the month of birth or when the “create account” button is missing altogether, I think “sloppy”. And that’s exactly how Orca turned out to be in the end.
I will utter three little words and 70% of readers will skip to the next item in the list: no Firefox support. And they’re right: you simply cannot create an application meant primarily for tech-aware users and not have support for the tech-savvy browser of choice. But even in IE, Orca is simply an unfinished, early alpha, hey-i-can-now-invite-a-few-friends-to-test-this product. Best of luck to the developers, but at this stage Orca is not worth your time.
7. Purefect
Purefect is also at an early stage of development, but it’s at least showing some promise. It tries to mimic the Windows environment completely, down to the icons, which is in my opinion the wrong path to choose. There are just a few apps, like file explorer, memory game and calculator, and as far as settings go you can set the display preferences. It’s functional, but pretty buggy (you can access other users’ files in the file explorer), and there simply isn’t much to do. Like Craythur, it might be interesting to check it out again in a couple of months to see if there’s any progress, but for now it’s just not usable.8. SSOE
SSOE seems to be a project that’s looking far ahead. The author is the first to admit that the kernel of the OS is perhaps 10% written at this point and it gives you a choice of a relatively stable and a newer, unstable version to choose from.
And it’s all true. SSOE looks is more a technology demo than something you would even consider to use, regardless of which version you choose. But even at this early stage of development, I will feel free to give the author a pointer: those huge icons, and badly done brushed metal windows, are ugly. Noone is going to use them if they look like that. Other than that I can’t say much about SSOE because 80% of stuff I’ve tried to click on did not work. Best of luck in the future, next please.9. XinDESK
XinDESK is the only one out of the 10 WebOS apps listed here that I didn’t actually try out, because they don’t have a demo or an alpha version yet. However, browsing through the author’s blog one can find some interesting facts about the service. Here’s a couple of quotes:
“The core of Xindesk is a WebOS featuring application that opens and saves the standard office formats. Xindesk is the first web operating system that works easily, even for people without deep computer knowledge. The WebOS is an open platform, just like Windows and Mac OS. This enables anyone to develop new applications.”
“Every Xindesk application you develop can also be installed on all versions of windows.”
All in all, it doesn’t sound too shoddy, and I look forward to checking out this service again when it’s available to the public. You can check out a couple of screenshots over at XinDESK blog.
10. YouOS
Before I’ve started writing this piece, the only OS I’ve heard something about in the news was YouOS. And you can see that a fair amount of serious development went into the product, as there are quite a number of useful applications here, including a very good chat client, IM software, file browser, RSS reader and a couple of others. The applications can be moved accross the desktop, look pretty much like standard desktop apps and respond well with some minor issues (for example, the resizing of the RSS reader window did not go too smoothly). You can browse through your open applications using a toolbar similar to the Windows taskbar, which also works as intended.
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11. DesktopOnDemand
DesktopOnDemand seems to be the most ambitious service on this list, which is why I was unpleasantly surprised with some very annoying login problems. Simply put, I was unable to login and it took some 10 tries to start the application at all. When it finally did start, it crashed immediately, and I had to restart.
All this is unfortunate, because DesktopOnDemand offers a lot. It is, simply put, Linux, in your web browser. Given the complexity of Linux as opposed to many other apps described here, I won’t go into details - just imagine one of those Live CD Linux distros inside a web browser window. Needless to say, the choice of applications is fantastic, and you can definitely use DOD to do real work, store data (you get 1 GB of storage), browse (anonymously) the Internet etc. The speed is not stellar but it’s bearable, and the stability and functionality is, well, pretty much the same of any light or Live CD Linux distro.
12. G.ho.st
This cryptically named offering (Ghost is short for Global Hosted Operating SysTem) is Flash-based, and it has come a long way since the first time I’ve tried it out. GUI-wise it resembles Windows, but it goes farther than just mimicking its look and feel, offering for examples, animations and fade in/out transitions. The available applications are numerous and quite standard for a WebOS: RSS reader, web browser, notes, clock, search, e-mail reader and instant messenger are some examples. G.ho.st lacks an office suite, but, as G.ho.st’s lead developer Zvi Schreiber told me, “Unlike the other “Web OSs” G.ho.st actually works with leading Web applications like Google docs and Flickr instead of being limited to our own Apps!…” “...G.ho.st actually provides a single sign-in and single file system to add value to those other apps.”
Registered users receive 3GB of free storage, and quite extensive help and support on every step. Instead of files, G.ho.st introduces objects. Here’s a quote from G.ho.st’s website explaining the concept:
13. ODesktop
Odesktop comes with the following definition: “Using Ajax and PHP, it (ODesktop) mimics window-like applications behaviour in your web browser but also is designed to run multiple web applications at a time.” Besides this, they also offer the ability to install ODesktop on your own web host.
ODekstop offers 10 GB of storage - in theory - but its nifty way of uploading files by just dragging and dropping them on a toolbar didn’t work for me every time, sometimes causing the entire demo to freeze. All this makes ODekstop one of those applications that look good, and promise a lot, but there’s a small letdown at every corner. Verdict: more polishing, more applications, then we can talk.
14. AjaxWindows
AjaxWindows tries really hard to replicate your desktop environment. Thus, when you start the service, you’ll be presented with a wizard that can synchronize your music, pictures, and documents folder, as well as wallpaper and some other details, with the AjaxWindows online experience.
Main AjaxWindows features, besides the synchronization, are secure connection, and 1GB of FREE storage for your files (plus more for MP3 files). There’s also a decent number of applications, most of which are web apps which come from the same company that built AjaxWindows - Ajax13. There’s also a number of widgets, which include RSS feeds, weather info and the like.
15. MyLGD
MyLGD is short for My Little Green Desktop, and that’s just about all the info I’ve found about the service. It’s a flash-based virtual OS environment which, surprisingly, works quite well. The applications open quite slowly, but the GUI is very fast, and takes little to no CPU time.
16. Nivio
Nivio is similar to DesktopOnDemand, only on a different platform. It’s a Windows desktop environment in your browser, and for some reason, I didn’t particularly like this idea. Having Windows running in a Java window was painfully slow, and although many users will appreciate the fact that they can readily use this without having to learn anything new, I’m not really convinced that Windows is the best way to go for a WebOS - I’d prefer something simpler and built from the grounds up for this purpose; some may, of course, disagree.
17. Schmedley
Webtop would probably be a more appropriate monicker for Schmedley than a WebOS. It’s a widget launchpad, similar to Goowy, but less ambitious. However, by not complicating things too much Schmedley manages to be what many other similar services are not: fast and useful.
18. Dekoh
Dekoh is a very different beast from the other services in this roundup, some of its aspects being the exact opposite of a WebOS. Detailed information is available at the official Dekoh Wiki, but in short, it’s a cross-OS desktop platform which enables you to share your media online. The key word is platform: with some regards, Dekoh compares better with Adobe’s Apollo than with the other WebOS-style services, as it lets you deploy Java, Ajax, or Flash apps across multiple operating systems.
19. Ironbox
Ironbox greeted me with quite an unnerving message. It apperently works well only in IE6, IE7 to some extent, and Firefox 1.5. Fortunately, I’ve tried it out with Firefox 2.0 and I didn’t bump into any problems.
20. GCOE X
GCOE X is in a very early alpha stage of development, but something tells me that it might be an interesting product in the future. It doesn’t have any other way of launching applications or creating/deleting new files than the command line utility, and the applications themselves are scarce: there’s a web browser, MP3 player, IM chat, and that’s pretty much it.
A couple more to keep an eye on in the future:
Xindesk
Xindesk was featured in the original WebOS review, and its lead developer, Mikael Bergkvist, was one of the most vocal supporters of the idea of a WebOS. Xindesk is not available as a beta yet, but I was allowed to have a quick peek into the alpha version, and I’ve also had a look at Challenger, another WebOS-type aplications that Xindesk has recently acquired, planning to merge the two services. At this point in time, there’s no point reviewing Xindesk as it will change significantly in the future after the merge, however from what I’ve seen Xindesk will definitely be a serious competitor in the WebOS space.
Exo - Currently consists out of some quite technical explanations and a couple of screenshots which admittedly look very promising. You can also see a video here.
OOS - no live demo yet, website says “soon”
Jooce - Currently in closed beta, haven’t been able to get an invite.
Xcerion - Also in closed beta. Seems to be an ambitious project, but I’ve seen nothing to confirm their ambitions yet.
Startforce - described as “Japan’s best WebOS”, promises 15 applications, has an open API.
Widgetop is by their own words, a Webtop, not a WebOS, merely bringing Apple Dashboard widgets to the web. The service is fully functional.
Go.PC - a commercial WebOS available - for some weird reason - only to residents of New Zealand and Australia. Go check the website, there’s a funny video there.
30+ Apps That Are Killing Microsoft
With Google acquiring a Powerpoint-like tool to bulk up its impressive web office suite, and hundreds of startups releasing everything from web based word processors to complete operating systems, Microsoft is under fire. Sure, the company remains buoyant for now, but 5 years down the line, Microsoft may be struggling if it hasn’t adapted to this new world of web-based, ad-supported software. This week, we tested some of the services that are nibbling away at Microsoft’s dominance, with Google leading the charge.
Target: Microsoft Word
Google Docs - Google’s word processor, attached to your Google account, integrated into other Google apps.Buzzword - Simple word processor built off of Adobe’s Flex, currently in private beta.Writeboard - by 37signals, designed to be used by multiple users, focus on sharing and collaboration.ThinkFree - basically Microsoft Word online.
Target: Microsoft Excel
Google Spreadsheet - not as good as Excel, but a decent spreadsheet app for basic needs, again integrated into other Google apps.Zoho Sheet - like Excel but with way less features.EditGrid - Not an Excel replacement, has graphing, extensive collaboration features.ThinkFree Calc - Basically Excel online.
Target: PowerPoint
Empressr - Lets you import many types of media including Flash, also embeddable…impressive results.Zoho Show - very simple creator, the results don’t look very great, but good for quick and simple presentations.Google Presentations - Not out yet, but Google is going to release a general presentation editor sometime soon (this summer)Spresent - A flash based editor that makes flash based presentations, they look decent and it has Flickr integration.
Target: Outlook
Gmail - Google’s mail client that has Google search built in, has about 3 GB of storage, can be customized to your domain, free for up to 25 users.Yahoo Mail - Yahoo’s mail client with unlimited storage, new client very quick.Zoho Mail - email client, free for individuals, for pay with groups. Has collaborative features.Zimbra - Web based email client, adopted by ISPs for their clients, has a calendar, and document storage, even integrated VoIP, for a price.
Target: Outlook Calendar
Google Calendar - basic calendar app that integrates with Gmail.Yahoo! Calendar - basic calendar app that integrates with Yahoo MailKiko - Calendar startup originally owned by the founders of Justin.tv, sold on eBay and now owned by Tucows, lots a great features like RSS import, and contact management.30boxes - Wonderfully simple calendar. Was one of the hottest in this space until Google Calendar launched and stole some of the thunder from the startups.
Target: Windows Live Messenger
Meebo - web based chat that supports Google Talk, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, AIM, ICQ, and Jabber. Recently added chat rooms.eBuddy - supports MSN, Yahoo, and AIM, has a mobile site.Google Talk - in Gmail there is a Gtalk client that has all the features of the regular Google Talk client for the desktop. There’s also a version on the personalized homepage.Campfire - like IRC, except better looking and with file sharing, integrated into the other 37signals apps.
Target: Movie Maker (and others)
Movie Maker is free, so Microsoft won’t lose money here. But users will be spending less time with desktop apps once online video editing becomes more feasible (we don’t think it’s satisfactory yet). Less people using these apps on the desktop would mean less incentive for Windows developers to build for that platform.
JumpCut - iMovie in your browser, lets you edit other people’s videos too.MotionBox - doesn’t let you edit other people’s videos, but still a fully featured editor.YouTube Remixer - Currently in Beta, powered by Adobe, results don’t look great, but it’s a start.Eyespot - not really designed to be an editor, more of a remix and mashup maker, currently has a deal with Starwars to let fans make mashups.
Target: Windows??
OK, so nobody is abandoning their OS anytime soon, but web-based desktops and operating systems, if successful, will mean people spend less time on their real desktops and more time moving files around out in the cloud.
DesktopOnDemand - 1GB of storage, has web browser (you can download so it’s not useless), email client, word processor, spreadsheet editor, IM client, media player and other apps.Nivio - 5GB of storage, basically Windows in your browser.AjaxWindows - A webOS built in ajax, has lots of apps, has about 1GB of storage. Seems to be password protected at the time of writing.EyeOS - Open source web OS, enables anyone to collaborate and expand it, for example, make apps.
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Target: Microsoft Word
Google Docs - Google’s word processor, attached to your Google account, integrated into other Google apps.Buzzword - Simple word processor built off of Adobe’s Flex, currently in private beta.Writeboard - by 37signals, designed to be used by multiple users, focus on sharing and collaboration.ThinkFree - basically Microsoft Word online.
Target: Microsoft Excel
Google Spreadsheet - not as good as Excel, but a decent spreadsheet app for basic needs, again integrated into other Google apps.Zoho Sheet - like Excel but with way less features.EditGrid - Not an Excel replacement, has graphing, extensive collaboration features.ThinkFree Calc - Basically Excel online.
Target: PowerPoint
Empressr - Lets you import many types of media including Flash, also embeddable…impressive results.Zoho Show - very simple creator, the results don’t look very great, but good for quick and simple presentations.Google Presentations - Not out yet, but Google is going to release a general presentation editor sometime soon (this summer)Spresent - A flash based editor that makes flash based presentations, they look decent and it has Flickr integration.
Target: Outlook
Gmail - Google’s mail client that has Google search built in, has about 3 GB of storage, can be customized to your domain, free for up to 25 users.Yahoo Mail - Yahoo’s mail client with unlimited storage, new client very quick.Zoho Mail - email client, free for individuals, for pay with groups. Has collaborative features.Zimbra - Web based email client, adopted by ISPs for their clients, has a calendar, and document storage, even integrated VoIP, for a price.
Target: Outlook Calendar
Google Calendar - basic calendar app that integrates with Gmail.Yahoo! Calendar - basic calendar app that integrates with Yahoo MailKiko - Calendar startup originally owned by the founders of Justin.tv, sold on eBay and now owned by Tucows, lots a great features like RSS import, and contact management.30boxes - Wonderfully simple calendar. Was one of the hottest in this space until Google Calendar launched and stole some of the thunder from the startups.
Target: Windows Live Messenger
Meebo - web based chat that supports Google Talk, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, AIM, ICQ, and Jabber. Recently added chat rooms.eBuddy - supports MSN, Yahoo, and AIM, has a mobile site.Google Talk - in Gmail there is a Gtalk client that has all the features of the regular Google Talk client for the desktop. There’s also a version on the personalized homepage.Campfire - like IRC, except better looking and with file sharing, integrated into the other 37signals apps.
Target: Movie Maker (and others)
Movie Maker is free, so Microsoft won’t lose money here. But users will be spending less time with desktop apps once online video editing becomes more feasible (we don’t think it’s satisfactory yet). Less people using these apps on the desktop would mean less incentive for Windows developers to build for that platform.
JumpCut - iMovie in your browser, lets you edit other people’s videos too.MotionBox - doesn’t let you edit other people’s videos, but still a fully featured editor.YouTube Remixer - Currently in Beta, powered by Adobe, results don’t look great, but it’s a start.Eyespot - not really designed to be an editor, more of a remix and mashup maker, currently has a deal with Starwars to let fans make mashups.
Target: Windows??
OK, so nobody is abandoning their OS anytime soon, but web-based desktops and operating systems, if successful, will mean people spend less time on their real desktops and more time moving files around out in the cloud.
DesktopOnDemand - 1GB of storage, has web browser (you can download so it’s not useless), email client, word processor, spreadsheet editor, IM client, media player and other apps.Nivio - 5GB of storage, basically Windows in your browser.AjaxWindows - A webOS built in ajax, has lots of apps, has about 1GB of storage. Seems to be password protected at the time of writing.EyeOS - Open source web OS, enables anyone to collaborate and expand it, for example, make apps.
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10 Best Wordpress Plugins for Google Adsense
Google Adsense has become the most popular online contextual advertising program. Wordpress allows bloggers to easily integrate Google Adsense inside wordpress using plugins. Listed below are 10 best Adsense plugins which help you work smarter with wordpress.
Adsense Deluxe - offers advanced options for managing the automatic insertion of Google AdSense or Yahoo Publisher Network (YPN) ads to your WordPress posts. Adsense Deluxe+ claims to have a an improved ad limiting algorithm.
Adsense Injection - inserts Adsense code randomly into a pre-existing blog.
Adsense Inline - inserts Google adsense in blog posts
Adsense Beautifier - makes your Adsense look beautiful by placing images beside them to increase your clicks (CTR) and subsequent Adsense earnings.
AdSense Widget for WordPress Sidebar - Google AdSense widget designed for the new WordPress Sidebar Widgets plug-in.
MightyAdsense - allows you to host the code in wordpress without having to modify the templates. Ads are displayed in post item and you can specify how many blocks its going to show up in a page.
AdRotator Wordpress Plugin - rotates your adsense ads with other affiliate programs like Chitika Eminimalls wherever you want. Helps to reduce ad blindness and test different ad formats and affiliate programs.
Adsense Earnings Wordpress Plugin - displays your adsense earning details within wordpress admin panel.
WP-AdsenseProfit - shows your profit from the adsense program to the public by adding a simple call to the function in your template.
AdSense Sharing Revenue and Earnings System - allows you to view your adsense earnings and share your adsense impressions with your friends and co-authors.
Author Adsense Wordpress Plugin - allows blog authors to enter their Google Adsense Publisher ID and have ads displayed on their own posts generating revenue. Admin can set the ratio of author’s ads to admin ads.
原文连接：56516.blogger.com
Adsense Deluxe - offers advanced options for managing the automatic insertion of Google AdSense or Yahoo Publisher Network (YPN) ads to your WordPress posts. Adsense Deluxe+ claims to have a an improved ad limiting algorithm.
Adsense Injection - inserts Adsense code randomly into a pre-existing blog.
Adsense Inline - inserts Google adsense in blog posts
Adsense Beautifier - makes your Adsense look beautiful by placing images beside them to increase your clicks (CTR) and subsequent Adsense earnings.
AdSense Widget for WordPress Sidebar - Google AdSense widget designed for the new WordPress Sidebar Widgets plug-in.
MightyAdsense - allows you to host the code in wordpress without having to modify the templates. Ads are displayed in post item and you can specify how many blocks its going to show up in a page.
AdRotator Wordpress Plugin - rotates your adsense ads with other affiliate programs like Chitika Eminimalls wherever you want. Helps to reduce ad blindness and test different ad formats and affiliate programs.
Adsense Earnings Wordpress Plugin - displays your adsense earning details within wordpress admin panel.
WP-AdsenseProfit - shows your profit from the adsense program to the public by adding a simple call to the function in your template.
AdSense Sharing Revenue and Earnings System - allows you to view your adsense earnings and share your adsense impressions with your friends and co-authors.
Author Adsense Wordpress Plugin - allows blog authors to enter their Google Adsense Publisher ID and have ads displayed on their own posts generating revenue. Admin can set the ratio of author’s ads to admin ads.
原文连接：56516.blogger.com
55 Essential Articles Every Serious Blogger Should Read
After blogging for some time now, I’ve encountered countless articles that have truly helped to refine many aspects of my blog. This includes the visual structure, layout and types of advertising and affiliate programs utilized, plug-ins implemented for ease of use, search engine optimization and overall productivity, and much more.
Many of these articles would have been helpful before starting my own blog, but I also doubt that I would have been successful in putting most of these tips to use right away. Like me, I’m sure many of you are always looking for ways to improve your blogs. And since blogs are constantly growing and changing, it’s always a good time to do whatever you can to make your blog the very best.
With that said, here are 55 essential articles I’ve come across that have positively influenced my blog decision-making and will undoubtedly help you too. I’ve also included a select few of my own past articles that are of relevance in order to “pay it forward.”
Blogging Basics: Getting Started - Blogging 基础：新手上路
Can You Make a Living Blogging? (Graywolf SEO)
Five Beginner’s Blogging Tips (John Chow)
The First 7 Days of Blogging (Pronet Advertising)
Put on Your Game Face (Pronet Advertising)
How to “Announce” a Blog (Blog Traffic School)
Building Meaningful Content - 创建有意义的内容
How to Use Social News Aggregators as a Source for Content Ideas (Dosh Dosh)
5 Ways to Building a Better Blog (Pronet Advertising)
Bring Your A-game to Write for Blogs (Freelance Switch)
What Are You Learning from Leading Edge SEO Bloggers? (Graywolf SEO)
How Great Headlines Score Traffic (Copyblogger)
10 Sure-Fire Headline Formulas that Work (Copyblogger)
Declaring War on Blogger Apathy (ProBlogger)
Increasing Traffic & Retaining Readers - 提升 流量以及读者粘性
How to Market Your Blog in 2007 (ProBlogger)
21 Tactics to Increase Blog Traffic (SEOmoz)
Five Steps to a Truly Unique Blog That Attracts Readers and Revenue (Copyblogger)
10 Simple Ways to Retain Blog Readership (Matt Huggins)
How to Get Traffic for Your Blog (Seth Godin)
10 Effective Ways to Get More Blog Subscribers (Copyblogger)
How to Develop “Stickyness” to Your Blog (Blogging Tips)
A Very Simple Way to Increase Your RSS Subscribers & MyBlogLog Community Members (Dosh Dosh)
Linkbaiting, SEO, & Social Networks - 学会连接，搜索引型优化以及社会化的技巧
12 Different Types of Links and How to Get Them (Stuntdubl)
101 Ways to Build Links in 2006 (SEOBook)
66 Ways to Build Links in 2007 (Brandon Hopkins)
Getting Noticed by A-list Bloggers vs. Getting on Digg Front Pages (Digital Inspiration)
Do You Digg This Headline? (Copyblogger)
Why Too Many Little Icons Can Easily Distract Your Visitors (Pronet Advertising)
How to Generate Targeted Site Traffic Without Search Engines (Scoreboard Media Group)
Linkbait, Reports of My Death Are Greatly Exagerated (Graywolf SEO)
SEP Advice: Linkbait and Linkbaiting (Matt Cutts)
Blogging SEO Basics (Matt Huggins)
Search Engine Optimization for Blogs (ProBlogger)
8 Simple SEO Tips for Blogs (JohnTP)
How to Enhance Your Blog’s SEO and Attract Relevant Traffic in One Easy Step (Technosailor)
Is it OK to Write for Digg? (Copyblogger)
Get Your Blog Out of the Google Supplemental Index (Not So Boring Life)
Building a Community - 创建互联，与读者交流
5 Simple Ways to Encourage Blog Participation (Matt Huggins)
10 Techniques to Get More Comments on Your Blog (ProBlogger)
10 Quick Methods to Increase Blog Comments (Legal Andrew)
Top 5 WordPress Plugins That Help Increase Comments (JohnTP)
Blog Monetization - 博客盈利
8 Tips to Optimize AdSense Units (Daily Blog Tips)
Google AdSense Tips, Tricks, and Secrets (Graywolf SEO)
Why AdSense is Not Suitable for All Blog Topics (ProBlogger)
Make Money from Your Blog (Matt Huggins)
Six Powerful Blog Strategies that will Rapidly Increase Your Affiliate Referrals (Dosh Dosh)
10 Tips for Using Affiliate Programs on Your Blog (ProBlogger)
10 Ways to Make Your Blog More Attractive to Advertisers (ProBlogger)
Miscellaneous Blogging Advice - 更多建议
27 Lessons Learned on the Way to 3000 Visits a Day and 2200 RSS Subscribers (Pick the Brain)
10 Ways to Become a Better Blogger (TechRepublic)
101 Steps to Becoming a Better Blogger (LifeHack.org)
The 5 Deadly Sins of Blogging (Pronet Advertising)
10 Blogging Mistakes to Avoid (John Chow)
10 Reasons Why Blogging is Like Dating (Romance Tracker)
6 Lessons Britney Spears Can Teach You About Blogging (Kumiko’s Cash Quest)
Why Everything You Think You Know About Blog Architecture is Wrong (Pearsonified)
Help! I’m Addicted to Checking My Blog’s Stats! (ProBlogger)
Many of these articles would have been helpful before starting my own blog, but I also doubt that I would have been successful in putting most of these tips to use right away. Like me, I’m sure many of you are always looking for ways to improve your blogs. And since blogs are constantly growing and changing, it’s always a good time to do whatever you can to make your blog the very best.
With that said, here are 55 essential articles I’ve come across that have positively influenced my blog decision-making and will undoubtedly help you too. I’ve also included a select few of my own past articles that are of relevance in order to “pay it forward.”
Blogging Basics: Getting Started - Blogging 基础：新手上路
Can You Make a Living Blogging? (Graywolf SEO)
Five Beginner’s Blogging Tips (John Chow)
The First 7 Days of Blogging (Pronet Advertising)
Put on Your Game Face (Pronet Advertising)
How to “Announce” a Blog (Blog Traffic School)
Building Meaningful Content - 创建有意义的内容
How to Use Social News Aggregators as a Source for Content Ideas (Dosh Dosh)
5 Ways to Building a Better Blog (Pronet Advertising)
Bring Your A-game to Write for Blogs (Freelance Switch)
What Are You Learning from Leading Edge SEO Bloggers? (Graywolf SEO)
How Great Headlines Score Traffic (Copyblogger)
10 Sure-Fire Headline Formulas that Work (Copyblogger)
Declaring War on Blogger Apathy (ProBlogger)
Increasing Traffic & Retaining Readers - 提升 流量以及读者粘性
How to Market Your Blog in 2007 (ProBlogger)
21 Tactics to Increase Blog Traffic (SEOmoz)
Five Steps to a Truly Unique Blog That Attracts Readers and Revenue (Copyblogger)
10 Simple Ways to Retain Blog Readership (Matt Huggins)
How to Get Traffic for Your Blog (Seth Godin)
10 Effective Ways to Get More Blog Subscribers (Copyblogger)
How to Develop “Stickyness” to Your Blog (Blogging Tips)
A Very Simple Way to Increase Your RSS Subscribers & MyBlogLog Community Members (Dosh Dosh)
Linkbaiting, SEO, & Social Networks - 学会连接，搜索引型优化以及社会化的技巧
12 Different Types of Links and How to Get Them (Stuntdubl)
101 Ways to Build Links in 2006 (SEOBook)
66 Ways to Build Links in 2007 (Brandon Hopkins)
Getting Noticed by A-list Bloggers vs. Getting on Digg Front Pages (Digital Inspiration)
Do You Digg This Headline? (Copyblogger)
Why Too Many Little Icons Can Easily Distract Your Visitors (Pronet Advertising)
How to Generate Targeted Site Traffic Without Search Engines (Scoreboard Media Group)
Linkbait, Reports of My Death Are Greatly Exagerated (Graywolf SEO)
SEP Advice: Linkbait and Linkbaiting (Matt Cutts)
Blogging SEO Basics (Matt Huggins)
Search Engine Optimization for Blogs (ProBlogger)
8 Simple SEO Tips for Blogs (JohnTP)
How to Enhance Your Blog’s SEO and Attract Relevant Traffic in One Easy Step (Technosailor)
Is it OK to Write for Digg? (Copyblogger)
Get Your Blog Out of the Google Supplemental Index (Not So Boring Life)
Building a Community - 创建互联，与读者交流
5 Simple Ways to Encourage Blog Participation (Matt Huggins)
10 Techniques to Get More Comments on Your Blog (ProBlogger)
10 Quick Methods to Increase Blog Comments (Legal Andrew)
Top 5 WordPress Plugins That Help Increase Comments (JohnTP)
Blog Monetization - 博客盈利
8 Tips to Optimize AdSense Units (Daily Blog Tips)
Google AdSense Tips, Tricks, and Secrets (Graywolf SEO)
Why AdSense is Not Suitable for All Blog Topics (ProBlogger)
Make Money from Your Blog (Matt Huggins)
Six Powerful Blog Strategies that will Rapidly Increase Your Affiliate Referrals (Dosh Dosh)
10 Tips for Using Affiliate Programs on Your Blog (ProBlogger)
10 Ways to Make Your Blog More Attractive to Advertisers (ProBlogger)
Miscellaneous Blogging Advice - 更多建议
27 Lessons Learned on the Way to 3000 Visits a Day and 2200 RSS Subscribers (Pick the Brain)
10 Ways to Become a Better Blogger (TechRepublic)
101 Steps to Becoming a Better Blogger (LifeHack.org)
The 5 Deadly Sins of Blogging (Pronet Advertising)
10 Blogging Mistakes to Avoid (John Chow)
10 Reasons Why Blogging is Like Dating (Romance Tracker)
6 Lessons Britney Spears Can Teach You About Blogging (Kumiko’s Cash Quest)
Why Everything You Think You Know About Blog Architecture is Wrong (Pearsonified)
Help! I’m Addicted to Checking My Blog’s Stats! (ProBlogger)
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