• Spammers launch denial of service attacks on antispam sites, Storm Worm creators behind the attacks.
• Easter Egg Found in GIMP Graphics Editor.
• Make sure that your comments stand out against the rest. Edit your comments template.
• A 17-year old Millionaire, who made her money off MySpace templates (as much as I hate to mention MySpace here…) is unable to access her assets. Why? Because the federal/state-level government is screwed-up.
• Five Benefits of Feedburner: Don’t forget number 6! “it re-hosts your feed so it takes the stress off your server. If some maniac’s feed reader checks you feed every 2/5 of a second, then feedburner’s datacenter will take the hit instead of your shared hosting account. It’s also good for high-traffic sites like Smashing Magazine that get tons of traffic from Digg and need to save bandwidth in every way they can.”
• Make sure those StumbleUpon users stay and read. Make use of the space above the fold.
• Verizon Sues FCC Over 700MHz Open Access Requirements
• Looking for a good free/paid host? Mashable has you covered with WEB HOSTING TOOLBOX 130+ Resources For Your Web Hosting Needs. There are some free ones that I didn’t know about.
• PC World is now offering blogs (forums.pcworld.com/blogs/you/). Kind of cool, but what a horrible URL!
• Google, at age 10, is the official heart of the internet
• What makes a blog look like a blog? The differences are fading. A lot of “non blog” sites are really blogs. The Leaky Cauldron, for example, is a Harry Potter news site. Is it a blog? Technically yes, it even runs off a heavily modified version of Movable Type (though the front-end has been totally custom-coded).
• Wordpress Plugin Releases for 9/15

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