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Odds and Ends IV

I finally plowed through the last directory on my list. It is housed over at Northern Lights Internet Solutions (they do a lot of the same things Dave and I do... except they aren't in their early 20s nor do they reside in Texas [Canuks]). I tried to find out the actual creator of the compendium and discovered it is authored (and maintained) by Peter Scott, who is the editor for other web directories. In addition, he created Libdex which is a "worldwide directory of library homepages, web-based OPACs, Friends of the Library pages, and library e-commerce affiliate links." Note: I really don't know what an OPAC is, here is the only English-based reference where OPAC is the centerpiece of the site. Also, he updates a blog discussing the latest news of the happenings in the wild & crazy online world for libraries.

Before I get to those links, here are a few I found interesting.

Blogtimes - This is a plug-in for MovableType (sorry to all the users of unprofessional publishing systems) and "What this plug-in does is to create a chart which plots the time of your posts(in a specified period) on a bar of the 24 hours of the day."

So it looks something like this:

Well I've somehow managed to create 37 (this is number 38) posts since April 1, so my barcode would be gappy. Note: I win. You lose.

Oh, and check out the semi-official MT Plugins Directory. If you aren't using MT yet, now would be a good time to switch (although Nucleus is about to hit 2.0, Pivot is just about done with their new version and Michel is back on Cafelog).

Weblog History - If you haven't read a history on blogging or weblogs, be sure to read Rebecca Blood's overview of it (it's old too, alot has evolved since).

Indian Bloggers Ring - Anyone of Indian origin. As in the country of INDIA located in the continent of Asia. And who maintains a journal/diary/weblog that is frequently updated. This is the third one I've found, visit the other two (non-rings).

Sarcastic Geek Ring - This isn't strictly for bloggers, but I thought there are plenty of geeks that use sarcasm bumping around on my site (in my dreams) to point it out.

Blogging Ecosystem - This is similar to Organica and Metaweblog and even Popdex as it keeps track of who is linking to who. I'm actually doing better on it than any of the aforementioned sites (even better than Technorati). Oh, and I'm pretty sure I've linked to more than the 38 sites it says I have ; )

Bloggando was listed in the Light's Blog Directory for Italian-based blogs, but as you can see, it's just one guy updating once a month or so. I found some good Italian blogs the other day, like Blog-It and BlogNews. Visit those for more [insert stereotype about pasta, pizza and the Mob here] fun.

Diary of a Madman - (warning: nudity) this isn't just some guy's blog, it's some guys blog that linked to me a couple days ago and I don't know where (something distracts me each time I try to find it). It reminds me of Dr. Grabbe's site.

Blogging Network - another Diaryland/LiveJournal, somehow though not only do you get to host your journal there (I don't consider proprietary solutions where they close you into their system to be blogging), but they also pay you a few ducats for posting your ramblings (I don't see any ads, strange).

BlogKomm - another commenting system for your blog (for those less fortunate, for as little as $10/year you can digitize all the needs of a poor blogger). Similar to Haloscan and Enetation.

The Lefty Directory - A central directory of politically-oriented blogs who identify with liberals and/or the left. I doubt they get along too well with the Beltway Bloggers.

Librarian Blogs - I mentioned these guys earlier, but now I know the guy that compiles them (Peter Scott)... and I just wanted to poke fun of them again.

Popblog - a tiny directory for all blogs on pop culture, from music to movies to the plain weird stuff. I could register but was unable to log in and sent an email to the man in charge requesting assistance. I'll let you know if he gets back with me.

Last 50 Pita's - I don't know why anyone would, but if you wanted to see a list of Pitas (50 of them), you can (I wouldn't recommend it for health reasons).

Just to say I did, here is Jill Walker's list of research blogs (I mentioned her earlier here).

If you want to see a large collection of weblogging software, here is Yahoo's compendium. Check out Al Macintyre's list too if you have a chance.

Blogathon - There really isn't much information on this neat domain, other than a bunch of highschool-like kids staying up all night in a marathon of IMing (or some such Tomfoolery).

PHPWeblog - Yup, a PHP-based weblog. Stick with MT, Pivot, B2 or Nucleus. If you're not using those then check it out.

Stay tuned for a quick-fun story (I can get away with using-hyphens-wherever I please-I'm an Aggie).

Posted by Tim at April 11, 2003 04:31 PM | TrackBack