On November 4th, I intend to spend the evening watching election returns on TV and refreshing as many election-y tabs on the laptop as possible. What websites should I have loaded and ready to go?
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posted by rtha
on Oct 24, 2008 -
25 answers
Is there a site that tracks off-base, funny or just plain odd comments and emails received by blogs or other web sites?
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posted by thread_makimaki
on Oct 15, 2008 -
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How can one help strangers who request help online (not the email requests, please!!) without falling for scams? How can we distinguish sincere pleas from the unscrupulous ones?
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posted by adamrobinson
on Oct 4, 2008 -
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A friend is buying a website that I've built, as well as the domain name. He's taken possession of the actual site (i.e., the software that runs it), so now I need to make him the owner of the domain. How do I do it?
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posted by inkedmn
on Sep 29, 2008 -
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Can anyone recommend quality online ad networks for a website with about 300,000 page views per month?
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posted by puffl
on Aug 21, 2008 -
6 answers
Do longer articles on the web really have to be split up into small, bite-size pieces as most sites seem to prefer doing? Putting ad revenue and click-through considerations aside, I need to know if there are any dangers associated with keeping a ~5k to ~15k word article on one page is an inherently bad idea.
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posted by christopherious
on Aug 2, 2008 -
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I've had what I think is a decent idea for a website. Rather than asking someone to "punch it up" in their "spare time" I'd like to learn to do it myself. I know a bit about html and took a turbo pascal class 11 years ago. Since then it's been all humanities, social science, and law. What do I need to learn and what, in your experience, are the best books/web sites to learn from?
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posted by the christopher hundreds
on May 22, 2008 -
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What are your favorite mobile (non-iphone) websites? I'm interested in all topics, but, particularly, useful tools when I'm out and about, e.g., weather, traffic, price comparison, etc.)
I saw a question from a couple years ago on this topic, but I'm betting there's been a lot of development in this area.
posted by SampleSize
on May 20, 2008 -
6 answers
Are there any websites that allow you to upload photos and get paid for people printing them?
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posted by sliderjc
on May 14, 2008 -
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Point me to some books and/or websites that give advice or recount experiences of dealing with awkward situations that most sources usually avoid.
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posted by gregb1007
on Apr 21, 2008 -
4 answers
How can I put together an amazing portfolio for potential employers, as an advertising student? (I have the content, but need to decide what to put in the portfolio...and more importantly decide what to house my portfolio in!)
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posted by whiskey point
on Mar 11, 2008 -
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Internet mechanics and conspiracy: With the recent news of Pakistan somehow taking YouTube down, Swiss banks forcing U.S hosts to ban WikiLeaks, under-water cables being cut and the US government having the power to ban Cuba-related domains, I was wondering: if the U.S "turns off the internet", what could be done? How powerful is it in this respect?
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posted by takeyourmedicine
on Mar 7, 2008 -
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Are there any browser plugins that allow you to see exactly what is being sent to a website (form post values, cookies, querystring, etc)?
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posted by sherlockt
on Feb 25, 2008 -
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I need a good name! I'm putting together a travel website focusing mainly on indie rock/nightlife/offbeat stuff to do in different cities, aimed mainly at 20-something travellers or anyone looking for live music or more alternative venues while they're travelling. What should I call it?
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posted by octavia
on Feb 24, 2008 -
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What are some good website designs that subvert the "grid" system, or just don't make use of grids?
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posted by divabat
on Feb 4, 2008 -
7 answers
Is there a place on the internet with a list of every state and whether not it is legal to sell cars there as "Parts Only" (i.e., without a title)? If not, does anyone happen to know this information off-hand?
posted by srrh
on Feb 1, 2008 -
6 answers
I'm working on a job application to work at a theatre and events company in the UK. It asks me for three websites I admire and to give the reasons why. What sites should I put down?
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posted by tapeguy
on Jan 27, 2008 -
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What are the websites, software, books, desks, tools and errata you find the most
useful and
efficient for your work, and
why are they so much better than the competition? Brownie points if they're good for students, and are free--but hey, list them all.
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posted by flibbertigibbet
on Jan 23, 2008 -
17 answers
Can anyone give some advice on starting up a website? Anyone out there with experience of setting up a website or websites but wasn't actually technologically capable of making the website them self?
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posted by swisspotter
on Jan 6, 2008 -
26 answers
I once read a book about a couple of autograph hounds who ranked celebrities by their willingness to meet with fans and sign autographs. If this system were ported to the web and opened to the public, allowing anyone who's had contact with a celebrity to rank their experience, how could you validate that the encounter actually happened?
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posted by bjork24
on Dec 24, 2007 -
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I'm looking for an easy way for an older, non-technical artist to post a portfolio of some of her work online. A free solution would be fabulous but it doesn't have to be free as she would likely want to register a domain name to forward anyway.
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posted by rfarmer5r
on Dec 24, 2007 -
12 answers
Changes to ComCast-hosted website no longer show up when viewed online, but look fine on my end and when viewing pages on their server. Why?
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posted by FlyByDay
on Dec 11, 2007 -
27 answers
I've become bored of digg, slate and reddit. I'd like some substitutes (but not too close of substitutes that I get quickly bored again).
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posted by survivorman
on Nov 15, 2007 -
21 answers
Trying to remember a web site from some time back. Guy had pictures of some of the most beautiful places on the Planet. The pics included himself, back to camera, and bare-assed. Little help?
posted by JABof72
on Oct 13, 2007 -
6 answers
Help me find a website about Apple products and their release schedules. I know it exists, I just can't find it again.
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posted by Arturus
on Aug 21, 2007 -
6 answers
Looking for commercial/business/corporate sites where a flash video clip starts playing upon loading the home page - and it works, looks good, isn't annoying.
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posted by andrewyakovlev
on Aug 7, 2007 -
8 answers
Looking for tattoo shops in Rhode Island (preferably with websites showcasing their shops and art)
My google-foo must be off today because I can find stuff, but mostly it leads me to the dreaded 404.
Any help RI Mefiers?
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posted by edmcbride
on Jul 31, 2007 -
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One certain site always times out for me. It does not for other computers on the same network. What (if anything) can I do to get it to work?
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posted by Tuwa
on Jul 5, 2007 -
13 answers
Looking for examples of websites that use pre-existing data (vague question I know; more details inside)
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posted by primer_dimer
on Jul 3, 2007 -
12 answers
Online marketing - tools for keeping track of the tools?
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posted by rmm
on Jun 27, 2007 -
1 answer
I'm looking for thoughtful, down-to-earth blogs (and other websites) that concern themselves with matters of spirituality.
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posted by 2or3whiskeysodas
on Jun 9, 2007 -
18 answers
What are some good American Indian (or "Native American") blogs or community politics/culture/what-have-you discussion sites?
posted by _sirmissalot_
on May 7, 2007 -
5 answers
I would like to automatically generate hypertext links from a list of text. Ideally this would mean pasting a series of comma separated words into some online tool and having the system turn each word into a relevant google/wikipedia link... Does anyone know any sites/tools that will do this?
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posted by 0bvious
on May 4, 2007 -
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