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Support the Open Share Icon Project

Bruce — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:14:17 +0000

A backlash in the face of threats from ShareThis.com/ Nextumi Inc., owners of the trademarked Share Icon originally promoted as "generic", has prompted creation of the Open Share Icon Project—a free, open, community-driven alternative. The Share Icon has become synonymous with the commercial ShareThis brand & widget (registration terms) & even the "Classic" plugin requires publishers to actively opt-out of "sharing" their data to the ShareThis service. The working design of the new open icon features cupped hands passing/ receiving an item ("pass it on") as well as an eye reference ("look at this").

Share Icon site updated

Bruce — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:37:58 +0000

From http://www.bioneural.net :

Alex King has announced a re-design of the Share Icon Project website, adding a showcase along similar lines to that added to the Geotag Icon Project some days earlier. The Share Icon was inspired by the Feed Icon and OPML Icon. The new Geotag Icon, likewise related conceptually and visually, is not listed as a peer but is nevertheless enjoying a strong show of early developer and user support reflecting its obvious utility.

Blogging with ecto: big on features

Bruce — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 20:16:24 +0000

From http://www.bioneural.net :

This blog is published using the iBlog client, an easy-to-use OS X application that makes uploading static pages to the .Mac server simple. iBlog version 1.x has been around for a few years now and despite a number of updates its basic feature set has remained relatively static. However, version 2.x is now in development and promises to add some of the features requested by users in the small but friendly community Forum. Mac fans can now choose from an increasing range of blogging software, and here I take a quick look at ecto, a seemingly popular and well-regarded client. This article refers to iBlog (version 1.x), a Mac blogging client that was formerly used to publish this site. It may refer to design elements and other features that have since been replaced. Ecto is described as: a feature-rich desktop blogging client for MacOSX and Windows, supporting a wide range of weblog systems, such as Blogger, Blojsom, Drupal, MovableType, Nucleus, TypePad, WordPress, and more. This software is far from a gooy mess (as in ectoplasm... sorry) but not perfect, and in some ways overly complex. I was unable to get iPhoto or iTunes integration working (I tried version 2.4.1 with a Blogger account). I want to highlight some of the things that work well from the point-of-view of an iBlog user with a "version 2.x wish list" in mind! Do you prefer plain or RTF? iBlog 1.x uses and RTF editor which is responsible for introducing spurious code that has thus far prevented this blog from ...

iBlog + OPML + Bloglines = reading list

Bruce — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 15:24:13 +0000

From http://www.bioneural.net :

This option for sharing a reading list ("blogroll") may be of interest if you use an RSS reader like NetNewsWire than can export your subscriptions in OPML format. Here are the steps: Export (some or all of) your subscriptions from NetNewsWire to OPML. Choose if you want a flat list or to group by folders. Register (free) for a Bloglines account. Once registered click on the My Feeds tab at the top of the screen. Then, click on the Edit link. At the bottom of the left panel will be a link to import subscriptions. Create an XHTML file (say, bloglines.html) to contain your reading list. In the body, for example, add this line: Replace the blogroll?id (here "bm") with your own Bloglines ID. Create a pop-up link to your reading list (if you want to save space) from your iBlog home page in the Navigation Editor. For example: Reading list

Tagophilia: the game of tag (as played with iBlog)

Bruce — Sun, 24 Apr 2005 10:44:41 +0000

From http://www.bioneural.net :

Tag—you're it! The game of "Tag" has always been popular, and now people who played it as children are reliving their misspent youth on the web by tagging everything in sight. Flickr lets members tag their photos with keywords. Technorati lets bloggers use their entry categories as tags. The "social bookmarking" service del.icio.us uses tags to classify and group shared bookmarks. In each case such "related" tags serve to offer the reader the option to find "more like this", whether it be a photo or an article. iBlog users can get in on the act too... This article refers to iBlog (version 1.x), a Mac blogging client that was formerly used to publish this site. It may refer to design elements and other features that have since been replaced. Flickr, Technorati, and del.icio.us weight tags according to how many times they appear in their database: try it out here, here, and here. As Technorati explain "The size of the tag indicates how full of goodies it is." What was I saying about children? But tags don't have to relate to something vaguely related. They can also be used to link to something very specific, such as an article in Wikipedia. I decided to add what I call a "Tagophilia bar" to my postings (as in "tags indicating affiliated things—and for the love of it", get it?). I think this is a development to keep an eye on, and something that will no doubt evolve as more and more people and services become "tag aware". ...