Skin of Stars

Machines, Media and Miscellanea

by Kevin Carmody

Blog Entries in the category Internet

New Site

**UPDATE** Blog has now been imported to this site – now found here, on the front page! – New site as the old one bothered me for being so bad. The (currently inactive) blog can still be found at /blog but will be integrated in time. Updates will probably be coming thick and fast, as is my want with new … Read the remaining 0 words

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No need to get flash

I posted this on oonagi, but thought it interesting enough to post here: I do think that flash has a purpose, especially in sites that where it’s more important to have strong visual features, like band sites. For example, neverestsongs.co.uk is undeniably beautiful. But when we look at that instance, you cannot say that it is crawlable by seach engines. … Read the remaining 477 words

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So long Blogger, it’s been swell

It’s taken me some time and a little soul searching if ones being honest, but I have finally decided to leave blogger behind me. Blogspot has served me well enough but struggled with the resrictions I always feel when someone else is hosting my webbyness, so I felt it was time we parted ways. Now I get the freedom to … Read the remaining 47 words

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Why Facebook has Jumped The Shark

Today Eastcliff Richard and I became ‘friends’. I think this is a familiar expression in the world of social networking. In this instance it was on probably the most highly publicised site of recent months, Facebook. This has got me thinking a little more about a site which I once thought was pretty neat but I now avoid like Margate! … Read the remaining 421 words

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