August 06, 2008
New Additions to the Website!
written by Spencer Alexander on August 06, 2008 at 03:47PM in Random
Alright everyone, I’ve got some exciting news for everyone out there… but lets take it one piece at a time.Gravatar
sAlexander comments now support Gravatar! What is Gravatar? Well, directly from the website:
“A gravatar, or globally recognized avatar, is quite simply an avatar image that follows you from weblog to weblog appearing beside your name when you comment on gravatar enabled sites. Avatars help identify your posts on web forums, so why not on weblogs?”
You might be asking yourself how this pertains to you as a commenter. Well, if you’ve signed up for Gravatar, then when you comment on my website, your picture will automatically show up, rather than Mr. Default Man.
So do it! Be crazy! Live a little! and give Gravatar a try1!
Share The Post!
If you look at all of the posts and photos on my site (yes, yes, including this one), you’ll see a big, ugly, traffic sign (which I personally designed… so only I’m aloud to call it ugly) with the words “Share the Post!” written on the sign. If you click it, and wait a few miliseconds, the sign should morph into four different symbols.
The first is for reddit, and online news collector. The second is for del.icio.us, an online bookmark sharing site (which I have recently joined and really enjoyed). The third is for Facebook, and the fourth is for Digg, which is much like Reddit.
So how do these pertain to you, Mr/Mrs Reader? Well, if you finish reading a post / looking at a picture, and you really, really loved it… then share it with other people around the world! If you’re unsure which service to choose first, give Digg a try… it doesn’t require you to sign up for anything. But if you’re looking to sign up for a great service, consider del.icio.us.
Footnotes
1 To sign up, go to www.gravatar.com, and choose to sign up. The process is quite speedy, so you should only have to set aside 4 or 5 minutes… unless you’re particularly indecisive about your nickname, or which photo to use.
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You can now include most html tags in your comments! So you can make things bold , italicized, or even
struck outusing html or textile. Enjoy!See my picture here to the left (my Gravatar)? Isn’t it cool? Don’t you want to get one?