What have you StumbleUpon ‘d?

May 31st, 2008

Not that StumbleUpon is new or anything, but I’ve recently been dabbling in visiting this website. It is definitely one of the cooler things on the web today.

What it is:
Well, it’s a social community built from what sites you like. Let me get more in depth.You make an account, and then install the toolbar (below). Then tell it what your interests are. When you hit the stumbleupon button in the toolbar it takes you to a site that it thinks you would like. There are also ways for telling if you like the site or not (the thumbs up and down buttons). It notices all the stuff you like and generates more and more pages that are relevant to what you like. So the more stuff you vote for, the more targeted the stumbles are to your liking.

There is also the social aspect, which allows you to add friends, view what they have liked, their favorites. And you can even blog on it.Overall, this is definitely an awesome concept and you should check it out. 

Link to StumbleUpon 

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Well! The New Design is up!

May 30th, 2008

Let me know what you guys think. Leave a comment!

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New design coming!

May 30th, 2008

Well, I got an email from my coder today, the new design looks amazing. Just some minor tweaks need to be made, so stay tuned for a new and improved shanejonas.com!

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My Top 5 Reasons why Web Design is so expensive

May 29th, 2008

So recently I have inquired into getting a custom design for my blog. After
many quotes, the starting price for most web designers is around $2000.

While i could spend the money and get stand-out unique website, i would rather
not drop $2000 on this blog. So i have made the layout myself, and i am getting
it coded. Now coding can range from $50-$400. Which is chump change compared to
$2000 for a whole design.

Why are these designs to expensive you might ask? Well heres my top 5 reasons why.

5. Platform/CMS,
depending on which CMS you use, you could be paying out your ass for a design.

4. Quality
This ties in with everything, the more you pay, the better quality coding and
web design you are going to get. And another thing: Having it XHTML and CSS Valid.

3. Paying for knowledge.
They had to learn the language, and have to know it inside and out to
be a top quality designer. You dont want some 15 year old kid who just picked up
a css/xhtml book designing your website.

2. Coding takes time. time=money
man hours for creating a website for you.

And my number 1 reason is!

1. There are 162 million websites on the internet
and they are making a unique one just for you!

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Browsing the web… with your browser

May 28th, 2008

If you are reading this right now you are browsing the web… with your browser. But what web browser are you using? Safari, Firefox, Opera, Internet explorer are the big ones out there.

Let’s be serious here, the only good browser is Firefox, its safe, fast browsing has appealed to millions of people. And lets face it… Internet explorer sucks balls. Frequent Crashes, Compatibility issues, Security issues, and its made by Microsoft…

If you are using Internet explorer right now, you should:
1. Visit this site…and then come back… i’ll wait

Now do you see how terrible Internet explorer is?

2. Hit yourself in the face
3. Go download Firefox
4. profit

Not that i am advertising Firefox, but honestly… Internet explorer is a terrible web browser and should not exist.

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One of the coolest music videos

May 27th, 2008

Lets be serious here, Michael Jackson is one of the best artists of all time. I was watching TV today and was reminded of how good the ‘Billie Jean’ video actually is. Check it out, and enjoy the cool light-up sidewalk.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En-cHBv7UpA

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Chocolate Milk and Web 2.0

May 26th, 2008

Tell me those aren’t the best mix in the world. Chocolate milk has been an obsession of mine since i was little, i would always get in shit because people say it isn’t healthy. Well news flash! It’s one of the healthiest things you can drink. Yea you keep to your coke drinking, teeth rotting lives, while i live a prosperous one drinking chocolate milk! Well… my eating habits aren’t the same as my drinking, but thats another story. I notice now alot more people have taken a liking to Chocolate Milk, and i take full credit. On to Web 2.0!

What is web 2.0 you might ask? Go look it up on wikipedia FFS.

Web 2.0 is all about connecting people, like the comment boxes below. Youtube, Facebook, Myspace, Pownce, Twitter, uhhh bebo… and some other shit. It really intrigues me to see all these people connecting, to see people of all ages come together for one thing… the internet… where your freedom is media, your appereance means nothing, and your ideas are everything. So go out! Connect with people you’ve never met before, whether it be in the UK, US, or Canada… its Web 2.0!

How does Chocolate milk and web 2.0 tie in together?

Well just like when i got shit on for drinking chocolate milk, i would get shit on for being on the internet alot. With chocolate milk and web 2.0 getting popular, it’s only natural people who like it will be too! Stay tuned for shane jonas, the most popular chocolatey milk web 2.0 guy out there! 

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What I’m listening to: Valencia

May 25th, 2008

I have been listening to alot of last.fm lately I’ve mentioned before, so naturally alot of new bands have come to my attention. One of those bands is Valencia, they are from Philadelphia and are definately amazing to listen to.

The song i ’scrobbled’ across was ‘The Space Between’ and it let me download it straight from the last.fm software, to give me a taste of their music i guess! And i definately felt it was good enough to write about.

They sound like alot of mainstream bands, but i think their songs are compelling; i believe the lyrics and sound mesh well together. The  verses and chorus are spot on and the bridge definately brings a catch to their sound.

If you would like to learn more about this band, visit their myspace page at myspace. 

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