Give me your best links!!!!!
idbruce
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Hello Everyone
As some of you may know, I have been spending quite a bit of time building a new and major web site, but more particularly, a web index or directory of high quality links in a unique and useful format. I must admit that it is taking a bit longer than I expected, but it is also coming together very nicely.
At the present time, I have a total of 57 subject categories, pertaining to a wide variety of useful subjects. For the most part, I have been avoiding the subject of "Hobbies" like the plague, because it just to vast a subject to cover all facets. In an effort to provide a good resource for myself and all forum members here at Parallax, I have now decided to limit the bounds of "Hobbies" to just "Hobby Electronics". If you have a favorite link or a long list of links pertaining to hobby electronics, please provide them so that I may include them into my website.
In addition to creating this special subject category, I have also decided to donate the main banner spot for this subject category to Parallax for an undetermined but extended period of time, providing they are interested. If so, the main banner spot will be 482 pixels in width by 70 pixels in height. Perhaps the banner design could warrant a new contest.
Anyhow, please help me to build a list of quality links that we may all enjoy, and the new website should be forthcoming in the near future.
Bruce
As some of you may know, I have been spending quite a bit of time building a new and major web site, but more particularly, a web index or directory of high quality links in a unique and useful format. I must admit that it is taking a bit longer than I expected, but it is also coming together very nicely.
At the present time, I have a total of 57 subject categories, pertaining to a wide variety of useful subjects. For the most part, I have been avoiding the subject of "Hobbies" like the plague, because it just to vast a subject to cover all facets. In an effort to provide a good resource for myself and all forum members here at Parallax, I have now decided to limit the bounds of "Hobbies" to just "Hobby Electronics". If you have a favorite link or a long list of links pertaining to hobby electronics, please provide them so that I may include them into my website.
In addition to creating this special subject category, I have also decided to donate the main banner spot for this subject category to Parallax for an undetermined but extended period of time, providing they are interested. If so, the main banner spot will be 482 pixels in width by 70 pixels in height. Perhaps the banner design could warrant a new contest.
Anyhow, please help me to build a list of quality links that we may all enjoy, and the new website should be forthcoming in the near future.
Bruce
Comments
So...where is it? Can we see?
You mean "major" like Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, Google, Parallax, my home page or what?
I would look a Duanes' list of most excellent links. Many to chose from.
http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php/135706-Index-Test
Jim
Right now, you cannot see it, because it only exists on my hard drive. When I say major, I mean it took a lot of work to make it, as compared to several days, there is months of work on it. If I combine the previous work with the current work, there is probably 6 months of planning and programming. However if I had to compare it in size, I would say it would be closest to Parallax, but still not quite that big.
@Jim
Thanks Jim, I will take a peek when I start gathering my links.
@NWCCTV
Banners are everywhere, but to me a banner is just an advertising image, which links to a target.
Over the last several hours, I have thought about my use of the word "major". Perhaps the use of this word was quite misleading, In fact, after a little thought, I came to the conclusion that it is no where near the size of Parallax. However, many years ago, I wrote a script to automatically build a "HUGE" website by running daemons on a server, which is based upon a similar layout and programming. So by all means, it could become major if I was to rewrite that script, but at the current point, in the grand scheme of things, I suppose it is quite small in comparison to the bigger boys.
Irregardless of it's size, I am sure that a lot of folks will find it useful and add it to their web browsing arsenal.
Bruce
http://www.betterworldbooks.com/
As an example, the Parallax forums web site went through changes a while ago, then all the links changed. Other web sites do the same from time to time.
Also porno sites will buy up expired names, so suddenly that "G" rated electronics link is to a porno site.
What I found better was to use a google.com search link instead. And provide the search words to get the submitted links to come up in that search.
So for example instead of providing separate links to microcontroller manufacturers, search google.com for "microcontroller manufacturer". Then save that link with the name "Microcontroller Manufacturers". Then that link is always up to date (unless google changes things).
:ROTFLMAO:
Yes it is true that many wensites come and go or the urls change, but many also have withstood the test of time. For instance, many of my original urls from the year 2000 still work.
@Mike G
I bet you cannot type Career and Employment into Google and end up with a highly refined list like this one.
Replaced with the list in post #14
Yeah, I worry about that a little when I post an external link on the forum to an image on another site.
-Phil
Yes I agree. I accidentally posted the unrefined list. Here is a much better list for Career & Employment
http://www.aerotek.com
http://www.alljobsearch.com
http://www.bestjobsus.com
http://www.beyond.com/
http://www.careerbuilder.com
http://www.career-intelligence.com
http://www.careersite.com
http://www.christiancareercenter.com
http://www.computerjobs.com
http://www.dice.com
http://www.employdiversity.com
http://www.flipdog.com
http://www.hcareers.com
http://www.headhunter.com/
http://www.ihiresecretarial.com
http://www.indeed.com
http://www.irrigationjobs.com
http://www.itcareers.com
http://www.job-applications.com
http://www.jobbankusa.com
http://www.job-hunt.org
http://www.job-interview.net
http://www.jobjunction.com
http://www.jobvillage.com
http://www.kforce.com
http://www.landscapejobs.com
http://www.latpro.com
http://www.lifeguardingjobs.com
http://www.locatejobsnetwork.com
http://www.logjobs.com
http://www.manpower.com
http://www.megajobsites.com
http://www.monster.com/
http://www.myjobapps.com
http://www.needtechs.com
http://www.officeteam.com
http://www.resume.com
http://www.resume-resource.com
http://www.seniorjobbank.org
http://www.snagajob.com
http://www.softwarejobs.com
http://www.spherion.com
http://www.thejobresource.com
http://www.toplanguagejobs.co.uk
http://www.truecareers.com
http://www.vault.com/wps/portal/usa
Of course these are just urls, but the layout of the website will make it more appealing. This is just the links for one of my subject categories. Just wait till you see my layout, plain, simple, and sweet.
Out of curiosity, how did you find all those links and what makes the links high quality? How are you measuring quality?
The links were gathered from numerous sources pertaining to a particular subject. Each link has been visited to establish validity and verify the content of the website. If the website has good content and perfoms a particular function well, then I consider it a high quality link. On the other hand, if the website lacks content, does not perform a particular function well, or does not serve some type of useful purpose or does not provide useful information, it does not make it into my website.
BTW
As it pertains to my list above, one of these links should do the trick
http://www.computerjobs.com
http://www.dice.com
http://www.itcareers.com
http://www.softwarejobs.com
It's true one or two of your links might "do the trick" but, as others have already implied, your list-farming approach looks like something somebody would have offered before the advent of the internet search engine. Nobody looks for information this way anymore. Of course having a dozen or so links that you offer as being your faves for whatever reason is okay, but you can't humanely expect people to plod through much more.
Is there something about your approach that we're missing?
Given this state of affairs how is throwing those into a pot with contributions from hundreds of other people going to help?
As has been suggested above, now a days I don't bother. If I want something I go to Google and there it is. Turns out it's better to take some notes of what I am doing at the time. All engineers should be in this habit anyway. Then if I want to go back, pick out some keywords from the notes, feed them into Google and with any luck I'm back where I started.
Basically if that does not work then neither would have keeping a bookmark.
The only other alternative is to download all the interesting stuff so that I have it locally. That's not going to happen because I don't have the space and I don't want to be spending my life taking care of backing it up. Well, it does happen for some
really special finds.
So, Bruce, how is this going to work?
I offered this as a courtesy. If you don't want to use my new web site, then don't. I don't care.
First off, if nobody use lists anymore, someone better tell the Open Directory Project (http://www.dmoz.org/) to close up shop, so that the 98,295 editors can find something better to do
The idea of link directories is not new, nor is the layout, but the layout is unique, because it was devised by me and to my knowledge, nothing similar has been around since the year 2000, when my web site closed up due to funding withdraw and contractual agreements. The terms of those contracts have expired, but I still own the copyrights, so I am attempting to give new life to a once popular website that bit the dust.
One of the reasons that the website folded was a lack of sales and the ability to generate income, and this was due to a lack of products. This problem is now solved.
With the exception of containing a link directory for Hobby Electronics, the website itself will not pertain to electronics or projects, but still it will be a good resource for those interested in electronics.
Basically the website will maintain a good list of shortcuts to nice websites, so that you will not have to bookmark them.
Irregardless of what the naysayers may say, I believe in this project and that is why I am doing it.
Back in the day, July 11, 2000, one of my directories made it into the LA Times - http://articles.latimes.com/2000/jul/11/local/me-50867, look for Scrollables.
Bruce,
was that before or after the trilobites went extinct? I tried to look it up on dmoz, but....
All kidding aside, it's generous of you to offer your links, but keep in mind that the year 2000 is ancient history insofar as internet tech goes. Google was not even 2 years old at that time and wikipedia had yet to be born. Facebooger was still three years away. I use the internet to research all sorts of things every day, but I've never even heard of dmoz. And if I wanted to know what's on dmoz, it might make more sense to google it using keywords site:dmoz.org trilobites rather than trudging through lists the old fashioned way. (HINT: on dmoz, you would need to know that a trilobite is an arthropod.)
But that's just my old fogey's 2 cents worth. So consider the source.
I think you are missing the point. The search engines are great, I also use them regularly.
The point is this....
Airlines
Amusement & Jokes
Apartment Rental
Appliances
Armed Forces
Associations & Organizations
Astrology & Horoscopes
Astronomy
Automobile Manufacturers
Automobile Rental
Banking & Loans
Books
Career & Employment
Celebrities & Musicians
College
Computers
Cruise Lines
Education
Firearms & Ammunition
Fishing
Football Teams
Free Stuff & Freebies
Gardening
Golf
Health
Home Reality
Insurance
Investment
Lodging
Lottery
Magazines & eZines
Moving Companies
Museums
NASCAR & Racing
News
Newspapers
Outdoor Recreation
Parenting
Pets
Rail Lines
Recipes
References
Restaurants
Shopping
Sports News
Stock Market
Theme & Amusement Parks
Tools
Toys & Games
Travel
Watercraft Manufacturers
Weather Forecast
Webcams
Wedding
Women
Zoos & Animals
EDIT: For example, here is a link to a directory of state, national, and international parks. The layout is a little cheesy, but the website is highly functional. Check out the parks of the world without the drudgery of the search engines. http://www.iloveparks.com/
Jo dood, it do now. It da plague!
-Phil
Yea, I do believe some folks have been in the petri dish a bit too long