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This article was written on September 22, 2006 by CyberNet.

WebShotsPro came up with a pretty cool JavaScript package that you can add to your site which lets users see a small thumbnail of your hyperlinks. It is actually really cool and the best part is that you won’t have to provide the extra bandwidth needed to do it all! They host the JavaScript themselves.

Once you insert their JavaScript into the header on your site the only thing left is to format your hyperlinks like this:

<a href="http://www.webshotspro.com" class="screenshot">WebShotsPro</a>

It is nice that they have you implement it this way because you can pick and choose which hyperlinks you want to have the thumbnail. I thought about implementing it on our site but I already have a little too much JavaScript and I’m trying to minimize the amount that I use. Otherwise this is so simple to do and it is an amazing feature that is sure to impress many of your visitors!

View their demonstration

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This article was written on February 12, 2008 by CyberNet.

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TechCrunch wrote an interesting article today regarding how the Google Toolbar 5 Beta for Internet Explorer “hijacks” the browser’s 404 error page. When you have the toolbar installed Google will look to see if the page you’re looking for doesn’t exist, and it will try to point you in the right direction if that’s the case. It’s just trying to give a helping hand, but TechCrunch said:

For 404 pages to be hijacked in this way, be it in all cases or only some, removes the rights of the webmaster to decide what a user sees when visiting all parts of their website, and that’s something many will find wrong.

I installed the Google Toolbar 5 Beta to see just how this worked, and the toolbar only shows the “Oops! This link appears broken.” message when the webmaster hasn’t designated a custom 404 error page. So I’m wondering what the problem is? As you can see in the screenshot above the Google 404 error page recommended a lot of useful stuff when I tried to pull up a part of our forum that didn’t exist.

I was also really surprised to see anyone care about this since it can be disabled in the settings as I expected. Just pull up the configuration and uncheck the Browse by name in the address bar option. Voila! And Google does provide the instructions on how to turn it off right there on the error page. Just click on the “Why am I seeing this page?” link.

When looking at this I made sure to remember that users “choose” to install the toolbar (I use the term “choose” loosely since toolbars like this are often bundled with application installers), and therefore accept any features it offers. What do you think? Is this just another step towards Google’s plan to takeover the world?

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So, get this. We were cruising through the halls of Pepcom’s Mobile Focus with a horrible fever and on the brink of delirium. Unsure how much longer we could keep composure, we came upon Navigon’s booth. In addition to displaying its brand new Windows Phone application, the company was also showing off its upcoming releases of MobileNavigator for Android and iOS. Fortunately, Navigon’s Public Relations Manager, Johan-Till Broer, was kind enough to give us a demo of each app. Among the new features, users will be able to select individual states for local map storage, which goes a long way toward freeing up space. Additionally, there’s also a driving mode called Cockpit, which allows leadfoots to check their speed and acceleration over the last 30 minutes. The app updates will be free to all existing users, although if you want to load up new maps, that’ll be a one-time fee. We’re told to expect these latest gems in a couple of months. As for the Windows Phone version, it sells for $50, although is currently available for $30 — at special introductory pricing. A demo video and full PR is just after the break. Be sure to check it out.

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This article was written on January 26, 2007 by CyberNet.

There’s a social network for just about everything these days, why not music? iJigg went live on January 15th and is a Digg-like social network for music. It’s not the first social network for music by any means, but to my knowledge, it’s the first Digg-like one. Here’s how it works: Artists upload their songs, and then they get “jigged” by fellow jiggers which then influences the music that becomes popular.  The music can be shared by embedding it into a blog/site, sharing it via email, or by posting it to a Facebook account.

The interface is clean and simple, and they break the music up into ‘Most Popular,’ ‘Recently Posted,’ ‘My Favorites,’ and ‘Genre.’ For artists, it is easy for them to come and post music, and for listeners, it’s just as easy to come listen.  They use tags so that it’s simple for people to search and browse the music.Right now only MP3 files can be uploaded, however there are plans to include other formats in the future. Below is an example of an embedded song.  I went to the “Most Popular” section and found the song “Unravel” with 77 Jiggs which seemed to be the most out of all the listed songs.

A few of the downsides: First, you’re unable to download music, so if you really like a song, you’ll be stuck at iJigg all day listening to it. Because it’s a social network for music, you’d assume that you could create a friends list.  Unfortunately you can’t. And of course, just like Digg, they will be battling with spammers, it’s a given.

With it’s clean easy on the eyes interface, iJigg is a good place to go to find independent music.  Hopefully the gaming and spamming won’t get the best of them. So far it appears to be under control. Good luck iJigg!

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