8 Best Open Source Shopping Carts

http://webtecker.com/2008/04/22/8-best-open-source-shopping-cart-solutions/...

Though the larger sites let users create groups on any topic or interest, finding the right groups and identifying the most dedicated members can be daunting. What happens is a medium reaches a point where the users of it start to think it's interesting but it's too big, there are too many people, it's too difficult to find what I'm interested in?

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/16/online.communities.ap/index.html

In this second post I will provide you with a list of out of the box tools that you can use to create your own social network and also provide you with some resources to further expand your knowledge of what is available.

http://postworthy.com/Worthy/ex/How_To_Create_A_Social_Network__Part_2/120....

So you are starting a website and you need tips for picking the perfect domain name. I have put together a list of things to look for when picking the perfect name for your website.

http://postworthy.com/Worthy/ex/How_To_Pick_A_Domain_Name/125.aspx

Usability and the utility, not the visual design, determine the success or failure of a web-site. Since the visitor of the page is the only person who clicks the mouse and therefore decides everything, user-centric design has become a standard approach for successful and profit-oriented web design. After all, if users can’t use a feature, it might as well not exist.

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/index.php/2008/01/31/10-principles-of-effec...

A social network is a social structure made of nodes (which are generally individuals or organizations) that are tied by one or more specific types of relations, such as financial exchange, friendship, hate, trade, web links, or airline routes.

http://postworthy.com/Worthy/ex/How_To_Create_A_Social_Network/109.aspx

It seems like every other page online is about…designing pages online. But, this is one of those topics which you might want to tackle through a comprehensive resource, like a book, especially if you’re a beginner. Here are 20 ebooks and whitepapers covering that very subject.

http://mashable.com/2008/03/12/ebooks-web-design/

I'm going to identify ten trends in this regard that I think have particular importance for education and learning, and then discuss seven steps I think educators can take to make a difference during this time.

http://www.stevehargadon.com/2008/03/web-20-is-future-of-education.html

Google Analytics added a new benchmarking feature today. Users can now compare their site's performance to industry benchmarks, though only if they agree to share their data to help produce such aggregate benchmarks. Another feature added is the ability to see when your Google Audio ads run, in relation to your web site traffic.

http://searchengineland.com/080305-120002.php

In today’s wired world, you can connect to a workforce of thousands, who are available 24 hours a day, and might even work for free. It’s not outsourcing, it’s "crowdsourcing." Wired Magazine Senior Editor, Nick Thompson, provides examples of this emerging trend.

http://postworthy.com/Worthy/ex/CrowdSourcing_Explained/112.aspx

WordPress parent company Automattic got good blog-press today with the hire-acquire of social networking plug-in suite BuddyPress, further indication that the blogging company is preparing to blur the lines in social media and challenge the likes of Facebook and MySpace.

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/wordpress_social_networks_ill.php

Even though there are plenty of books available in stores on almost all aspects of web design, you don’t need to spend a dime when you can get all the basic information for free. The following list of free web design ebooks and guides will get you started building accessible, usable, and useful web sites in no time.

http://bloggingbits.com/free-web-design-ebooks-guides/

The reasoning is simple enough: While unique visits and page views are useful in measuring how much incoming traffic a site has, it isn't exactly a good or accurate way of measuring impact or even engagement. You could have high incoming traffic (for example, any site that is hugely successful on social sites) but if there is an incredibly high exit rate...

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/page_view_metric_dying.php

It is no secret that we live in an information overload age. The explosion of new types of information online is a double-edged sword. We both enjoy and drown in news, blogs, podcasts, photos, videos and cool MySpace pages. And the problem is only going to get worse, as more and more people discover the new web.

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/attention_economy_overview.php

Wikia, the independent commercial wiki site founded by Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales and Angela Beesley, is releasing components of its very nice social networking toolset under the GNU General Public License 2.0.

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/wikia_open_sources_social_networking.p...

If you're lookin' into creating, or re-creating your web presence, here's a list of great CMS choices. Some are free, some are hosted, and some are industry specific. All of these platforms are quite different from one another, but all have some great attributes.

http://www.openjason.com/2008/02/23/50-content-management-systems/

Are you happy with the results people get back when they Google your name? If not, there are easy ways to monitor and guide what information is published about you online. Two years ago we covered how to have a say in what Google says about you, and more recently, and how to track down anyone online. But a rash of social media sites have arisen that give you more tools to help you.

http://lifehacker.com/357460/manage-your-online-reputation

It’s important advice - especially for startups - because we often live in a bubble building our web apps till our heart’s content, thinking we’ve just invented the next Google. It’s not that entrepreneurs don’t seek out advice, but whether we listen to it is another story. One of the biggest hindrances to taking advice (even our own) is time.

http://www.instigatorblog.com/are-you-testing-the-effectiveness-of-your-web...

The news may overflow with stories about the social networking giants, such as Facebook and MySpace, but a horde of companies are doing their best to reduce the fundamental features of these websites to mere commodities. These up-and-coming companies provide so-called “white label” social networking platforms that enable their customers to build their own social networks.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/24/9-ways-to-build-your-own-social-networ...