Mysterious Underwater Pyramids
On August 26, 2008 in On the J-web, fun
For some it is old news, but whether old or new I thought it might be interesting.
Underwater pyramids were discovered near Yonaguni, Japan.
(from the morien-institute.org)
Some believe that they might be the fabled land of Mu (an Asian Atlantis).
What do you think?
http://web.nipponster.com/mysterious+underwater+pyramid+structure+at+Yonaguni/
Navigation for the navigationally challenged wordpress themes
On August 25, 2008 in Blog Improvements, Helping Japan Bloggers
It is good that certain things irk some more than others.
Nick over at LongCountdown had been bothering me for awhile about not having good navigation.
As the editor I know where everything is so not having great navigation doesn’t bother me (which is not good). I don’t think about it as much as I should, so it is nice to have someone who reminds me of how things are from the reader’s perspective. Thanks Nick.
So how about you, Japan-blogger? Is your navigation lacking?
If you use wordpress (self-hosted) and need navigation, today is your day.
Here is the code you will need to enter to help readers navigate to next and previous posts:
Instant navigation in Wordpress. First find single.php,(that's YOURSITE.COM/YOURBLOG/wp-content/themes/YOURTHEME/single.php)In single.php in your theme, find: <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?> and right below it, paste: <!--navigation--> <table style="width: 100%; text-align: center; border:0px; margin-bottom: 6px;"> <tr><td class="text" style="text-align: left; font-size: 8pt;"> <?php previous_post_link(); ?> </td> <td class="text" style="text-align: right; font-size: 8pt;"> <?php next_post_link(); ?> </td></tr></table>
Next I want to make my category list expandable/collapsible and make sub-categories under “interviews” for each of the sites interviewed. That way you readers can more easily find and read specific interviews. If I find it, I plan to let you know about it so you can use it for your sites too.
Have a great day,
DailyJ
Chemist, where are the interviews?
On August 24, 2008 in Announcements
To my shame, I still have interviews from before my 4 month disappearing act.
Barring another disappearance or unforeseen occurrence, they should be posted soon.
But no promises.
(Also I am still doing interviews, but at a leisurely pace. If you’re interested contact me)
Stealing “Borrowing” ideas from the non-Japan-related web
On August 23, 2008 in JapanLabs
TED.com has to be one of the most interesting sites of the web (at least to me it is).
43things.com (connecting with people who are trying to do the same thing as you).
What if we did something similar for the Japan-related Web?
These are the types of projects we might be able to collaborate on at the JapanLabs
Can you think of other sites with features that would be cool to have on the J-web?
I’m sure we will come up with completely original ideas too.
Let the Mad Science Experiments Begin, Muhahahaha!
On August 22, 2008 in Community building, Future of the J-web, JapanLabs, On the J-web
Announcing….
“The Mad Science Laboratory of the Japan-related Web!”
I promise you nothing. But I am VERY excited.
JapanLabs is a place where people interested in the “J-web 2.0″ can brainstorm new Japan-related projects and experiment.
It is built on an excellent Social Networking Platform that makes collaboration simple.
Benefits To You:
- Get feedback about your website from people who know J-websites
- Find people to help with that new project
- Interact with like-minded people and stimulate your creative juices!
How those benefits are delivered:
- Groups - start a group for your project or interest. Then you and other interested people can discuss it in the group forum.
- MyPages - see what your lab-mates are up to, their latest comments/contributions.
- Events - share and stay aware of important dates on the J-web (like the JapanBlogMatsuri deadline)
- MainPage - keep up with the latest activity of the JapanLab community.
- Forums - forums focused just on J-web development and brainstorming! A first as far as I know.
Well I’ve hyped it up too much already,
J-web 2.0 - Elevator Up?
On August 21, 2008 in #The Japan-related Web Debate, Community building, Future of the J-web, On the J-web
When I look at the flurry (is that a word?) of activity on the Japan-related web I can’t help but wonder…
From the time I first started scouring the web for Japan-related gems (back in 2006 for Nipponster) up to now, it seems like there has been a transition.
It seems like there has been a change in the way we build Japan-related websites and the kinds of sites we build.
Also, to me at least, it seems like there is a greater sense that there is in fact a “Japan-related web,” a community, and we are a part of it.
If those observations are in anyway accurate, I propose that we have now reached 2.0. The next level; a new playing field.
I can’t put it any better than BillyWest of JapanBlogger.net -
“it’s like an elevator that has left the ground floor, but too many people are still doing ground-floor stuff. There’s a whole world of opportunity to do original Japan-related sites and it’s nice to see some are taking it to the next level.”
Are you going up?
Update (Aug. 22) :
Here is an interesting chart from Google Trends related to the J-web -
Search trends for “Japan Blog” (an upward trend)
Also, there are 156 million website online. I wonder how we could come up with a figure (even a decent guess) of the number of Japan-related ones. Any ideas?
Imitating Google
On August 20, 2008 in DailyJ Mission
One of the things that I admire the most about Google is their drive to give new tools to webmasters and bloggers. (Of course I admire even more their “Don’t Be Evil” policy)
As I build on Nipponster and DailyJ (and help out with other Japan-related projects) I want to do the same. I want to give tools and help to j-sites and blogs.
So, I have a little secret for you. But you’ll have to wait until tomorrow
!
hehehe
Have an anxious day,
DailyJ
Country Roads
On August 19, 2008 in On the J-web
is one of my favourite songs by John Denver.
So it was a little strange to watch this video…
I wonder what country boy John Denver really thought about this performance…
Japan dance delight
On August 18, 2008 in On the J-web
I found something pretty interesting stumbling around on Nipponster Video search today.
Ever wished you could do Michael Jackson’s moon walk?
Well, check out #1 in this search result because this guy can moon walk on his knees!
http://nipponstercom-video-swicki.eurekster.com/Japan+dance+delight/
すごくない？！
great blogging resources
On August 17, 2008 in Helping Japan Bloggers
One of the first blogs I ever really connected with was Yaro Starak’s Entrepreneurs-journey.com
I first started reading him when I was in uni at Jouchi.
Anway, he started a site recently for new bloggers that has some free resources and I thought I’d pass them along to you J-bloggers out there. Here they are:
http://www.becomeablogger.com/resources.html
