After a series of trials and errors I finally have my blog up and running on my new domain, gnarlykitty.org.
What I am scared the most is that I am sure to lose traffic. Blogger doesn’t support the transfer of Page Rank, and I tried to do one of those redirect codes to make all links on my blogspot go directly to their corresponding pages on the Wordpress one, well, didn’t work.
So I took the Zen route, kept calm, and just said to myself, “Fuck it”.
The result is the little banner on the top of this blog telling you all where you should be heading from now on.
There are still things I need to learn about Wordpress but one thing for sure though I am in love with plugins. They can make your blog do pretty much anything. And really, B2,500 a year for 2GB space and 10GB bandwidth, I really do not mind the hassle.
So, yeah, goodbye Blogger, hello Wordpress and the rest of the geek world.
I was recently informed by two of my friends that Gnarly Kitty has appeared in a book. Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky, p. 37.
One of those users was Alisara Chirapongse, a fashion-obsessed college student going by the name gnarlykitty, who posted coup photos to her weblog along with a running commentary on an immediate aftermath of of the army overthrowing Thaksin Shinawatra, the then Prime Minister.
First of all, I’m stoked. How often does one get their name published in a hardcover book?
But after my narcissistic thrill had subsided, I came to think about the whole situation. How could I not know that I would appear in a book?
Mind you this is not some college essay paper, this is a book, published and sold worldwide. Before you jump to the conclusion, I am not asking to get some commission out of this, but being in journalism world for two years had taught me the importance of getting a first-hand source. That paragraph apparently isn’t the only time gnarlykitty is referenced, according to my friend (no, I have not bought the book yet).
I was never emailed, warned or asked whether I would mind being in a book. I know how egotistic that sounds but isn’t that a normal procedure? OK he might have spelled my Thai name correctly we all know how big of a room there is for errors in spelling a Thai name. And though not so serious, by judging from that paragraph alone there are also two cuckoos. I am no longer a college student (OK he might have started writing earlier) and anyone who knows me, even just by skimming through my blog, would also know the fact that the only thing I’m obsessed about is cellphones, gadgets and anything pink in between.
All kidding aside, I already wrote him an email. Not to ask him for a public acknowledgment but a simple explanation of why he did not come to me in the first place. With my self-obsessed personality I would be more than happy to give him insiders info, one that cannot be found on any other website. My email is on the blog, I’m on numerous social networking sites, and since he already knew about the blog, what was so difficult about dropping a comment or two around here?
But from what I’ve heard from people who have read it said it’s a great book. One that quite accurately illustrates the world of Web 2.0. And there’s no doubt this book would have ended up among the collection of my internet and blogging manuals, regardless whether my name was in it or not.
I already went to Kinokuniya, Asiabooks and Bookazine and no one is stocking this title. If you manage to snag one, scan the page 37 for me would you?
Edit: Clay responded:
…I think this is just the sort of confusion of roles that the new medium is creating. I’m not really a journalist, I’m an analyst, so my concern was to report what you posted — just to get the facts right.
Thanks, Clay, for the explanation. And P’ Oh, I will be waiting for the copy. Will pay you back at Mater Dei reunion :)
I know I’m just feeding my own ego here but if you just HAD to bookmark my blog on an iPhone, don’t. But do add it to Home Screen instead.
Why?
I just found out how to create a special Web App button for my blog. You know, the signature Mac glassy reflecty icon on the Home Screen and it’s just awesome.
Yeah that’s it. Been three nights already that I stay up until 3 in the morning fiddling with the phone. It happens when a new gadget gets into my hand.
Tomorrow is going to be BK’s party, Glam Cham, and as the office geek aka. New Media Editor, I will be stationed at my laptop to sign people up for our website as well as broadcasting the event live on BKMagazine.com.
Awesome eh? Well the idea sounds awesome but in practice it’s going to be horrendous. Why? First, I don’t have a MacBook Air, which means I would have to carry around my giant of a laptop in the party, WITH my external USB WebCam as this pinkified piece of shit doesn’t come with a camera. AND that’s not it, I will be carrying a FLASHLIGHT so people’s faces get illuminated to their facial pores glory.
So after I got home I decided to try out the program before the thing tomorrow to make sure my perfectly planned scheme will work tomorrow.
There are two programs I have discovered today. First is UStream.tv (which is the one I’ll be using at the party tomorrow) and second is Yahoo! Live. Yeah who would have thought Yahoo! would beat Google to this one.
Anyway. UStream.tv. All you need is a webcam, a mic, and internet connection. The reason why I chose this one over Yahoo! for the livecast tomorrow is its ability to record shows. When you broadcast, the program automatically records the video and keep them on your special page, that you CAN CUSTOMIZE!
And yes you can create multiple shows. I could have this one for me and the other one a Dukey cam recording his every poo moments.
Now as for Yahoo! Live. Well. I don’t have much to say. It’s like UStream.tv, the only differences are that it can’t record, you can’t have multiple channels and you’re stuck with an ugly Yahoo! looking page.
So I guess you know which one I like the most.
BUT.
Personally, I don’t really care much about having my own separate page, or multiple channels, or ability to record my embarrassment if I’m gonna put it up on my blog. Because first, I’m not gonna be playing with it much so there’ll always be one channel. Second, I don’t need to record my ugly face saying nonsensical things for the world to come back and watch. And third, I’m gonna embed the damn thing on this blog anyway why do I need a separate page?
But for BK, it’s a whole different deal. So all I’m saying is that, if you wanna get one for your personal blog, Yahoo! works better with no hassle. For professional well-laid webcast plans, gop for Ustream.tv.
