nate ritter
About: Web chef and community guy.
Blog Posts
Are you an Edgeling?
--Hugh MacLeod wrote a few posts lately on what Stowe Boyd calls “Edgelings”. It’s a good term. I like it. The point of what Hug...
Google Checkout Trends - What’s Worth Selling?
--Most of the time we entrepreneurs like to figure see problems, solutions, and big markets. If we can’t find those things our plans usually s...
How to Build Community
--My friend Amber, owner of Minty Fresh Design, just wrote a short article about her little community. She just moved to a tiny little town in north...
Google Has a New Trend/Keyword Tool in the Shed: Google Insights
--Today I found a post from Lifehacker which quickly mentioned a new tool in the Google shed - Google Insights. The above image should look familiar...
Free Beer at BarCamp San Diego 3
--That’s right, BarCamp San Diego 3. Unfortunately, I can’t make it this time, but if you’re around, you should definitely hit tha...
How To Be Proactive in Your Customer Service
--“Customer service is a necessary evil”. As I listened to my (now former) boss utter these words, I couldn’t help but think of the...
Meet Your Heroes (or get new ones) At HeroCamp!
--Every now and then you come across people who are heroes. They might be a high school teacher who taught you how to think properly about the world...
Finding Meaning in the Pérénees
--You may have noticed the frequency of posting here has dried up a bit. That’s because my wife and I have been traveling around Europe for th...
Back on the Grid Soon
--Just a quick post to let you know that I’ve been on a semi-forced vacation in France for the past month (in case you didn’t already kno...
Is That a Broken Death Star or Is Your Social Graph Happy to See Me?
--The image above, which looks like a broken Death Star, is actually a visual representation of my Social Graph (at least on Facebook). Rather than...
Affiliate Marketing Blogs for Charity
--I’ve admitted I’m an affiliate marketer in the past, and other than the money this fact doesn’t give me warm fuzzies because of a...
Weekly Del.icio.us
--Shared bookmarks from nateritter iDemocracy3 - Automated Jailbreak, Activation and Unlocking of iPhones with complete Media management for Applic...
How to Make a Map of Your Locations Using BrightKite
--The image to the left was created using Google Maps on Sunday, May 4th 2008. Although this map is static, it’s a replica of the map shown on...
Google Slapped And What I’m Going To Do About It
--Amazing. Two days ago I had my biggest day ever for PPC affiliate marketing. The very next day my Google campaigns were slapped to oblivion. I t...
Awesome Content is Directly Opposed to Massive Adoption
--My previous article titled Signal to Noise: Twitter, Blogging, and Your Other Crap sparked a few really great comments from folks. It seems many m...
Should I Buy A Domain Name for Each PPC Campaign?
--Eric Martin composed a brilliant question in a comment on my recent article titled “Finally Made a Profit on PPC Affiliate Marketing“: ...
Signal to Noise: Twitter, Blogging, and Your Other Crap
--One of my favorite authors, Seth Godin, recently touched upon the subject of signal to noise in social media and the web in general. It’s in...
Advantages of Buying a Business or Franchise
--Why buy an established business or franchise rather than start from scratch? There are many advantages for an entrepreneur. First of all, you can ...
Life Update: Current Projects and Awards
--I’ve recently been awarded the prestigious Subversive Blogger Award, and I’m thrilled. I’d say I’m speachless, but I’...
Ideas that Change the World via Twitter
--As some of you know (if you follow me on Twitter) my wife and I have been on vacation for the past week. “Vacation” is a somewhat depr...
Finally Made a Profit on PPC Affiliate Marketing
--I do a lot of different things in business, web development, and non-profit work. Some have even called me a “loose cannon” because of...
Duh Gallery, the WordPress Photo Gallery, upgraded
--Thanks to Mark Edwards of Simpler Computing, there has been a long-awaited upgrade to the Duh Gallery (the wordpress photo gallery plugin). Mark wa...
Weekly Del.icio.us
--Shared bookmarks from nateritter moo.Playground : Squeezebox — Thickbox/Lightbox alternative which allows Flash videos, iFrames, etc. Twitt...
Weekly Del.icio.us
--Shared bookmarks from nateritter moo.Playground : Squeezebox — Thickbox/Lightbox alternative which allows Flash videos, iFrames, etc. Twitt...
Weekly Del.icio.us
--Shared bookmarks from nateritter moo.Playground : Squeezebox — Thickbox/Lightbox alternative which allows Flash videos, iFrames, etc. Twitt...
Weekly Del.icio.us
--Shared bookmarks from nateritter moo.Playground : Squeezebox — Thickbox/Lightbox alternative which allows Flash videos, iFrames, etc. Twitt...
How to Turn Off (Disable) Road Runner’s 404 Hijacking/Interception
--Sometime on February 26th, I noticed my ISP, Road Runner (Time Warner cable) started hijacking or intercepting bad DNS requests. In non-geek speak...
Twitter Could Save Lives of Children
--Some days are just weird. Today was one of those. I was a little tired today, and when I get tired, I get apathetic and a little down. I really ...
Bring on The Community: Open to Suggestions
--I’ve been a little lacking in my writing lately, but that’s not because it hasn’t been exciting around here. I’ve ended my...
Bookmarks:
Kiva - Kiva Fellows Program
The next big trip my wife and I take will probably be this one
KivaVision!
Real-time kiva-powered reasons why people fund third-world entrepreneurs.
Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill (eBook PDF)
Twenty Tips To Keep Your BANS Store Out Of The Google Sandbox
Not a bad set of ideas. Some are even good for non-BANS related additions and marketing.
VirtualBox | The free alternative to Parallels and VMWare
Virtual PC on a Mac. Similar to Parallels and VMWare, but FREE!
Whiteboard: Comments as Group Discussions
I like this post for two reasons. First, the post itself is about how comments should be, and I agree with it wholeheartedly. I've had this pain in my side about comments and forums for years and haven't done anything about it. Second, I like the inspiration on the right side... photos/images for the best posts on your site. You should know this anyway, and definitely get people to go to those posts more often.
