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For all you local vloggers, there is a vlogging mini-conference coming up in Worcester, MA.

When: Monday, October 3rd, 6 p.m.
Who: You and your interested friends
What: “Meet the Vloggers” Worcester
Why: To learn more about videoblogging and build community
Directions to WPI: http://www.wpi.edu/About/Visitors/directions.html
Campus map to find the Campus Center:
http://www.wpi.edu/About/Visitors/Images/walkingmap.pdf
(The Campus Center is #6, behind Alumni Gym (#3) and next to Olin Hall
(#23). The star is where they are building a new Admissions building and the
circle in the center of campus is a fountain. These are just mentioned as
landmarks.)
Jan McLaughlin, a videoblogger (vlogger) from New York, will be visiting and
we will be presenting about videoblogging. This will include everything from
what equipment to use to how to drive traffic to your site, how to build
community through videoblogging and how to subscribe to news feeds using RSS
so you can watch other peoples’ videos. This will be a fun, interactive
presentation. I hope you can make it.

Thanks to Carl Weaver for the info.

I have been making some changes to this blog and MSIE continues to gibble the CSS layout.
Well, too bad for them.
Get a real browser.
This blog no longer supports MSIE <= 6.x.

Meltdowns.
In the middle of the day.
<sigh>

I have added Findory to the GrabPERF Search Index.
The current performance is good enough to see them enter the system in the Blog Top 5, now called the Blog Top 6.
Welcome Findory.

The weekly GrabPERF Search Index Results are in.
Week of September 19-25, 2005

TEST                                 RESULT  SUCCESS  ATTEMPTS
--------------------------------  ---------  -------  --------
PubSub - Search                   0.1641161    99.82      7037
Google - Search                   0.2469639   100.00      7037
Google Blogsearch (ATOM)- Search  0.5754907    99.89      6201
Google Blogsearch - Search        0.5844869    99.67      7037
MSN - Search                      0.6129932    99.99      7036
Yahoo - Search                    0.6375895    99.94      7031
eBay - Search                     0.6750205   100.00      7036
Amazon - Search                   1.0858985    99.95      1832
Technorati - Search               1.1052304    99.89      7036
BestBuy.com - Search              1.3558370    99.52      7036
Newsgator - Search                1.5025822    99.97      7037
Feedster - Search                 1.5255779    99.52      7036
BENCHMARK RESULTS                 1.5572177    99.66    106498
Blogdigger - Search               1.7119017    99.94      7016
BlogLines - Search                2.6147261    97.24      7036
IceRocket - Search                3.4088173    99.86      7018
Blogpulse - Search                6.6481991    99.55      7036

These results are based on data gathered from two remote measurement locations in North America. Each location takes a measurement approximately once every five minutes.
The measurements are for the base HTML document only. No images or referenced files are included.

Technorati: GrabPERF, Web Performance, Web Performance Measurement, Web Performance Monitoring, search index, SEO
IceRocket: GrabPERF, Web Performance, Web Performance Measurement, Web Performance Monitoring, search index, SEO

Peter Caputa of PC4Media has bailed on Bloglines for rojo. [here]
I tried it.
Been nice hanging with you Bloglines. Maybe Diller will throw a few bones your way sometime soon.
Must be something about Marlborough, MA.

If you are a user of GrabPERF you have noticed a few changes.
Thanks to the sponsors we have so far:

• Netvouz
• PubSub

There are a couple of more in the pipeline, and I look forward to working with all of the sponsors.
On this blog and the GrabPERF site, you will see the icon. If you want to support the developer, there are a few items there that will bring a smile to my face! 😉

Seems that us Introverts are busting out everywhere.
Jonathan Rauch hits for six with this article.
I work at a company run by Extroverts, who, without a second thought, promote the Extroverts and marginalize the Introverts.
The thing is that in my company, outside of sales, the company is dominated by Introverts. In fact, because it is a technology company, the Introverts are really the ones who have the power.
And the Extroverts wonder why the Introverts DESPISE the open plan office — no cubes, no offices.
Where are the companies run by Introverts, for Introverts?

Looks like Weblogs.com resolved their issues.

Lifehack.org lists the top ten reasons to being an Introvert. As an INTJ, I can relate to these.

10) Work Well With Others, Especially In One-to-One Relationships
9) Maintain Long-Term Friendships
8) Flexible
7) Independent
6) Strong Ability To Concentrate
5) Self-Reflective
4) Responsible
3) Creative, Out-of-the-Box thinking
2) Analytical Skills That Integrate Complexity
1) Studious and Smart

Looks like I need to buy The Introvert Advantage.