I posted about this before here, and this has been making the rounds for a bit now- so I thought I’d throw mine into the mix.

Which is closest in likeness?

It’s crazy to think that I actually had a Geocities site at one time. I remember spending an entire day in the computer lad at my college creating it (that’s right- I didn’t have my own computer).

It was like 4 pages, and not too far off from this. Check it:

In honor of my first guest post on ChurchCreate I’m giving away a one year subscription to Collide Magazine!
I love Collide for a couple reasons:
1- They get it.
2- They get it.

Collide does more than just be relevant- the articles are authentic, because the people writing them are living it! If you haven’t checked out Collide yet- do it now. Well, maybe not now- but in a bit after you enter to win a one year subscription!

How to enter the hook-up opportunity after the jump!
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Product Manager Peter Deng explains the ins and outs of the redesign, as well as the reasoning behind it. Spoiler alert- it’s for a better UI (user interface) experience.
Here’s the video from Mashable‘s Ben Parr:

More features after the jump!
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The release of the new homepage for Facebook has begun recently, and if yours hasn’t shifted yet, don’t worry, it will. Facebook has simplified the homepage to make it more user friendly. The same information is there, just in less space- something needed with the popularity of netbooks.

1. New requests, messages, and notifications are grouped together by the logo (clicking on the logo will take you to the home page as well). If you’re wondering what I’m talking about- they’re the shadowed icons to the right of the logo.

2. News Feed: The News Feed now includes the ability to update your status, as well as Top News (the most popular happenings among your friends, be it comments, becoming a fan, or joining a group) and Most Recent (what’s happening now- the live update). Formerly these were were labeled View News Feed and View Live Feed respectively.

3. Account drop-down. This is where all the buttons that used to be on the top bar went to. Edit Friends, Account Settings, Privacy Settings, Application Settings, Credits Balance, Help Center, and Logout now live here.

4. Bookmarks. If you didn’t even know these existed before, don’t worry too much about it (they used to be on the bottom left, opposite the chat box).

5. Friends Online. This is a new feature. The friends that will show up here are the ones you interact with the most on Facebook- be it messages, chat or wall posts- the rest of your online friends are viewable in chat.

6. Chat. Almost the same as before- the drag and drop feature has been removed, so you’ll just have to add friends to lists by typing.

Like it, love it, hate it?

I found out about FullApologies.com from Vayner Media‘s “19 of this Week’s Best Links”.

I wasn’t ready for it. I don’t think you’ll be either.

The site features the basic synopsis of those that have killed people due to being drunk while driving, and their video apology to (apparently) the family of those they are responsible for killing.

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You might be saying to yourself, but wait- don’t you already have a site?

Yes.

Then why this new one?

I have my own business now- and I thought it was time to get my own real website- not just a decent blog.

And with that, NickShoe.org begins.

~NickShoe

Ok- so I’ve been busy!

On with the shininess!

Ode to WordPress
By NickShoe

WordPress, oh WordPress…
You push me to success.
I do not fear your code,
I embrace what others may loathe.

Easy as a button,
It’s almost like doin’ nothin’.
~Fin~

THAT’S RIGHT! WORDPRESS is being featured this week- why? BECAUSE IT’S MY FREAKIN’ BLOG, THAT’S WHY!

And because it’s so great! For example, check out my portfolio site that I put up BEFORE 10AM this morning! While it’s not even near finished, the basics are there- and that’s the important part.

WordPress truly is plug and play. And when teamed with Dreamhost things really get cooking.

There are TWO options when it comes to WordPress. WordPress.com is free, but there are limits to free. WordPress.org breaks the glass ceiling of blogging- something I really like!

Here’s the run-down:
What ➲ WordPress
Cost ➲ FREE! (for WordPress.com hosting; to sign up a site on WordPress.org’s platform, you need to get some hosting and domain registration. I recommend Dreamhost because I use it!)
Where to get it ➲ WordPress.com or WordPress.org
Shininess ➲ 4.75 out of 5
My Recommendation ➲ Absofreakinlutely!
Got a Shiny Object for SHiNY FRiDAY!? Let me know about it!!
~NickShoe