Well, its that time of year when we normally lose Artvoice's Best of Buffalo contest but this year the category for Best Website is just gone so at least we cannot really lose, or do we pre-lose?
There is a category for best blogger and I selfishly voted for myself. You can feel free to vote for yourselves.
--paul
Like the sound of (e:Terry)'s new hack and kill game with the girl with the red hair in the background? Sounds like I am reporting at some battle ground.
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02/15/2008 19:48 #43350
Artvoice Best Of Buffalo 2008Category: artvoice
02/07/2008 02:32 #43225
8 more comments till 30,00Category: estrip
Can you believe it, in eight more comments we will have 30,000 since our first comment back in june of 05 (e:news,30106)
Who would have thought that we had so much too say?!
Who would have thought that we had so much too say?!
02/03/2008 11:51 #43157
Cornering the Market on SearchCategory: web
So we are cornering the market on some search keywords via google that really surprise me.
buffalo blogs - estrip.org #1
I mean we come up in the top 5 for just about anything with buffalo or elmwood in the search term, but these are without.
Google Web Searches
warcraft sex - (e:shawnr,34230) #3
dong count - (e:jason,23538) #1
irresponsible dumb jerk - (e:theecarey,35835) #1
deinspiration - (e:imk2,37781) and (e:imk2,37795) #1 and #2
i don't like you that way - (e:theecarey,39212) #2 only after Idontlikeyouthatway.com
video liquidators - (e:paul,38302) #2 only to video-liquidators.com themselves
doctor fucking - (e:james,42894) #5
wegmans wifi - (e:paul,43004) #5
hypoallergenic dog breeds - (e:paul,32816) #7
nudist vacation adirondacks (e:paul,40394) #3
Google Images
There are a bizillion search combos we come up for. Some of the most popular are:
1900 house- Our living room comes up in row two
house buffalo, ny - our living room comes up along side the Darwin Martin and Coit house
linwood ave - our house is #1
nudist adirondacks - hm
naked adirondacks - hm
vermont ledges - hm
vermont ledges naked - hm
zoar valley naked - hm
buffalo blogs - estrip.org #1
I mean we come up in the top 5 for just about anything with buffalo or elmwood in the search term, but these are without.
Google Web Searches
warcraft sex - (e:shawnr,34230) #3
dong count - (e:jason,23538) #1
irresponsible dumb jerk - (e:theecarey,35835) #1
deinspiration - (e:imk2,37781) and (e:imk2,37795) #1 and #2
i don't like you that way - (e:theecarey,39212) #2 only after Idontlikeyouthatway.com
video liquidators - (e:paul,38302) #2 only to video-liquidators.com themselves
doctor fucking - (e:james,42894) #5
wegmans wifi - (e:paul,43004) #5
hypoallergenic dog breeds - (e:paul,32816) #7
nudist vacation adirondacks (e:paul,40394) #3
Google Images
There are a bizillion search combos we come up for. Some of the most popular are:
1900 house- Our living room comes up in row two
house buffalo, ny - our living room comes up along side the Darwin Martin and Coit house
linwood ave - our house is #1
nudist adirondacks - hm
naked adirondacks - hm
vermont ledges - hm
vermont ledges naked - hm
zoar valley naked - hm
fellyconnelly - 02/04/08 07:56
hmm so you can see what people are searching for when it links to (e:strip)? interesting.
hmm so you can see what people are searching for when it links to (e:strip)? interesting.
paul - 02/03/08 14:59
P.S. I didn't randomly pick these, these are the searches coming into the site,
P.S. I didn't randomly pick these, these are the searches coming into the site,
02/02/2008 02:55 #43139
100% of server fund has been raisedCategory: estrip
Thanks to everyone who donated to the new server fund. We have paid it off and it is up and running. It means so much to me that you guys all helped out.
Paul
Paul
fellyconnelly - 02/02/08 06:41
yaaaaay!!!
yaaaaay!!!
jenks - 02/02/08 02:57
way to go estrip!
way to go estrip!
01/30/2008 01:17 #43089
NFTA Bus Schedules Made Easy - BuffaloCategory: buffalo
NFTA - Metro: Routes & Fares - buffalo bus schedule - schedules for the bus in Buffalo, NY
I decided to make a much simpler list for downloading the NFTA metro Bus and Rail schedules as I was so sick of navigating the stupid NFTA site to get the Bus schedule PDFs on my mobile. Its also at a simpler URL, estrip.org/nfta
If you mobile doesn't do PDFS then this isn't so great but its still an easier way to load the PDFs on your computer for printing. Because of this I added a jpeg version as well. If you click the jpeg link next to a route, it converts the pdf to jpeg on the file for you so that you can view it with any image viewer. Maybe I will do a plain text version soon, if I have some time.
It sucks that the schedules are in PDF format for most people but hopefully this at least makes them easier to get to. If I have time I might convert the data as well.
Download the NFTA metro rail and bus schedules for Buffalo, NY and save them somewhere
--Paul Visco
I decided to make a much simpler list for downloading the NFTA metro Bus and Rail schedules as I was so sick of navigating the stupid NFTA site to get the Bus schedule PDFs on my mobile. Its also at a simpler URL, estrip.org/nfta
If you mobile doesn't do PDFS then this isn't so great but its still an easier way to load the PDFs on your computer for printing. Because of this I added a jpeg version as well. If you click the jpeg link next to a route, it converts the pdf to jpeg on the file for you so that you can view it with any image viewer. Maybe I will do a plain text version soon, if I have some time.It sucks that the schedules are in PDF format for most people but hopefully this at least makes them easier to get to. If I have time I might convert the data as well.
Download the NFTA metro rail and bus schedules for Buffalo, NY and save them somewhere
--Paul Visco
leetee - 01/30/08 10:06
The NFTA Site does indeed suck. Their trip planner is a bit of a joke, even though i do end up using it. Having to open a million screens to find out how to get somewhere with a connection is a pain, so i manipulate times so i can get something decent from the trip planner.
Not that you will want to find it now that Paul has given us this, but the schedules can be found if you click on "Schedules & Fares" in a blue section along the left hand side. That's only after you have gone to the main NFTA section and clicked on "MEtro Bus and Rail"
I've tried to email them to tell them that their site is akward and difficult to get information from, but i got nowhere. I even tried to call, but i got yelled at by the person who answered the phone in that department after being transfered by someone else. I don't think they care if the NFTA is easy to use -- botht he site and the service.
The NFTA Site does indeed suck. Their trip planner is a bit of a joke, even though i do end up using it. Having to open a million screens to find out how to get somewhere with a connection is a pain, so i manipulate times so i can get something decent from the trip planner.
Not that you will want to find it now that Paul has given us this, but the schedules can be found if you click on "Schedules & Fares" in a blue section along the left hand side. That's only after you have gone to the main NFTA section and clicked on "MEtro Bus and Rail"
I've tried to email them to tell them that their site is akward and difficult to get information from, but i got nowhere. I even tried to call, but i got yelled at by the person who answered the phone in that department after being transfered by someone else. I don't think they care if the NFTA is easy to use -- botht he site and the service.
zobar - 01/30/08 08:20
This is pretty badass, actually. I had the Colvin bus schedule bookmarked on my iPhone but I guess there's something wrong with Miniquartz - everything shows up but the times.
- Z
This is pretty badass, actually. I had the Colvin bus schedule bookmarked on my iPhone but I guess there's something wrong with Miniquartz - everything shows up but the times.
- Z
fellyconnelly - 01/30/08 06:49
wow... i don't think i ever have seen those schedules before. were they on the site before and i just didnt find them? i haatte the NFTA site!
wow... i don't think i ever have seen those schedules before. were they on the site before and i just didnt find them? i haatte the NFTA site!
I voted before I came here, there are all kinds of things I didn't answer because they don't apply to me. I think that there should be a new section devoted just to sports or maybe even a sub catorgory. Say Favortie local sport (like roller derby or college basketball) amature then a sub catgory of favortie team in that sport and then of that team favorite player. Maybe the team part could be elimanted but I would like to see a stronger sports presance maybe there could be more internet stuff also but not sure how you would do that really. Maybe best local site other then artvoice. Maybe even best social networking site (that could include national ones also) or maybe make it networking is there some local job networking sites?
Wow, that was fast :::link:::
They actually ditched a number of categories this year … 'Best Blog' as you've noticed has turned into 'Best Blogger,' with 'Best Website' gone [I guess they were fed up with getting trounced in our own people's choice award]. They also got rid of a lot of the snarkier 'Most Rotten Person'-type awards. (e:dragonlady7) was saddened to see the 'Favorite Local Amateur Sports Team' and 'Athlete' awards gone, but in retrospect it beats the alternative [ie, 80 women totally infuriated at each other over a popularity contest].
One idea is to blow the curve in a category nobody participates in. Let me put it this way: when we say 'Blogger,' everyone says 'Buffalo Pundit,' whether they read it or not. But only about six people in the city are going to have an opinion on Buffalo's Best Writer [and if AV's book reviews are any indication, they're probably all terrible writers of terrible poetry]. Or maybe (e:terry) is Buffalo's Best Genre-Defying Artist. How much of AV's aging white readership is really going to have an opinion on Best Soul Food? Can it really compare to (e:matthew)'s hypothetical chicken and gluten-free waffles? Just sayin'.
Another fun idea is to vote as a bloc in a category that does not generally invite consensus. Everyone has an opinion on Loudest Complainer, and they're all different. [Unfortunately I don't think the Loudest Complainer gets a plaque, too bad.] The 24 could certainly be my Favorite House or Building, but there's always the terrible possibility of losing that category to the Terminal.
You can totally win this, and create small amounts of public chaos at the same time - a win-win - if you use a little imagination.
- Z
I feel like we should vote as a bloc, so that we have more influence. Shall we have an estrip primary, and then all go and vote for the winner at the artvoice site?