Did You Notice My Favicon? Get Yours!

A favicon (short for favorites icon and also known as a shortcut icon, website icon, URL icon, or bookmark icon)

"is a 16×16 or 32×32 pixel square icon associated with a particular website or webpage. A web designer can create such an icon and install it into a website (or webpage) by several means, and most graphical web browsers will then make use of it. Browsers that provide favicon support typically display a page's favicon in the browser's address bar and next to the page's name in a list of bookmarks. Browsers that support a tabbed document interface typically show a page's favicon next to the page's title on the tab. Some programs allow the user to select an icon of their own from the hard drive and associate it with a website." (according to Wikipedia)

Confused? In Kiddo terms, it's the tiny image that shows up before the address in your brower's address bar or before the title of a page on a tab. You'll notice that the generic Blogger favicon on my blog has been replaced by a pint sized version of my logo, or MiKit, which was created for me by the lovely JMKit.

How did I do this? First, I chose my image. A favicon on Blogger is 16 x 16 pixels, so my MiKit had to be resized. I uploaded my MiKit to Photobucket, a free image hosting site, and resized it using Photobucket's editing function. After saving my 16 x 16 MiKit, I copied the direct link for the image.

Now is the fun part which I know my pal Laurel will absolutely love: HTML code!!! This is where a fabulous blog tutorial helped me out. The Curious Pug
created this super easy to follow tutorial on how to create a favicon. I had tried other tutorials previously, but had always gotten way too confused because they all seemed too complicated. The whole process probably took me 5 minutes to complete and now I have a cute little favicon to show for it! Let me know if you get your own custom favicon and if you use the tutorial from The Curious Pug, please leave her a comment on that post letting her know how helpful her tutorial was.

Variety, please . . .

One way to ensure you are unfriended or unfollowed in the age of social networking is by being one dimensional. Status post driven sites, such as Twitter and Facebook, call for variety to keep your friends and followers entertained and reading. If one constantly sticks to a solitary subject, he or she is more than likely going to be overlooked or deleted.

If all your tweets are plugging your wares on Etsy and nothing else, I will unfollow you. Even the official Etsy and Artfire Twitter accounts aren't that boring. They interact with other tweeters (that's what the @ symbol is for tweeps!) If you are constantly spamming, yes it is spamming, me with giveaway tweets or the same fucking hash tag (#) over and over again; you no longer exist to me. If I see the same avatar more than 3 times in a row and they are not attempting to tell a story that can't be told in the 140 character allotment, I go straight for the unfollow button.

It is easier to get rid of an acquaintance on Twitter than a friend on Facebook. I have friends who "Jesus spam" me on Facebook, but I would feel bad to unfriend them over this petty annoyance. If I want to read the Bible, I'll pick it up on my own accord and read it. Quoting the Bible is fine in moderation, but please don't treat your wall like a pulpit. How are your wife and kids? How are things going at work? Those things are just as important as your faith and I'd much rather read about them than hear a sermon 7 times a day! Instead of unfriending these high school buddies, I just skip them when I see their pictures and move on.

Rant over.

Feeling Sad?

I've added a new widget to my blog called "Cornify." If you ever need a little pick me up, just come to my blog and click the "Cornify" button on the top right side of my blog. Unicorns, and rainbows will appear right before your eyes. Keep clicking and you're sure to get more surprises.

Here's an example of what you may see.

My New Logos

Here is one of my new logos that I bought from VistaPrint for under $20. I got six different logos total. Most people have the knowledge to make something like this themselves, but not I! I must pay for my graphics because I'm computer illiterate. I fell in love with the sock monkey and couldn't resist.

I'm Old School! New Social Networking Confuses Me!

I remember a time when social networking was simple. It was called Myspace, and it was wonderful. I was truly addicted to it at one point, having to check it every chance I got to see if I had new comments or new messages. Now Myspace feels like a wasteland every time I log on, so I've pretty much stopped dropping in. All God's children are on a little site called Facebook now. Evil, maniacal Facebook. It is truly a stalker's paradise. Without someone adding you as a friend, or whatever the kids on there call it, he or she can see everyone else who's your friend. The friends that you have accepted become super intrusive, at least they did in my experience, by inviting you to undergo interviews, grow plants in cyber gardens, and join obscure groups. Then there's the WALL. I hate the wall because any of your friends can post any or all of your business on the wall and then all your other friends can see it. At least on Myspace you had the option of approving comments before the world saw them! Maybe Facebook has that option, but I haven't had the patience to find it. I always get freaked out when I check my e-mail and I get a message that so and so has "whatever they call it on Facebook when they invite you to be a friend." Sometimes I'll see a name from my past, cringe, and think, "oh no, they found me!" I never log on to Facebook because it makes me too nervous. It's too much like high school and I hate it! The only reason that I re-joined after canceling my account was because my friend, Teletha, asked me to. Thanks, Teletha!

The other new on-line craze, Twitter, kind of confuses me, but is a little more my speed and I'm slowly getting used to it. I don't like the idea of people "following me." I finally had to turn my e-mail notification off because I'd get weirded out when I'd get a message that bob45 was following me, not knowing who the hell bob45 was! Getting this message about 10 different people 10 times a day is a little scary. I like Twitter because you can plug yourself whenever you want (e.g. your blog, your Etsy store). Whether or not it works, who knows? I also like it because it meshes well with my ADHD. Posts are short, to the point, and about whatever is going on that particular moment. "My neighbors are incredibly loud." *5 seconds later* "I really enjoy eating cheese." I finally added a device (my Palm) to Twitter. Now I can tweet anytime I want to! Now my whopping 51 followers can see my rants more often. Aren't they lucky!

Facebook, Out!

I finally decided to say "screw it" and deactivated my FB account. No more ranting about the lamest online community in the world. Now on to more productive endeavors.

Mundane and Insane

Previously I mentioned my disdain for Facebook. Well folks, I absolutely loathe this little piece of technology. I'm partially bitter because a lot of my "friends" on Facebook are fake pieces of s&$t who never liked me, but pretend to be interested in my life today. The whole site is completely idiotic! You are constantly bombarded by instant messages, invitations to join imagined mobs, and to plant cyber plants in cyber sod. One may ask, Suzanne, why the hell did you join in the first place? Honestly, I can't recall. Since no one who is friendly with me on Facebook (or anyone else in the world, but maybe my mom) reads this blog; I have devised a plan to reinvent Suzanne. Today, I got engaged! I'm so excited to see what idiotic congrats I receive on my false upcoming marriage from my long lost "buds." Maybe next week I'll announce that my fiance is a chic! Yes, honesty is the best policy and I strictly adhere to this adage, but these fakes put me through hell from middle to high school. Now they want to see who's got the hotter spouse and makes the most cash. NO, that's NOT it! They want to see who has become the biggest screw up! That may or may not be the "new improved Suzanne." Still bitter after all these years? Damn straight! A little childish? Abso-freaking-lutely!

Facebook and Myspace

I just visited Facebook and Myspace for the first time in forever today. I was shocked to learn that people who made fun of me in high school (whom I despised) now want to be BFF's. I had 14 friend requests, and there were very few of the 14 requests that I wanted to approve, but I'm such a nice person. Unfortunately (sarcasm), I only had two friend requests from total strangers on Myspace. I only approved one. I'm not too fond of women who have dildo parties for profit, so I had to turn said chica's request down. I really hate both web-based communities, but sometimes the pressure is too much and I ultimately break down and log in.

I'm way addicted to cutoutandkeep.net, a web-based community for hot chicks like me who like to sew and create. I suggest you check it out sometime provided you're hip enough.

I'm Not a Geek, Just a Dork

I've been "stumbling" on the web and have come across a lot of awesome blog websites. They look like Steve Jobs himself created them. I, however, have no technological skills. I've been trying to figure out this site and I'm just not getting it. Well I guess I'll tinker with it some more and see how much of a mess I can make!