The following review will cover the whole blogs on FunPonsel Network, not just this main blog, but also the others side blog, like Indonesian Song Lyric Collection, The Gadgets Source, etc. As soon as the main FunPonsel blog finished, weekly and monthly site review will be available on the front page, instead of here.

Week of the Year: 34
Period: 22 August 2005 – 28 August 2005

Site Summary

Couple days ago, I was going to change FunPonsel Network main page into a blog and feed aggregator to the other FunPonsel Network blogs. First, I try using wp-aggregat plugin. It works fine, but all the post entry are on the year 1969. Next, I installed FeedWordpress. The date is correct this time, but not the feed. Somehow, only entries from one feed were entered into database, the other feeds failed. I’ve contacted the author for an advice and now waiting their response. Until then, I switch back the front page into the old static HTML front page.

Another big decision this week was my plan to switch from category-based blog system into tag-based blog system. This is possible using Ultimate Tag Warrior plugin. The progress is still partially complete, and need sometime before the whole blog network are converted.

On BlogsOfTheDay, the promotion of ISLC returns a wonderful result. It climbs up, from rank 11-13, into the top 10. Currently it’s on #8 position, but yesterday ISLC managed to get into #7. MOSTS also make a good progress. Last week ISLC stayed on around #25, yesterday it was on #18, but today, it’s on #15. Hope it’d stay on the top 20 position.

Last week, I’m targeting 2000 visitors/day. Actually, I’m expecting to achieve this within a month or so, but in the last 3 days, my visitors increased heavily (100 more visitors daily in average), and yesterday I end up with over 1800 visitors! Maybe my target will be achieved soon :p

Site Highlight

On MOSTS, (daily):

• Monday

• Google released Google Desktop Search 2
• Controversy over Lao Shu Ai Da Mi (The Mouse Loves The Rice) song

• Several new Google AdSense features: Section Targeting, Top Query search, and Extra Channels

• Google released its own instant messenger software, GoogleTalk, which apparently has a hidden game on it.
• MSN updated its instant messenger, v7.5 reached final version.

• A tutorial to build your own liquid PC
• A list of Google Talk tweaks
• I received my first Amazon affiliate order.
• Skype came up with SkypeWeb and SkypeNet API

• Movable Type 3.2 released.
• New version of Skype for Windows released.
• My review about GMail Drive, a shell extension for storing files on GMail account.

• Using P2M to store any files on webmail account
• Quick tutorial on how to add Media Player (or any ActiveX component) into Google Desktop Search sidebar.

• MSN 8.0 features list leaked.

Site Plan

Finishing the convertion into tag-based system as soon as possible, for the whole network, so I can launched Lyric Song Collection next month. Also, all future post entries now will be in English (except in ISLC of course).

Site Target

I’m still targetting 2000 visitors/day. However, I hope I’d able to accomplished this next week. Or maybe 2500 visits/day would be good :p