([\w]*)[\w =\.\,\-\;]((?:[\w]+ =?){0,50)! If you want to scare or confuse someone, just paste them some Regular Expressions, which incidentally reminds me a lot of Geek Code. Of course I’m way too busy working on Best of the Web! to worry about crafting my own. The regex code above is actually part of the code that [...]

Santa was a little upset when he showed up Christmas Eve in the wee hours to find what was once a plate of freshly baked oh-so-good chocolate chip cookies, was now a plate full of crumbs. A tall frosty glass of icy cold milk reduced to mere droplets sat uninvitingly, and I, resplendent with white [...]

I got my new Apple PowerBook G4 in early September. One of the first things I did was to spend some time learning about iCal, Apple’s calendar application. In an effort to work on my organizational skills, I spent some time adding in important dates and prioritizing my to-do list. One of the initial activities [...]

Unfortunately, we have discovered a few bugs over the weekend. Mad props to Dave and Jared, who spent nearly a full 24 hours in the clean room, updating the racks. What had been planned as a 8-10 hour update turned into an all day ordeal. I can’t imagine the frustration, and I commend their dedication [...]

As I sit and watch the Jets/Patriots game (yawn), I will spend the next couple of hours pouring through the Blog Directory submission queue. As there has been a growing buzz regarding the new offering, and given that submissions are currently free of charge, there have been a steady flow of blogs being submitted all [...]

In a recent interview (to be published later) my colleague asked me in which categories we see surprisingly few submissions. Though there are commercial categories through which I would anticipate higher volume (simply a matter of eyeballs), I am most surprised by the lack of sites that are submitted directly to the Regional branch of [...]

We had a short week at headquarters, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. While the main office was closed, luckily BOTW is a 21st century workplace. For our editors outside of the US, it was just another Thursday and Friday. Our new additions were a little light the last couple of days (see 11/24 and [...]

What is your favorite type of food? One thing that Americans have more than enough of is food. Cooking (and eating) has long been a favorite past time of many an American. Be it food from anywhere on earth, there is an audience willing to consume. We have recently filled out our International Cuisine category. [...]

As announced at PubCon, on November 15 Best of the Web launched the BOTW Blog Directory. We view this as an opportunity to use our knowledge and experience in the directory space in a nascent industry. Our commitment to quality, coupled with our technological maturation should enable us to provide the user with a blog [...]

As a not-too-religious person, I don’t spend much time online looking for religious sites. However, I am not in the majority when it comes to religion online. There is a tremendous amount of information relating to religion, whatever your flavor may be. A few editors have recently taken a shine to the Religion area of [...]