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10-0081A IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 3RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT MADISON COUNTY - EDWARDSVILLE ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC. Plaintiff -v.- DAVID PRICE A/K/A DAVID A. PRICE et al Defendants 09CH 00938 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 17 2009 an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 11:00 AM on May 4 2010 at the Madison County Courthouse 155 N. Main Street (Plaza Entrance) EDWARDSVILLE IL 62025 sell at public auction to the highest bidder as set forth below the following described real estate: LOT NUMBERED FORTY-ONE (41) IN PARK PLACE ADDITION TO BETHALTO ILLINOIS AS THE SAME APPEARS FROM PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF MADISON COUNTY ILLINOIS IN PLAT BOOK 18 PAGE 71; EXCEPT COAL GAS AND OTHER MINERAL RIGHTS CONVEYED EXCEPTED OR RESERVED IN PRIOR CONVEYANCES. IN MADISON COUNTY ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 728 NORTH PRAIRIE STREET BETHALTO IL 62010 Property Index No. 19-2-08-01-16-402-018 The real estate is improved with a one-story house with white aluminum siding; no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction;. The balance in certified funds is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER) YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Visit our website at http:\service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES Plaintiff's Attorneys One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA0917919. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor Chicago IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tjsc.com">www.tjsc.com</a> for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No.: PA0917919 Case # 09 CH 00938 I254027

10-0085A IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 3RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT MADISON COUNTY - EDWARDSVILLE ILLINOIS US BANK N.A. Plaintiff -v.- FLOYD N. BROWN JR. A/K/A FLOYD N. BROWN A/K/A FLOYD BROWN JR. A/K/A FLOYD BROWN et al Defendants 09CH 00976 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 7 2010 an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 11:00 AM on May 4 2010 at the Madison County Courthouse 155 N. Main Street (Plaza Entrance) EDWARDSVILLE IL 62025 sell at public auction to the highest bidder as set forth below the following described real estate: LOT 14 IN BLOCK 36 IN WILLIAM RUSSELL'S ADDITION TO ALTON ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN ALTON RECORD "J" ON PAGE 209 IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF MADISON COUNTY ILLINOIS. SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF MADISON AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1107 E. 6TH STREET ALTON IL 62002 Property Index No. 23-2-07-13-06-102-014 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction;. The balance in certified funds is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. If the sale is set aside for any reason the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. Upon payment in full of the amount bid the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER) YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information contact Plaintiff's attorney: The Sale Clerk CODILIS & ASSOCIATES P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL 60527 (630) 794-9876 between the hours of 1 and 3 PM only and ask for the sales department.. Please refer to file number 14-09-32078. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor Chicago IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tjsc.com">www.tjsc.com</a> for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL 60527 (630) 794-9876 Attorney File No.: 14-09-32078 ARDC# 00468002 Case # 09 CH 00976 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I256325

This project illustrates the awesomeness of Thingiverse and open hardware. User c60 created some nifty geodesic dome brackets with the idea of using them with repurposed tent poles. While a great start, c60 didn't have the math completely figured out and asked the Thingiverse community to pitch in.
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<p>Mother and father have great temperaments and have been raised as domestic pets. Mother weighs 45 pounds and father weighs 55 pounds. These puppies are from good stock. All puppies are healthy and happy. All puppies will be dewormed and have 6-week shots on Tuesday.</p> <p>Call Jennifer at 314-882-2216 or email at <a href="mailto:jen.triola@yahoo.com">jen.triola@yahoo.com</a>.</p> <p> </p>

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<p>Born February 7th, these beautiful puppies are healthy and happy. They are updated with shots and dewormer.</p> <p>Mother is 45 pounds and father is 55 pounds, so they should be on the smaller side. Both parents are full-blooded pit bull but father is the only one with papers.</p> <p>We have 6 brindle variations and 4 fawn/browns with dark muzzles. There are 5 girls and 5 boys.</p> <p>We are asking $100 rehoming to ensure good home. Call Jennifer at 314-882-2216 or email at <a href="mailto:jen.triola@yahoo.com">jen.triola@yahoo.com</a>. Thanks!</p>

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10-0386 Notice of Public Hearing Madison County Zoning Board of Appeals Notice is hereby given that the above named Board of Appeals established under the terms of the Madison County Zoning Ordinance will hold a public hearing on 03/31/2010 at the time and place as noted below for the purpose of hearing testimony from the public for the following proposed change: Petition of Larry Wieneke owner of record requesting a Variance as per Article 93.167 of the Madison County Zoning Ordinance in order to construct a residence that will be 47 feet from the West property line and 27 feet from the East property line instead of the required 50 feet. This is located in an Agricultural District in Fort Russell Township more commonly known as 626 E. Roosevelt Drive Moro Illinois. Parcel Number: 15-1-09-09-00-000-001.003 Applicant/Petitioner: Wieneke Larry Date and Time of Hearing: 03/31/2010 10:35am All interested persons may attend both the public hearing and the deliberations of the Madison County Zoning Board of Appeals in person in writing or by Counsel. The public hearing is an opportunity for public comment. The hearing will be held at the above described site. The Zoning Board will then reconvene at the Madison County Administration Building 157 N. Main Suite 254 on or after 12:00pm to consider this application. Madison County Zoning Board of Appeals Mike Campbell Chairman <a target="_blank" href="http://www.co.madi">http://www.co.madi</a> son.il.us/Planning/

10-0388 Notice of Public Hearing Madison County Zoning Board of Appeals Notice is hereby given that the above named Board of Appeals established under the terms of the Madison County Zoning Ordinance will hold a public hearing on 03/31/2010 at the time and place as noted below for the purpose of hearing testimony from the public for the following proposed change: Petition of Steven Ruppert owner of record requesting a variance as per Article 93.167 of the Madison County Zoning Ordinance in order to construct a residence on a tract of land that will have 75 feet of property width instead of the requred 150 feet and that will be located 10 feet from the South property line instead of the required 50 feet and 25 feet from the North property line instead of the required 50 feet. Also a Special Use Permit as per Article 93.023 Section D Item 1 in order to have an existing pole barn on a tract of land that is less than the required five acres and to be 5 feet from the North property line instead of the required 15 feet. This is located in an Agricultural District in Foster Township more commonly known as 3506 Prince Road Alton Illinois. Parcel Number: 20-1-02-33-04-401-014. Applicant/Petitioner: Ruppert Steven Date and Time of Hearing: 03-21-2010 9:15am All interested persons may attend both the public hearing and the deliberations of the Madison County Zoning Board of Appeals in person in writing or by Counsel. The public hearing is an opportunity for public comment. The hearing will be held at the above described site. The Zoning Board will then reconvene at the Madison County Administration Building 157 N. Main Suite 254 on or after 12:00pm to consider this application. Madison County Zoning Board of Appeals Mike Campbell Chairman <a target="_blank" href="http://www.co.">http://www.co.</a> madison.il.us/ Planning/

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It's been a few months since Gabriel left his first comment on this blog. He's commented here a few times since then, and I did the same on his blog. I commented on many posts, none of them I can find right now... Like the one he wrote about his son de-friending him on Facebook. Come on... I have to find it... There you go.

But with months of me visiting his blog, today was actually the first time I read his About section, which is actually a Frank Capra-esque 10-part story of a man struggling to keep the promises he's made to his family as he faces brutal reality.

Those ten posts are a great introduction to the blog, although, like me, you can get in at any time and find accessible, friendly, and honest writing.

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I believe the agent that installs from my 2003 media server to this 2008R2 server is the 64-bit, SP3 version.

I see there is a hotfix be2213R331998_x64bit_334938.exe that is supposed to address Hyper-V, R2, etc. compatiblity, but when I try to run the patch locally on the 2008 server, it fails.  A dialog box on the screen comes up that says "Upgrade terminated unexpectedly.  Please see installation log for details."

The log text is:
03-04-2010,13:40:16 :  Entering PatchSetup.exe

03-04-2010,13:40:16 :  Command Line: /NAME:Hotfix-331998 /UI:FULL /64BITPFW:

03-04-2010,13:40:16 :  Executing GetPatchInfo.

03-04-2010,13:40:16 :  V-225-136:  The patch failed to install.  An alert was unable to be generated to notify the user.  ***To search for information about this error, click &lt;a href="http://entsupport.symantec.com/umi/V-225-136" target="main"&gt;here &lt;/a&gt;

03-04-2010,13:40:16 :  Exiting PatchSetup.exe

HELP!  I need to be able to back this server up.

Thanks,

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By Will Chen

While most lawyers are honest professionals, the legal industry does have its share of rotten apples. From overbilling to downright incompetence, our recent interviews with legal experts revealed 16 dirty secrets bad attorneys don’t want you to know.

1. I use forms but charge you as if I did it from scratch.

Many documents lawyers prepare for clients are slightly edited versions of old templates, according to Steve Brodsky, Esq., of the Brodsky Law Firm.

“Instead of charging for the minor edits, most lawyers charge for a completely new document as if it were created from scratch,” said Brodsky. “There’s nothing wrong with providing edited forms; what’s wrong is the way they are priced.”

2. I hand off work to peons but charge you a lawyer’s rate.

“Much of lawyers’ work is actually done by paralegals, secretaries, and interns,” warned Brodsky. “The lawyer has his paralegal do the work, and charges his regular fee. There is no problem with having well-trained clerks preparing forms—but lawyers should be more honest and not charge $300 per hour for $50-per-hour work.”

3. My Ivy League education doesn’t make me a better lawyer.

“Having an Ivy League degree means their grades were good enough to get into such a school, or their parents were rich enough to pay the tuition,” said Tony Wilson, Esq., associate counsel at Boughton Law Firm and columnist for Toronto’s Globe and Mail. “Don’t get hung up on the schools they went to or the brand of their shoes. Some really mediocre lawyers I know went to the best schools.”

4. I hope you don’t look too closely at the expense report.

Due to their size, large law firms can often get great rates for things like copying services, long distance calls, and legal database subscriptions. But instead of passing on the savings to you, some firms charge you a higher rate and pocket the difference.

One good example is shipping charges, according to Alison Anthoine, Esq., principal at consulting firm Quantum Media. “A firm negotiates a discounted rate, which is reflected at the end of the monthly bill, leaving a higher rate on the statement for the specific shipment, which is the documentation given to the client,” said Anthoine. “So, for example, a $50 waybill [charged to the client] may after discount cost only $45 [for the firm].”

5. You don’t really need me.

“Many basic legal tasks, such as simple contracts, basic wills, uncontested divorce, and standard real estate transactions can often be done on your own, or with the help of paralegals and other non-attorney legal professionals,” said Aaron Street, Esq., publisher of Lawyerist, a leading law practice blog. “Sites like Findlaw, NOLO, and LegalZoom can be great places to start for cheap and free solutions to many common, basic legal issues.”

6. My fee is negotiable.

“All attorneys should be open to negotiating their hourly rate, especially if you have a big project or will pay a cash retainer up front,” said Street. “Better yet, ask them to quote you a flat rate for your project. Most attorneys are still learning how to think about flat- or project-rate billing, so they may need your help in setting the fee, but you will then have complete control over the cost of your representation.”

7. You’re always on the clock.

Your lawyer can bill you for every minute he spends thinking or talking about your case. If you run into your lawyer at the golf course and ask about your case, that conversation is billable. Therefore, every communication you have with an attorney should begin with the question: “Are you billing me for this?”

8. I don’t know much about the law.

The legal system is so complicated that most attorneys are only experts within a very specific niche. Just as you wouldn’t ask a podiatrist to perform open heart surgery, don’t expect your personal injury lawyer to give you sound trademark advice. Your best bet is to find out how long the attorney has practiced in the specific area in which you need help, and what percentage of his practice is in that area, suggested Bradley R. Gammell, Esq., of Associates" href="http://www.gammellandassociates.com/">Gammell & Associates.

“You want someone who knows most things without having to look it up,” said Gammell. “This is important not only for the cost, but also to ensure you hire someone with enough experience to identify the legal issues involved. If possible, select an attorney who has focused on the specific area for at least 5 years, with at least 50% of his or her practice in that area for that time. If it is a case with a lot at stake, consider a board certified attorney. He or she will cost more, but the quality of the representation will almost always be as good or better.”

9. I don’t refer you to the best lawyers.

Because most attorneys are only experts in specialized niches, they often have to refer clients to other attorneys who are more qualified in the client’s area of need. In many jurisdictions lawyers are allowed to pay each other referral fees as long as the fee is properly disclosed to the client. While technically legal, this practice creates a bad incentive for lawyers to focus more on the size of the kickback than on the welfare of their clients.

10. Your bill is only a guesstimate.

Attorneys bill clients in six-minute intervals. But don’t let this level of precision fool you—not all lawyers are fanatically staring at their stopwatches to ensure you are not getting overbilled.

“Clients should look out for projects that always last the same amount of time,” warned Tim Davis, Esq., of Gudalis" href="http://www.graschlaw.com/attorney-profiles-2/timothy-e-davis">Grasch & Gudalis. “For instance, telephone conferences that always last four tenths of an hour—every time—or attorney conferences that always take an hour. That would seem like the bill is more of an estimation than a true reflection of the work performed.”

11. I don’t have to tell you how I screwed up in the past.

“As far as I know, lawyers don’t have to disclose to their clients a history of sanctions or other disciplinary actions,” said Philip Segal, Esq., head of Charles Griffin Intelligence, a litigation consulting firm. “Some disciplinary history is a matter of public record, but you have to go to the relevant state authority that licenses lawyers to do your search. Sometimes there will be a record of disciplinary action, but the authorities won’t specify what the action was for. Other times, you can find out why the lawyer was disciplined or perhaps just reprimanded.”

12. I put on a tough act but that won’t actually help your case.

If TV legal dramas have taught us anything, it’s that litigation is won by testosterone-filled lawyers who shout down their opponents and break down witnesses into puddles of tears.

“Much of the grandstanding and posturing is only an act to impress their client,” said Laurie Giles, Esq., of LaurieGiles.com. “Judges and other attorneys are not taking them seriously.”

In fact, the most aggressive lawyers will end up costing you the most money, warned Belinda Rachman, Esq., who specializes in peaceful divorce mediations. “Do not go looking for the nastiest shark or you will pay dearly,” said Rachman. “You don’t need or want a shark in most cases.”

13. Mediation might be the better choice.

“Litigation is a sinkhole,” declared Alison Anthoine. “Mediation gets the principals in a room together with a facilitator, the principals get to speak for themselves (rather than paying lawyers to posture for them). Most importantly, the facilitator gives the principals the neutral listener that they hope to get from their ‘day in court.’ They are empowered to reach their own resolution without any legal mumbo jumbo. If all cases were mediated, there would be no work for litigators, and there is an inherent disincentive for lawyers to encourage mediation.”

14. I can’t easily fire you as a client.

“Many lawyers threaten their clients, indicating that if they don’t pay or sign documents that they will not represent them any longer,” said Alexis A. Moore, a second-year law student and president of Survivors In Action, an advocacy group for crime victims. “Albeit it is possible for a lawyer to discontinue to represent a client for a variety of reasons, there are rules regulating when a lawyer may do so and they are important for clients to know. All clients should read the rules of professional conduct regulating lawyers in their state by visiting their state bar web site, so that the client may have a better idea of what is permissible behavior by a lawyer.”

15. I’m training junior attorneys on your dime.

Very often the lawyer you hired is not the one you will work with. While the seasoned attorneys are used to lure in clients, your matter might be delegated to young attorneys fresh out of law school.

“This is fine if your matter can be done more efficiently by another person with a lower billing rate,” said Kirk J. Halpin, Esq., from Law Offices of Kirk Halpin. “However, law firms sometimes involve many more people than necessary on a matter to help ensure that all of the people in the firm stay busy.

“A junior lawyer that is handling your matter may spend 10 hours doing something that a more experienced attorney could do in 1 hour. Make sure that you are not being charged for the same time when multiple people within a firm are handling a matter unless this is made explicitly clear at the time of the initial engagement. If a senior partner delegates your matter to a junior partner, you shouldn’t be charged for both the senior partner’s time in explaining the matter to the junior partner and the junior partner’s time in meeting with the senior partner.”

16. I’m a dime a dozen.

While 45,000 law students graduate from law school each year, fewer than 30,000 attorney positions are available for these graduates, reported Mark Greenbaum of the Los Angeles Times. To make matters worse, one-third of graduating law students owe about $120,000 in student loans.

This oversupply of debt-laden lawyers puts you in the driver’s seat. Next time you catch your lawyer’s hand in the cookie jar, report him to the state bar and hire one of the many great attorneys waiting in the unemployment line.

Do you trust your attorney? Please share your thoughts and legal horror stories in the comments.

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With great, honest writing, the blog had moved reader from hope to despair every month. We were there with him when he decided to have a baby, we were there when it didn't quite work, and we stayed when he tried again and again.

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The list isn't completely comprehensive, but it covers 95%+ of the SEO data points I retrieve on a monthly basis and a few extras I don't personally use that may be valuable to others. It also has a section at the end on how to make your own bookmarklets for any site, tool or service you use. To employ, just click and drag the bookmarklet links from this blog post into your sidebar or bookmarks folder and rename to whatever you'd like. I've divided the post up into sections so you can quickly grab the items you care about.

SEO Bookmarklets Sections:

• Site Indexation Queries
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• Specialized Search Queries
• Domain & Traffic Data Queries
• Social Media Data Queries
• How to Construct Your Own Bookmarklets

 
Just follow the instructions from this highly "meta" image :-)

Site Indexation Queries

• #1 - Google site:rootdomain.com
  • Bookmarklet - GG Indexed Pages
• #2 - Yahoo! Site Explorer listing of pages on the root domain 
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Backlink Data Queries

• #4 - Open Site Explorer (OSE) list of links to current URL
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• #6 - OSE list of linking domains to current URL
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• #8 - OSE anchor text distribution for current URL
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• #9 - OSE anchor text distribution for entire domain
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• #10 - Yahoo! Site Explorer (Y!SE) links to current URL
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  • Bookmarklet - Y!SE Links to Domain
• #12 - Google Blogsearch links to current URL
  • Bookmarklet - GG Bloglinks to URL
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 Specialized Search Queries

• #15 - Google: Remove personalization
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• #16 - Google: Include duplicate results
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• #17 - Google: Show results from last 24 hours only
  • Bookmarklet - GG 24 Hours
• #18 - Google: Show results from last 7 days only
  • Bookmarklet - GG 7 Days
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Domain & Traffic Data Queries

• #21 - Domaintools lookup on current domain
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• #23 - Quantcast traffic data on current domain
  • Bookmarklet - Quantcast Traffic
• #24 - Alexa traffic data on current domain
  • Bookmarklet - Alexa Data
• #25 - Wayback Machine archives for curent URL
  • Bookmarklet - URL Wayback Archive
• #26 - Google Trends for Websites on the current domain 
  • Bookmarklet - GG Trends Data

Social Media Data Queries

• #27 - Backtweets Info on current URL
  • Bookmarklet - Backtweets for URL
• #28 - Tweetmeme Info on entire domain
  • Bookmarklet - Tweetmeme for Domain
• #29 - PostRank Info on entire domain
  • Bookmarklet - PostRank for Domain
• #30 - StumbleUpon Info on current URL
  • Bookmarklet - StumbleUpon URL Data

How to Construct Your Own Bookmarklets

Here's a sample code snippet for the bookmarklet above that shows links from OpenSiteExplorer.org:

javascript:location.href='http://www.opensiteexplorer.org/'+location.host+'/a!links'

To reproduce the effect with a bookmarklet that calls data from any site, you'll need to

1. Find a web-based tool that stores the webpage it's calling data for in the URL. For example, Google Trends for Websites uses a format like "http://trends.google.com/websites?q=site:seomoz.org"
2. Include the initial piece - javascript:location.href=' at the start of the bookmarklet link
3. Follow that code snippet with the desired webpage that contains data. For example, if I wanted to get Google Trends for Websites, I'd use http://trends.google.com/websites?q=site%3A - note that for special characters in the URL like the colon : you'll need to use the hex character codes (a good list is here)
4. Next you'll need to call the current URL. The most common way to do this is with window.location.href or location.host which pulls the URL string from the address bar.
5. You may need to strip out portions of the URL to get just the sub or root domain. In my example with Google Trends, I'd use document.domain.replace('www.','') rather than the full URL string from #4 above. This removes the www from a domain name if it exists and extracts only the domain portion instead of the complete URL.
6. To combine the javascript code snippet, you'll need to use proper syntax - following phrases with +, wrapping in single quotes and ending with a semicolon ;
7. The finished code snippet looks like this -  javascript:location.href='http://trends.google.com/websites?q=site%3A'+document.domain.replace('www.','');
8. You can use a wide variety of Javascript commands to build all sorts of bookmarklets, not just those that call URLs or append data. However, you'll need a more advanced tutorial to show you that process - sorry!

Now you're ready to start building your own bookmarklets. We'd love to have you share any of your favorites (or any new concoctions) in the comments below. If you've got great ones, I'll even try to add them into the post tomorrow and, naturally, pass on the credit :-)

p.s. One I'd love to see is a bookmarklet that gives a pop-up of the current website's IP address and, for extra bonus, takes you to a Bing IP: search query to show other sites hosted on that address.

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It's a really fun blog, full of love and laughs, and original coloring books masterpieces.

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