mashable social networking blog

Do you love Facebook? Do you follow tweets? Are you addicted to YouTube? Is your phone an iPhone?
Are you into any of the social network sites on the net?

With over seven million monthly pageviews, mashable.com is one of the biggest blogs on the internet.  Mashable specialise in social media news, with the odd gadget review or web tip thrown in.

If you see a post you like on mashable, with a simple drag and drop it can be emailed or re-posted to your Facebook or Twitter account.

Check it out... http://mashable.com/

NASA on flickr

The very first weblinks post on this site was about NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day website.  Another place on the web to find some great NASA pictures is their flickr photostream.

I'm a big fan of flickr.com, and have a heap of my own photos posted on the photo sharing site. NASA's photos are always top quality, hi resolution and have a detailed explanation.  (Such as the below pic)

Check out the NASA flickr photostream... http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/

Youngest to sail around the world

UPDATE: Feb 2010; New blog URL.
http://jessicawatson.com.au/_blog/Official_Jessica_Watson_Blog

Jessica Watson is 16 years old and attempting to sail around the world - solo.

Whether or not you think she might be a tad young for such a feat, she certainly seems determined.
Her website is updated with all sorts of details as she progresses, while her blog gives a personal insight into this brave young lady as she takes on the world.

Check out these links...
http://www.jessicawatson.com.au/ 
http://youngestround.blogspot.com/

A Photo a Day from Planet Earth

If you appreciate good photography, then you should like the following weblink to a nice photography blog site.
A Photo a Day from Planet Earth is exactly what the name says - everyday a new photo is posted from somewhere on earth.

Check it out... http://planetearthdailyphoto.blogspot.com/

Flag Counter

I've just added a hit counter to this blog that breaks down the hits by country.
If you'd like to add it  to your own site, check out flagcounter.com where you can get the code or quick post to your blog.

GeekDad Blog

Just a short weblinks post today for a blog I always find interesting. As part of the wired.com technology website, GEEK DAD is a blog page expressing views on gadgets and technolgy from an older man's perspective.

Check it out... www.wired.com/geekdad 

Blog - Mama Mia Freedman

The last few weblinks posts have been a bit blokey, football, motor racing, etc.
So lets hear from an Aussie chick!  Mia Freedman is an Australian journalist, blogger, author and mother,
she blogs about many current affairs and women's issues.  Her blog posts are always very well written, interesting and often funny - even for this bloke!

While the title photo of Mia's recent article on breast feeding in public will catch the eye of male readers, the article is enthralling and makes a lot of good sense.

Mia Freedman's book.






Check out Mia's blog... www.mamamia.com.au

Bathurst - V8 Supercars - photos

Last week I posted weblinks to the upcoming Bathurst 1000 V8Supercars race.  Today's weblinks post is aboout some great pictures from the race.  Sydney based photographer, Dave Smith, has some nice pics on his blog from the big race, but also an amazing roll over sequence of a Holden ute from one of the support races.

Check it out... http://dgsmithphotography.com/wp/2009/10/bathurst-2009-v8-utes-crash/

You'll also find some great photos on Flickr by searching for "Bathurst" and selecting "Recent" photos.

Bathurst - V8 Supercars

If you're a motor sports fan, this weekend is the biggest on the Australian motor racing calender - yes, even bigger than the F1 Grand Prix.  It's the Bathurst 1000 for the V8 Supercars.  All the action can be seen on the Seven Network, and online at www.v8supercars.com.au where you can see live streaming video, live lap times, photos, and just about anything else to do with the series - even the grid girls!

Check it out... http://www.v8supercars.com.au/

Bookmarks where you need them

Do you use multiple computers and struggle with not having your favourite bookmark on the PC or Mac you happen to be using? Xmarks is an add-on for the Firefox web browser, or an install for PC or Macs, that saves your bookmarks/favourites on their servers and syncs them on any of your computers.  If you're using a public computer, you can even access your bookmarked websites from the Xmarks website without installing a thing.

Xmarks have also extended their service to helping you find similar sites through the use of tagging bookmarks by their thousands of users.

Check it out... www.xmarks.com

UPDATE - January 2010
Xmarks is now available for Google's Chrome browser.