The Blogiversary Database

UPDATE: Because of security issues and other considerations the Blogiversary Database has been discontinued. (10/3/09) Those displaying the code will see a message instructing them to remove the code. That will be a simple line of text. Other pages here at bRight & Early that reference the Blogiversary Database will be removed or noted with the discontinuation.

As the Blogiversary Database continues to grow I wanted to take a moment and post this as a permenant page and supply some information for those who just have no idea what I’m talking about.

Here are the basics:

For some time now I wanted to create a database of blogs and their start date. That part was relatively easy. The second part of my idea was to have a short bit of javacript code that anyone could add to their blog and display links to the blogs that were celebrating their blogiversary on that day. That was something I didn’t know how to do, but thanks to some good online tutorials I figured it out.

Now bloggers can add their information to the database. On their anniversary date (blogiversary) a link to their blog will be displayed on any site that has added the code. I’ve also set it up to display yesterday’s and tomorrow’s blogiversaries.

In addition to those who add their own information, I will be adding blogs that I know are celebrating. For those who fill out the form you may wonder why I need your email address. It’s to keep out spam submissions. Once you submit the form you will receive a confirmation email at the address you provide. It will contain a link that you must follow to complete the process. Until that is done the blog won’t be displayed. I won’t sell or give away your email address, and I won’t be using the information to spam you either. (I may send a reminder to those who haven’t confirmed their submission, and I hope I’ll be sending you a note of congratulations on your big day, but that’s it.)

Here is the code you can add to your site:
The Blogiversary Database has been discontinued.

If you can not add javascript to your site (WordPress.com sites, for example) you can add this bit of code instead. It won’t display the blogiversaries on your site, but it will give readers a way to see who is celebrating.

I have updated the display to also show a random blog from those in the database who have the code (either one) added on their site. After all, blogiversaries come but once a year.

The Blogiversary Database has been discontinued.

Thanks to all for those who have posted on this. Please continue to spread the word. If you have any questions just send a note to lakelandjim at gmail dot com. Thanks!

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