wanted: your favorites

[john_h]

Hi,

I am working on a project for school and need some data to work with. I am asking if people who would have a spare minute to export their internet explorer favorites and send it to my email.

you can send me partial lists, or even better, the whole directory.

that would help me alot if you have time... I am working on, yet another, search engine. but this one is just for my research.... I dont seriously think it would take the place of google or some others; like I said, its just for a project, and I can let you know about it if you really wanted to know.

send to hal242@excite.com

[pyro]

I don't use Internet Explorer, and real browsers call them bookmarks... ;)

[PeOfEo]

I dont have much right now because I just did a fresh install a week ago... just some flash cartoons
http://uploads.ungrounded.net/163000/163083_whitmorethepirate.swf
http://uploads.ungrounded.net/167000/167285_whitmore2.swf
http://uploads.ungrounded.net/170000/170008_whitmore3.swf
whitemore rocks... I have this other one, I don't understand it its all in japanese... Its cool though
http://www.hwangmae.net/sambakza/hotfish_mask_(550x400).swf

and
http://www.randomimage.us
http://www.newgrounds.com
http://www.newegg.com
http://forums.webdeveloper.com
http://forums.devx.com
http://www.languild.net
http://www.valhallalegends.com
http://knights.europe.webmatrixhosting.com
http://www.clubsandwich.us (down for the summer)
http://www.tomshardware.com

and thats it right now.

Those are my bookmarks, my browser does not have favorites, I am on a real browser, mozilla firefox.

[john_h]

I dont want to get into some debate about what is a real browser and what is imaginary, I just need some data and IE is pretty real as far as user-based demographics and my research.

I like Mozilla, though, too.

oh, and thanks in advance for the links

[Jona]

Kind of odd, though, seeing as we're not exactly using "books." Okay, if you want to get all technical on me, some people are using "notebook computers," but it's not the same thing. Bookmarks is a cooler word than favorites, though. They should call them something like... Sitemarks, or... Webmarks... or something.

[PeOfEo]

The point is, those are my 'favorites', everyone else list yours... its not a big deal. They are actually not bookmarks either, well sorta, they are stored in the tool bar folder, so they are toolbar items.

[DaveSW]

http://www.opensourcecms.com/
http://www.moox.ws/
http://www.computercops.biz/
http://www.systransoft.com/
http://www.expansys.com/
http://dmoz.org/
http://kalsey.com/tools/buttonmaker/
http://www.ebay.co.uk/
http://www.webaim.org/techniques/articles/freetools/
http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1995/95050--c.htm
http://www.seamarknunn.co.uk/
http://www.procomdirect.com/
http://efusian.co.uk/
http://www.est.org.uk/
http://www.hoseasons.co.uk/
http://www.emdevelopments.co.uk/
http://www.pandasoftware.com/
http://www.hackerstickers.com/
http://www.tweak3d.net/
http://www.webdevfaqs.com
http://www.ryanbrill.com
http://www.infinitywebdesign.com/
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/

[Vladdy]

Originally posted by Jona
Kind of odd, though, seeing as we're not exactly using "books." Okay, if you want to get all technical on me, some people are using "notebook computers," but it's not the same thing. Bookmarks is a cooler word than favorites, though. They should call them something like... Sitemarks, or... Webmarks... or something.
...marks ...marks...
How about "Hydrants" for a name :D :D :D

[Nevermore]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/
http://forums.spacecrime.net/index.php
http://andkon.com/
http://www.ananova.com/news/lp.html?keywords=Quirkies
http://www.radiotimes.com/tv/now.html
http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/
http://deiform.co.uk/
http://evernet.co.uk/
http://www.google.co.uk/

Those are my Windows bookmarks, I'll post my Linux ones later. (The different ones, anyway.)

[Jona]

I was too lazy to copy and paste them all, so I just exported them...

http://66.170.215.152/bookmarks.htm

[Sam]

Web Deveveloper (http://forums.webdeveloper.com/index.php?s=)
css hacks (http://www.centricle.com/ref/css/filters/)
CSS hacks2 (http://www.dithered.com/css_filters/css_only/index.php)
Latin Generator (http://www.lipsum.com/)
MacRabbit (http://www.macrabbit.com/)
Ryan (http://www.ryanbrill.com/)
shotgunning (http://iamsparticus.co.uk/archives/2004/02/the_rules_of_shotgunning_the_passenger_seat_in_a_car.php)
CSS Vault (http://www.cssvault.com/)
css Zen Garden (http://www.csszengarden.com/)
mezzoblue (http://www.mezzoblue.com/)
Design by Fire (http://www.designbyfire.com/)

[PeOfEo]

just use my sig too, we will say those are my favorites, because that is some good junk.

[john_h]

Originally posted by Jona
I was too lazy to copy and paste them all, so I just exported them...

http://66.170.215.152/bookmarks.htm

thats the best thing for me. thanks... saves me a few steps of cut-pasteola. but the posting here on the forum is workable for me too.

thanks ppl, and if the rest of ya dont mind... keep em coming, the bigger DB I have the better I can test this sucker

[pyro]

You know, you might have a better chance of getting people to export their bookmarks for you if you tell us why you want them...

[Jona]

Originally posted by pyro
You know, you might have a better chance of getting people to export their bookmarks for you if you tell us why you want them...

Originally posted by john_h
I am working on a project for school and need some data to work with.

Pyro, maybe the more appropriate question is, what kind of project?

[PeOfEo]

Originally posted by Jona
Pyro, maybe the more appropriate question is, what kind of project? its a secret.

[john_h]

no its not a secret... I think i said its a search engine in my first post.

I didnt think people would be more interested than that level of detail, so I left it at that... but I can tell you more...

its just a search engine for a project I am working on. I need data, and the more the better, so I have results for the search results page, and some good pages I can parse through; which is more fun than searching some database for 'example1'. When I can enter into my search criteria 'gaming motherboard', I will see how the phrase is queried, and can see a variety of results... not just 'example1, example2, directory12, directory23' etc. etc. etc.

as far as having the files exported to a bookmarks file (htm) thats not the big deal, I can cut and paste, but the exported file is a easy way for people to do it in like 2 seconds, and not have to cut and paste, plus, its a few less steps for me, is all.

[akadis]

hey this is a great idea, not nesicarally the search engine, but having people share their bookmarks. I'm always looking for great sites, that either can teach me more about web-design or can be a great example of quality design, thanks everyone :p