The LangaList Effect

Because I haven't received a LangaList newsletter since June 22, I didn't know I was getting a lot of traffic until I pulled up this website. I'm a subscriber to the free edition. Apparently, the plus edition subscribers have received a new edition.

Ever heard of the "Slashdot Effect" or the "Digg Effect" where the sheer number and speed of the visits brings a website server to it's knees? Well, I don't think I'll get that kind of traffic from the "LangaList Effect" but the numbers are amazing considering the free edition (which has many more subscribers than the non-free plus edition) hasn't been received yet.

I'm working on a PHP link directory where I'll be adding the websites for the people who've "loaded the code". Once I'm done with the script, I'll be working from the current issue back to the beginning of the year. Then I'll have go through the reader sites from langa.com to get the rest. I won't be adding any that have removed the banner code since they were added to a particular newsletter. The script will take a little while because I'm involved in some other things.

Bookmark this post. When I'm done with the directory, I'll probably need some help getting the URL's into the right categories.

(Update 2007-11-02: The Langa blog hasn't been updated since November, 2006. There's no use going there.)

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RT Cunningham | Untwisted Vortex | Philippines on 2006-09-20 at 12:43 pm (Reply)

Okay, the script is slow-going. That's because I'm not sure how I want it to work or how much detail I want to put into it. I'm not even sure if I want to finish it. It's a lot of work to visit 4000+ websites. I'll keep thinking about it as I work on the script. I'm sure I'll make a final decision before I'm through.

RT Cunningham | Untwisted Vortex | Philippines on 2006-09-28 at 10:39 am (Reply)

Okay, I've decided not to do this right now. I'm on dial-up and getting online is going to be difficult for a couple of months. Even when I start back up, I'm going to use a script from someone else. Writing my own is fine, but I like the others better.

Rider on 2006-09-30 at 8:05 am (Reply)

Just wanted to let you know I'm lurking.

RT Cunningham | Untwisted Vortex | Philippines on 2006-10-09 at 1:28 pm (Reply)

I've completed an awesome script. The problem is that I pay by the hour for dial-up and looking up websites to find what category they should be in is not an option right now. I'm trying to get DSL going (if it's even possible where I live) and if so, the problem of being online for extended periods will be solved.

An American Living in the Philippines

The LangaList Effect