i am dustin diaz

Google Reader shorts now available on this here website

This past week I've implemented "Reader Shorts" onto DustinDiaz.com(a website that once talked about JavaScript on a regular basis) as a way to include updates on my website on a more frequent basis. These "shorts" are also available as an xml feed and can be commented on (en route to a discussion) using Friend Feed. One funny thing that dawned on me this week is that after including my Twitter updates, and now my Reader Shorts, I've come to the conclusion that there is no need to ever come up with your own database backend and that you can fully run a website off of other free web services. That's right. No Wordpress, PostNuke, or MovableType. Instead, simple services like FriendFeed's API, or Google Reader (as we've already seen), Twitter, Flickr, or better yet, TinyPaste (which is actually kind of a stretch).

Needless to say

I've caved in on trying to maintain this website and using Social Web Services to keep my 7,000+ subscribers seems like a good idea.

On another note

Google has been keeping me busy these last few months on Gmail where we've been diving into some exciting stuff. I recently moved to San Francisco so I now have ample time to add content to my Reader stream while shuttling to work in Mountain View. Wifi on a bus is super rad! And on that note, my stop is coming up which concludes this post. Cheers