I refrain from putting my address and active phone number there, for obvious reasons. Instead, I use my Skype number, hence the strange country code. I may probably make a separate Contact page with active direct email submission just like in version 2.0. However, the hCard still serve its purpose to embed my contact info in all the pages within version 3.0.

There’s no traffic info unfortunately, since it ranks too low. Fortunately, there is Google Analytics for that purpose.

As an added benefit, I’ve added Sitelogr Pagerank button to Links. It is based on Google Pagerank, an algorithm that calculates “page value” by means of “link structures” of the Web itself. So far, the result is satisfactory, but what’s exactly the input for the algorithm?

It uses score and ranking system. The more incoming traffic from version 3.0 to Blogarama, and the more outgoing traffic from Blogarama to version 3.0, the higher the score and the ranking. So, help me out here, guys.. click, click

I’ve wrote about Wordpress when I started version 3.0, so I won’t put too much writing in this post. As my Blogspot was made over recently, courtesy of Blogger’s new template collection, I’ve reaffirmed its continuation. Overlapping will inevitably occur in the future, but a series of measures are already taken such as counter-linking, twitter-feedburner updating, and single-day posting (for future archival, publication, and merger purposes).

Hopefully, those will help to anticipate future problems.

Since my homepage renewal to version 3.0, I have found several interesting development with my favorite web hosting company. They now run “green” hosting environment, and as such made my web site “green” as well. So what do they do with this “green hosting” thing?

So, 1&1 has attempted to carbon-neutralized its energy use by purchasing carbon-offset certificates. This huge energy use from its data center in Lenexa, Kansas are being carbon-offset through a partnership with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF). 1&1 are purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from BEF. According to BEF website, 1 REC represents 1-megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity generated from renewable energy and delivered to national power grid. Thus, 1&1 is “offsetting” its energy use (from which resulted in carbon emission) through purchasing renewable energy (in effect, neutralizing its carbon emission).

1&1 claims that its renewable energy purchase for its data center is enough to power at least 300 U.S. homes for one year.

1&1 and BEF took a step further by working in tandem with Green-e. Green-e is a voluntary certification program for renewable energy. It certifies environmental commodities and products that mitigate climate change and build a sustainable energy future. As such, 1&1’s green hosting environment has been reviewed by an independent party for its validity and soundness.

As an added value to version 3.0, I have put the green hosting badge on the side bar.

Flixster’s user-interface can be confusing I think, and its modification flexibility is taken too far, with its sites now resembling the over-glittering MySpace sites. The book review social media site, GoodReads, got it correctly by following Facebook’s lead in design, functionality, and interactivity. As such, there is more likelihood for my book reviews to be posted on the two sites rather than my movie reviews.

I have no plan to retire Flixster just yet. But, I won’t be too terribly active myself. I have put my Flixster link on the Social Media widget.

Multiply was a late starter in my case, I had joined Friendster and Blogger beforehand. Friendster flew off and I got connected with lots of my friends, before Facebook usurped its throne and connected me with even more people. Blogger, on the other hand, proved to be a robust medium to store and publish my writings, although Wordpress is starting to show similar, if not better, functionality. So, Multiply was left with pretty much nothing, since all my needs have been taken care of by “specialist” social media sites.

I had intended for Multiply to be my educational and Islamic Finance personal sites. Turned out that I have a lot of interests that I want to put in writing, and I haven’t had the time and passion to commit to single topic most of the time. Hence, I have retired Multiply, but I keep it online for archival purposes.

Brazen Careerist is mainly targeted for professional use, but in a less formal way, combining the best of LinkedIn and Facebook. In sum, a LinkedIn geared for Generation Y. It has not reach tipping point yet, but it’s getting there, although getting international crowds may prove a bit difficult, as it’s not common in the culture to mix work and play.

I think Brazen Careerist has kept up with its innovation, it has quite innovative way to present one’s resume. I have not put the social media site into good use yet, but I can see how I am going to craft a new vitae for myself.

I’ve written quite extensively on my Twitter usage in Blogspot since I joined it here, and then one year later here.