From: Noupe:

This is the first article in the four-part series, “The Comprehensive Guide for a Powerful CMS using WordPress“. Throughout this article, we’ll be focus on many WordPress Theme hacks, ideas, tips and useful tutorials you need to have ready in hand when developing WordPress websites.

There are some technical stuff we have to get out of the way first. Let’s take a look at useful, yet rather unknown techniques for a powerful CMS using WordPress. Each section of the article presents a suggestion and provides you with an explanation of the solution for each suggestion.

Listropolis’ Take:

I still prefer Wordpress over Joomla and Drupal, even if it’s for CMS. If you’ve ever wanted to run a CMS through Wordpress, this guide will walk you through it step-by-step. Easily one of the best resources I’ve seen on the subject!

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From cnet:

I was looking through the Google Maps directory recently and found a variety of maps worth checking out. From up-to-date weather to barbershops, they should all be added to your list of Google Maps modules.

Listropolis’ Take:

I’m a huge Google Maps fan, and I found about 4 of these to be useful enough to add it to Listropolis. I’m sure you’ll like something too.

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From Smashing Magazine:

The skateboard has been a favorite medium of artists for decades. Not only does it provide a sturdy surface to paint on, but it offers a great way to have your artwork be seen in the community. Skateboarding culture, which was once looked on as a short-term fad for rebellious teens, has established itself in society.

A wide range of artists have opted to put the canvas aside and go with the unique shape of the skateboard as a way to get their artwork out. In this article, we showcase 40 amazing skateboard designs that blend various design styles. Whether you used to skateboard, currently skateboard or have never stepped on one, these skateboard designs will surely lend inspiration.

Listropolis’ Take

Kick Ass!

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Expand your Twitter bubble—it searches your friend graph and picks out people who you may like to follow

TwittieMe is a place to advertise your Twitter page for free and get more followers. Click on “Submit your Twitter page” and once approved, your ad will appear to the right. The most recent ad is at the top and only one submission is allowed in a 24 hour time period.

Directory of tweeters by interests

Enter your Twitter screenname to find other twitterers who probably share your interests.

Twitter directory sorted by interest/occupations

Twitter Yellow Pages - directory sorted by interests/occupation

Know of any other great sites for finding Tweeters? Tell us about it in the comments.

I was born and raised in Florida, so I’ve become very familiar with the sonic booms heard when the space shuttle lands. I’m not saying it doesn’t make me jump every time it happens, just that I’m used to it.

Space shuttle Discovery landed minutes ago, and as usual, it was preceded by the sonic booms. So what is one supposed to do when you hear this? Twitter it, of course.

I then ran a search to see how many others mentioned the sonic boom, and here are the 6 best tweets I’ve seen.

#6 - bananakin think I heard the sonic boom. the timing was right and the cat freaked out. I guess it could have been the neighbors, but Im thinking boom

#5 - timrosenblatt I was sitting right next to a large glass window as the sonic boom happened, which made it a lot louder. That was ridiculous. #sonicboom

#4 - wizzlewolf Holy CRAP! My whole house just shook! I thought a car had hit it! It was a sonic boom created by the Space Shuttle landing! LOL

#3 - catdonmit Laughing at myself. Thought I heard thunder, dogs went NUTS, then remembered the shuttle landing! It was just the sonic boom. hehe

#2 - Sorenssibling Just realized the thing that just hit the side of my house was a sonic boom from Discovery coming home.

#1 - NoleNurse just heard the super sonic boom…I think a little poopy came out =/ LoL

Lay post? Yep. I just got a kick out of the reactions.

If you have no idea what a sonic boom is, here’s a video of a shuttle landing. The boom in the video doesn’t do justice for how loud it actually is in person.

This site is the inspiration for this post. It’s AMAZING! Twitmatic finds video links shared on twiteer, and adds them in a video player. I wasted an hour on this site on my first visit. You’ve been warned!

My second favorite Twitter mashup. This site finds streaming audio feeds and lists them as a playlist. You visit the site, and click play next to a song you want to hear. Perfection!

We’ve covered video and audio, and this site has you covered with photos. You enter your username, and it will bring you to a page with photos that match your updates. Each photo tells you why it was selected, and it’s an interesting way to visualize your tweets.

Twistori has words in the left sidebar, that when clicked, show tweets that have those words in them. I love, hate, think, believe, feel, wish - the choice is yours.

Back to the audio. Wiiizzz is a mashup of twitter and the Hype Machine mp3 blog. The artists you see on wiiizzz are the most popular artists on thehypemachine, and if you click a name, it will bring you to a twitter search with links to streams from that artist. I’ve noticed, it’s usually the same song, but it’s still a cool way to find music.

The granddaddy of all twitter mashups. This was the first mashup that came across my radar, and I still visit it from time to time. It takes tweets from the public feed, and shows them on a world map. Pointless? Yes, but a ton of fun if you’re bored.

This twitter mashup is fantastic. If you’ve ever checked out Google Trends, you’ve probably noticed how difficult it is to find out why a word is trending. Most sites don’t index fast enough for google to post accurate stories, but twitter is on top of it. This site shows the google trends words, and has related tweets listed below them.

Like stalking celebrities? This site is for you. It is a collection of celebrities using twitter, and it shows their tweets. You can see the “most talkative,” celebrity of the day, and there’s a list of celebrities the site is watching in the right sidebar.

Got something to get off your chest, but can’t tell anyone? Tell SecretTweet. All posts are anonymous, and most are funny as hell. Apparently someone has a small penis, someone told his girlfriend her ass looked big just so she’d break up with him, and a whole lot more. I’m not sure why more people aren’t following @secrettweet because I crack up at almost everyone of the tweets.

A mashup of twitter and delicious. I’m a huge fan of delicious, so this is a natural fit for me. The site shows the most popular links that have been saved to delicious - and they’re all fed fram twitter..natch.

Think of tweetmeme as the top everything on twitter. Shows the top blogs, audio, video, and photos. It also lists top users. It’s like a 1-stop shop for the best of twitter.

HAHAHA! I love this. It’s dumb, and you can’t get back the time you waste here, but the concept is simple…they pull tweets with the word “God,” or “Jesus” in them, and replace those words with “Science.” Hit the link and you’ll understand.

If you live by the saying, Misery loves company, this site is just for you. The site pulls tweets of people bitching. That’s it. You can rate them tweet, but it seems pointless. Not really sure what the rating does.

Retweets are all the twitter rage these days. This site pulls the most retweeted tweets from set time periods, and displays them. It’s a nice way to see what’s trending in the RT world.

This should round out the “Pointless” list quite nicely. There’s something about the brashness of our favorite 4-letter words showing up in tweets, and cursebird gets that. It streams only tweets with offensive language. Check it out - it’s fucking hysterical (see what I did there?).

Know any other great but pointless twitter mashups? We’d love to hear about them in the comments.

In a following mood? Follow @listropolis for all of the site’s lists, plus TONS more, or follow @ekday if you want to see what I’m up to.

From Mashable:

Woody Lewis is a Social Media Strategist and Web Architect. He authors a blog at woodylewis.com about social media strategy for newspapers.

These days, everyone knows that one of the hottest stories any newspaper can cover is that of its own demise. The collapse of print advertising and the downturn in sales, at the news stand and through subscriptions, has led to a frantic search for new ways to monetize content that’s often available online for free.

Social media gives any business an interactive channel to communicate with its current and future customers. For newspapers, that channel can increase the chances of survival in a market where commoditized information has diminished the value of individual brands. Here are ten ways newspapers are using social media to save the industry.

Listropolis’ Take:

I haven’t picked up a black & white (& red) newspaper in years. It wasn’t always easy getting the news I was looking for online, but recently, the big players have stepped things up in Social Media, and now I can get all the headlines pushed to me in Friendfeed or Twitter. I much prefer this method to sitting around searching for news, and am glad to see this social media embrace. Mashable did a great job analyzing the industry’s use in this new medium.

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From Popular Mechanics:

There’s one time of year when it is impossible to get a hotel room in Austin, Texas: South By Southwest, the gargantuan showcase for emerging technology, music, and film. While the festival’s music hogs most of the headlines, its film festival (which runs this year March 13–21) has quickly carved out a place for itself as one of the premiere places in the U.S. to debut a new film. This year’s Sundance Film Festival took a noticeable turn towards the sci-fi, while the lion’s share of SXSW’s science and technology-related movies this year are documentaries. Here are the six films at this year’s festival that are most likely to pique the interest of sci-tech geeks.

Listropolis’ Take

I’ve never been to SXSW, but I’d love to go. After reading about these movies, I’m pretty sure I’d avoid everyone of them…but the post is interesting.

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Seriously! Does it get any cooler than this? Follow @Nik_Nik on twitter, and chances are, you’ll get a nice reply with a link to this video. Actually, this video is the inspiration behind this post. I have two twitter accounts: one for myself, and one for Listropolis. The listropolis account is new, so I just got around to following her tonight, and within seconds, I had a personal reply with a link to this video. Love it!

Shaking her ass and asking you to donate for a cause. It’s something even Hallmark can’t do.

I’ll admit, this one starts off a bit slow, but she IS trying to tell everyone how much she loves them. Screw that….the action starts at 1:13.

I’m seeing a trend with me liking videos with Nik_Nik in her glasses. Not enough “out-of-the-seat” action, but still a top 5!

A DANCE OFF! Plus, the robot and the sprinkler? Reggie shares the stage on this one, but it’s funny as hell, and easily in the top 5. I’m still torn on a winner.

This is Listropolis’ lame attempt at an ongoing series where we feature a cool person you should know. Reggie and NikNik are two of the nicest people you’ll ever meet, and if you’re into tech, real estate, or social media, you should make it a point to follow them.

Know anyone we should feature? Tell us in the comments.