So I decided that I should build an online presence. I already successfully use Facebook for networking, but in the back of my mind I always worried about what would happen if I could no longer access it.
I realized that I need a bit more control over my data, and what the Internet has to say about me. Trust Lifehacker to post an article on this very topic. I dunno how Lifehacker manages to always be in sync with my techie-concerns, they must have some kind of satellite that taps into the ether or something *tinfoil hat wraps*
So now I’m a proud owner of a brand spanking new URL (menelikseth.com). For now I have the URL directed here, to my blog, while I work on my website. My plan is to have a personal site that I can point people to, and that will (hopefully) be the first search result people will see when they Google me. The top Google search result currently belongs to my profile at Programmers Resource; so I find it comforting that I am currently my own worst competition (although I do wish it pointed to a place I frequent more…)
A friend of mine pulled my coat to a PHP Framework called CodeIgniter. I had originally planned to hand code my site from scratch (as I did with the PeaceZone), but upon looking into CodeIgniter, decided to use a framework instead. Not only would it be a good opportunity to learn how to use a framework, but also to see how PHP looks when its properly structured.
So my ongoing quest for knowledge continues, once again under the pressure of producing results as I go along. I’m determined to bust out a basic website that is properly structured, so I can easily expand it as needed. Eventually I plan to use it is a place to host all of my projects online: 3D CG work, coding experiments, fictional stories etc. so stay tuned.
Incidentally, Lifehacker has another article on managing your online reputation. Those guys must be psychic or something because I was JUST thinking about this as I typed up this post, I just happened to glance over into Thunderbird before sending this out… Lifehacker rocks!
