News of the World!.
How's it going dudes?
I is sweltering in 30c heat here while drinking G&T and whisky & water. It's not too bad a way to ride out the recession...
Anyway...the purpose of today's blog:
Woohoo! We have an RSS feed. Ain't that good? Now you can be instantly updated as soon as a new story is posted on Seaside News and make sure that you never miss anything about Rhyl on Sea. You Know we're the best for local news, sports and entertainment.
Whatever.
the link is below.
There've been two more stories since I last posted and there will be more to follow.
I'm actually using some software to create the RSS feed, because it's a pain in the arse. I'm also going to be using some software & javascript magic to create rotating banners. Writing web pages by hand, while giving a sense of pride, is getting to be a bit of a chore.
Eventually, I may even use a platform such as Blogger to upload stuff, but that means I'd have to port everything over.
Nightmare.
Well, I'm getting steadily drunker, so I'd better go.
miss y'all.
Thomas ap Dewi. (Occassional writer & full-time drunkard)
RSS news for you - Get all the latest from Seaside News and Rhyl on Sea!
As always, feel free to get in touch
Tropic Thunder
Dudes! How goes it?
You may have noticed, or perhaps not, that Seaside News which has been inactive for a long period went live again about a week ago with an all-singing, all-dancing new website and address (which previously forwarded to a different website).
It's probable that a fair proportion of my readers know who I am, but for those not in the know, I'm not going to enlighten y'all. It's not difficult to work out.
Seaside News was originally started as a parody and reflection of the ludicrous and parochial news stories coming out of North Wales, many written by me. It was the way stories should have turned out in an ideal journalistic world, but never did. It then moved on to a pure piss-take and after a badly planned and badly executed consolidation move by my erstwhile employers, I bought this website.
Everything is done by hand in Microsoft's notepad application & then uploaded. It's very labour intensive and time consuming, but hey, I do it for love. There are still some stories on the old site which I haven't got round to transferring yet. I will do eventually. I like Seaside News's new home, but until we do, they're still available Here
Yes, I will be renewing every year.
Next time remember the six Ps: Proper Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance.
Anyway, I'm no longer located entirely in North Wales, but rather somewhere where there are a lot more interesting and occasionally more serious items on the news agenda. Unfortunately, there are a lot of reporting restrictions here, so expect to see Rhyl on Sea stories take a slightly darker tone from time to time.
And yes, one of my socks was stolen by a large spider.
If you have any suggestions or want to submit a story, pic or newsfile, please email me at thomasapdewi@googlemail.com. We are always happy to support local events.
Same if you just want to get in touch.
A week after relaunch and we're already on the front page of google results when searching for a particular rival publication (can you guess which one?) and I'm willing to bet you 20p that Seaside News will be at the top within a very short while. We've done it before, after the first Seaside News launch and we'll do it again. It's not difficult.
Six Ps remember?
If you want to comment, click here. It'll get put up when I get round to it.
Ooh! And before I forget, if you wouldn't mind clicking on an ad every now and again, I'd appreciate it.
Yours,
Thomas ap Dewi,
Chief, cook & bottlewasher