So, I've been working on The Strange House for a few months now, and it's really starting to shape up. I've got several nifty tools built that make astrology easier to interact with and understand, and I think the site is really starting to take off.
I spent quite a bit of time tuning the code to include the keywords that I wanted, even on the normally modular community builder plugins, I've built good keyword code to help with SEO. It seems that google is getting over the initial shock of my website, and is starting to re-list my pages.
Here, I'd like to introduce the CSS chart generator, which is compatible with most blogs and was specifically designed to insert into myspace profiles. The website codebase is used to obtain the birth information and a single custom php script creates the CSS based on the input.
This example is my birthday. 1-21-1974 3:54PM GMT-6 Oklahoma City, OK
The tool is AJAX, utilizes Google Maps, and dynamically generates chart codes for dates between 1900 and 2038. No more cryptic GPS or lat/lon coordinates are required. Also, it's not necessary to maintain a city database when the lat/lon coordinates are based on a map click. This approach is infinitely simpler to implement than the current methods. The Strange House is currently the only astrology website to utilize a mapping application for lat/lon coordinate lookup.
Another, less effective tool is the Astrological Weather tool, which only charts the current date and time at any location on the earth. This tool will soon be phased out and replaced by the CSS Chart Generator.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
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