Squeezy Links of the Week – Sept. 12, 2008

This weeks Squeezy Links focuses on the JS Framework, blogs and SEO. Some great little plugins for your site through jQuery and MooTools and some help getting your site optimized for search engines. In the Blogs section, some great site with tons of articles and tutorials on helping you create a site and keep in interesting.

JS Framework

Jcrop – “Jcrop is the quick and easy way to add image cropping functionality to your web application. It combines the ease-of-use of a typical jQuery plugin with a powerful cross-platform DHTML cropping engine that is faithful to familiar desktop graphics applications.”

MochaUI – “MochaUI is a web applications user interface library built on the MooTools JavaScript framework.”

LiveValidation – “LiveValidation is a small open source javascript library for making client-side validation quick, easy, and powerful. It comprises of two main parts. Firstly, it provides developers with a rich set of core validation methods, which can also be used outside the context of forms. Secondly, it provides your visitors with real-time validation information as they fill out forms, helping them to get it right first time, making the forms easier, quicker and less daunting to complete.”

Starbox – “Starbox allows you to easily create all kinds of rating boxes using just one PNG image. The library is build on top of the Prototype javascript framework. For some extra effects you can add Scriptaculous as well.”

FancyUpload – “FancyUpload is a file-input replacement which features an unobtrusive, multiple-file selection menu and queued upload with an animated progress bar. It is easy to setup, is server independent, completely styleable via CSS and XHTML and uses MooTools to work in all modern browsers.”

Blogs, Resources and Tools

WPCandy – “WPCandy was created on October 1st, 2007, as a blog on everything about WordPress, from the latest themes and plugins to tutorials and tips. Already on it’s 3rd redesign, WPCandy is one of the top sites about WordPress and still kickin’ ass.”

Blog.SpoonGraphics – “Blog.SpoonGraphics is the personal project of Chris Spooner, a UK based Graphic/Web Designer. The site acts his digital playground where he presents Illustrator and Photoshop Tutorials, Free Vector Resources and Articles on the topic of Graphic Design.”

DesignM.ag – “DesignM.ag is a new site that is aimed at providing a wide variety of resources for web designers and developers. The purpose of the site is to keep many useful elements, such as a blog, community news, design gallery, and job board all at one place.”

Six Revisions – “Six Revisions is a weblog that provides practical, useful information for the modern, standards-compliant web designer and web developer. It seeks to present exceptional, noteworthy tips, tutorials, and resources that the modern web professional will appreciate.”

Stripemaker – “Generate colorful striped patterns infinitely”

SEO

SEO Dictionary – “The world of search engine marketing and optimization is a growing one with new terms and definitions popping up every single day. SEO Dictionary can help you figure out what all those technical and online marketing terms mean.”

Free Keyword Suggestion Tool – “This keyword suggestion tool will help you with the choosing of the right keywords for your website. You can see which keyword combinations are more popular and also get ideas for more keyword combinations.”

Self SEO – “The idea of this website is to combine various SEO tools, internet tools and webmaster tools in one place and help webmasters to build a successfull website. In addition to that, you will find some webmaster articles here with great internet related tips and tricks.”

Website Grader – “Website Grader is a free seo tool that measures the marketing effectiveness of a website. It provides a score that incorporates things like website traffic, SEO, social popularity and other technical factors.”

Word Tracker – “People use different words when they search for your products online.  Use these ‘keywords’ in your website copy and people will find your site when they search. No matter what business you are in, Wordtracker will tell you the words people use when they search – and how popular each word is.”

Keyword density analyzer – Analyzes the keyword density of pages on your website.

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