Links

This is nothing more than a collection of links which I find I am frequently recommending, emailing, and/or looking for. It’s certainly not a comprehensive list of every worth-while linkable resource on the web. But it’s here.

Information

W3 Schools Browser Statistics
http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp
This is an amazing repository of data on who’s using what browsers, operating systems, and display settings on the web. Most numbers are updates monthly.

Search Engine Watch
http://searchenginewatch.com/
A nearly limitless trove of information on Search Engine Optimization, Marketing, and you name it. If it’s related to being found via a search engine, there’s probably definitive information here.

Tools

Google Analytics
http://www.google.com/analytics/
Extremely detailed, server-independent usage statistics for your web site. Quickly becoming (if not already) the de-facto standard in web site traffic measurement.

Down for Everyone or Just Me?
http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/
A simple tool for checking to see if a web site is down for everyone, or just you (because of connection problems, etc.)

BrowserShots
http://browsershots.org/
Check to see what your web page looks like in other browsers.

SpyFu
http://www.spyfu.com/
Find out who’s paying what for their Keywords and Adwords. Great for matching your buys against your competitors.

Content Management

Expression Engine
http://expressionengine.com/
Expression Engine is an extremely powerful content management system. This site uses Expression Engine.

Stock Photography

stock.xchng Free Stock Photography
http://www.sxc.hu

Uncle Sam’s Photos Free Stock Photography from the US Government
http://www.unclesamsphotos.com/

Shutterstock All the photos you want for a low fee
http://www.shutterstock.com/

iStockPhoto All the photos you want for a low fee, or low per-piece pricing
http://www.istockphoto.com/

Photos.com All the photos you want for a low fee, or low per-piece pricing
http://www.photos.com/