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Based on how many times a Web site is mentioned in the blogosphere, ://urlfan ranks almost 3 million Web sites to see which one is most popular.
Bakersfield.com comes in at 3,141 out of 2,815,144 sites.
Here are a few other rankings:
No. 1: en.wikipedia.org
No. 2: flickr.com
No. 3:...
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For a period of about 2 hours this morning, all Bakomatic-powered sites were off-line due to a database problem which has now been addressed. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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We've been scrolling through some recent reader entries at our Your Words section and we must share a couple with you.
In one, "Searching for Bob," a woman tries to locate her son's father:
"One thing I know about Bob is that he has some kind of skin condition that produces cyst...
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FYI, we are aware of site problems including increased page-load times on Bakomatic-powered pages and pages with Bakomatic feed content (like the homepage), logged-in users being logged out and forced to log back in even when they had just logged in (myself included), and error messages marking...
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Go here to read what bloggers are saying about fellow blogger Old Blue's absence.
He never let one of bakosphere's rare typo/punctuation errors go unnoticed.
Well miss him!
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Truxtun Avenue editor Nick Belardes has graded Bakersfield media on its campaign coverage.
Here's a quick rundown:
BAKERSFIELD.COM: "biggest media staff around" B
KBAK: "a huge online disappointment" F
KERO: "You can tell they aren't sending their pieces in to get...
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Okay, a few things...
First, we rolled out a software upgrade late last night that primarily had to do with improvements to our Inside Guide interactive business directory, where many of you post reviews. Please check out the new review page designs and new business listings and...
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Some of you are probably going to wonder why it took us this long and why we let the situation go for so long, and for that, all I can say is sorry and hindsight is 20/20.
But from now on, the creation of usernames/personas intended only to mock other B.com users is not okay. If you...
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It's about as scientific as licking your finger, sticking it in the air and claming to know which way the wind's blowing, but nevertheless, our 'who won the debate' poll on bakersfield.com proclaimed a clear winner:
Barack Obama.
We're always debating if our online readers have the same...
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Our new threaded, topical discussion forums are another way for B.commers to talk with each other about what's on their minds. Whereas blogs are great for telling longer stories and generating discussions in the comment thread based on the original post, our discussion forums are perfect...
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Last year, Bakersfield.com launched its SNAP! community photo galleries by sending local students to their schools' varsity football games, taking photos of the crowd, handing out cards telling their subjects that they'd been "snapped," and uploading their photos to our website every...
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It's at Pizzaville on Saturday.
Go to TomW's blog for details and discussion.
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FYI, as many of you no doubt know from first-hand experience, Bakersfield.com and its associated sites were inaccessible from some time in the early morning until the issue was resolved at about 8:35 a.m. We apologize for the inconvenience, and invite you to alert us to any other site...
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I ran into Chad today, in front of the brand new Starbucks on the corner of Hageman and Calloway, some would say, by accident. But of course, I believe there are no such thing as accidents. A Dr. BLT interview with Chad Vegas is destined via divine intervention.
Well, perhaps...
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If you're a keen follower of our daily poll on bakersfield.com you may have noticed we've got more responses lately than would a fictional breaking news story involving Chad Vegas, a hairy runaway bear and a gleaming white spaceship piloted by Carl Cole.
We're almost at 2,000 responses to...
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It seems that folks only question whether I'm paying attention over here when I don't act on their complaints. That, or they get upset at me for paying attention if that attention centers on their online behavior in a way they don't agree with. At any rate, I make lots of you unhappy...
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How many of you are tired of all the litter that lines our streets? I know I am. I don't like seeing all the trash just piled up everywhere, where it is not supposed to be. I'm talking about littering and dumping. Both of these practices are illegal, but still happen way...
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Yes, there was art to enjoy last night at the opening of the new exhibits at the Bakersfield Museum of Art. But there were also meatballs. And bacon-wrapped dates. And fashionable people!
Some of the staff of The Bakersfield Californian — including the Lifestyles team which helped organize...
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Today, you will notice a change when you log into your account and glance over at your "My Stuff" box in the top right corner of People section pages. No longer will you see a huge profile picture and a bunch of big buttons leading to your profile manager.
Now, you will see a...
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TomW sent in these photos from the Festival of Beers! Thanks for the shout out by shooting the Bakersfield.com booth, TomW!
Text YOUR cell phone pics to mobile@bakersfield.com to have them posted here. Be a mobile photographer. Be a MoPho!
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Today, bloggers will notice some changes when they go to write a blogpost. Under the "title" field, you will see a "topics" field. Here, you are asked to "change the category of only this post" via a pull-down menu with 18 top-level category...
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What's a relay without a theme song? Well, the Relay for Life events would probably do quite well without me, but to set the tone for my contribution to the events, I would like to introduce this new theme song.
Hear it by hitting the play bar at the play station above the icon in...
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I was just wondering, being relatively new here in B'field and all, if there is anyone or any organization that takes the time to acknowledge MOTHER'S who might not have family to be with them or send them anything for Mother's day? Among the most obvious reasons I ask is that last year,...
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With all the actual events in today's world today that are WAY WAY WAY more important than this, I'm going to post this anyway. Maybe it's due to all the surrounding events that this is a little bit of an issue for me.
I logged on today to see "Elton John..Friday...April 18...Enter to...
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For all the debating and dare we say arguing that goes on within the Bakersfield.com blogosphere, the bloggers seem like a friendly bunch in person.
Saturday, about 20 of them (organized by TomW) met up at Dagny's to see just who is behind each online personality. If you ever read the blog...
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The annual Great Strides walk to cure Cystic Fibrosis is coming to Bakersfield on April 12, 2008 at The Park at Riverwalk located at Stockdale Hwy and Buena Vista Rd. I don't have a whole ton of info, but here's what I do know. The walk starts at 9:00 am (I think registration...
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What do you think of the March Madness so far? There sure have been some upsets in the first two rounds of the Men's tournament, including #2 Duke's loss to #7 West Virginia and UCLA barely beating Texas A&M (ok that isn't an upset, but it almost was). Now I'd like to see North...
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I wonder do teachers at CSUB and BC teach that socialism is good? If anyone has taken a class let me know.
I mean there is no society that has ever existed that socialism worked in favor of the people and right now we have the Democratic party nominating two people that think Socialism is a good...
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This matter is in regards to a Davis Funeral Home and Crematory a local funeral home here in Kern County owned by Michael Davis. I filed a complaint against Davis funeral home with the state of California funeral and cemetery bureau which lead to an investigation. The funeral home received a...
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Sometimes, especially after antagonistic flareups on these blogs, it certainly feels that way. That's not to say that non-virtual, offline, "real" communities are by any means necessarily better, or less conflict-filled, or anywhere near perfect, because we all know that that's...
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Hey, guys --
I was reading the blogs last week and Tom had mentioned something about perhaps starting a photography blog. No one said anything about it, but the next morning I was taking pictures of the fog and had time to think about it, and I found the idea intriguing.
So, Tom, if anyone else...
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Andy has been diagnosed with Hip Dysplasia. We met with Dr. Rooks today in Fountain Valley, CA. He wants Andy in for the TPO surgery on both hips in 9 days. Andy will also have to be double plated on each side. Until then Andy is not allowed to do anything other than walk on a leash outside to...
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Last night, we made some back-end upgrades to our network of sites to make sure that they can keep pace with all the amazing growth we are seeing in our online communities. Unfortunately, as many of you experienced, that upgrade came with some problems this morning, and we want to...
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Attention night owls: due to a software upgrade, the Bakomatic-powered parts of Bakersfield.com--namely, the interactive parts you contribute to every night--will be inaccessible tonight from 11 p.m. to at least 1 a.m.
[So fair warning, Nancy--don't start writing something at 10:58 and...
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Valentine's Day is around the corner and a lot of Bakersfield.com users are pouring their hearts out on our site.
As promoted in The Californian's Eye Street section, we're soliciting love poems from all you prose pros out there. Read a selection of submissions so far, or submit your own.
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So, apparently, in the wake of a software upgrade earlier in the week (mostly back-end improvements), we've encountered a few bugs. Several of you have reported that the RTE (that's "rich text editor," a.k.a. the box that lets you post comments or blog entries or reviews and...
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January 19th
11:30am Eastern
10:30am Central
9:30am Mountain
11:30am Pacific
Time and availability will vary. Be sure to check local listings for the programming provider in your area. Satellite programming may be at 8:30am
Pre Paid...
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January 19th
Saturday
11:30am Eastern
10:30am Central
9:30am Mountain
11:30am Pacific for Cable TV 8:30am for Satellite Viewers
Time and availability will vary. Be sure to check local listings for the programming provider in your area.
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Also, chosen randomly from YouTube. NOT a contestant! But you could be!!!!
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Great News for Wade Hayes fans!
I have purchased 100 tickets for the WADE HAYES WEEKEND @ the new Blackboard Stage (Trout's Nightclub) at a HUGE discount and I am personally offering the following special, general admission ticket price to my MySpace, Bakotopia, and...
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ISSUE #17 IS HERE, YO!
WHAT'S IN STORE THIS WU-BANGIN' ISSUE?
HIP-HOP CULTURE HITS BAKO!
(CLICK ON THE COVER BELOW
AND FIND A RACK NEAR YOU!)
WANNA SEE YOUR WORDS AND PICTURES IN THE NEXT ISSUE? LOG-ON TO WWW.BAKOTOPIA.COM, AND START POSTING! BRING US YOUR NEWS AS YOU WANT IT REPORTED!
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KaBOOM! is a national nonprofit organization that envisions a great place to play within walking distance of every child in North America. KaBOOM! brings together parents, community leaders and corporate partners to facilitate the group planning and design of new community playspaces. Our goal is...
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Recently, there has been a lot of talk about the city making curbside recycling mandatory. And many people have criticized the city for this plan, because it would impose an annual fee of around $36. Now, it's my turn to show off my criticism.
We all know that the city will be...
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The Bakersfield Californian's charitable giving program, TBC Gives, is at the tail-end of its second annual "My First Library" children's book drive. Hopefully you've seen the print ads in the paper, but here's the skinny:
We're collecting new and gently used children's...
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Here are a few more of my favorites not in Inside Guide.
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Walgreens
See "Bryan's Reviews."
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Walmart
Location: Rosedale Hwy and Coffee Road (in the Northwest Promenade) next to Best Buy
My rating: 3 stars
Average money spent: I can't...
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The following are my thoughts on places I have ate at and would like to have posted a review on, but can't since they don't appear in the Inside Guide. This blog will be edited/deleted if and when these places do appear in the Inside Guide. I've tried emailing the Californian/Inside...
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www.bakersfield.com/hourly_news/story/247760.html
I'm heartbroken over this story... I'm sad for this boy and his family and I'm angry that someone would hurt a child-especially sexually. (I realize it happens all the time because I'm constantly, it seems, reading a news story about...
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FYI all, we've been alerted by one of your virtual neighbors here that another spammer, with the username "henjob," was using our "send a message" feature on public profiles to send out yet another version of the ever-popular African money deposit scam to B.commers. ...
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If you haven't heard already, the Blitz arenafootball2 team is likely going to fold. Unfortunately, we all knew this was going to happen about 3 years ago. That's too bad. I enjoyed going to their games and am going to miss seeing arena football here, even though...
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