Here are the the tools, utilities, services, APIs, cheats, tricks used in creating Exoplanetology.com.
I see this whole website as an experiment, a workshop, a laboratory, a university, and a toy. It is an exploration of what Science2.0 is all about, it is also an experiment on how to steward a meme. When all else fails, it is simply a source of fun and joy while thinkering with Science & Technology (Or this may just be a crazy loudspeaker of an overgrown crackpot). The "Science" part includes Astronomy, Astrobiology, Astrophysics and Planetary Science. The "Technology" part includes the internet and all the fun webservices it has to offer.
Many thanks to all the wonderful Web2.0 services offered by the folks listed below. Without which, this might have been one huge txt file, made with notepad.



Tools:


  • Dreamweaver, Photoshop, FileZilla, Textpad

API, Utilities, Web2.0 Services:

  • Freebase & Acre (FreebaseApps Environment) - Data
  • Delicious - Bookmark Archiving
  • LibraryThing - Book tagging, organizing
  • Yahoo Pipes - RSS mashups of news
  • Feed43 - RSS-generator
  • Google CSE (Custom Search Engine) - Targetted Search
  • Google API- Graphs,charts
  • Google Blogspot- blogging platform
  • Google Picasa- image hosting
  • Google Analytics- tracking stats
  • Flickr-image hosting
  • Feedburner- RSS subscription
  • Intense Debate - Blog Comment System
  • Technorati
  • Dipity- timeline
  • Swicki Search - community search
  • Apture - interactive content
  • PollDaddy - polls
  • ZohoCreator - For upcoming exo-quotes widget
  • SocialMedian
  • Twine
  • Tumblr
  • NetVibes
  • openKapow - mashups
  • RSSMixer
  • MyBloglog
  • BlogCatalog
  • BlogBurst
  • WidgetBox - For future Widget
  • Tweetscan - Scanner for topics regarding exoplanetology
  • TweetBeep - For alerts regarding exoplanetology topics
  • CiteULike
  • Arxiv API
  • Tangler - For Forums
  • AddThis - for Bookmarking service
  • Trendrr


Image Sources:


  • NASA, ESA

Reference Sources:


  • Wikipedia, Arxiv, PlanetQuest, Exoplanet Encyclopedia

Technology:


  • HTML, Javascript, CSS, jQuery, AJAX, PHP, CGI/Perl

Fuel:


  • Beer, Ale, Coffee
  • Last.Fm - for inspirational music

Ad Platforms:


  • Google AdSense, AdBrite, AdsDaq, Yahoo Ad Network, VideoEgg
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