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Another Example of what Links CAN DO..
I just found this really cool site. The cool thing about it is that you get money.. but I look at it and I swear.. I could make it with Links.. well.. probably not 2.0 Wink but SQL..

http://www.epinions.com/

since my site will have hardware reviews.. i think i'm gonna make a NEW mod either a new version of review.cgi or make an opinions.cgi and make it do something like this..

OF COURSE FOR LINKS SQL Wink

just check it out.. I have written 4 reviews and plan to write more in my free time.. i've made $3.00 Smile i have 2 people that trust me and i trust 2.. and cool thing i am considered a "TRUSTED MEMBER" because a very highly trusted member trusts me Smile

it's only my first 2 hours too.. Smile

read my review..

http://www.epinions.com/...576027A-3841CC7E-bd1

give me feedback.. i REALLY like this type of review system.. well.. it wouldn't work for WEBSITES.. but it'd work for my type of site.. hardware/software..

it's not that hard to make either..

jerry
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Very nice find, Widgetz.

It looks like it could definitely be done with LINKS SQL.

Regards,

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Eliot Lee
Anthro TECH,L.L.C
www.anthrotech.com
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is it a good idea though?

i see it as tons more pages.. but imagine the categories as the detailed pages with these as the reviews.. each review having it's individual page..

example.. this is a detailed page..

http://www.epinions.com/cmhd/CompaqAero210000

see the reviews.. (notice mine rated highly by a computer expert Wink)

the thing is how big the mysql will take..

and the how much space it will take to build the .html pages.. Smile

and then of course how LONG it will take nph-build.cgi would take..

jerry
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I saw it a while ago and had thought of it, when you released your review mod. I am eventually planning on doing something similar.

You could create different category templates or include smallar text files (ssi) for the individual products.

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and the how much space it will take to build the .html pages..
don't need to build pages. call detailed via cgi.

I would be interested in this. If you make any progress let me know.


[This message has been edited by socrates (edited November 29, 1999).]
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if you run it via .cgi every time it takes too much bandwidth.. especially with Link 2.0

Links SQL is not as bad.. but i'd rather do static html pages to save the rest of the bandwidth for "other" stuff

jerry