DiamondLime.com
BYU Blog and Web Site Directory
Come find out what BYU students and alumni have been doing online!
This directory is an unofficial collection of links to student and alumni blogs and web sites run by Michael Ebert.
Graduated? Back at School?
BYU students and alumni don't hold still for long. If your life situation has changed or if there are errors in the directory that need to be corrected, please let me know!
BYU Students
Internet Marketing
- Newspaper Girl - Janet Meiners writes about Internet marketing. Her strength is affiliate marketing.
- Tony Familia - Blog about Internet Marketing
- Reverse Marketing - Ryan Hutchings talks about marketing as it relates to the customer, not the product
- Word 2 Net - Gabe Larson's blog about Internet Marketing
- An Interested Mind - Matt Sederberg on animation, Internet marketing, and interviews with interesting people.
Computers
- Kyle Mathews - Dreams With In. Kyle Mathews is an Information Systems student at BYU. He blogs about computing technology, especially web technologies and applications for improving productivity.
- Printer Hacks is a site about getting the most out of your printer. Devin Collier runs the site and is a BYU student.
Web Design
- Borne Works - the web development firm of Corey Osborne
Marketing
- Farmer Marketing - Robert Brady's marketing lessons from Idaho
Retail / Bricks and Clicks
- Rockpick Legend Co. - a real rock shop that cuts and polishs rocks and sells rock tumblers, mineral specimens, fossils, and lapidary equipment. The business is owned and operated by Rick & Anita Dalrymple. Rick is a mineral identification expert, and Anita is a mechanical engineering major (business minor) at BYU.
BYU Specific
- Cougar Central - read blog and forum posts and gain and share information related to BYU and UVU. Run by Tim Alcoser.
- ProvoPulse is a local website that links students from all over the Provo/Orem area. Specifically focusing on students this website discusses the issues that arise in our community and the issues at large. Run by Jeff Erekson (a byu student) and Elizabeth Erekson (a UVSC student)
- The Y Board - The Y Board connects student buyers and sellers at Brigham Young University and UVU. Three BYU Students, Peter Hamilton, Matthew Hamilton, and Nathan Lawler, maintain and promote the Y Board.
- Online Wilk Board - Have you ever posted anything on the bulletin boards at the Wilk? Have you wished people would stop taking your card down? The Online Wilk Board connects student buyers and sellers.
- MyWilkBoard - Alma Ohene-Opara, an Information Technology student at BYU, runs this online Wilk board.
Genealogy
- Family Pulse - Upload your genealogy and build a family tree website, add pictures and stories about your ancestors, blog about your genealogy, and connect with your family! (Run by Dave)
Real Estate
- RateMyApartments - Aaron Hardy and his partner are BYU students who manage this national apartment rating site.
- Cougar Housing - Mike Leishman helps BYU students find a place to live
- BYU Housing and Apartments is a rating system which allows students to rate their BYU housing, apartments, and condos. Ben from the Computer Science Dept. is the lead on this project.
Music
- Something Local - Web site and blog for small, local, and independent bands. By Dennison Harris
Academic Blog
- Learning Addiction - Tim Olsen started this blog with a group of other BYU students to share their learning experiences, especially those that involve knowledge that is harder to come by.
Politics/Society
- Liberty March - Free markets and self governance by Chris Sandberg
- School Safety - Justin Bergener works for School Safety. He use to run a blog here (Updated Address?)
- Peer Help Groups Blog - Dan writes this blog in conjuction with several youth help group and community sites.
Dining/Entertainment
- Devin and Brittany write reviews of Utah's dining experiences.
BYU Alumni
Internet Marketing
- Diamond Lime - Michael Ebert specializes in Internet marketing and web design
- Paul Allen: Internet Entrepreneur - Internet marketing blog by Paul Allen, founder of Infobases, Ancestory.com, MyFamily.com, 10X Marketing, LDS Media, and Provo Labs.
- John Jonas Blog - John is probably best known for his search engine optimization skills
- Alex McArthur - Alex blogs on everything, especially the Internet and marketing with Internet.
- shmula is Pete Abilla's blog about the Internet, marketing, and business.
E-Commerce
- DVO.com - Dan Oaks sells Cook'nTM software and other cooking tools online
- DeWalt Parts - eReplacementparts.com offers a variety of replacement power tool parts for brand name tools such as DeWalt, Makita, Bosch, Porter Cable, and Skil.
Business/Entrepreneur
- StartUpPrincess - Kelly King Anderson writes about being a female entrepreneur. She also interviews many successful women and gives out "magic wands," her advice to other entrepreneurs.
- RoMay Allen - Entrepreneur - Blog about being an entrepreneur by RoMay Allen
Marketing
- RussPage.net is the personal website of Russ Page and covers commentary on the topics of marketing, public relations, media and the Internet.
- The MLM Life - Multi Level Marketing tips and information brought to you by TheMLMLife.com. "We provide information about several network marketing companies and try to give references to the best MLM training out there."
Computers/Programming
- WPF 4 Games - Kurt Griffiths discusses coding games using the Windows Presentation Foundation. Much of his content is super helpful for programming, user interface design, and other fields as well.
- Utah Tech Jobs - Robert Merrill posts information about job openings in technical positions
Contracting
- PICS Auditing - Jeff Jensen is one of the owners of Pacific Industrial Contractor Screening. PICS won 2nd place at the BYU Business Plan Competition in 2005.
Education
- EFL Planet - Leon is a BYU alumnus who graduated in 1993. He has spent most of the following years teaching English as a Foreign Language. His site is designed for both EFL teachers and students.
Home School
- Kindred Learning - Ken and Teri Ebert publish a four-year, cyclical, family home school curriculum
Family
- Teaching Baby Sign Language - VanillaJoy.com provides tidbits for mothers to improve their families. "One thing that has helped our family was teaching our baby how to sign. We experience fewer tantrums now." - Kelsey Norwood.
Homemaking
- You Can Make That at Home? Homemaking, especially cooking, with Lindsay Ebert
Hobby Blogs
- Scrapbooking Paper - RoMay Allen's blog of great scrapbooking ideas.
Add Your Site to the BYU Blog and Website Directory
There are two steps to get listed in the BYU Blog and Website Directory:
- Link to the Directory
Use the html code for one of the banners or text links to link to the directory (the codes are at the bottom of the page).
- Notify the Directory
Send an email to webmaster@diamondlime.com with the subject line "BYU Directory" and the URL for the page where you placed your link to the directory. Also, it would be helpful to know your full name and whether your are a student or an alumnus.
After you have finished these two steps, your link will be placed in the directory within a few days.
Multiple links per person are allowed.
Linking to the Directory
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