Web Things Considered is a blog written by Portland based software developer Ryan Williams, a developer, technologist and entrepreneur in Portland, Oregon. My interests include software and web engineering across multiple technology stacks, startups, personal finance and Portland. Contact me at ryan@ryanwilliams.dev or follow me on twitter.

As an internet entrepreneur, I find myself thinking up a lot of ideas for new applications and services. I have built and/or collaborated on building many ideas to varying levels of success:

Current:

• ScoutZen – Scout people and communities with smart lists.
• Hacker News Hiring Trends – Most popular programming languanges, databases, web application and software development technologies
  • On freecodecamp

Older:

• Electoral - Twitter Lists tools
  • On Lifehacker
• Memamsa – Track topics of interest
• Twitter List Builder (Chrome Extension)
• Private Group Classifieds with True Robin
• Place Signal – Track the most popular places in a city near you
• LazyTweet – Automated Twitter Q&A aggregator (sold in 2010)
  • On ProgrammableWeb
  • In Twitter API book
• Local Signal – City based feed aggregrator
  • On Silicon Florist
• NetworthIQ – Social Personal Finance (sold in 2008)
  • In New York Times
  • In New York Times Again
• Web 2.0 Innovation Map – Visual mapping of Web 2.0 startups around the world
  • On O’Reilly Radar

If it isn’t clear yet, the web is my passion, and so I try just about any new shiny web application I come across. Some I love, others not so much. You can find me on these ones:

• Twitter
• GitHub
• LinkedIn
• Pocket