There’s a promo code up on the Facebook Group for GSP East right now from Dave McClure of 500hats fame (among other things). The code is gspe08fgd, but the breaking news is app developers who register now can get up to 50% off if they enter their app into the App Nite contest which is a 5 minute demo. Wish that 30% code was around when I registered!

If your on the fence about going to GSP East – now is the time to step up. Registration form is here I’ll see you there.

Found this one on Slashdot this morning, and article from The Standard which looks at 10 stars of the 1990′s and where they (or their technology) are now. Personal favorites Pets.com and eToys which was a site I actually used and liked a whole lot better than anything out there today.

I recently stumbled across Quantcast – a metrics tool. It provides more detailed information about visitor demographics than Alexa or Compete. It’s lacking otherwise in comparison tools – leaving it to the observer to draw their own conclusions. However, it’s a nice tool to add to an arsenal for reporting. The screenshot below is from Facebook, which ranks 16th overall on Quantcast but reaching 7th on Alexa.

As with most of these advanced analytics tools, smaller sites which make up the majority of the internet are lacking information, so all numbers should be taken with a grain of salt. They do however provide a good indicator of trends and should be used as such.