I’ve been neglecting the Caption Machine for the past month. I took the initiative to schedule new daily photos for the next week or so.

I just took a look at the referral logs for the Caption Machine, and it’s the number one hit for Hemorrhoids+hot+sauce. Nice.

I just love the current photo at the caption machine.

You wouldn’t believe how many hits the Caption Machine gets from people searching google for Kelly Osborne Nude.

I’ve extended the Caption Machine Logo Contest deadline to July 9th because I’m just too busy to judge them, and it’s a holiday. So you’ve still got time!

The Caption Machine needs a logo so we can sell cool CafePress gear rather than beg for donations. I would like anyone who has a creative ounce in your body to submit what you think a cool logo/corporate identity for the Caption Machine would be.

What am I looking for?

Simple yet memorable logo (see Apple, Disney mouse ears, The Fray).

No gradients or fancy 3d crap.

Muted simple colors so it matches the site (single color or black is good).

Doesn’t have to have “Caption Machine” on it.

Submit a vector based (or whatever) file to me ( logo at captionmachine dot com ) via email.

What’s in it for you?

My deepest gratitude, your name in the credits, pride, and a prize! The winner will get a T-Shirt with the logo they designed on it! Hey, we’re a free site, like we have any prize money sitting around.

Deadline?

The sooner the better. If you get your submissions to me in two weeks or less that would be great. So July 3rd is the deadline! Make me proud.

The Caption Machine has been in a few more publications as of late. Apparently it’s hip with the kids down-under because it is mentioned as a fresh site in this month’s NetGuide Magazine (it’s on their website too). It was also in the tech section of the Huston Chronicle. Read on to see the article.
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Caption Machine (aka Bandwith Sucker) is listed as “New and Notable” on a popular yahoo page. If the traffic isn’t curtailed dramatically, I’ll be flirting with my 20 GB bandwidth limit as well as my 15,000,000 sql query limit. Not good.

Update: Actually, it appears to be on the my yahoo pages. Really, really not good.

The Caption Machine referral logs are always a fun read. Gross.

My Caption Machine website is mentioned in a New York Times article today. (free registration required) The last few paragraphs have a link to the site and mention a little about it. It’s a small article, but fun none the less. The Caption Machine has also been in the Top 100 links by Blogrollers for the past few weeks, hovering in the low 30’s.
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