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Shooting to the Moon…
So I happened to come across this rather interesting article in Fortune magazine talking about why smart companies can be “too smart for their own good”. Written by Brent Schlender, the focus was mostly on Sony’s drive to try and be the best, but their last two releases have been rather dismal and perhaps Sony […]
Are YOU on MySpace?
So this article is not necessarily about MySpace, but rather more so relating to the effect that social networking has on the general public. As stated in the article from eMarketer.com, more people are getting online with the whole social networking craze and this has great implications for advertisers. For one, if you’re the advertiser […]
Form abuse is NOT a victimless-crime…
I’ve been working on a specific consumer website over the past few months and there are submission forms on there that invite users to submit their information, which is a great idea on ANY website, regardless of product. However, there are some key things that users must remember when sending in their information to help […]
Are amateurs better than professionals?
It seems that Corporate America has grown stale and Madison Avenue has lost its touch in how to develop the latest “WOW” advertisement. Jumping off of what Time Magazine named as persons of the year, the Super Bowl this year will feature new ads for several brand name products, but not produced by those who […]
The 21st Century Way to get Elected President…
So as the years roll on, we are rapidly approaching a new election year. 2008 will present an interesting challenge, as Hillary Clinton takes on all challengers within the Democratic party, including Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden, and former Senator John Edwards. Who will claim victory and go against the Republican force […]
A new way to read your books…
In perhaps a remarkable innovation for those that are use SMS technology, a publisher in Finland has published (obviously) a novel written entirely in mobile text messaging technology. This whole novel is written as someone would have when typing on their mobile phone. Check out the news here.
More to life than Nintendo Wii…but not for long…
I recently had a conversation online with a friend of mine and he bought a Nintendo Wii and has been trying to get me to purchase one as soon as it becomes available. One thing that I’d be interested in is the broadband connection and I would refuse to pay for the ability to log […]
Usability for print-friendly pages…
Now mostly everyone knows about how to make your information architecture look good on your website, but an interesting article appeared in the Internet Marketing Report generated by Progressive Business Publications. In this “article”, they offer tips on how to make webpages look better on paper so in the event that someone wants to print […]
Microsoft screwed around with Wikipedia…
In a CNN.com report posted today, it appears that Microsoft, the 800 lb. gorilla, has once again found its hand caught in the cookie jar. The article reads that the software giant paid a blogger, who is a chief technical officer of a computer company in Australia and describes himself as a “technical standards aficionado”, […]
Pick where you move…and get a lot of visits to your website too…
While riding on the subway to work today, I happened to come across an interesting “side” article in the abbreviated version of the Washington Post (it’s called “express”)… The article headine reads “A Residential Election” and the point of the story is that a Florida couple allowed total strangers, family, and friends, to place their […]