July 31st, 2006
Categories: Uncategorized
Another company has jumped on the user generated content bandwagon. "As part of an effort to incorporate more user-generated content in its news reports, CNN said Monday that it has created a Web site where viewers can send in video and audio clips pertaining to breaking news."
Link: CNN Asks Audience For Help with User Generated […]
July 28th, 2006
Categories: Consumer Trends & Forecasting, Web Analytics
A picture might be worth 1000 words but a nice chart can tell a hell of a story and this one clearly illustrates how the channel utilization of banks has evolved over the past five years. Financial Insights has released a report examining the way in which customers interact with their banks. Comparing 2001 and […]
July 28th, 2006
Categories: Website Development
Jani Taskinen, one of the lead developers of the Zend Engine (the engine that powers PHP), as well as a lead developer for the thread safety system and other core components of the PHP project, has quit in a relatively cryptic message to the php-internals mailing list. Jani has been involved with PHP for about […]
July 27th, 2006
Categories: Online Marketing Analysis, Website Development
U.S. high-speed Internet subscriptions soared 33 percent last year to 50.2 million lines, according to the latest data released by the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday.
Link: U.S. Broadband Adoption Jumps 33% In 2005
July 27th, 2006
Categories: Online Marketing Analysis, Web Analytics
It's an emerging rule of thumb that suggests that if you get a group of 100 people online then one will create content, 10 will "interact" with it (commenting or offering improvements) and the other 89 will just view it.
Link: What is the 1% rule?
July 27th, 2006
Categories: Domain Management, Internet Marketing
Domain names should be simple, but what happens when you lose yours? We always advise our clients to only use reputable registrars when purchasing domains (reputable does not necessarily mean large) but the following article from Larry Seltzer shed new light on even where you search for available domain names. A popular 'net urban […]
July 27th, 2006
Categories: Uncategorized
Recently one of our clients called us looking for a recommendation for the best place to buy software - specifically Adobe Acrobat Professional (~$400 per copy). After discussing several options, I inquired what exactly they needed to do with Acrobat. Turns out the only function they required was the ability to print to PDF, […]
July 27th, 2006
Categories: Art Direction
The catch phrase "work smarter, not harder" could have been written about Photoshop adjustment layers. If you're not using this Photoshop tool, you're probably costing yourself a lot of time. Adjustment layers are the smart way to apply many of Photoshop's most-often-used adjustments because they don't permanently change the image itself. Imagine being able to […]
July 27th, 2006
Categories: Brand Management, Trademark Development
Excellent commentary on some of the best logo redesigns this year and information on how each logo has changed throughout the years.
Link: Best Logo Redesigns of 2006
July 27th, 2006
Categories: Uncategorized
Firefox extensions are small add-on programs that add a new piece of functionality to the browser. These extensions can range from adding a new toolbar button to adding a completely new feature. The great thing about these extensions is that you can choose which extensions you want to add. This allows Firefox to stay small […]