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April 2012

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SocialCam 4.0: Six Simple Numbers, 136 Years, & Passion for Social Networking

174465. In a society that's hooked on news regarding a billion dollar mobile app, or debating the morality of CEOs who rake in 63 million dollar bonuses, 174465 is a number that's seemingly unspectacular. On the contrary, this number changed the world. The year was 1876. The Date? 07 March. The United States issued Patent No. 174465 to Alexander Graham Bell. Given that early enthusiasm was limited at best, disappointing at worst, chances of our ancestors being early adopters are likely slim to .... read more
Apr 26, 2012 5:59pm by Jaymee Georgelis

Posted in apps, internet, Inventions, iphone, mobile, opinion, social media, Social Networking, video | Post Comment

Google Calendar in Mozilla Thunderbird

Mozilla Thunderbird
I love mozilla thunderbird, it is a great email client. If you use google calendar and you use mozilla thunderbird, why not use them TOGETHER! First you need to install the "Lightning" add-on in thunderbird. This provides the calendar functionality. After you have that installed you will need to login to google calendar. If you only want to be able to see your calendar in thunderbird but not modify it then you can go right ahead and use the iCal option, otherwise you will need to use the CalDa.... read more
Apr 25, 2012 11:28am by Mike Vandenberghe

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551-day-old Instagram: The Billion Dollar iPhone App

The New York Times Company is easily one of the most well known American media companies in the world. The first issue of the 'New York Daily Times' was published on September 18, 1851. A little name change to The New York Times in 1857, and well... the rest is history. Today the New York Times publishes two national and sixteen regional newspapers. They own eight television stations, a couple NY radio stations, not to mention a varied collection of 40+ websites. With international recognition, .... read more
Apr 10, 2012 5:41pm by Jaymee Georgelis

Posted in internet, iphone, social media, Social Networking | Post Comment

Use google webfonts in your designs

You may have come to know about google webfonts api, you may have also used a google webfont here or there in a project. However you may not have known that you can get access to a great majority of the google webfonts as TTF files that you can install to your OS and use for design mockups. Using google webfonts in your mockups will help you decide on a font before it comes time to implement the HTML code. It will also allow you to create images that can use the same google webfont as you may u.... read more
Apr 09, 2012 6:12pm by Mike Vandenberghe

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Tricks of the Trade: Secrets of Highly Effective, In-Demand Content Writers

At one time or another, we've all stumbled upon a horrific piece of writing. Typos, 'text speak', and homophonic errors decorate everything from personal blogs, emails, and in some very unfortunate cases, professional websites. It's no wonder writers who possess a strong command of sentence structure, in addition to being clear and concise are in high demand. While not all of us are naturally born to be writers, everyone can sharpen their skills! Read on for a few habits of highly effective cont.... read more
Apr 09, 2012 4:54pm by Jaymee Georgelis

Posted in Advertising/Marketing, Content Writing, Copy Writing, Online Marketing, tutorials | Post Comment

Introduction to Content Strategy

The web we know is changing. The time where we saw it as a group of static pages, brochures for businesses and the services is now in the distance. Where we are now is a much more exciting dynamic and interesting age for people who live, work and run business on the web. Having a plan is more important than ever, and here’s the truth: your site isn’t going anywhere unless you have a plan for it. This is where Content Strategy comes in. Content Strategy is an emerging discipline .... read more
Apr 09, 2012 12:55am by Bernard Rodriguez

Posted in Advertising/Marketing, branding, Online Marketing, SEO, social media | Post Comment | 1

5 Tips to Make Your JavaScript Better and Faster

Websites that don’t contain interactive elements often feel like little more than brochures. Over the years, there have been a number of ways to add interactive content to your site. Flash and CSS are still commonly used in some tasks but with the introduction of AJAX during the web 2.0 era, and with increasing interest in HTML5, a lot of attention is being focused on JavaScript. Here are a few tips to make sure that the JavaScript on your site is running better and faster. This list is m.... read more
Apr 09, 2012 12:25am by Bernard Rodriguez

Posted in CSS, javascript, Productivity, Scripts, SEO, technology, web design | Post Comment

Download Speeds - Website Loading Slow?

Often we hear from computer users that their website or another website that used to load very fast is now loading slow. Sometimes users notice a difference in their download speeds from the past.  For instance a visitor may purchase mp3's at websites like Amazon or Itunes which used to download very fast, and now they are downloading slow. There are many reasons websites load slow or mp3's, pdf's or other downloadable documents may not be loading as fast as they used to. I'll go over a fe.... read more
Apr 03, 2012 12:26pm by Shad Vick

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