Archive for August 2006
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Poker Sites Screws up Web Stats
August 21st, 2006 |Jason talked about Disney showing up in his blog stats. The same thing happened to me around the time of his posting. Now, instead I’m seeing a flood of poker this, poker that, poker all the time showing up all over my stats. They showed up before, but it’s getting worse. Also sprinkled throughout the stats [...]
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Indestructible USB Drives
August 21st, 2006 |Jump drive, thumb drive… whatever you call those portable drives are the floppies of today. They hold more data, they’re more portable, and they’re less likely to stop working. We learned about their indestructibility by accident, and I don’t recommend testing yours unless you don’t care what happens to it. Paul forgot to empty his pockets [...]
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Getting Things Done with Lifehack
August 18th, 2006 |I finally bought a copy of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity with a bookstore birthday gift card that I’ve had since January. Now I just need to read it… yeah, in my free reading time between writing abstracts and reviews, or playing Chuzzles. I like to be organized and in a clutter-free environment. [...]
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Chuzzle Game Instructions
August 18th, 2006 |Popcap Games and Astraware did it again. This time in the form of cute little fuzzballs known as Chuzzle. Most of the games on my handheld devices come from Popcap — Astraware adopts them for handheld devices. You can tickle the furballs by repeatedly tapping (or clicking) them. Eventually, something happens after a few tickles [...]
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Email Newsletter Retires
August 17th, 2006 |The last issue of eNewsletter Journal (eNJ) went out this week. We’re not quitting, but rather transitioning the newsletter to eFocus Journal (eFJ). eFJ has everything eNJ had and more. The more being customization and content. One of the bigger themes of Web 2.0 is interactivity. Putting the control in the user’s hands. eFJ lets users [...]
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Finding the Right Niche
August 16th, 2006 |Just turned in another article, and this one provides tips for business blogging. Almost anyone who talks about business blogging recommends the blogger find a niche — I agree. The same applies to making a business stand out from others — why should you buy from ABC rather than XYZ? The answer needs to related [...]
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Unconventional Story Endings
August 15th, 2006 |Spoiler alert warning: Sweet Charity, the musical. When was the last time a movie or book took you by surprise? Did it also do something that made you unhappy — killing off a main character? Pretty Woman originally had a different ending in which Julia Robert’s character died at the end. The test audience expressed displeasure [...]
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Editorial Assistant Needed at Digital Web
August 14th, 2006 |Digital Web is looking for an editorial assistant. Here’s the description: As our editorial assistant, you’ll help maintain our schedule, keep tabs on authors, and assist us as we prepare each article for publication — performing many of the mundane, yet essential, behind-the-scenes tasks at one of the web standards community’s most important and widely-read magazines. [...]
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Summer Read: You Could Do Better
August 14th, 2006 |TV trivia and history fans who enjoy summer-style reading will quickly devour this story and its references to TV shows: past, present, and fictional. Lehmann introduces us to Daphne Wells, a TV lover who has the perfect job: museum curator at the Museum of Television and Radio. Daphne meets Charlie, also a TV aficionado, who has [...]
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RSS Won’t Kill Email Marketing
August 11th, 2006 |Derek Harding at ClickZ explores RSS, its good and bad points, and its impact on email marketing. Just like some people prefer to get pizza by delivery, by pick up, or by eating in the restaurant — RSS and email newsletters provide users with the choice of getting content delivered by email or by newsreader. [...]
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