One thing you learn after being online for a while is that taking part in chat rooms, forums, yahoo or google groups, and any community makes you friends quickly.
Flickr is no exception.
Their demographic is:
early adopter
under 40 years old
web 2.0
has some free time, if not much
web savvy
highly social
If this is who you are trying to reach, [...]
How do you remember who you told to finish the last detail of a project?
Who’s the contact person for your oldest account?
Do you hate it when people pass the buck and you can’t determine who’s in charge of completion?
If so, you need a way to archive your messaging. But how?
An internal blog, specifically for messaging, [...]
In an effort to make podcasting more social, Yahoo! has integrated a 5 star rating system into their Yahoo! Podcasts search engine.
We love badges! Not only are they oh-so-web 2.0 and cool-looking, but hey, they make it easy to do stuff. The podcast ratings badge makes it easy for your audience to rate your podcast [...]
The RSS OS will NOT be shipping this christmas, as has been expected. It was only a few weeks ago that Microsoft announced they were ‘boxing up’ Vista.
Microsoft Delays Vista:
The postponement to January, announced Tuesday afternoon, is a high-profile setback for the long-awaited upgrade to the software company’s biggest and most profitable product. As [...]
While splogs and gossip get all the attention in the blogosphere, maybe they don’t deserve the spotlight? Ethical Blogging:
It also got me thinking about truth in blogging. There are no rules or regulations that require what you write to be true. That’s part of the freedom of expression and personal voice blogging allows. Still, there [...]
Take a look at this ad for a martial arts studio.
They’ve studied the surrounding area and created an ad that fits well with it. Now, take that idea to online advertising.
You have to come up with an ad that:
works with many sites
looks custom for the site it is on
evokes emotion (laughter, tears, excitement)
is memorable
Is [...]