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Google Spreadsheets turns into Google Wiki
via Google Tutor by Mark O'Neill on May 15, 2008
Google Docs continues its continual relentless march towards its eventual domination over Microsoft Office. The Spreadsheets Division is now morphing partly into the Wiki Division with the news that anyone can now edit a spreadsheet - without the need for a Google account.This handy little feature comes courtesy of the feature “Anyone can edit this document WITHOUT LOGGING IN“. So if you...
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Prom Queen Resurfaces in Japan
via NewTeeVee by Liz Gannes on May 18, 2008
Cultural transposition is always a bit…weird…and the accessibility the Internet provides doesn’t really change that. Case in point: Remember how one of the alternative revenue streams for Vuguru’s Prom Queen was to come from licensing the show in Japan and France? Well, the Japanese version has been airing for a couple weeks now, and it’s a trip.Tokyo Prom Queen seems at times a...
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How-to use the Google Analytics interface
via Google Tutor by (author unknown) on May 20, 2008
Shared by ericholter This is a handy video reviewing the Google Analytics interface.A friend of mine just mentioned that they found Google Analytics a bit confusing the more you dive in to all the features and tools. This tutorial video is a great start at becoming a pro, it covers all of the features of your Analytics account.If you use Google Analytics this video is a must see, no matter your...
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The Cure for Content-Delay Syndrome
via A List Apart by nospam@example.com (Pepi Ronalds) on May 16, 2008
Clients love to write copy. Well, they love to plan to write it, anyhow. On most web design projects, content is the last thing to be considered (and almost always the last thing to be delivered). We’ll spend hours, weeks, even months, doing user scenarios, site maps, wireframes, designs, schemas, and specifications—but content? It’s a disrespected line item in a schedule: “final content...
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Google Talk Labs Edition- Pros And Cons
via Google Tutor by Abhijeet Mukherjee on May 26, 2008
Google Talk Labs Edition is an experimental release of the Google Talk client. It has a nice interface and also brings in some new features.Here are the pros and cons of this experimental version of Google Talk:-Pros1: Smilies or EmoticansFinally, Google talk team decided that emoticans are a feature they cannot give a miss and hence decided to include that in the labs edition.2: Launch Google...
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How do I test different versions of a page? And other common web site optimization questions.
via Erickson Barnett: EBlog by (author unknown) on May 27, 2008
While talking to our clients about how to optimize their web sites, we often encourage them to actively test multiple variations of pages to see what optimization changes work best. This usually leads to a standard set of questions:How do I go about testing different versions of a page? Which pages should I test?What should I test on these pages? Well, the first question is easy to answer: Use...
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The New Agency Network
via The Forrester Blog For Marketing Leadership Professionals by Mary Beth Kemp on June 04, 2008
... that this is really the better way for my business (and not just the easiest)? What do you do when you don’t know how to do something? How can you work in a more open fashion? Agencies need to be ‘open-source’ in their networking. And create an offer, a structure and measurement tools that help marketers recognize and capture value of integration without so much compromise.
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TV Tops, But PC Video Watching Grows
via NewTeeVee by Chris Albrecht on June 04, 2008
While oldteevee remains the top video watching dog for most people, the PC is gaining ground, according to a recent study by Ipsos MediaCT. Ipsos found that the amount of video consumed on a TV set among video downloaders and streamers in the U.S. dropped from 75 percent in February 2007 to 70 percent in February 2008.While oldteevee was dropping, video watching on PCs went from 11 percent in...
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Some Examples of Great User Interface Design for Travel Sites
via Newfangled Employee Blogs by Chris on June 05, 2008
... I was linked to the Cologne airport website this morning and think it's one of the best websites I've seen in a long time. They've thought everything through, including having current departures and arrivals, parking availability, and prices updating frequently.The homepage (above) shows the most recent schedule front and center and has its main navigation shown with clear and ea...
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He Came With the Couch, by David Slonim
via swissmiss by swissmiss on June 05, 2008
"He came with the couch" made me laugh out loud, Ella looking at me with big eyes, not exactly sure what just happened. I truly love David Slonim's illustration style and sense of humor. A strangely shaped, plush blue fellow with suspenders is attached to Sophie's family's new couch. It seems like absolutely nothing will remove him, not even a boisterous bagpipe...
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