Before you read this article, you may have thought your dog had the grossest eating habits ever. But Fido's penchant for poo is nothing compared to some of these sickos highlighted in Cracked. For example, Victorian scientist William Buckland: He didn't just stop at the meat of animals, either. While on a visit to St. Paul's Cathedral, a strange mark was found on the floor. A debate broke out as to what the stain could possibly be, at which point Buckland got on his hands and knees, licked the stain and confidently announced it to be bat piss. But the craziest thing Buckland ever did, at…
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Collaging: Getting Answers To The Questions You Don’t Know To Ask
Smashing Magazine Feed6 Feb 2012 | 7:02 amWhen conducting user research, we all know that asking the right questions is just as important as how you ask them, but how do you know exactly what questions to ask? What if the discussion topic is very personal? How do you get a complete stranger to open up? There is a better way to conduct an in-depth interview, and it doesn’t involve a clipboard. Just imagine what you could discover if the participant’s answers weren’t limited to a predetermined set of questions. This is where collaging can help. Collaging is a projective technique by which participants select images… -
5 Myths Haunting Your Healthy Foods
Dumb Little Man - Tips for Life3 Feb 2012 | 8:03 amThese days, eating healthy has become a curiously difficult task. Despite the fact that the canons of healthy eating have not changed in centuries, the proliferation of health food products has continued unabated for years. It’s become a crisis of abundance.However, just because a product occupies shelf space in a boutique food store doesn’t mean it’s any better for you than its generic counterpart. Advertisers are very aware of the powers of “mood affiliation”, which is the tendency to associate familiar claims with one another. For example, consumers are very likely to believe a… -
Remember Netvibes? It’s Finally Acquired By Engineering Giant Dassault Systèmes
TechCrunch8 Feb 2012 | 11:48 pmIt’s been a long and winding road since Tariq Krim created and eventually left Netvibes, but today Netvibes has been acquired by huge French engineering giant Dassault Systèmes for an undisclosed amount. Krim continues to pursue his original dream of organising the social web on Jolicloud. -
The Thousand Cuts Fitness Program
zenhabits6 Feb 2012 | 9:43 amPost written by Leo Babauta. I’ve trained for marathons, triathlons, 10Ks, a 13.5-hour challenge, Ubanathlons, and more. But my favorite fitness program isn’t one where you train for a major event. It’s where you get fit by a thousand little actions. When the actions are tiny, they are easy. You have no excuse. You can do them anywhere, all day long. I fold fitness into my life, like blueberries into batter, and it becomes a part of the recipe, not just a topping. If you haven’t found a way to get fit, try the Thousand Cuts Fitness Program. There is nothing better for…
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8 historical figures who ate disgusting things
8 Feb 2012 | 11:26 pmBefore you read this article, you may have thought your dog had the grossest eating habits ever. But Fido's penchant for poo is nothing compared to some of these sickos highlighted in Cracked. For example, Victorian scientist William Buckland: He didn't just stop at the meat of animals, either. While on a visit to St. Paul's Cathedral, a strange mark was found on the floor. A debate broke out as to what the stain could possibly be, at which point Buckland got on his hands and knees, licked the stain and confidently announced it to be bat piss. But the craziest thing Buckland ever did, at… -
5 explanations of why teenagers act the way the do
8 Feb 2012 | 11:22 pmUnderstanding the teenage mind could be a life's work. For those of you who don't have that kind of time, however, Mental Floss gives five things that could explain the mind of the teenager. For example, parents, have you ever wondered if your teenager is somehow getting dumber? Parents of teens often wonder what happened to the bright child they used to have. How can someone go from getting A’s to getting C’s when they seem to be doing the same amount of work? Once again, changes in the brain are to blame. While the merits of IQ tests are debatable, scientists used to think IQ… -
Surviving the loss of a star employee
8 Feb 2012 | 11:16 pmSome groups have stellar members who carry the team. That's all well and good until that member leaves. Then what? This Smartblog video will help you answer that question: Full story at Smartblog on Leadership. Top news for leaders. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
Disneyland circa 1957 [video]
8 Feb 2012 | 11:14 pmThis video was shot in 1957, less than two years after Disneyland had opened. The footage is newly restored and ready to take you to the happiest place on earth as it was in its early days. Full story at Mental Floss. All the top Internet videos in one place. Permalink | Leave a comment » -
People unplugging their TVs during the Super Bowl
8 Feb 2012 | 11:08 pmThere's no faster way to ruin an American's day than to unplug his or her TV during the Super Bowl. Think we're exaggerating? Take a look at these folks go form 0 to 60 in less than a second, all thanks to Jimmy Kimmel's latest Challenge. Full story at Jimmy Kimmel Live. Top sports news. Permalink | Leave a comment »
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Collaging: Getting Answers To The Questions You Don’t Know To Ask
6 Feb 2012 | 7:02 amWhen conducting user research, we all know that asking the right questions is just as important as how you ask them, but how do you know exactly what questions to ask? What if the discussion topic is very personal? How do you get a complete stranger to open up? There is a better way to conduct an in-depth interview, and it doesn’t involve a clipboard. Just imagine what you could discover if the participant’s answers weren’t limited to a predetermined set of questions. This is where collaging can help. Collaging is a projective technique by which participants select images… -
How To Use Custom Post Types To Organize Online Marketing Campaigns
3 Feb 2012 | 7:04 amCustom post types add a level of flexibility to WordPress that makes this open-source Web development platform more useful on many levels. Whenever I have been faced with a Web-based task, especially one that involves organizing information, the first thing I do is examine WordPress to determine if it can handle the job. It usually can. Image Source As an Internet marketer and analyst, I need to be able to organize online marketing campaigns in a way that is trackable in Google Analytics. This is the perfect task for WordPress custom post types. In this article, we’ll explain… -
Freebie: St. Valentine’s Day Icon Set (10 PNG/PSD Icons)
2 Feb 2012 | 7:38 amEvery now and then, we release useful freebies for all of our highly valued readers. Today, it is our pleasure to present to you Cuberto‘s fantastic St. Valentine’s icon set — exclusively designed for Smashing Magazine and its loyal readers. The icons presented are available in transparent PNGs as well as Photoshop PSDs (128×128 px) and are perfect for any projects you have coming up for St. Valentine’s Day. Enjoy! Download the Set for free! This icon set is completely free to use for commercial or personal applications without any… -
Ten Things To Think About When Designing Your iPad App
31 Jan 2012 | 9:03 amLike most well-designed things, the magic of an iPad app comes from a union of usefulness, usability and meaning. Games aside, the app must be useful by solving a problem that people actually have through the right set of functionality at the right time. It must be easy to use and, just as importantly, easy to get started using, without a lot of pesky setup and learning steps. And it must hold meaning for the user through visual beauty, an emotional connection, personal insights, etc. In this article, we won’t outline the entire design process for creating an iPad app, but we… -
Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: February 2012
31 Jan 2012 | 5:48 amWe always try our best to challenge your artistic abilities and produce some interesting, beautiful and creative artwork. And as designers we usually turn to different sources of inspiration. As a matter of fact, we’ve discovered the best one — desktop wallpapers that are a little more distinctive than the usual crowd. This creativity mission has been going on for over two years now, and we are very thankful to all designers who have contributed and are still diligently contributing each month. We continue to nourish you with a monthly spoon of inspiration. This post features…
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5 Myths Haunting Your Healthy Foods
3 Feb 2012 | 8:03 amThese days, eating healthy has become a curiously difficult task. Despite the fact that the canons of healthy eating have not changed in centuries, the proliferation of health food products has continued unabated for years. It’s become a crisis of abundance.However, just because a product occupies shelf space in a boutique food store doesn’t mean it’s any better for you than its generic counterpart. Advertisers are very aware of the powers of “mood affiliation”, which is the tendency to associate familiar claims with one another. For example, consumers are very likely to believe a… -
Four Steps To Rescue Stray New Year Resolutions
2 Feb 2012 | 6:55 amLooks like it is that time of year when many New Year resolutions that people set have already strayed. Attempts to kick a smoking habit for example, might have seemed successful for a few weeks but once the realities and stresses of coming back from the holidays have resurfaced, some people may have caved into the nicotine again.Of course there is the usual health promises that get broken too. According to the fitness industry, a lot of gym memberships are sold from December to February but gym attendance significantly drops shortly afterwards when people realize that working out involves a… -
Finding the Courage to Stay the Course
30 Jan 2012 | 10:06 amAnytime you decide on the pursuit of an important goal, you’ll be faced with a series of challenges. Peaks, valleys and plateaus are par for the the course. But the thing that separates the people who make it from the ones that don’t is the courage to stay the course.At the start of any new endeavor most of us look forward to every single day with a child like excitement. We see infinite possibilities and the future appears bright. It seems as though there is absolutely nothing that can get in our way. We feel almost invincible and the possibility of failure doesn’t even occur to us. We… -
How to Deal with Difficult People and Have Constructive Conflict
28 Jan 2012 | 8:32 amLife and relationships aren't always perfect. Take a minute to think of some difficult people you have to deal with in your life? These may be people you work with, the in-laws that come to town throughout the year, or your neighbor who can’t seem to take a hint. For whatever reason, you're just not jiving with these people.Do you flee? Or, do you get flexible and learn to interact?When we encounter these extreme personalities it can feel like they are trying to make our life miserable, but more often than not, it’s simply learning about these peoples’ tendencies and how to interact in… -
7 Habits of Highly Excellent People
27 Jan 2012 | 2:16 amAre you driven in life? Do you love to excel? I believe all of us do. We are born to be the best we can be and to make the best out of our lives.When I was in high school, I wasn't exactly the kind of student teachers would like. I was truant, didn't do my homework and did badly on my examinations. I was lazy and unmotivated in school. However, after a while I realized that this wasn't who I wanted to be. This wasn't the life I saw myself leading. People around me were judging and negative, and I had enough of all of that crap. I had enough of being discriminated against and I decided to turn…
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Remember Netvibes? It’s Finally Acquired By Engineering Giant Dassault Systèmes
8 Feb 2012 | 11:48 pmIt’s been a long and winding road since Tariq Krim created and eventually left Netvibes, but today Netvibes has been acquired by huge French engineering giant Dassault Systèmes for an undisclosed amount. Krim continues to pursue his original dream of organising the social web on Jolicloud. -
Analytics Dashboard Netvibes Sold To Dassault Systèmes
8 Feb 2012 | 11:06 pmNetvibes has just been acquired by European product design company Dassault Systèmes (sure this isn’t the type of thing I usually write, but I like the founder Tariq Krim so bear with me here … ). French startup Netvibes is a sentiment analytics dashboard that allows Fortune 500 companies to track their social media presence throughout the realtime web. Dassault is a “3D experience” design company — which lets designers virtualize how products will work in the real world — so the acquisition actually seems jarring at first, but Netvibes CEO Freddy Mini… -
Hipster CEO Also Apologizes For Address Book-Gate, Calls For “Application Privacy Summit” [Guest Post]
8 Feb 2012 | 8:07 pmThe following is a guest post from Hipster CEO Doug Ludlow, following yesterday and today’s revelations that select apps were uploading users’ entire address books to their databases. We blew it, we’re sorry, and we’re going to make it right. It’s Hipster’s goal to provide a fun and beautiful service for our community to share where they are, and what they are doing – creating a safe environment for our users is of the utmost importance to us. However, when we built our “Find Friends” feature for iOS, we clearly dropped the ball when it comes to protecting our… -
Is A Hash Of Hash Of A Torrent Of A Torrent Of Copyrighted Data Copyrighted?
8 Feb 2012 | 7:23 pmLet’s try to parse this. Pirate Bay (.se) user allisfine just recently uploaded a torrent to the site that is a collection of all the magnet identifiers for the entire site (actually, only about a quarter of the site, but all the publicly visible ones). That is to say, it is a list of the unique identifiers, cryptographic hashes, of every .torrent file on the site. In a way, this torrent file, or indeed its magnet identifier (938802790a385c49307f34cca4c30f80b03df59c), contains millions or billions of dollars worth of pirated content. Or does it? It’s more a philosophical question… -
Stealthy Startup timeRAZOR Raises $3.4M Pre-Launch, Partners With Major Household Brands
8 Feb 2012 | 7:01 pmGot FOMO? (That’s “fear of missing out” for those of you who don’t do slang.) There will soon be an app for that, or so says the $3.4 million in angel funding the stealthy D.C.-area startup called timeRAZOR has raised. In its pre-launch state, the curious company is already lining up brand partnerships with big names like Marriott and L’Oreal in preparation for its March debut. But what the heck is a timeRAZOR? According to CEO and co-founder, Jeff White (formerly the founder of govWin), timeRAZOR is a mobile application that will help people discover…
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The Thousand Cuts Fitness Program
6 Feb 2012 | 9:43 amPost written by Leo Babauta. I’ve trained for marathons, triathlons, 10Ks, a 13.5-hour challenge, Ubanathlons, and more. But my favorite fitness program isn’t one where you train for a major event. It’s where you get fit by a thousand little actions. When the actions are tiny, they are easy. You have no excuse. You can do them anywhere, all day long. I fold fitness into my life, like blueberries into batter, and it becomes a part of the recipe, not just a topping. If you haven’t found a way to get fit, try the Thousand Cuts Fitness Program. There is nothing better for… -
The Two-Headed Beast of Successful Habit Change
2 Feb 2012 | 8:20 amEditor’s Note: This is a guest post from Tyler Tervooren of Advanced Riskology. I used to have a lot of bad habits. I still do, but I used to have a lot more. Here’s just a small sampling: I woke up late and went to bed early. I procrastinated on my most important work. I neglected my relationships. I drank too much. I bit my fingernails. I slouched a lot. I picked my nose (no joke). I bought worthless things I didn’t need. I chewed with my mouth open. I dressed like a slob. I ate tons of junk food. I could go on, but none of that’s incredibly important. What’s… -
Create the Habit of Meditation, & the Zen Habits Premium Membership
31 Jan 2012 | 2:03 pmPost written by Leo Babauta. It’s something I should have created a long time ago: the Zen Habits Premium Membership, and a mini-course that’s included with it called Create the Habit of Meditation. The membership is a monthly subscription of $19.99, but really it’s a commitment to changing your life, and the tools needed to do that. If you’ve been looking to simplify, get healthy & fit, become more effective, do work you’re passionate about, eliminate debt, find contentment, declutter, create new habits … this new program is meant to show you how to… -
Creating Silence from Chaos
27 Jan 2012 | 2:20 pmPost written by Leo Babauta. We are often afraid of silence, because its emptiness feels idle, boring, unproductive, and scary. And so we fill our lives with chaos, noise, clutter. But silence can be lovely, and therapeutic, and powerful. It can be the remedy for our stress and the habits that crush us. If we want quiet in our lives, how do we create it? I’ve been exploring this myself. As a father of six kids, I have to admit that I don’t always have silence in my life. That’s not a complaint — I love the messy noise that my family brings — but silence can be a… -
The Habits That Crush Us
23 Jan 2012 | 10:26 am‘Don’t panic.’ ~Douglas Adams Post written by Leo Babauta. Why is it that we cannot break the bad habits that stand in our way, crushing our desires to live a healthy life, be fit, simplify, be happier? How is it that our best intentions are nearly always beaten? We want to be focused and productive, exercise and eat healthy foods, stop smoking and learn to get rid of debt and clutter, but we just can’t. The answer lies in something extremely simple, but something most people aren’t aware of: We don’t know how to cope with stress and boredom in a healthy…
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How to be Intentionally Happy
8 Feb 2012 | 9:27 pmWhat makes you happy? Money? The newest iPhone? The good health of your family? A promotion at work? Some interesting work by University of California, Riverside researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky not only suggests where our happiness comes from, but shows how to get more of it. Pieces of the happiness pie Dr. Lyubomirsky proposes that there are three components to happiness: A genetically-based “happiness set point” Life circumstances Intentional activities and practices. She has broken these three areas into percentages regarding how much they are responsible for your happiness. Although the… -
How to Use Diet and Exercise to Naturally Treat Your Depression
7 Feb 2012 | 9:58 pmLet’s face it. Depression is daunting, but so are some of its treatments. SSRIs, MAOIs, TCAs, SNRIs, nerve or magnetic stimulation, seizure therapy, and even neurosurgery are available to battle depression. For the most part, drugs and intensive medical therapies are only necessary for severe or persistent cases of depression that cannot be resolved in talk therapy or by means of other alternate therapies. If you have recently been diagnosed with depression, if you suffer from a mild form of depression, or if you would like to consider reducing your dependency on depression medications,… -
5 Self Help Books That Might Just Change Your Life
6 Feb 2012 | 10:56 pmSelf-Help: the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else. Luckily for us, there is a large selection of self-help literature written by truly remarkable authors. These authors share personal experiences from their own successful careers or interview others who have unlocked secrets of happiness and achievement. Stopping by your local bookstore or Amazon for a self-help title can be a bit intimidating! So we’ve handpicked five great reads to jump start your journey to the richer life: The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of… -
It’s Never Too Late To Learn Anything
5 Feb 2012 | 9:47 pmI have a group of ladies who are beginner to intermediate level snow skiers that I teach each week for eight weeks during the winter. When we were sitting on the chairlift, we saw some of the little kids below who were fearlessly zipping down the slopes. These kids must have been anywhere from four to six years of age. Some of the ladies remarked how they wished they had started snow skiing at the same age of these little kids. They claimed that the kids seem to have no fear unlike them, struggling adults. When the kids fall on the snow, they just get up again and laugh it off. This is in… -
The Secret to Waking Up Early
4 Feb 2012 | 1:26 amHaving troubles waking up early in the morning? Always snoozing until the last minute? Often late to work? Well, then you should learn the secret of waking up early. It’s all about the motivation. It is always easier to make an effort when you are really motivated. So, if you want to become an early riser after years of being a night owl, all that you need is to find a good reason to get up early in the morning. Think of the things you always wanted to do but never had time for. Imagine you can find the time needed every day. Just be smart and use your mornings for that. Do something…
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Google Chrome Update Brings Faster Browsing
9 Feb 2012 | 1:12 amThe new stable release of Google’s web browser Chrome brings several improvements, most importantly faster browsing and more protection from malicious downloads. From now on, when you start typing in Chrome’s address box (or omnibox, as Google calls it), as soon as Chrome autocompletes the URL you’re likely to visit, it will prerender the page, making your overall browsing experience faster. As far as security goes, Chrome now does checks on executable files you’ve downloaded from the net. It matches the executables against a whitelist – a list of programs known… -
‘Bachelor’ Contestant Courtney Gets Auto-Tuned [VIDEO]
8 Feb 2012 | 9:19 pmFans of The Bachelor are all too familiar with this season’s over-the-top contestant Courtney, who makes snide comments at the camera and likes to take off her bikini top. Now, a video has popped up on YouTube that has turned some of her signature phrases — from “Winning!” to “I do modeling” — into a catchy Auto-Tune clip. The contestants are vying for a rose from winemaker Ben, and Courtney has rubbed many of them the wrong way, and this video shows why. This is not the first time YouTube users have turned pop culture moments into Auto-Tuned videos. -
Facebook Talks About Social Games and Mobile Apps for 2012
8 Feb 2012 | 9:09 pmFacebook revealed its roadmap for social games and mobile apps for the rest of the year at the Inside Social Apps 2012 conference on Wednesday in San Francisco — and it’s good news for app developers. Want to create an app for Facebook’s Open Graph? The mobile space presents a huge opportunity to create cross-platform social games, said Carl Sjogreen, director of product management at Facebook, who spoke to a packed conference center filled with IT insiders about Facebook’s projections for the mobile social gaming and app space for this year. “You sort of had to… -
What Digital Non-Profits Can Learn From Companies Like Google
8 Feb 2012 | 8:46 pmDaniel Atwood works with organizations in the social sector to craft meaningful experiences for customers and constituents, and to find innovative product, campaign and messaging ideas in unexpected places. We live in a world where new digital products are solving problems daily — from managing our finances to remembering the groceries. Often, they’re solving problems we didn’t know we had, like the need to connect several times a day in 140 characters or less. Occasionally, they’re creating new problems (but that’s a topic for another conversation). What… -
Comment and Highlight on Websites with commentto
8 Feb 2012 | 8:30 pmThe Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: commentto Quick Pitch: Comment anywhere. Genius Idea: Commentto is a browser add-on service that allows users to highlight, bookmark, comment, save and share bookmarks and excerpts on websites. Do you ever want to add extra knowledge to a news story or other content on the web? Well, browser add-on commentto lets you comment on anything you want. Commentto allows users to highlight…
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Parenting Fails: Dear God, my hand!
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Ugliest Tattoos: Stoner Care Bear Doesn’t Like You
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Failbook: Dustin Checks In
8 Feb 2012 | 11:40 amAlabama’s Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office named accused rapist Dustin McCombs their “Creep of the Week” on their Facebook page. Dustin, upon hearing this news, decided to confront the JCSO for all the world to see. Between my putting this together on Friday and today, it looks like ol’ Dustin got caught! Thanks for the link.
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How To Spot Airbrushed Wikipedia Entries
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Headgear Protects Boxers' Brains, Mostly
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Electrified Clothing, Compliments Of Bendy Battery
8 Feb 2012 | 7:19 amNew 'smart textile' could be used to power medical-monitoring garments and gadgets buried in your clothing. -
Cyborg Cockroach Turned into a Fuel Cell
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Vision Quest: Liquid Lenses Adjust to Eyesight
8 Feb 2012 | 6:36 amIn areas lacking access to advanced eye care, glasses with liquid lenses bring new focus.
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Storytelling For Animation
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Seven Ways To Tank Your Animation
5 Feb 2012 | 12:46 amYou probably like posting your animations to YouTube. Maybe you still use Newgrounds, even. You spread the word on Facebook. You tweet ...Read Full Post -
Animating With Purpose: Giving Life To Your Animated Characters
3 Feb 2012 | 12:50 amAnyone can make animated characters move around a screen. It takes real storytelling talent to make those characters move with a sense of purpose that draws us into the story, ...Read Full Post -
Reader Question: How Do I Vary Line Weight In My Animations?
1 Feb 2012 | 12:55 amHannah asks: "I can't get my animations to look liek the ones I like on TV. My teacher said I need to use more line weight to make more depth and vary it more. I don't understand what that means. I mean I look at it and I get it with the tapered lines, but I can't figure out how to do it. Help?" ...Read Full Post -
Getting Your Start in Digital Animation
29 Jan 2012 | 11:36 pmSo you want to learn to animate - but you don't want to go to school for reasons that could range from time to money to simply just wanting to ...Read Full Post
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Dance Heads – High Demand Ahead!
8 Feb 2012 | 8:01 amThe business idea that we would like to introduce you to is associated with a largely unsatisfied demand. You certainly noticed how much people strive to be the center of attention and to be admired by others. The same desire applies to business owners. They too want their companies and products to be noticed and appreciated. The lack of attention and admiration is equal to failure. This deficit creates unhappiness in people and makes companies go bankrupt. There is a whole line of businesses that are highly successful just because they help to implement these strong aspirations of people. -
Boxx Electric Bikes
8 Feb 2012 | 8:00 amElectric bikes are always economical and environmental friendly mode. These battery powered vehicles for one charge goes maximum eighty kilometers. Charging cost will obviously very less per kilometer. It is convenient for elderly people, ladies, college and school going students. The square design with it’s squared off sides, looks like a cool box. The high end luxury bike will definitely make an urbanized form of transportation with growing popularity. Boxx Lets You Stay Green and Zip Around the Town [Trends Updates] -
X Men Hangers
7 Feb 2012 | 8:00 amThis ingenious X hanger was created by Israeli designer Kfir Schwalb. Thanks to its cross-shaped design, the piece can accomodate two hanging options in one - a hook rack option and a clothes hanger option. The fusion of these two functions is what informed the idea of the piece. The X hanger is made from powder-coated, bent steel and comes in a variety of colors. X Hanger [Shoebox Dwelling] -
Stray Dogs Doing Public Good
7 Feb 2012 | 2:56 am[Photo: China Daily] People Daily Online: A project to train stray dogs to assist elderly people and those hard of hearing has been launched in Beijing. The China Beijing Hearing-Dog Association plans to select dogs from an animal shelter in northern Changping district that is managed by the Beijing public security bureau, and to invite dog trainers from Japan. “We’ll choose young dogs, because it’s easier to train them,” project leader Wang Yue said on Monday. “The breed of dog is not so important.” To date, 24 residents have applied to become students in… -
Naturalistic Furniture
6 Feb 2012 | 8:00 amTrendHunter: These tables by MDC Interiors makes it easy to give your home a naturalistic feel. A design firm owned by Mike Carpenter, MDC Interiors has created these tables out of reclaimed wood and inserted a center piece filled with green plants, moss and polished rocks. Sustainable Living Furniture [TrendHunter]
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It’s Curtains for Marital Strife Thanks to getUserMedia
7 Feb 2012 | 6:56 amTrue story: I was tasked by the lovely Mrs Lawson to buy some curtains that match our carpet during the January sales. I dutifully did so — and had to return to the shop straight away because they didn’t match at all. Mrs Lawson accompanied me, and with a withering glance at her incompetent mate, immediately found some correctly hued fabric, and all was well. But what’s a middle-aged colour-blind bloke to do? I had early in the curtain procurement process decided against cutting a hole in the carpet in order that I may take a sample with me. (All other mistakes aside, this was a… -
Server-Sent Events
24 Jan 2012 | 6:30 amWe’ve already had a glimpse at Server-Sent Events (also known as EventSource, and I’ll switch between the two to keep you on your toes) in my Methods of Communication article from last year. In this article, I want to delve in to more detail about the SSE API, demonstrate its features, and even show you how to polyfill browsers that lack EventSource support. Server-Sent Events are real-time events emitted by the server and received by the browser. They’re similar to WebSockets in that they happen in real time, but they’re very much a one-way communication method from… -
The contenteditable attribute
10 Jan 2012 | 7:10 amFor some time now, we’ve been using various technologies to edit and store text within a web browser. Now with the contenteditable attribute, things have got a whole lot easier. In this article, I’ll tell you what this attribute is for, how it works, and how we can take things further. The Basics # First, let’s check out the spec: The contenteditable attribute is an enumerated attribute whose keywords are the empty string, true, and false. The empty string and the true keyword map to the true state. The false keyword maps to the false state. In addition, there is a third state, the… -
The output element
20 Dec 2011 | 6:30 amAcross the web, you’ll see a range of sites that feature calculators for working out things like loan repayments, mortgage rates, tax, insurance, and more. Until now, we’ve had no way of semantically marking up the result of those calculations. Enter: the <output> element! In this article, we’ll show you <output> and some related JavaScript tricks. Let’s get cracking. The Definition # The <output> element, new in HTML5, is used in forms. The WHATWG HTML specification describes <output> very simply: The output element represents the result of a calculation. -
Video Subtitling and WebVTT
29 Nov 2011 | 7:33 amWe’ve been able to play video in the browser without a plugin for a couple of years now, and whilst there are still some codec annoyances, things appear to have settled down on the video front. The next step is adding resources to the video to make it more accessible and provide more options to the viewer. We currently have no means to provide information about what’s happening or being said in the video, which means the video isn’t very accessible and the user can’t easily navigate to a particular section of the video. Thankfully, there’s a new format specification in the works…
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Think Simple Now
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How to Set Goals – To Create the Best Year
6 Feb 2012 | 10:57 amPhoto by Kevin Russ Editor’s Note: We’re giving away a $265 stunning energy necklace at the end of this post. Remember to leave a comment to enter. Don’t miss it. :) By Tina Su For New Year’s Eve 2011, Jeremy and I sat down and made our goals for the year. We made sure the goals were measurable, challenging, and lead us in the direction we wanted to go. After all, the experts say to set SMART goals. As diligent students, we complied. Well, I accidentally opened up this document last week, for the first time since we created it (more than a year ago). I had completely… -
7 Lessons from a Broken Heart
30 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pmPhoto by Rosie Hardy Editor’s Note: Even though this story contains life lessons from a broken heart (a painful break up), its lessons are applicable to many other life situations. I highly recommend reading this, even if you are not going through a broken heart. By guest contributor Kayla Albert “We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.” ~Charles R. Swindoll Nine months ago, as I carted my meager belongings into my parents house–a move that was supposed to be temporary–my world came crashing down. It was an… -
The Power of Rituals
23 Jan 2012 | 5:21 pmPhoto by Valerio Boncompagni Editor’s Note: This is a story by guest contributor Jordan Alam “The more I broaden my interpretation of what can be called a ritual, the more I find them, and find myself creating them in my life.” ~Lisa Weiner I was sitting with my therapist in the midst of college finals. It was one of our last sessions together before I would return home for the long summer vacation. It stunned me that my sophomore year at college was coming to an end. Where had the time gone? “I feel like it’s too soon,” I told her, “Like I’ve worked through all these changes,… -
Simplify Your Life This Year
16 Jan 2012 | 3:09 pmPhoto by Rosie Hardy By TSN Contributor Rajiv Vij This is the season for resolutions. I reckon you have considered one or two yourself. Unfortunately, as the year progresses, most New Years resolution tend to fall by the wayside and end up as mere intents. Here’s an insightful approach towards creating a life that’s not only happier and more fulfilling, but one that also automatically responds to your most meaningful resolutions. The Complicated Life Driven sometimes by ambition and other times by a sense of inner incompleteness, we instinctively immerse ourselves in a myriad of pursuits. -
How to Live
8 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pmPhoto by Vanessa Paxton By Cat Li Stevenson “Every artist dips his brush in his own soul and paints his own nature into his pictures.” ~Henry Ward Beecher “Okay, let’s say life is a blank canvas. Anything you want. What would you paint, babe?” I asked my husband. There was a brief pause. He grabbed a few Almond Rocas off the kitchen counter, made his way to the couch, and then sat there … like a happy, modern Buddha. He responded, “I don’t think about what to paint, I think about how to paint.” Irritation quickly spread throughout my entire body. Regardless of the Zen…
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html5 - Techmeme Search
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IBM Buys HTML5 App Development Company WorkLight For $70M To Expand Mobile Enterprise Services (Leena Rao/TechCrunch)
31 Jan 2012 | 12:15 pmLeena Rao / TechCrunch:IBM Buys HTML5 App Development Company WorkLight For $70M To Expand Mobile Enterprise Services — IBM just announced the purchase of WorkLight, an Israeli startup that provides a mobile app development and infrastructure software. IBM says the acquisition will help expand the enterprise mobile capabilities it offers to clients. -
Synacor Files For IPO, Acquires HTML5 Cloud OS Carbyn For $1.1M (Josh Constine/TechCrunch)
31 Jan 2012 | 5:15 amJosh Constine / TechCrunch:Synacor Files For IPO, Acquires HTML5 Cloud OS Carbyn For $1.1M — Online content, portal and front-end technology solution Synacor filed its amended S-1 today for an IPO looking to raise $75 million. The filing revealed that this month Synacor acquired Carbyn, an HTML5 operating system … -
Chrome Gets Smarter Auto Form Filling, Google Pushes to Make It HTML5 Standard (Softpedia News)
26 Jan 2012 | 3:05 amSoftpedia News:Chrome Gets Smarter Auto Form Filling, Google Pushes to Make It HTML5 Standard — Google is working on making it easier to auto-complete forms found online. Like several other major browsers, Chrome comes with a rather thorough autofill feature. It remembers data you provide to one website … -
Google Adds WebRTC to Chrome for In-browser Voice, Video Chat (Juan Carlos Perez/PC World)
19 Jan 2012 | 8:20 amJuan Carlos Perez / PC World:Google Adds WebRTC to Chrome for In-browser Voice, Video Chat — Google has built the WebRTC technology into a test version of Chrome to let the browser run voice and video chat applications within the browser interface. — Chrome's Dev Channel version now has WebRTC … -
After Being Banned, Grooveshark Returns to iOS and Android With HTML5 App (John Paul Titlow/ReadWriteWeb)
13 Jan 2012 | 12:10 pmJohn Paul Titlow / ReadWriteWeb:After Being Banned, Grooveshark Returns to iOS and Android With HTML5 App — Grooveshark may have been booted from both the iTunes App Store and Android Market, but that's not stopping the controversial music streaming startup from forging ahead with its mobile strategy.
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Life Optimizer
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5 Reasons to Become an Early Riser
3 Feb 2012 | 6:45 amNote: This is a guest post from Amber Smith of How to Get Up Early A lot of people find it difficult to wake up early in the morning, and indeed it takes much effort to become an early riser when you are used to be a night owl. When it comes to waking up early, it turns out to be very rewarding. These five reasons to get up early in the morning can give you needed motivation to become an early riser. 1. Health improvement First of all, early rising is a fundamental part of healthy living. Human body was designed to function in harmony with nature. We are supposed to get up when the sun rises… -
What New Challenge Are You Going to Take This Year?
31 Jan 2012 | 9:06 amIf you want to grow, you need to expand your personal capacity. I already wrote about it before, but I think it’s necessary to touch on this topic again. It’s an important topic that deserves constant reminder. Expanding your personal capacity is essential for your personal growth. It will take you the next level in life. It will make you a better person. For that, what you need to do is taking a new challenge. You should move out of your comfort zone and do something that stretches your skills and abilities. It’s inconvenient, but that’s the way to grow. So here is my question to… -
5 Pitfalls to Avoid to Achieve Your Life Goals
26 Jan 2012 | 7:30 amNote: This is a guest post from Clay Andrews of The Path to Passion I don’t mean to be a downer here. If you’re interested in optimizing your life and living it to the fullest, you probably have a lot of big goals and dreams. It’s important to focus on what you want and to use that as motivation to move you forward. However, it’s also important to be realistic about the common pitfalls that people tend to get stuck in as they work toward their life goals. Here are 5 common things I’ve seen in others (and myself!): 1. Pursue Material Success Above All Else It is easy to get… -
How to Write a Manifesto – Why Everyone Should Have One
20 Jan 2012 | 1:00 amNote: This is a guest post from Michael Martel of Achieve the Green Beret Way A manifesto, by definition is a public declaration of a person’s principles and intentions. Throughout history a lot of manifestos have been political in nature. Marx and Engel’s Communist Manifesto sticks in many people’s mind as an example of a manifesto. Other famous ones have been on the subjects of art or technology. However, it doesn’t have to be on a certain topic. A manifesto lays out what is important to someone and publically draws a line in the sand as to what they believe in and what they will do… -
Introducing Resolutions Tracker: An App That Helps You Keep Your Resolutions
17 Jan 2012 | 9:12 amLast week I wrote about HabitMaster. Actually I don’t want to write about my apps two weeks in a row, but – since we are in the beginning of a new year – I think it’s the right time to introduce this app to you. A few days ago I released a new app for the iPhone and iPod touch called Resolutions Tracker. It’s an app that helps you keep track of your resolutions (including but not limited to New Year’s resolutions). As you know, making resolutions is easy, but keeping them is not. So I designed this app to help you plan, do, and evaluate your progress in…
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How to of the Day
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For the cheese lovers among you: How to Deep Fry Camembert
9 Feb 2012 | 12:00 amFried Camembert is a restaurant favourite with a high price tag. Here's how to make it at home at a fraction of the cost. Edit Ingredients 1 Camembert cheese (usually in circular shape) 250ml/8.5 fl oz (give or take) sunflower oil Breadcrumbs 2 large eggs Edit Steps Pour the breadcrumbs into a bowl.Pour the breadcrumbs into a bowl. Break the eggs into a bowl.Break the eggs into a bowl. Mix well. Cut the Camembert into wedges.Cut the Camembert into wedges. Dip the Camembert wedges into the egg mixture.Dip the Camembert wedges into the egg mixture. Turn the wedge around in order to coat well. -
How to Stay Organized on the Road
8 Feb 2012 | 12:00 amWhile road tripping is considered one of the great human experiences, not everyone embraces the event of being crammed into a car for several hours (or days) with friends or family members. Even if you're going on a road trip alone, you may start your journey with the best of intentions to stay organized but end up being covered in coffee splatters and pieces of gum you chewed three days ago. There is no reason why you can't embark upon the next road trip completely organized from start to finish––you just need to know how to approach it. Edit Steps Start planning at least a week in… -
How to Respond when a Promotion Is Rejected
7 Feb 2012 | 6:00 pmHave you ever applied for a promotion, but didn't get it? It can be tough, but it is possible to get through the experience with your ego intact, as well as garnering respect from others for your calm and considered attitude. Edit Steps Calm down to begin with. While you may feel a raging torrent of anger and perhaps a sense of unfairness at being passed over "after all you've done", this won't endear you to anyone witnessing a meltdown and it won't make things easier for you. You cannot change what has happened. And while feeling disappointed is natural and expected, making it known that… -
How to Finish Reading a Book
7 Feb 2012 | 12:00 pmMost people have had the irksome but very real experience of starting to read a very good book, getting sidetracked or distracted, and laying it down for a little too long to find the enthusiasm to get back into it. Losing your place or eventually losing enthusiasm about reading the book is a common experience, but it's something that you can overcome. This article will show you how you can combat the waning enthusiasm to get back into reading a book and to finally get through it, right to that last chapter. Edit Steps Use a bookmark to prevent losing your place.Use a bookmark to prevent… -
How to Break it to Your Significant Other that You’re Not Really Into Valentine’s Day
7 Feb 2012 | 6:00 amValentine’s Day may be a highly anticipated holiday for many couples, especially if you're celebrating your first or second such occasion with a loved one. However, as much as some people romanticize the day, others consider it to be a “Hallmark” holiday marketing ploy and would rather skip the flowery and expensive meal merrymaking for an evening on the couch knocking back a few cold ones while watching the game. If your honey has his or her heart set on a highly romantic Valentine’s Day, but you aren’t up for going through the motions, you can make it through this often mushy day…
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TREND HUNTER - Top 10 Trends
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40 Pairs of Leopard-Print Shoes - From Prophetic Print Footwear to Wild High-Top Kicks (CLUSTER)
8 Feb 2012 | 10:35 am(TrendHunter.com) Leopard print looks are everywhere in the fashion world, especially as of late, due to the industry's obsession with retro, 50s glam styles, and one particularly fun way to rock the look is by donning… -
Apocalypse Pin-Ups - These Andrew Tarusov Images are Ready for the World's End (GALLERY)
8 Feb 2012 | 9:33 am(TrendHunter.com) Adding a modern-day spin to pin-up illustrations, artist Andrew Tarusov updates the images of older pin-up artist Gil Elvgren with an apocalyptic aesthetic. The hype of apocalyptic issues are constantly… -
Top 20 Trends in 2012 - 2012 Consumer Trends Forecast by Trend Hunter (THTV)
8 Feb 2012 | 5:10 am(TrendHunter.com) Social Fitness, Digital Graffiti and Pop Culture Vacations -- Today we hunt Trends in 2012! 20. Digital Eating - Internet martini bars, paperless cafes and robot-ran restaurants. Digital devices in restaurants… -
55 Perfect Poncho Fashions - From Fierce Pocahontas Fashion to Garbage Bag Gowns (CLUSTER)
8 Feb 2012 | 12:04 am(TrendHunter.com) There are so many different types of outerwear that it can be hard to keep up, but these poncho fashions demonstrate why this cape-like option is a great alternative to a leather bomber, a trench coat,… -
25 Lovely Daisy Lowe Editorials - From Bohemian Body Paint to Dreamy Distorted Jewelry Shots (CLUSTER)
7 Feb 2012 | 10:43 pm(TrendHunter.com) After glancing through these stunning Daisy Lowe editorials, it's hard to believe that the beautiful model is only 23 years old. Ms. Lowe is seemingly a veteran in the modeling industry, and one whose…
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TrendHunter.com - Pop Culture and Internet Trends
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8-Bit Movie Cast Caricatures - Ty Lettau Renders Star Wars Characters in Mega Man-Like Style (TrendHunter.com)
8 Feb 2012 | 11:00 pm(TrendHunter.com) Ty Lettau is the king of making game-inspired illustrations using a minimalist 8-bit style that's evocative of pixel art found on the Nintendo Entertainment System. In his latest series, he's morphed the... -
Cross-Cultural Comics - Naif Al-Mutawa Discusses Superheroes Inspired by Islamic Morals (TrendHunter.com)
8 Feb 2012 | 5:30 pm(TrendHunter.com) Naif Al-Mutawa is a clinical psychologist and dedicated member of the Islamic faith. With a team of artists and writers, Al-Mutawa has created The 99 comic book series. The series has released an animated... -
Bling-Infused Present Paper - This Tough Looking Gangster Wrap Sets Any Gift Apart (TrendHunter.com)
8 Feb 2012 | 5:10 pm(TrendHunter.com) This fly Gangster Wrap from Team Print Shop is sure to make your gift look tough. Your package will be easy to spot in a pile of gifts wrapped in sissy stars and glitter. No one will want to mess with... -
Morbid Metropolitan Captures - The Photography of Paul Hermes Documents Macabre Scenes in Melbourne (TrendHunter.com)
8 Feb 2012 | 4:50 pm(TrendHunter.com) The photography of Paul Hermes is not for everybody, especially those who can't appreciate the more morbid things in life. All jokes aside, the Melbourne-based photographer captures compelling images that... -
Eclectic-Printed Menswear - The PRADA Spring Temptation Pen Magazine Shoot is Embellished (TrendHunter.com)
8 Feb 2012 | 3:10 pm(TrendHunter.com) The PRADA Spring Temptation Pen magazine editorial features an eclectic use of print paired with edgy embellished styles. The editorial, featured in the publication's February 2012 issue stars model Jacob...
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Neuromarketing
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Super Bowl Ads: “Second Payoff” Pays Off
8 Feb 2012 | 11:11 amThe Super Bowl is the biggest day of the year for football fans, and just about as important for neuromarketing companies. The first results of neuromarketing studies from the big game are trickling out, and Innerscope Research observed a strategy employed by multiple advertisers: a “second payoff” at the end of the ad, after the [...] -
Neuromarketing Fun: Add Your Caption
7 Feb 2012 | 5:32 amWant to win a signed copy of my new book, Brainfluence: 100 Ways to Persuade and Convince Consumers with Neuromarketing? I thought we could have a little fun while we’re waiting for the results of the Super Bowl neuromarketing studies to roll in. Read on… Neuromarketing scares some people, even though the techniques used by [...] -
NeuroBowl: Neuromarketing and Super Bowl 2012
3 Feb 2012 | 5:51 amThe Super Bowl may be the biggest sports event of the year and the biggest advertising event of the year, but it’s also the biggest event of the year for neuromarketing companies. With $3 million being spent on every 30 second spot, you can be sure that lots of advertisers rang up their favorite neuromarketing [...] -
Social Personalization and the Doppelganger Effect
1 Feb 2012 | 5:18 amAre you overlooking a way to personalize your ads that goes far beyond the usual “Dear Roger” salutation? In my recent article, Put Your Customer in the Ad, I mentioned that LinkedIn was using profile pictures for targeted ads. Since then, I’ve been able to capture a couple of examples. The first one surprised me [...] -
Time Warner Opens NYC Neuromarketing Lab
26 Jan 2012 | 5:42 amTime Warner Inc. is opening their new “Medialab” at its New York City headquarters. The media giant expects to “generate valuable insights into consumer behavior, evolving media habits and industry trends across all of Time Warner’s businesses, brands and advertising partners.” The lab sounds like one of the more diverse facilities dedicated to this kind [...]
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BizSugar / Published News / Marketing
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Pro Blogger Tricks To Reduce Blogging Expenses
8 Feb 2012 | 8:10 amHere's a collection of little known tricks used by professional bloggers to reduce their blogging expenses.24 Vote(s) -
The Importance of Branding for Entrepreneurs
7 Feb 2012 | 1:39 pmOne of the most important gifts an entrepreneur can give herself is the ability to stay focused. A strong, clearly defined brand helps you maintain focus by:27 Vote(s) -
Match Your Marketing Style to a Killer Marketing Strategy
7 Feb 2012 | 11:04 amIf communication strategies can be created based on personality type, why can't there be marketing strategies based on the same thing? So why not create a marketing strategy that suits your style? Here are things to consider.27 Vote(s) -
Six Steps to Make Sure Your Site Is Ready to Go Viral : @ProBlogger
6 Feb 2012 | 1:20 pmGreat post on how to prepare your site for a post to go viral. The only angle it doesn't cover is how to be prepared from a hosting/scaling perspective.26 Vote(s) -
How to Get Your Business Involved in Your Community
5 Feb 2012 | 4:17 pmIf you have a store or office, are you taking strides to become part of your small business community? Do locals know about your business and tell others about it? Finding ways to be a known member of your community can help you grow your business.27 Vote(s)
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BizSugar / Published News / Online Marketing
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Selling Products on Facebook Business Pages with an Online Store App
8 Feb 2012 | 12:27 pmTransform your Facebook business page into an e-commerce tool for your business by adding an online store app that lets you promote and sell products directly on Facebook -- Facebook sales opportunities can be amplified with a direct plug-in application that adds an online store complete with e-23 Vote(s) -
How long does SEO take to get results?
8 Feb 2012 | 5:24 amYour question is a lot like how deep is a hole? How high is up? SEO is like a sport, and you are competing for various positions with others. Results could be a top 10 ranking for one search term. It could be a #1 ranking for three search terms. It could mean hundreds of things for any given site.27 Vote(s) -
Seven Tips For Successful Solo Ad Marketing
6 Feb 2012 | 2:31 pmIf you do have some sort of a marketing budget, then one of the cheapest and most effective ways to generate leads is solo ad marketing. A solo ad is simply finding someone in your niche or industry who has a large list, and asking them to send out an email to their list.33 Vote(s) -
How to Create and Host a Blog Carnival : @ProBlogger
6 Feb 2012 | 8:45 amHost a blog carnival: a roundup of timely posts from other bloggers, concentrating on a particular area of interest. Your colleagues write the posts, then you assemble, fold, collate, and link to them for presentation to your regular audience.26 Vote(s) -
Google Algorithm Changes to Expect In 2012
31 Jan 2012 | 10:26 pmGoogle is expected to rely less on backlinks as a way to determine the value of websites. This seems to be the theme of most of the changes we are seeing with Google's algorithm with respect to SEO. 35 Vote(s)
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BizSugar / Published News / Strategy
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10 Best Success Secrets for Women Entrepreneurs
4 Feb 2012 | 8:19 amSuccess is a combination of thinking right and doing right, according to Sarika Bhattacharyya. Here are her 10 best success secrets for women entrepreneurs.30 Vote(s) -
5 Common Mistakes to Avoid when Rolling Out New Software
29 Jan 2012 | 6:32 pmAdapting to new business software most certainly needs forming some new habit. Here are some tips to avoid typical mistakes in adopting new software.31 Vote(s) -
9 Ways to Make Your Business Stand Out From a Crowd
11 Jan 2012 | 3:50 pmThe business world is a sea of competition and not all of it is friendly. I asked business owners how they make their businesses stand out in a crowd. Here are some of their answers!41 Vote(s) -
Why Small Businesses Need to Get Customer Obsessed
10 Jan 2012 | 6:45 amHaving the customer in mind is not enough for small businesses to compete. This post explains the four pillars of customer obsessed companies.37 Vote(s) -
Matt About Friday: The "Top Small Business 2012 Predictions and Trends (Infographic)" Edition
31 Dec 2011 | 5:01 pmSee what the future has in store for your small business in 2012 with this analysis of 50 predictions and trends for 2012 posts.34 Vote(s)
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BizSugar / Published News / Technology
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Small Business Cloud Applications Forecasts in 2012
2 Feb 2012 | 12:44 pmIn this article we share our view on cloud computing applications predictions related to small businesses for 2012, which we believe are the most relevant ones to small business owners.27 Vote(s) -
White House: SOPA a Serious Risk; Opposition Gains Victory
27 Jan 2012 | 5:50 amJanuary 13, 2012 - Those opposing the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) gained a considerable victory after SOPA author Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX) announced the removal of the domain-name system (DNS) blocking provisions of the bill. "After consultation with industry groups across the country I 26 Vote(s) -
Top 5 Reasons Why Digital Textbooks Are The Wave Of The Future
27 Jan 2012 | 4:44 amWith the launch of the newest app for the iPad, iBooks 2, Apple has set out to reinvent the textbook. You remember those big, cumbersome tomes of paper that are usually outdated before the printing press even has a chance to warm up? Well they've now moved into the 21st century.30 Vote(s) -
Cloud Computing is More Than Technology
25 Jan 2012 | 8:05 amUnderstanding end users goals and meshing them with cloud technology in the most seamless way possible is driving the next round of cloud innovation. How can cloud computing - in all its forms - better facilitate the digital projects of tomorrow with the least amount of friction?29 Vote(s) -
What SaaS Product Category will see the most Growth in 2012?
22 Jan 2012 | 5:33 pmResult of a poll in the Software as a Service ( SaaS) LinkedIn group to ask exerts their opinions about which category would see the most growth in 201238 Vote(s)
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BizSugar / Published News / Resources
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10 Social Media Myths That Can Demoralize Your Business Strategies
20 Jan 2012 | 5:26 amNo other marketing platform is talked as much as is the Social Media in the contemporary world. It is for all, from marketing managers of multinational companies to the freelance web developers. It won't be sensible for anyone to ignore this medium anymore. 37 Vote(s) -
5 Tips for Finding Your Small Business the Perfect Office
15 Jan 2012 | 7:45 pmHow do you find an office that fits your needs quickly and easily? Here are 5 tips I learned from my search which took about 2 weeks and landed us the perfect office.38 Vote(s) -
Improving Efficiency: Review of NimbleSchedule Employee Scheduling Online Software
2 Jan 2012 | 8:29 pmA scheduling solution to improve efficiency and save money. Review of NimbleSchedule, a scheduling solution that can improve efficiency, save money, and provide strategic advantages. 27 Vote(s) -
Late Holiday Gift Ideas for Entrepreneurs
28 Dec 2011 | 11:42 amLate Holiday gifts for the entrepreneur in your life run the gamut from technology to other useful items for self-development and business. If you haven't yet finished your Holiday shopping or plan to do some more after the Holiday season, here's a list you will not want to miss. If you are a small28 Vote(s) -
Captured Technology - .Net Development - Blog - Getting The Most Out of Professional Conferences
24 Dec 2011 | 10:54 amIf you're going to attend a professional conference, you'll would love to get the most from your experience. Conferences can be daunting events, and it can hard to navigate them most efficiently.24 Vote(s)
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BizSugar / Published News / Startups
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Investors Fund Solutions Rather Than Technology
8 Feb 2012 | 8:31 pmToo many entrepreneurs develop a new product without regard to market demand, then build an entire strategy based on creating a need, rather than acting on an existing market need. Investors characterize this approach as a "solution looking for a problem." These don't get funded.16 Vote(s) -
Dungarvan Brewing Company – A Success Story Brewed from Redundancies in a Recession
6 Feb 2012 | 12:24 pmI recently spoke to Claire Dalton of Dungarvan Brewing Company which is a relatively new company started in a recession and proving to be very successful.25 Vote(s) -
Things to Consider Before Freelance Staff Writing
6 Feb 2012 | 11:43 amStaff writing for blogs can be a good way to make money as a freelance writer. But you need to be aware of the drawbacks.24 Vote(s) -
Building A Cult Rather Than A Culture When Building A Company – with Bryan Jowers
5 Feb 2012 | 5:39 pmAn interview with Bryan Jowers, co-founder of Giftiki, about the importance of building a cult rather than a culture when building a company.26 Vote(s) -
You Do Not Have to Be Under 30 to Be a Startup Success
3 Feb 2012 | 2:23 pmOne dominant trait I've noticed, no matter if the publication is located in Silicon Valley or Down Under, is an enthrallment with the startups led by innovators and entrepreneurs just out of college, or not even out of college yet.22 Vote(s)
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Fast Company
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3 Ways To Deal With A No-Win Situation
8 Feb 2012 | 12:41 pmIf you're a Star Trek aficionado, then not only have you heard of the "Kobayashi Maru Scenario" but you can recount it easily to others. For those of you who may not be familiar with it, the Kobayashi Maru Scenario is a no-win situation cadets encounter at the series' Starfleet Academy. In it, the cadet is in command of the Federation ship, responsible for rescuing another Federation vessel (the Kobayashi Maru) from attacking Klingon Warbirds. If the cadet chooses not to save the ship in distress, it will be destroyed with all hands. However, if he goes to the ship's aid, he will precipitate… -
Amazon Inks Deal With Viacom, Sprint Announces iPhone-led Q4 Highs And Lows, Japan Targets 30% Cut In Rare Earth Use
8 Feb 2012 | 12:41 pmBreaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day.Amazon Inks Deal With Viacom For Video Streaming. Amazon has plumped up its Prime Instant video streaming catalog with a pile new TV shows, courtesy of its new agreement with entertainment hub Viacom. The deal brings up its video count to over 15,000, putting it in a stronger position to compete against the recently formed Redbox/Verizon double act and traditional TV destroyer Netflix. --NS --Updated 9:50 a.m. ESTSprint's Q4 Sees iPhone Led Highs And Lows. Sprint is announcing results coming off its first… -
How To Find Your Next $140 Million
8 Feb 2012 | 11:26 amI recently spent the day with author Andrea Kates, who was challenged to connect the relevance of the working philosophy found in her best-selling book, Find Your Next, with real solutions that can help move businesses forward. Working with the executive team of a national restaurant chain on this particular day, Kates asked herself, "Which single metric could they focus on to yield the most growth for the company?" Her conclusion was that of all the metrics and contributing factors, it all boiled down to a dogged pursuit of increasing guest frequency. She learned that an increase of one… -
New Details On Redbox-Verizon Streaming Service, Netflix Competitor
8 Feb 2012 | 8:33 amYesterday Coinstar, the parent company of Redbox, the 35,400-kiosk-strong movie-rental service, announced a joint venture with Verizon to provide a subscription-based streaming video service, thus positioning the companies in direct competition with Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. Coinstar also announced that it would acquire NCR's entertainment business, which includes its former rival Blockbuster Express, adding more than 9,000 kiosks to Redbox's roster around the country. Now new details about the combined companies' plans have emerged. First, it's clear the companies are adamant about bringing… -
Why Facebook's Daily Active Users Is Not The Number That Matters
8 Feb 2012 | 7:25 amA fracas emerges over the fact that not all daily Facebook users visit the company's website. Advertisers tell us why that's missing the point. More Facebook Coverage Be sure to read about the Facebook investors poised to make billions from the social network's impending IPO. And take a deep dive into our earlier profile of Mark Zuckerberg: Hacker. Dropout. CEO. Then compare the Zuck of yesterday with the Zuck who just penned a letter to investors. Plus, dig into all of the revenues and user numbers. Check back here for more to come in the days ahead. In the new world, however, brand…
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Lifehacker
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From the Tips Box: Chrome History, Amazon Prime on iOS, and Chrome to Phone [From The Tips Box]
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Microsoft OneNote Comes to Android, Syncs with Microsoft SkyDrive [Onenote]
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Remains of the Day: Windows 8 Consumer Preview Launches Feb. 29th [For What It's Worth]
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How to Set Up Windows 7 Homegroups for Seamless, Instant Sharing Between PCs In Your Home [Emailable Tech Support]
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Amazon Prime Expands Its Video Streaming Library, Adds 2,000 More Titles [In Brief]
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ReadWriteWeb
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Groupon's First Earnings Call Missed the Mark, But It May Not Matter
8 Feb 2012 | 9:28 pmToday in its quarterly earnings call, Groupon reported that it did not meet fourth quarter expectations. The company posted a $43 million loss, or $0.08 cents per share. Despite the loss, Groupon's revenue in the fourth quarter 2011 grew 194% to $506.5 million, up from $172.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2010. In fact, the fourth quarter 2011 was the company's first quarter of operating profitability since it opening international operations in the second quarter of 2010. This brings everyone back to the same question: Is the daily deals model a real, legitimate business, or is it just a… -
Daily Wrap: January's List of Apps You Need to See and more
8 Feb 2012 | 6:00 pmDan Rowinski rounds up the best apps, in our opinion, of January 2012. This and more in today's Daily Wrap. Sometimes it's difficult to catch everything that hits tech media in a day, so we wrap up some of the most talked about stories. We give you a daily recap of what you missed in the ReadWriteWeb Community, including a link to some of the most popular discussions in our offsite communities on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+ as well. Sponsor New iPhone, iPad and Android Apps for January 2012 In what is surely a labor of love, Dan Rowinski combs through the mass of apps released… -
Stop Saying "Finally"
8 Feb 2012 | 5:50 pmFIIIINALLY! Google released a Chrome beta for Android! GODDDDD. What took them so long? All the Ice Cream Sandwich users have been waiting, like, FOREVER! Finally, Tweetbot for iPad came out. I've only been asking them for, like, EIGHT MONTHS! Jeez. Apple fiiiinally released iTunes Match after a whole month, and it didn't even work right! Listen to how this sounds. How do we, the tech bloggers, get away with headlines like this? Where do users get off complaining impatiently about updates to a service that costs them $2.99? Or a free service? Let's have a reality check. Remember how awesome… -
10 Ways to Win Over Writers
8 Feb 2012 | 5:00 pmAs a PR person, product developer, CEO or whatever, you're probably more interested in getting noticed by the media than developing a relationship with a particular writer. That's one way to go about it. Then there's that old-fashioned "building a relationship with a real person not a robot" idea. You know, treating people like people and taking the time to get to know them. Oh right, yeah, forgot about that. Writers, like artists, are sensitive to ideas and people. But not every writer will get you or your product - and in the tech world as in any world, each writer has their own… -
Nginx Continues Growth, Adds Commercial Offerings
8 Feb 2012 | 4:30 pmAccording to the Netcraft Web Server Survey for February 2012, Nginx was "the only server to experience a non-negligible market share increase this month" by picking up 0.27 percentage points. Good news for the upstart Web server, just as the brand-new company behind Nginx takes the wraps off its commercial packages. Nginx has had quite the growth spurt over the past year. In February of last year Nginx had 7.57% of the market, or about 21 million domains hosted with Nginx. Microsoft had 20.04%, or about 57 million. Apache was at 60.10%, with more than 171 million domains. Sponsor…
