When we get into the topic of sports, one is sure to get into the topic of sports injuries as well. Sports injuries are of many types and vary considerably according to a particular kind of game. There are some injury form that can be more associated with only a specific type of sports overall. When people have sustained injury, especially that of a severe sports injury then it become essential to resort for immediate treatments that includes taking of the right kind of medicines. Canadian pharmacy online is one of the best pharmacies that provides for a great service in providing the right…
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Review: Bang & Olufsen Beolit 12 is impressive and expensive
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Growl Notification from Mail.app with Sender Photos
MacOSXHints.com9 Feb 2012 | 7:30 amYou can use an AppleScript to send a notification to Growl whenever new messages arrive in Mail.app. The script also includes the image of the sender from your Address Book as the icon of the Growl notification. Works in Snow Leopard and Lion. I adapted a script written originally by Hunter Ford. I added the ability to include the image of the sender from the Address Book (if it exists). Britney F. helped me solve a couple of bugs -- Many thanks! First you have to be using Mail.app and the latest version of Growl. You can download the script from here and place in your /Library/Scripts folder… -
Gut Feeling or Analytics – which is better?
Social Media Darwinism8 Feb 2012 | 10:00 amSo I was talking with a CMO buddy of mine the other day over dinner and this topic came up. Of course you know as a CMO of a leading Social Media analytics firm – I think you can guess which side of this argument I was on. But seriously, my buddy honestly wanted to know – so what can you do with all this good social media analytics that you talk about? He really didn’t know. So here is what I told him that marketers should be doing with analytics but haven’t truly adopted. I think part of the problem is that some of these tactics haven’t become a standard operating procedure but… -
17 Most-Popular Photos From Flickr Commons
Mashable!9 Feb 2012 | 3:36 pmFemale Aircraft Worker "Woman aircraft worker, Vega Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, Calif. Shown checking electrical assemblies." Image courtesy of The Library of Congress, Flickr.Click here to view this gallery.Flickr Commons, a collaboration between the photo-sharing site and the Library of Congress that began in 2008, has released 17 of its most-popular photos to celebrate its fourth anniversary. The project began as an effort to increase exposure to some of the world’s historic photographic treasures and to crowdsource public knowledge about the archives. The Commons has a “no…
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Sport And Health Blog
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Canadian Pharmacy – Best Way to Get Treated
24 Jan 2012 | 2:00 amWhen we get into the topic of sports, one is sure to get into the topic of sports injuries as well. Sports injuries are of many types and vary considerably according to a particular kind of game. There are some injury form that can be more associated with only a specific type of sports overall. When people have sustained injury, especially that of a severe sports injury then it become essential to resort for immediate treatments that includes taking of the right kind of medicines. Canadian pharmacy online is one of the best pharmacies that provides for a great service in providing the right… -
MLS Cup Finals Soon
25 Oct 2011 | 7:05 amWhile we in the USA look ahead to the MLS Cup Finals schedule, hoping our teams will make it to the big game, spare a thought for our footballing brothers across the pond. This morning in Manchester, England, the smoke of a thousand fires assails the sky, the black eyes, bruised egos, burnt bathrooms and broken records are littered across the city’s sense of surrealism, in the wake of what was surely the most dramatic derby day defeat ever. Manchester City have triumphed in such an extreme fashion that the Red Devils and their fans are still wobbling their heads, asking themselves… -
Boas and Torres
21 Oct 2011 | 1:44 amChelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas will give a clear indication of Fernando Torres’s place in his long-term plans when he names his team for Wednesday’s Champions League clash against Genk. Torres has been sidelined for Chelsea’s last two Premier League games as a result of his reckless red card against Swansea on September 24, but the ban doesn’t affect European ties so the Spanish striker is available for Genk’s visit to Stamford Bridge. Before his dismissal for a two-footed lunge on Mark Gower, Torres had finally started to show a few glimpses of the predatory… -
NFL Calendar
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Fixtures from England
20 Oct 2011 | 10:49 pmFriday, October 21 2011 League Two 19.45 Accrington Stanley - Cheltenham Town Saturday, October 22 2011 Premier League 12.45 Wolverhampton Wanderers - Swansea City 15.00 Bolton Wanderers - Sunderland 15.00 Aston Villa - West Bromwich Albion 15.00 Newcastle United - Wigan Athletic 17.30 Liverpool - Norwich City Championship 15.00 Leicester City - Millwall 15.00 Coventry City - Burnley 17.20 Reading - …
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Macworld
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Review: Bang & Olufsen Beolit 12 is impressive and expensive
9 Feb 2012 | 1:00 pmThe Beolit 12 is lovely, portable, and sounds great. But boy, is it expensive. -
Incoming Sony CEO: Hot gadgets aren't enough anymore
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Kodak axing digital cameras business
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Review: Psychonauts gets in your head
9 Feb 2012 | 10:34 amSeven years after its critically acclaimed and commercially ignored debut, Double Fine’s Psychonauts has finally made it to the Mac. Happily, this game is worth every second of the wait. -
Emptying the trash automatically
9 Feb 2012 | 10:15 amNo, Automator doesn't include an Empty the Trash action, but Chris Breen reveals how you can build your own.
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Growl Notification from Mail.app with Sender Photos
9 Feb 2012 | 7:30 amYou can use an AppleScript to send a notification to Growl whenever new messages arrive in Mail.app. The script also includes the image of the sender from your Address Book as the icon of the Growl notification. Works in Snow Leopard and Lion. I adapted a script written originally by Hunter Ford. I added the ability to include the image of the sender from the Address Book (if it exists). Britney F. helped me solve a couple of bugs -- Many thanks! First you have to be using Mail.app and the latest version of Growl. You can download the script from here and place in your /Library/Scripts folder… -
Using S/MIME on iOS Devices
9 Feb 2012 | 7:30 amI've recently written a blog post on using S/MIME with iOS devices. I've found that settings things up isn't entirely straight-forward so I've documented what I needed to do to make it work. The article explains how to set up your iPhone or iPad to send and receive encrypted emails via S/MIME. The prerequisite is an S/MIME certificate from a certificate authority. Some CAs provide them free for personal use. The procedure is not very complicated even though the description may look lengthy due to the many screenshots. The biggest hurdle is to pick the correct file format when exporting your… -
10.7: Update to a workaround for a Boot Camp x64 installation issue
8 Feb 2012 | 7:30 amYesterday I finally got around to dual-booting my MacBook, with a nice fresh copy of Windows 7. Everything was great, except for a laggy download of the Windows Support Software. So, earlier today, I got around to installing the drivers. It turns out, my old MacBook didn't support BootCampx64. I then did a quick search on how to fix this issue. I came up with a number of answers, but this is an answer aimed at people who were in my situation which is: I could not right click on the BootCampx64.msi file, because of the missing drivers. Or if I could right click, then changing the properties of… -
Airport Utility 6.0
7 Feb 2012 | 7:30 amAirport Utility 6.0 was released a few days ago. You may want to keep both 5.6 and 6.0 versions. I used Pacifist, and manually reinstalled the 5.6 version side by side. Lots of missing features in the new utility. No way to tweak wireless options for Mode, Frequency, Multicast Rate or Transmit Power, and such a tiny window for port mapping list. An elegant interface, but at a price. For a thorough review and pointers to stand alone updates, read here. [crarko adds: Consider this a public service announcement. It also appears that AirPort Utility 6.0 only functions with the 802.11(n)… -
10.7: See Exposé view of an app in the background
7 Feb 2012 | 7:30 amThis is a feature that allows you to see the Exposé of an app that is in the background. You'll need a Trackpad. In OS X 10.7, the four-finger swipe down toggles app Exposé for the app in the foreground. Except if you place the cursor on the icon of a running app in the Dock, in which case the four-finger down swipe toggles the app exposé of THAT app, not the application that is in the foreground. If you swipe down again without selecting a window from the Exposé view, you are taken back to the app you were in before toggling Exposé. [crarko adds: I'd love to test this, but my Lion…
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Social Media Darwinism
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Gut Feeling or Analytics – which is better?
8 Feb 2012 | 10:00 amSo I was talking with a CMO buddy of mine the other day over dinner and this topic came up. Of course you know as a CMO of a leading Social Media analytics firm – I think you can guess which side of this argument I was on. But seriously, my buddy honestly wanted to know – so what can you do with all this good social media analytics that you talk about? He really didn’t know. So here is what I told him that marketers should be doing with analytics but haven’t truly adopted. I think part of the problem is that some of these tactics haven’t become a standard operating procedure but… -
What Social Data can Teach You about Audiences
1 Feb 2012 | 10:00 amMy son is a senior in high school and I am beginning to help him with his search for the right school. One of the aspects of college life that he is looking forward to is belonging to a university with strong school spirit. So to help with this, I suggested that we use football teams as a proxy to find the right environment. With this in mind, we set out to find a simple list of “2011 NCAA Football Rankings” – an easy Google search is there ever was one. I assumed that the top result, ESPN’s 2011 NCAA Football Rankings, would be the perfect match for our search, until I looked at… -
Trust is hard to come by these days
25 Jan 2012 | 10:00 amFor years I have kept tabs on the Edelman Trust barometer report, which comes out every January in Davos. And this year was no exception. After last year I figured this years report could make an excellent gauge of the economy worldwide! Simply put the report states: Trust is down in every industry and every country across the board by an average of 6%. So what does this mean for marketers and for major brands in an era of social media? Well 2 things … Hidden in the data is the fact that CEOs and Government officials are at the very bottom of the totem pole when it comes to delivering a… -
Brands: It’s not enough to be liked
15 Dec 2011 | 10:00 amImagine a company that has upscale retail locations around the United States receiving tens of thousands of customer visits. Now imagine not having anyone there to greet and interact with those customers. What’s the point of the storefront? Facebook fan pages are much the same thing. But only 0.2 to 2 percent of fans go back to a page. Why? Because there is nothing going on that interests them. Fan pages are a unique marketing canvas to connect with avid consumers. Yet some brands are terribly underutilizing these pages, making them basically brochureware repositories — essentially… -
How important is real-time data? It’s all relative
7 Dec 2011 | 6:35 amThe speed with which social media spreads ideas and information has led many marketers to place a premium on capturing data in real time. But should real-time data be such a priority? Real time means different things to different people when the term is used as a proxy for recency. To an evolutionary biologist, real time could mean thousands of years of species development data. To a 911 dispatcher, real time is a few seconds worth of critical information from a telephone call. What about marketing and advertising? This notion of “relative real time” extends there, too. To a marketing…
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17 Most-Popular Photos From Flickr Commons
9 Feb 2012 | 3:36 pmFemale Aircraft Worker "Woman aircraft worker, Vega Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, Calif. Shown checking electrical assemblies." Image courtesy of The Library of Congress, Flickr.Click here to view this gallery.Flickr Commons, a collaboration between the photo-sharing site and the Library of Congress that began in 2008, has released 17 of its most-popular photos to celebrate its fourth anniversary. The project began as an effort to increase exposure to some of the world’s historic photographic treasures and to crowdsource public knowledge about the archives. The Commons has a “no… -
How Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Lays the Smackdown on Social Media
9 Feb 2012 | 3:04 pm“Can you smelllllll….What the The Rock! Is cooking?!?” That became a ubiquitous catchphrase when Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was a Worldwide Wrestling Federation megastar around the turn of the millennium. Unlike most wrestling-ring bruisers, however, Johnson has done a lot more than just “lay the smack down” on hapless “jabronis,” as he was fond of saying. He won a college football national championship as a hard-hitting defender at the University of Miami in 1991. He’s become a bona fide movie star too, appearing in action hits such… -
Type This Into Google for a Valentine’s Day Surprise
9 Feb 2012 | 2:25 pmRomantic math geeks, your moment has arrived. In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, go ahead and type (or paste) this into Google search: sqrt(cos(x))*cos(300x)+sqrt(abs(x))-0.7)*(4-x*x)^0.01, sqrt(6-x^2), -sqrt(6-x^2) from -4.5 to 4.5 Twitter user @Huckberry tipped us off to the fact that typing in the algebraic equation plots several different functions on a graph that forms the shape of a heart. The series includes various square roots, absolute values and cosine functions — mathematical functions often taught in high school math courses. The plotted lines change direction due to… -
Microsoft: You’ll Never Turn Off Devices Running Windows on ARM
9 Feb 2012 | 2:02 pmMicrosoft described in detail Thursday exactly how Windows will work on ARM devices. The new strain of Windows, retooled from the ground up for low-power devices like tablets, will be identical to the regular desktop version in many ways, and Microsoft says it’ll ship some test units to developers by the end of February. Actual products are planned for the general release of Windows 8. In a departure from traditional Windows machines, ARM-based devices running Windows will be complete “end-to-end” products, meaning you won’t be able to buy Windows as a piece of… -
When Should You Go All-In on Your Startup? [VIDEO]
9 Feb 2012 | 1:47 pmFrom bootstrapping his company, to raising a seed round last year, to his company’s recent $8 million A round, Neil Capel exemplifies the grit and hustle typical in successful entrepreneurs. Capel founded Sailthru, an enterprise software-as-a-service company that uses clickstream data to individually tailor marketing emails to each user, which Capel says will exponentially increase the lifetime value of a customer email address. Check out our interview with Capel to find out how he went from a consultant at Morgan Stanley to founding a company that will soon be expanding globally and…
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Foursquare in Context
29 Jan 2012 | 8:11 pmIf you're a regular user of services like Twitter or Foursquare, you've undoubtedly been met with skeptics and naysayers who wonder aloud, "Why would I want to tell anyone what I'm having for lunch?" or "Why would I care if someone is having a ham sandwich?"Fair enough, but the inquisitors fail to take into account the all-important factor in any conversation, whether it's in person or online: context.Context is what allows us to make sense of much of the world around us. "He's so bad!" could have two very different meanings, depending on the the rest of the conversation surrounding it. With… -
Social Media and Travel
26 Jan 2012 | 9:37 pmIf you're like me, you spend a good deal of time on the road. Whether it's at an airport, on a train or in a car, you're mobile and your digital life is mobile too.The pervasiveness of tablets and smartphones (in addition to the already ubiquitous laptop) is growing daily. Just this week, Apple announced that it sold 37 million iPhones and 15.4 million iPads in the fourth quarter of 2011 alone. It means that more of us are doing things on the web (or mobile web, as the case may be) while we're on the go, and there are certain things those of us in the digital world look for when we travel -… -
Revealing a New Ford in a New Way
13 Dec 2011 | 6:00 pmFord Motor Company has been at the forefront of social media for some time. The Fiesta Movement, the Explorer reveal on Facebook, Doug the Spokespuppet, Ford Social (formerly known as The Ford Story) and being the first brand on Google+ all stand as examples of Ford's success that spans from clever campaigns to a daily commitment to engage.Ford played a significant part in how the automotive industry thinks about social media (and in some cases how large companies think about social media) and now, as we near the 2012 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), at Ford we have an… -
Infographic: 5 Companies That Are Rocking Social Media
29 Nov 2011 | 8:47 amThis infographic was created by Voltier Digital, a content marketing agency based in Florida, specializing on the creation and promotion of impactful content marketing campaigns for businesses of all sizes.We all know the usual names of companies that are doing well in social media. I thought it might be interesting to take a look at some of the lesser-knowns and why they've had success, either on an ongoing basis or with some one-off efforts that stood out.And since infographics are all the rage, what better way to look at them? Of course, for SEO purposes, I've listed them here as… -
Twitter Business Guide
7 Oct 2011 | 8:53 pmI was recently introduced to a compact guidebook for businesses trying to get a sense of Twitter. The microblogging site that allows you to update in no more than 140 characters at at time is deceptively complex and nuanced - especially for a newcomer.This short guide, entitled Twitter Business Guide: Communication and Marketing was written by Jean-Christophe Barré and Dr. Andreas Schroeter and in just 32 pages covers some of the things that may be keeping you and your business away from this platform. For someone who is new to Twitter, this e-book will prove a helpful compass as you…
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Paste Magazine
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Requiem for a Dream Gets Re-Imagined with Puppets
9 Feb 2012 | 2:26 pmYou’d think adding puppets might lighten the mood for anything, but as a Fake Film Fest entry proves, that’s not necessarily true. A video posted by Skelemo on YouTube depicts Darren Aronofsky’s classic Requiem for a Dream with puppets, and the result is, well, super creepy. The re-imagined clip was done by Brendan James Boyd, Jess Wood, Matthew Jacques, Marcela Rausch, Ali Hasan, Dusty Hagerud, and Karla Kampars with music by Michael Gordon, Live for Films pointed out. Take a look below to see the film’s most recognized scenes recreated, including the signature shot… -
Modern Family Review: "Me? Jealous?" (Episode 3.14)
9 Feb 2012 | 1:01 pmAfter a few weeks off, ABC’s top-rated comedy Modern Family returned this week with a Valentine’s-themed episode. Sort of. Unlike the past Valentine’s Modern Family episodes, which focused on Phil wooing Claire (remember his alter ego Clive Bixby?), this episode spread the love—and the green-eyed monster—equally among the Dunphy and Pritchett family members. -
A Day In The Life Of Grey Reverend
9 Feb 2012 | 1:00 pmCheck out Doug Seymour’s photos below as he spent two days with Grey Reverend in Philadelphia, Pa. -
Watch Justin Vernon Play "Perth" with The Roots
9 Feb 2012 | 12:48 pmDuring his stay in New York for his SNL appearance, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon stopped by Jimmy Fallon’s studio to perform an alternate, extended take on “Perth” from last year’s Bon Iver. Vernon performed the track as an exclusive to Fallon's studio audience. -
Peter Jackson Finishes Casting The Hobbit, Adds Billy Connolly
9 Feb 2012 | 12:32 pmWith all the talk surrounding the forthcoming film adaptation of _The Hobbit_ these days, it was easy to forget that the casting wasn’t even complete. But now, Peter Jackson, producer of the two-part epic based on J.R. Tolkien’s series, has announced that Scottish actor Bill Connolly will round out the enormous cast.
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All Songs Considered
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Valentine's Day Song Dedications
8 Feb 2012 | 6:47 amOn this special Valentine's Day edition of All Songs Considered, our listeners dedicate songs to the people they love.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
New Music From Andrew Bird, Julianna Barwick And More
31 Jan 2012 | 7:06 amThe latest mix from All Songs Considered includes a sneak preview of Bird's highly anticipated new album Break It Yourself, the hypnotic harmonies of Julianna Barwick, sweet pop from Hospitality and a couple of albums played solely because of their cover art.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
New Mix: Blistering Punk, Campy Rap And Some Great Unknowns
24 Jan 2012 | 8:01 amThis week: lounge rap from Canada, acoustic grunge from New York, blistering hardcore from California and much more.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
New Music From Leonard Cohen, Lower Dens, Lambchop, And More
17 Jan 2012 | 4:03 amThis week, All Songs celebrates Robin Hilton's return to the mic with its first episode of all-new music this year.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
globalFEST 2012: A World Of Amazing Discoveries
10 Jan 2012 | 11:21 amHear some of the amazing bands we discovered at the recent world-music festival globalFEST. The annual gathering in New York City each January featured a dozen bands from 17 different countries, including Ethiopian funk, a Chinese jaw harp player and Afro-Colombian soul.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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The 99 Percent
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The Interview Prep Cheat Sheet: What Hiring Managers Really Want To Know
8 Feb 2012 | 4:00 pmGetting hired is all about inspiring confidence. A look at how to tell the right story about your work experience. -
How To Jumpstart Your Creative Career in a Bad Economy
6 Feb 2012 | 4:00 pmWhen times are tough, it's not enough to play the waiting game. A shortlist of resources to help you take action and get your career into gear. -
Layering: Multitasking That Actually Works
4 Feb 2012 | 4:00 pmMultitasking isn't all bad. Find out what activities you can layer on top of each other to save time without cutting effectiveness. -
Marjane Satrapi: On Artistic Freedom, Fame & Finishing No Matter What
1 Feb 2012 | 4:00 pmSometimes being an artist is your only choice. We talk to Persepolis filmmaker and author Marjane Satrapi about the rewards of choosing the path of most resistance. -
Op-Ed: Accepting Less to Have More
31 Jan 2012 | 4:00 pm"Emails, chats, texts, games, pads, pods, and clouds have become a leash jerking us out of our quiet time." Designer James Victore on getting back on the right path.
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Move from EMC Documentum to Oracle WebCenter Content for Free? Not... #EMC #Oracle
9 Feb 2012 | 5:25 amIt is becoming quite the fad these days in the world of ECM (Enterprise Content Management) to make dramatic and seemingly generous gestures to liberate buyers locked into legacy systems. Oracle has been promoting its MoveOff scheme, offering a 100% license credit for those who make the move from Documentum to its Oracle WebCenter Content platform. Likewise Alfresco offers free workshops to enable you to move from Microsoft SharePoint to its platform. Laserfiche also offered a 100% trade in allowance on existing ECM system if you moved to their platform. So how good are these… -
The joy of mailroom automation #ecm
9 Feb 2012 | 1:03 amI posted a little tweet the other week that said, "I think mailroom automation delivers the most bang for buck of all Document Management projects." Mailroom automation? Really? OK, so it's not exactly Desperate Housewives or Survivor or Social Business when it comes to juicy topics, but it's important stuff. And in the rush for organizations to leap aboard the latest 2.0 bandwagon, they often overlook substantial efficiency gains or kick them to the side. What I mean by mailroom automation is simply the immediate scan and capture of data on arrival at your premises. Particularly in… -
Three lessons across ten years of content technologies #trends #EntArch
8 Feb 2012 | 6:28 amLate last year we marked our tenth year in business, which seemed like a good time to reflect on what has changed across the landscape of content, web, and collaboration technologies -- and what has not. So I came up with three major lessons that seemed worth sharing: Your internal competencies may be the biggest factor in your success implementing technology Every prediction of significant marketplace "consolidation" has been wrong, although M&A activity has proven painful for customers What makes your enterprise unique (and therefore successful) also plays out in how you apply… -
eXo Platform quietly goes for Cloud and Mobile #Cloud #mobile
8 Feb 2012 | 2:15 amThe open source eXo portal platform released their latest version 3.5 last week. eXo platform is a "portal-like" offering that we cover in our Portals and Content Integration report. It's based on the GateIn open source portal container that eXo co-developed with Red Hat JBoss. You'll find a few new features in the latest release (e.g., a wiki module), an updated look and feel, as well as various functional improvements. However, as with so many vendors, the focus here is really on cloud and mobile. First, mobile: eXo released mobile clients for Android and iOS devices. -
Akamai, Limelight, or EdgeCast? Considerations when Selecting CDNs and OVPs #DAM #MediaAssetManagement
7 Feb 2012 | 9:23 amThis week we publish an Advisory Paper for our Digital & Media Asset Management research subscribers about key considerations when selecting a Content Delivery Network or an Online Video Platform. Many factors account for the ubiquitous role that video plays in the contemporary enterprise. Whether it’s a movie studio’s cinematic masterpiece, a broadcaster’s news clip, an animation studio’s cartoon, a university’s lecture, or video content in support of an agency-created brand strategy, video has become quite commonplace. From a consumer standpoint, the power…
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A List Apart
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Responsive Images: How they Almost Worked and What We Need
31 Jan 2012 | 4:00 amWith a mobile-first responsive design approach, if any part of the process breaks down, your user can still receive a representative image and avoid an unnecessarily large request on a device that may have limited bandwidth. But with several newer browsers implementing an “image prefetching” feature that allows images to be fetched before parsing the document’s body, some of the web's brightest developers are abandoning responsive images in favor of user agent detection, at least as a temporary solution. For us standardistas, UA detection leaves a bad taste in the mouth. More… -
Pricing Strategy for Creatives
31 Jan 2012 | 4:00 amStrategic pricing helps your brand and helps you to make more money. Issuing a price is like handing out a business card—it’s a great branding tool, but be careful about what it says to your market. Beginning relationships with customers at a high price makes the statement: “we’re good at what we do and we know it.” Fighting with a competitor over a low price says “I’m uncertain about my abilities, so I’ll take what I can get.” Failing to use a considered pricing policy will leave you treading water in a sea of design mediocrity, allowing you to just stay afloat while you… -
Building Twitter Bootstrap
17 Jan 2012 | 1:00 amBootstrap is an open-source front-end toolkit created to help designers and developers quickly and efficiently build great stuff online. Its goal is to provide a refined, well-documented, and extensive library of flexible design components created with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for others to build and innovate on. Today, it has grown to include dozens of components and has become the most popular project on GitHub, with more than 13,000 watchers and 2,000 forks. Mark Otto, the co-creator of Bootstrap, sheds light on how and why Bootstrap was made, the processes used to create it, and how it… -
An Important Time for Design
17 Jan 2012 | 1:00 amDesign is on a roll. Client services are experiencing a major uptick in demand, seasoned design professionals are abandoning client work in favor of entrepreneurship, and designer-co-founded startups such as Kickstarter and Airbnb are taking center stage. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the fact that design has a massive role to play in the evolution of the web and the next generation of web products. The result, says Cameron Koczon, is that designers have now been given a blank check—one that lets web designers band together as a community to change the way design is… -
A Pixel Identity Crisis
17 Jan 2012 | 1:00 amThe pixel has long been the atomic particle of screen based design: a knowable, concrete unit of measurement. But layouts based on the hardware pixel are fast becoming an endangered species. Even the introduction of a new, W3C standard reference pixel, although it promises stability in the long-term, can't help us navigate the current chaos. Consider the two "standard" pixel definitions and 500 "standard" viewports your user's Android device may support. To create designs that transcend platform differences—the promise of the web and standards—you must normalize pixels across devices.
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How Online Retailers can take advantage of The Latest Adwords Features?
25 Jan 2012 | 2:32 amApologies for the lapse in posting – we were too caught up in the Cosmic world of Multiple Projects and deadlines, hence the delay. Every year, Google outdoes itself in terms of delivering quality to its users. This year 2012 is no different. The transition from 2011 to 2012 has seen Google roll out some astounding features for its Adwords users as well as modify some existing features, to helps us reach our target in a cost effective manner as well as help users get what they... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
Don’t play with Google with dirty SEO tricks
25 Feb 2011 | 12:01 amYes, I mean it!!! Don’t play dirty SEO tricks (AKA black hat techniques) with the big G to capture those sweet top spots. If you do so, then you’ll be nowhere on Google’s search result again. I can substantiate my statement with a recent SEO scam that was published in NY Times. I am sure all of you must be aware of it. For those who are not aware of the news, here is a glimpse of it… The retail giant JCPenney was identified for implementing black hat SEO techniques that ideally... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
Holiday Season 2010 – Skyrocketing Online Spending!
11 Nov 2010 | 1:01 amWith 54% of gift buyers beginning their holiday shopping spree by late October, an average of $142 has been spent online for purchases between October 18 and October 24, as per new survey data. This is an increase of 38% from the $103 average spending between October 3 and October 10. Amazon.com, the world’s largest e-retailer, has been the most sought-after for online purchases, according to the Compete Holiday Insights survey from web analytics provider Compete Inc. About 53% of the 1,002... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
7 Tips To Save Money On eCommerce Credit Card Processing
26 Oct 2010 | 6:10 pmSource: Getty Images Note: The following is a guest post written by Frank Collins of CreditCardProcessing.net Electric commerce or what many people refer to as eCommerce has grown in numbers and popularity over the past few years. With almost every American household having access to the Internet, more and more consumers are turning to electronic networks to buy and sell products online. This greatly expands business opportunities and options for consumers, however it also brings... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
Marketing Tactics for the 2010 Holiday Season - Q&A with Lisa Raehsler
4 Oct 2010 | 11:49 amI am happy to present our first online interview with Lisa Raehsler, a SEM strategy consultant and PPC expert. Lisa is a certified Google Advertising Professional (GAP) who has supervised over 30 pay per click campaigns. This interview is in collaboration with SES, Chicago 2010. Our questions are in context with holiday marketing techniques, and I believe that Lisa’s insightful thoughts will help small and medium online retailers prepare better for the upcoming holiday season. Many... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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The Ecommerce Blog
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The un-usability of online video
13 Jan 2012 | 10:20 amJust about every news website and blog uses online video as a means of communicating with their audience. Online video started gaining popularity several years ago with the creation of youtube and other video sharing services. Youtube gained immediate and nearly unprecedented popularity. Media companies looked at this inspiring boost in traffic and had to figure out a way to monetize online video. Putting history aside, online video is often used improperly. Companies are hanging on some antiquated TV theory that people want everything delivered in video and not in text. I’ve gotten to… -
The importance of hardware consistency
19 Dec 2011 | 2:17 pmIf you look at any of the posts I’ve done regarding server or computer setups, you’ll find some similarities in the way I set things up. After enough testing myself and reviewing other people’s experience I like to stick with certain brands and specific models of hardware when setting things up. For example, I almost always use Tyan or Supermicro motherboards for servers, Dell Optiplex computers for desktops and workstations, CentOS for server operating systems, Areca hard drive controllers, the same brand and model hard drives when possible, etc.. A few months ago we had a… -
Call your congress-person, oppose the American Firewall
17 Nov 2011 | 8:44 amIn case you haven’t been paying attention to the US political landscape, there is currently a bill in progress dubbed the great American firewall. It is a thoughtless overreaching nightmare’ish bill that claims to be for preventing copyright infringement. Please read up and understand the implications of what this bill will do. There has never been a more 1984esque bill to be taken up by both houses of congress. It is absolutely ridiculous that our country would go this far just to help the massive media corporations under the veil that they are doing it for the good of the… -
Who are you sharing your customer data with?
3 May 2011 | 10:46 amI see new products and services from large retailers and large online companies all the time. Sometimes these services can be extremely helpful to the ecommerce website owners. Services such as product reviews, facebook or social media widgets, customer feedback, additional payment methods, etc., can help small websites look more authoritative and help build visitor trust. It’s trust that gets your customers to purchase from you, just as much as the prices you sell your products at, right? The internet and the companies that we routinely see operating on it have become such common names… -
SEO for small businesses on a budget
11 Feb 2011 | 9:00 amTaking a break from usability and operations that I normally address. Seobook.com published an outstanding guideline on setting up and marketing a business online on a budget. The guide is straight to the point and offers a ton of good information about how to jump into SEO, analytics, hosting, and online marketing. What I like most about the article is that they give specific resources and products to make it happen, rather than the blanket, “you need to do this, find a company to do that, buy something like…” that we all suggest, all too often. Additionally, they pretty…
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Shop.org Blog
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Online shoppers to tap smartphones, tablets for Valentine’s Day shopping
9 Feb 2012 | 3:00 amValentine’s Day presents a smart opportunity to boost Q1 sales, and the signs from consumers are encouraging. According to NRF’s 2012 Valentine’s Day survey by BIGinsight, almost two-thirds (62.2%) of U.S. online shoppers plan to celebrate the holiday, dishing out treats such as candy, cards and flowers to everyone from their spouse or significant other to family members, co-workers, friends – even pets. As for higher ticket items, one in five plans to buy jewelry, spending an average of $157.76, and over a third will splurge on an evening out, expecting to spend an… -
Talking with…Forrester Research VP and Principal Analyst Brian Walker
7 Feb 2012 | 3:30 amA retailer’s thinking these days can be dominated by smartphones, tablet devices, social media, social commerce, new payment systems and numerous other emerging technologies. However, much of that activity ultimately directly impacts the website itself, so retailers cannot afford to overlook fundamentals of running their online business, such as site maintenance, load testing, and replatforming. I talked with Brian Walker, VP and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, to get his expert views on getting these fundamentals in top shape for 2012. Our industry was reminded last year… -
How digital will impact the next generation of in-store shopping
1 Feb 2012 | 3:00 amBryan Eisenberg always provides fresh insight, and his bold opening during the “Future Shopper” session at Shop.org’s First Look Track proved no different as he started, “The future is here – it’s just not widely distributed yet.” While most of us have an inkling that the next generation of consumers is growing up with high expectations, it was still a bit startling to hear a raft of them (via a video) tell us what they’ll expect from us as retailers and brands going forward. For perspective, Eisenberg gave the audience a “super duper condensed history of marketing,… -
Shop.org Exec Director shares thoughts on digital retail’s ‘critical juncture’
26 Jan 2012 | 2:05 amLast week’s Shop.org presence at Retail’s BIG Show – which featured a full track devoted to trendspotting and predictions in the digital retailing space – found the perfect introduction in retail veteran (and current Shop.org Executive Director) Vicki Cantrell. Cantrell shared inspiring and motivational thoughts for the hundreds of digital retailing professionals in the room, but also focused on the “critical juncture” the digital retail industry is facing today in three main areas: globalization, personalization and organization. Watch the video below… -
What retailers will do differently for Holiday 2012
24 Jan 2012 | 5:28 amIt was a rush of a holiday season: close to half of the retailers we surveyed earlier this month reported year over year online sales growth of 30% or more. Per the 2011 eHoliday Post-Holiday Study, conducted with partner BIGinsight, consumers started shopping online in earnest in November and hardly slowed down thereafter, with more than half of consumers finishing up in the last two weeks of December. Retailers reported generally favorable key performance indicators (KPIs) for the November and December period, compared to the January to October 2011 period leading up. While it’s not…
