e-Tailer or e-Failure
Posted on Jun 29, 2006 03:40:57 PM
I am personally calling this the year of the e-Tailer. I have seen more hype in e-commerce this year than in any other holiday season in the past including the year the almighty Amazon.com launched it's e-commerce site. I consider myself an avid web user and I know what it takes to develop a full-fledged e-commerce site because I have been there in the trenches developing some of those sites in time for the holiday season. I have seen battles Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Failure, TailerThe Big Picture on Microformats
Posted on Jun 24, 2006 04:45:04 PM
Most web developers who read magazines such as Digital Web will be familiar with the term microformats, and might even have played around with hCards or tags. In fact, way back in November 2005, Digital Web was among the first to address this subject, publishing a great introduction by Garrett Dimon.
Few really dispute the potential of microformats, but all technologies, no matter their promise, live and die by their adoption. So, Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Microformats, PictureIntegrating Social Media into a Web Content Strategy
Posted on Jun 22, 2006 06:22:18 PM
Whether you’re an employee or a consultant, it sometimes falls to you to drag an organization into the 21st century—and that often means convincing a company to adopt social media. Someone might even be asking you about some new web tool their son or daughter is using.
Outside of the tech industry, skepticism and fear are the norm when it comes to social media. But it is simply about finding the best way to communicate Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Content, Integrating, into, Media, Social, StrategyPackaging Design for Web-based Products
Posted on Jun 20, 2006 06:04:57 PM
Rip. Crinkle. Pop. The sounds of unpacking that eagerly anticipated product you just brought home from the store are music to the ears. Each successive layer of packaging reveals new information or reiterates the reasons you put down your hard-earned money for the consumer goodness now in your hands.
From the moment you spied this striking product on the store shelf, read through its virtues, and were moved enough to purchase Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: based, Design, Packaging, ProductsGoogle Adsense for Search equals cash
Posted on Jun 20, 2006 08:27:15 AM
Do you use Google Adsense for Search on your blog ? If you not you should read my last post regarding the implementation of Adsense for Search into Wordpress. From there you can learn how to easy implement Adsense for search into wordpress without your users know that they are searching your blog with Google Adsense for search and give you money by doing this.
Of course they, personally, don’t give you a cent, but Google does. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Adsense, cash, equals, Google, SearchPreparing for Widescreen
Posted on Jun 7, 2006 09:17:23 PM
How to build dynamic-width pages now
The proliferation of widescreen laptops means several things:
DVDs look great from airplanes and hotel roomsWidescreen desktop monitors are not far behindDesigning Web sites for wider screens has become more important.
The metrics of screen width are already beginning to change. A quick glance at the Web sites for Dell, HP/Compaq and Gateway shows that at least 75% of laptops are now offered with Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Preparing, WidescreenMicrosoft B2B Site Case Study
Posted on Jun 6, 2006 11:10:34 PM
Introduction
In February 2004, Microsoft UK launched Advisor, an extranet targeted at business and technical decision makers in the mid-market.
The end product was the result of over a year of research, planning, design, development and pilot testing.
It was one of the most intensive and thorough design processes I have been involved with. I learned a great deal along the way about how to create an offering that really meets Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Case, Microsoft, Site, StudyCreating The Perfect Portfolio
Posted on Jun 1, 2006 12:16:43 AM
If you’re a designer looking for a job—whether of the freelance or permanent variety—then an online portfolio is pretty much mandatory. In many instances, your portfolio will be looked at without you present, without any other information about you, and probably by a person who has never spoken to or seen you in person. If your portfolio has to stand alone in a critical situation like hiring, it’s worth spending some time Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Creating, Perfect, Portfolio