Archive for March, 2009
What Makes a Good Logo
Thursday, March 26th, 2009A logo is a design, graphical representation, image or symbol that represents a business or organization. Logos were initially used to distinguish and differentiate products, the logos assisted purchasers in finding the product they prefer or have come to trust (or not trust). What Makes a Good Logo Continue reading
10 Podcasting Tips
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009What defines a good podcast? Make no mistake -- there is a difference between a good podcast and a not-so-good podcast. A high-caliber podcast is much more than just decent content. The sound quality, and the way a podcast is recorded, will impact the value of the podcast as well. ... Continue reading
Blog Posts that Get Attention
Saturday, March 21st, 2009Blogs are now a dime a dozen, and bloggers need to make their blog posts stand out. Developing a blog following is not as easy as it once was. Learn how to write blog posts that attract readers and retain their attention. Follow these guidelines to cultivate readers... Blog Posts ... Continue reading
Virtual Customer Loyalty
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009German company wants to bring customer loyalty cards to the Internet while also making it easier for people to log in into multiple Web sites. Loyalty card programs offer customers incentives based on repeat purchases in a network of merchants. For example, a customer may earn bonus points for purchases ... Continue reading
The Best of the Best – Software Nominations are In
Monday, March 16th, 2009The nominations for the 2007 Shareware Industry Awards have been announced! Take a look at the best of the best! Best Overall Utility FolderMatch by Salty Brine Software TuneUp Utilities 2007 by TuneUp Software ... Continue reading
.XXX Is Voted Down
Sunday, March 15th, 2009The overseer of the Internet's addressing system rejected for the second time the creation of a .xxx top-level domain, supported by some as a way to isolate adult content on the Internet. Nine board members for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) voted against the proposal on Friday ... Continue reading
What is Hot What is Not 2009
Sunday, March 15th, 2009Based on this years reflections, I have made some predictions for 2009. Top 10 Winners for 2009 1. Personal Responsibility 2. Financial Diversification 3. Mobile Malware 4. Weight Loss 5. Going Green 6. Social 7. Cloud Computing 8. Virtual Collaboration 9. Video 10. RSS Top 10 ... Continue reading
Technology and the Influence on Politics
Saturday, March 14th, 2009It will be really interesting to see how much of an impact technology will have on the outcome of this years US Presidential Election. A number of articles have been written that discuss technology in politics. Any predictions? Continue reading
Google Indexing Scanned PDFs
Friday, March 13th, 2009Google has rarely included scanned documents in its search results because it had no way to determine the nature of the content, but that's about to change. The search engine giant says it will use optical character recognition software to make it possible for Web surfers to search any Web-hosted ... Continue reading
Webmaster Templates
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009Huge selection of webmaster templates. Easy to edit and customize HTML web templates. Subscribe and download an unlimited number of web templates for the specified period of time. Downloads include HTML layouts, CSS files, and graphics. Webmaster Templates Continue reading
Security Port
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009Stay updated on important security issues with the Security Blog on Security Port. Continue reading
Small Business Logos
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009Great collection of small business logos. Select industry specific or generic business logos for global or local commerce. Reasonably priced (only $9.95) Continue reading
Great Explanation of Custom 404 Pages
Sunday, March 8th, 2009Encountering 404 errors is not new. Often, developers provide custom 404 pages to make the experience a little less frustrating. However, for a custom 404 page to be truly useful, it should not only provide relevant information to the user, but should also provide immediate feedback to the developer so ... Continue reading
Viral Conversations
Saturday, March 7th, 2009A new service, Viral Conversations is available. The idea behind Viral Conversations is putting business owners who have a product or service, in touch with bloggers who are interested in reviewing it. The difference between this website and other website review services is Viral Conversations only deals with real world ... Continue reading
New Language API from Google
Friday, March 6th, 2009Google has introduced tools for translating blocks of text in Web pages into multiple languages. The language application programming interface can also identify a particular language before translation. The API makes use of the Web 2.0 technology Ajax and covers 13 languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, ... Continue reading
What is Hot and What is Not in Technology for 2008
Thursday, March 5th, 2009After looking into my crystal ball, I have made a cluster of predictions about what will be hot, and what will be not so hot in technology for 2008. Top 10 Winners Predicted for ... Continue reading
Halloween Logos
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009Get into the holiday spirit with Halloween Logos check out the great collection on Logo Search! Continue reading
Take a Moment to Remember
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009We will never forget September 11th. Continue reading
Effective Podcasting Tips
Sunday, March 1st, 2009The planning and work that takes place before and after a podcast is an important part for a professional show. Do not neglect preparation or post-show production tasks. Effective Podcast Tips Continue reading