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A very well done introduction to managing your productivity

For those familiar with the subject, a good reminder on hacking your lazy brain ;) Embedded Link How to Make Your To-Do List Doable There’s no better feeling than checking something off your to-do list. Done! Finished! Mission accomplished! Yet it’s so easy to let a whole day or week go by without knocking one [Continue reading]

Excellent reminder that in the end any type of improvement in a company or a it's…

Excellent reminder that in the end any type of improvement in a company or a it’s products need to answer a critical question: is this better for the customers? Embedded Link Efficiency: The second essential of a customer centric business | UX Magazine Efficiency: The second essential of a customer centric business. By Different & [Continue reading]

Of course the service is new, but more measurement / engagement data and analytics…

Of course the service is new, but more measurement / engagement data and analytics is missing from Google+. Facebook is not doing a good job at this either, which only means that it’s an opportunity for Google+ to excel. Embedded Link New Edgerank Pro lets you find out who views your Facebook updates Edgerank, a [Continue reading]

Paul Carr at his best, writes about the CrunchFund story

Meanwhile, the quote to keep you laughing the entire weekend (and badly needing a Picard facepalm picture) by AOL CEO Tim Armstrong: "TechCrunch is a different property and they have different standards… we have a traditional understanding of journalism with the exception of TechCrunch." :D Embedded Link TechCrunch | The CrunchFund: Actually, Tim, We Don’t [Continue reading]

It's about time someone said the truth about the criminal organization that is…

It’s about time someone said the truth about the criminal organization that is Google… ;) Embedded Link Eagles singer Don Henley: EFF, Google "aid and abet" criminals Musician Don Henley says that the EFF and Google "essentially aid and abet" copyright criminals—and any member of Congress who votes against website blocking does so, too. Google+: [Continue reading]

Trying out the Picasa – Google+ connection

I love how Google+ show photos from an album, tempted to look for a Flickr to Picasa conversion… In album Denmark Nov/2008 (78 photos)

This is what we have all been waiting for :)

This is what we have all been waiting for :) Embedded Link New Apple CEO Tim Cook: ’I’m Thinking Printers’ SAN FRANCISCO—Following the resignation of Apple founder Steve Jobs, incoming CEO Tim Cook called a meeting of shareholders and members of the press Thursday morning to announce that he envisioned pri… Google+: View post on [Continue reading]

Bad move Google

:( Embedded Link Google closes Android developer complaint forums • The Register Silent support costs more, but it’s less embarrassing. By Bill Ray • Get more from this author. Posted in Developer, 23rd August 2011 13:23 GMT. Free whitepaper – Creating Order from Chaos in Data…

The HTML validation games continue

And they are not going to end one way or the other. Here is a recent example. Developer/journalist Tristan Louis did a small experiment the other day: Louis then went on to examine the code of many top Web 2.0 companies to see how they compared. All of them are using UTF-8, and all of [Continue reading]

I activated my new online social profile on Amazon Kindle yesterday and suddenly…

Reshared post from +Mari Smith I activated my new online social profile on Amazon Kindle yesterday and suddenly peeps started following me. Aha, that’s because when you hook up your Facebook and Twitter accounts, autofollow is turned on (meaning you automatically follow other connected Kindle users that you follow on Twitter or with whom you [Continue reading]

The validation "game" continues

The validation "game" continues… and it’s not going to end one way the other. There will always be the need from big (private or public) organizations to ensure some level of quality using html validation as a checkbox in a list. At the same times, browsers will continue to evolve and add new features and [Continue reading]

it's not that bad :p

it’s not that bad :p Reshared post from +Timothy Lorens http://asterclick.drclue.net/snapshots/AsterClickHUD082510.png Perfect example of way you don’t let a geek design UI Google+: Reshared 1 times

Food for inspiration :)

Food for inspiration :) Embedded Link Characteristics of a modern portfolio site | Webdesigner Depot Of all of the types of websites, the portfolio site has to overcome what might be some of the most difficult hurdles. Talk to almost any designer and they

Characteristics of a modern portfolio site

An extensive and excellent collection of portfolio sites, mainly for designers and developers. Still, food for inspiration… Of all of the types of websites, the portfolio site has to overcome what might be some of the most difficult hurdles. Talk to almost any designer and they will agree, launching your own portfolio site is a [Continue reading]

Using the Article API of Diffbot

Having been using the Article API of Diffbot for a project, works almost perfect on every case. Wonderful technology! Reshared post from +Robert Scoble A look at Diffbot, a visually learning robot (As used in AOL’s Editions, look at how the technology works). Many of us use RSS feeds to get updates from our favorite [Continue reading]

An interesting read on previous attempts at the group-buying idea

Although none of the mentioned companies had the exact same business model as Groupon. Still, it could be an exercise in finding what one could do better in each case :) Embedded Link The companies that died so that Groupon could live Business ideas that are truly unique, innovative, and new are nearly impossible to [Continue reading]

This is (really!) an accurate example of the state of the web development business…

This is (really!) an accurate example of the state of the web development business in Greece. At a small electronics shop selling garage door remote controls and TV antennas, a handwritten (with black marker!) sign advertising a web development service… :) Google+: Reshared 6 times

I've switch the comments on my site to Livefyre which actually integrates very…

I’ve switch the comments on my site to Livefyre which actually integrates very nicely with WordPress. Cross-posting comments to Google+ is missing ;) Embedded Link Trying out the Livefyre commenting system « The Markos Giannopoulos Blog Since the re-launch of the site I have been looking for a way to make the process of commenting [Continue reading]

Trying out the Livefyre commenting system

Since the re-launch of the site I have been looking for a way to make the process of commenting easier. I ended up with a connection to Facebook, keeping the WordPress commenting system, but using Facebook for authentication. While page views on the site have been slightly over zero, comments have been, well, basically zero [Continue reading]

For every video that YouTube is removing, another 3 copies of the same song are posted….

For every video that YouTube is removing, another 3 copies of the same song are posted. You can now find hundreds of thousands (if not millions?) of songs on YouTube. Lawsuits like the one mentioned in the article are dropped. Meanwhile the poor souls who uploaded 10 songs 5 years ago on Kazaa are still [Continue reading]

I havent seen a surge of t.co referrals on our client sites

I havent seen a surge of t.co referrals on our client sites. What about you? Embedded Link Twitter Just Got the Respect it Deserves If you’re one to check your analytics on a daily basis you may have noticed a pretty sharp increase in referrals from Twitter’s

Frontpage 2011? No, that's Adobe Muse, a new application that aims to allow……

Frontpage 2011? No, that’s Adobe Muse, a new application that aims to allow… print-focused designers create websites with no code. Dear Lord, help us…. http://www.netmagazine.com/features/developers-respond-adobe-muse http://muse.adobe.com/

In need of a project to try this out :)

PressWord is a WordPress framework with a front-end layout editor Embedded Link PressWork

A nicely done jQuery/Prototype plugin that turns select fields (single and multiple…

A nicely done jQuery/Prototype plugin that turns select fields (single and multiple choice ones) into a more user-friendly experience Embedded Link Chosen – a JavaScript plugin for jQuery and Prototype – makes select boxes better

Google changes Sitelinks, top search result spot gets more important

Google is changing Sitelinks, the links below a search result with access to other pages of the same site. Changes include: – Sitelinks are now full-size links with a URL and one line of snippet text. – Links have increased from a maximum of 8 links to 12, revealing more about the websites you are [Continue reading]

Google is changing sitelinks (the links below a search result with access to other…

Google is changing sitelinks (the links below a search result with access to other pages of the site) Changes include – Sitelinks are now full-size links with a URL and one line of snippet text.– Links have increased from a maximum of 8 links to 12, revealing more about the websites you are searching for.– [Continue reading]

Playmobil used by Germans to train Afghan policement

More on http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/22/afghan_playmobil/

Finally the +1 button will have some real impact!

Finally the +1 button will have some real impact! Embedded Link You can now share content into Google Circles with the +1 button As Google announces a major milestone for its +1 button: with over 4 billion daily views, it’s giving its new product a much needed update. Google has just announced what many Google+ [Continue reading]