Twitter is actually IRC, with less features
// Want proof? Here you go :) http://tweetchat.com/room/ircOne could say that it’s a step backwards from #IRC because you need a special interface like tweechat to avoid always mentioning the name of the room (hashtag) you are writing in. And of course you can’t have a private room. Or really good moderation tools. Or… ;)
What is a Project?
// Things don’t have to be overly complex (as in the #Dilbert comic below) An answer by David Allen of Get Things Done ( #GTD ): Any outcome that’s going to require more than one action item, in some sequence of events in order to be able to get to that outcome, that’s a project. [Continue reading]
Finally, an awesome UX tutorial
// Answering the question "What are the best resources for learning bleeding-edge web, UI and UX design?" on Quora, Colm Tuite, UI/Visual Designer & Developer, decided to write one of this own. The result was an extensive post / #tutorial with 10 steps to a decent (if not great) start in learning about #UX. To sum [Continue reading]
Colours, Emotions, Brands
// This kind of chart has been going around the net for a while, but a reminder is always good :) If you’re looking for more #marketing -oriented #color #infographics see also How do colors affect purchases?http://bit.ly/VG6O70 (Chart by The Logo Company http://bit.ly/VG6wwT)
Cross-network social media engagement analysis
// Did that sound complex enough? :) Statistics and trying to do comparisons can often be misleading as just seeing the numbers below can prove. The numbers are from a test +Wil Wheaton did: he asked people on #Facebook and #Google + to following a list to his blog as a test on how much traffic [Continue reading]
Hack your life!
// #Hacking is not a bad word, mmm’okay? :) Here is a small intro on hacking your daily routines to improve your #productivity and enjoy more of what’s really important in #life! :)
The interface is (part of) your brand
// When it’s pointed out it is kind of obvious but you might not consider it otherwise. Interface elements are indeed part of your brand. If you’re not convinced take this quiz: can you recognise the origin of the buttons on the image below? Answers on the original article by +Marc Hemeon : http://bit.ly/11cxFK9 Marc has [Continue reading]
History: G+ Activity Log for the rest of the Web
// I recently wrote http://bit.ly/Vx6wiE asking for a #Google+ activity log, a page where you could see all the posts you +1ed or commented on. The problem is, if someone doesn’t interact with the post after you, you can’t easily find it. It turns out something like this is on the works. +Shamil Weerakoon pointed me to [Continue reading]
Photobox: CSS3/jQuery image gallery
// There are probably thousands of #lightbox solutions but here is fancy one, straight from the refreshed #jQuery #plugins site (http://bit.ly/YBFQye): Photobox promises to be a lightweight image gallery modal window script which uses only #CSS3 for silky-smooth animations and transitions. The goal was to create an image #gallery script that uses GPU rendering [Continue reading]
Free eBook: Social State
// In celebration of Community Manager Appreciation Day, +Esteban Contreras’s new book "Social State: Thoughts, stats and stories about the of social media in 2013" is available #free of charge just for today! The book contains lots of great information and insights on #social #media, making it a great read! Get it on the links below:– [Continue reading]
Where's the Google+ Activity Log?
// So last night, I commented in a #community post. This morning I can’t find it. Unless someone replies to my comment or +1 it, I will never be able to find it. So how about an #activity #log, a (private or public depending on user choice) page where all comments I’ve made and all [Continue reading]
7 tips to get to an empty inbox
// The guys at Time #Management Ninja have a short guide on reducing your mail clutter allowing you to be more #productive . 1. One Day at a Time: If you already have a lot of mail, realize that you can’t empty it all on one day. You can do it gradually though.2. You Touch [Continue reading]
Married people who like prostitutes
// The new #Facebook Graph Search was an awesome idea +Mark Zuckerberg, bravo! :) The internet is going to be laughing (while being scared about it) at this for a few days (until we forget about it and continue publicly sharing our data without much thought) More fun searches at http://actualfacebookgraphsearches.tumblr.com/
15 Years of Apple.com
// A collection of #Apple ’s home page layouts since 1997!http://www.slideshare.net/choehn/15-years-of-applecom-15990876
Going Fullscreen with HTML5
// Up until recently, having a web page running in full screen was not possible, left only for #Flash -based sites. The best you could do was remove the menu/location bars but still the window frame remained. This has changed with the #HTML5 #Fullscreen API which allows handling full-screen capability of the browser via #javascript [Continue reading]
On being a productive creative
// Here’s an excellent speech by illustrator Victor Koen at this year’s TEDx Athens on harnessing your #productivity and #creativity. Some of the key concepts he explains: – Work-day self-awareness: realize which hours of the day you work best on your various tasks– Separate your tasks to match your best performance during the day– Learn [Continue reading]
Tinycon: favicon alert bubbles
// If you are building a web application, here’s a nifty solution for alerting the your user of something new, like a new message or a reminder: Tinycon allows the addition of alert bubbles and changing the favicon image. Tinycon gracefully falls back to a number in title approach for browsers that don’t support canvas [Continue reading]
Must download: Best of Quora
// If there is a site that you could say "let’s convert this into a book", it is probably #Quora . So it’s great that they just come out with a collection of 100 of their best responses form the last 2 years. The 400-page #book is available for download as a free #PDF [Continue reading]
Does writing in the WSJ mean anything?
// Short answer: probably not. A bit longer answer: I just had the pleasure of reading this article by +John C Dvorak on the Wall Street Journal’s Marketwatch http://bit.ly/WfVf1V In it Dvorak determines that #crowdsourcing will soon be over and provides 3 examples: 1) He went on a site and got a popup (which he didn’t know if [Continue reading]
Nerds are destroying America
// Bloody nerds using their brains to destroy this great country because they hate everybody… :) Have a nice weekend! :)
Coming soon: Where your browser memory goes
// Currently available as part of the #devtools of the "early adopters" Canary version of #Chrome is a new feature that allows you to check what takes up the #memory that is allocated for your browser. This will certainly allow for more efficient #javascript programming. Read more about it in +Addy Osmani’s post http://bit.ly/101e2P9
Your most popular G+ photos
// A lovely use of the #Google+ #API : Go to http://www.googleplussuomi.com/thumbs.php?id=109098983561044225374 and replace the ID number with the number of your profile (you can figure out by going to your profile and seeing the address of the page). You will get your (public) photos sorted by popularity!Via +Klaus Herrmann and +Jeff Sullivan. Created by +Jari Huomo
How to start writing secure PHP code
// Some basics of writing #secure #code from Nathan Good at IBM 1) Validate input2) Guard your file system3) Guard your database4) Guard your session data5) Guard against Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities6) Verify form posts7) Protect against Cross-Site Request Forgeries (CSRF) Kind of seem obvious, but they are not to a lot of people. The [Continue reading]
Google adding synonyms and intent in the search for the perfect match
// For some time now, #Google has not been taking your searches… literally. Your keywords will of course be used but Google will also add in the mix the correct spelling of the words you used (if you made an error) as well as synonyms or related words (think "cat" when you search for "pet") [Continue reading]
How to stop SPAM trackbacks in WordPress
// Nearly every #Wordpress blog will start getting spam trackback requests shortly after they have it’s first few visitors. If you’re not familiar with trackbacks, it’s an automated method to get notified (and add link back) when someone links to your blog. Trackbacks are by default enabled in WordPress installations. To the rescue come the [Continue reading]
Gantt charts with Javascript II
// I’ve previously (http://bit.ly/ZTPsnX) wrote about some #javascript based #gantt solutions, here are a couple more: Teamwork Gantt by Open Lab is based on #jQuery and provides features such as: in-place editing, drag&drop, zooming, do/undo, multiple dependencies, full editing, dates shortcuts, css skin, multiple browser, resources editing, multiple assignment, milestones, export data in JSON format, [Continue reading]
No-Flash Maps with jQuery
// There are tons of Flash-based map solutions and there is always Google maps integration, but what if you want a more visually simplified, tablet-ready solution that will not depend on external sources? JQVMap is a #jQuery plugin that renders #Vector #Maps. It uses resizable Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) for modern browsers like Firefox, Safari, [Continue reading]
Reminder: People come to your site to consume content
// They do not come to see ads or others links to other pages to your site, or navigation links or social media buttons. So it is a bit counter-productive if the first 800 (probably more) pixels of your page do not have a single line of text from your content. The example below is [Continue reading]
Zoom! Enhance! Manhattan!
// Just trying for another time the latest #googleplusupdate that allows you to #zoom on big photos. This one is a 3.6MB 3000×1418 pixels panorama of Manhattan by Sergey Semonov that won the amateur catagory at Epson International Photographic Pano Awards. (More about it here http://bit.ly/VJGGTX) Thanks to +Gina Trapani for the link.
Zoom! Enhance!
// Google+ was already a great #social network for photographers but this new feature in the most recent #googleplusupdate is simply awesome. You can now: – use your mouse wheel to zoom in or out– click and drag to pan right, left, up or down Try it out!Note that this is 2000×1300 pixels screenshot of [Continue reading]