Websites and Life

Prophecies for the Internet

pakman050 — Fri, 30 May 2008 19:42:05 +0000

Asif Anwar writes 13 Prophecies of Internet Marketing on Marketing Pilgrim.

ia/recon by Jesse James

pakman050 — Thu, 29 May 2008 20:31:37 +0000

Very interesting article on information architecture.

“But most people who do IA will never be able to focus on it exclusively. Most organizations will never have the volume of work to justify hiring a dedicated in-house IA. For the vast majority of organizations, Web work will always be a cost center, not a profit center. As a result, most teams will always be undertrained, understaffed, and constrained by budgets.”

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Where does my paycheck go?

pakman050 — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:44:16 +0000

The New York Times has a great “cell graph” on our spending and the rate of inflation.

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Recruiting for Designers

pakman050 — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:00:55 +0000

Yes, I’m hiring. I found Coroflit for design portfolios of some talented people in my area.

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And if you are interested shoot over a resume to jobs@localwisdom.com

We’re looking for flash designers/developers and interaction designers

PS3, Another reason why we love handbreak

pakman050 — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:15:27 +0000

Handbreak can ripp movies so that they play on your Play Station 3 system.

Download Handbreak
Install it
Run it
Insert DVD into computer
Open handbreak
Find DVD as a Source
Hit apple+T (ctrl+t for some)
Click on PS3
Click on play

Finally, a CMS Tool with Sex Appeal

pakman050 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:54:49 +0000

CushyCMS.com, its currently in beta, but click on the 3 minute video - you will be happy.

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Rapping about websites

pakman050 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:34:07 +0000

MC Webdesign in the place to be.

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Volkswagen UK Website Trailer

pakman050 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:31:40 +0000

Check out the promo for the new Volkswagen.co.uk site.

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Ideal Biting

Laurie — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:36:20 +0000

My favorite email of the day, and it has cocktail factoids too.

“We know that you would just love to “do the right thing” for yourself and the planet if it were convenient, fun, inexpensive, and made you feel good. But until now you have lacked a good source of advice for real people leading busy lives. Easy eco-living tips are delivered in a short, sassy email each weekday.”

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Video Game Violence and Kids

pakman050 — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:23:29 +0000

Grand Theft Childhood is a to be released book aimed at uncovering the truth and media hype concerning violent video games and kids.

In 2004, Drs. Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl K. Olson, co-founders and directors of the Harvard Medical School Center for Mental Health and Media, began a $1.5 million study funded by the U.S. Department of Justice on the effects of video games on young teenagers. In contrast to previous research, they studied real children and families in real situations

What they found surprised, encouraged, and sometimes disturbed them.

Check the Grand Theft Childhood Website their myths/facts page is quite an interesting teaser (and a very interesting page layout for designers to get some inspiration).