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Enough already: information overload

2010-10-22T08:38:00.000-04:00

A recent study by LexisNexis has found that the volume of email received by the average worker is not productive. More communication does not mean successful communication - particularly in the way that other people are cc'd on irrelevant information... Read the whole story -

Enough already: information overload

Contemplating an Artisan Economy

2010-09-02T12:05:00.000-04:00

Eric Karjaluoto has some thought provoking ideas on his blog this week... from thinking about supporting sustainable design through to a new vision for human-scaled business:

ideasonideas - Eric Karjaluoto discusses design, brands and experience � Blog Archive � Contemplating an Artisan Economy

The Future of the Internet - Smashing Magazine

2010-08-15T20:10:00.000-04:00

Smashing Magazine asks some difficult questions and provides some though provoking scenarios: Read the whole article:

The Future of the Internet - Smashing Magazine

Why Email Metrics Are in Decline - eMarketer

2010-07-26T10:11:00.000-04:00

List fatigue, cluttered inboxes, mobile devices and turning "images off" are some of the reasons email marketing is becoming tougher. Read the full report:

Why Email Metrics Are in Decline - eMarketer

Lessons Learned from Seth Godin - Sources of Insight

2010-04-30T11:08:00.000-04:00

A great article from the guru of modern day marketing...

Lessons Learned from Seth Godin - Sources of Insight

Facebook for daily news?

2010-02-02T09:24:00.000-05:00

As Hollywood will confirm, it's all about the distribution system. ReadWriteWeb has an interesting article on Facebook as a distribution system and how it has wormed it's way into daily life. Facebook recently integrated News feeds and other online publishing companies into Facebook's daily Live feed. There are some compelling reasons why this could work:

Facebook Could Become World's Leading News Reader (Sorry Google)

Canada is #1 in Social Media

2009-12-10T15:28:00.002-05:00

Sean Moffat of Buzz Canuck has outlined 10 reasons why Canada is the top nation for social media. Read more (It's worth it!)

How publishing is changing

2009-07-16T09:14:00.000-04:00

As digitization of our world continues at an astronomical rate, the publishing world is trying to adapt. Here's an interesting article on the latest wave of changes that are sweeping across that industry:

Bits Of Destruction Hit the Book Publishing Business: Part 1

Rogers Again Injects Web Pages With Its Own Content

2009-06-26T21:20:00.000-04:00

Rogers Cable has once again begun inserting their own content into other people's pages. The simplest solution is to change your DNS to something like opendns.com. In the long term however, we need to find ways to tell them that this is unacceptable behaviour. Read what Michael Geist from the University of Ottawa has to say...

Michael Geist - Rogers Again Injects Web Pages With Its Own Content

Using Twitter Wisely

2009-06-17T09:06:00.000-04:00

The website Twitip has 5 great tips for using Twitter. Although it's written for a band in the music industry, the tips apply for just about everyone:

1. Be human
2. Don't spam
3. Twitter works on our desire to be social
4. Let people know what you're doing
5. Share behind the scenes info

Read the full article...

5 Things Every Band Should Know About Twitter

Microsoft to offer free anti-virus software

2009-06-15T09:29:00.000-04:00

Microsoft have finally decided that they need to do something about the online flu that plagues the world of computers. They've just announced that they will offer free anti-virus software in the second half of 2009 - Code named "Morro"

AFP: Microsoft to offer free anti-virus software

Wordnik

2009-06-09T21:57:00.000-04:00

A new dictionary has just hit cyberspace. With real time context, wordnik will display the last few Twitter tweets as a way to define the word you need. With 1.7 million words in its database, it's a new way to define a word. It also has statistics, tags, pronunications and more...

| Wordnik

Email "evolves" with Wave

2009-06-03T08:33:00.000-04:00

Google is hoping to change the way we communicate and implement the next generation of email with an open source product called "Wave." In the same way the Google Maps changed the way we view our world, Google Wave hopes to change the way to interact by combining text, video, Instant Messaging and collaboration. Developed in Sydney Australia it already has heads turning... Watch the intro video:

Google Wave Preview

Twitter More Important Than LinkedIn

2009-05-30T17:06:00.000-04:00

Linked In recently conducted a poll on social media and brand presence. Their conclusion? Twitter is deemed more important to brands than other platforms. Read the entire article:

Poll: Business People Say Twitter More Important Than LinkedIn

Design makes a difference

2009-05-19T12:40:00.000-04:00

Surprise! - Book design matters - ebooks lack the typographic diversity of the book world and it will be a while before the industry catches up to the world of paper. WIRED magazine presents the case:

Why E-Books Look So Ugly | Gadget Lab | Wired.com

Get people to read your content OR your website?

2009-05-12T17:24:00.000-04:00

Smashing Magazine has just released a "smashing" article about getting your content in front of more people. It's necessarily about driving traffic to your site... rather it's about getting people to engage with your content... Find out how...

10 Ways To Put Your Content In Front Of More People | How-To | Smashing Magazine

Twitter Conversations

2009-05-04T08:14:00.000-04:00

Sean Moffit provides a quick guide to 31 different Twitter conversations that exist and how they're being used. Nicely analysed!

Buzz Canuck: The 27, maybe 31 Community Twitter Conversations

Quick simple image editing tool

2009-04-21T09:19:00.000-04:00

While Photoshop is still the #1 Image editor of choice it's still a monster program where you never fully plumb the depths of what is possible. Sometimes we just need a simple editor and in many cases, it would be nice if it was online. Aviary is a new company that has created that very thing... an easy to use online image editor. Check it out:

Aviary

More Data Isn't Better Data | Techdirt

2009-04-08T08:43:00.000-04:00

Privacy concerns escalated this week as the UK is now forcing ISP's to keep all emails and record all VOIP phone calls of all "net citizens." It's actually an EU directive that gets scarier every day. Here's a quick overview from TechDirt:

Just So We're Clear: More Data Isn't Better Data | Techdirt

Freedom to surf: workers more productive if allowed to use the internet for leisure : News : The University of Melbourne

2009-04-02T16:57:00.001-04:00

Melbourne University says "You have to zone out" sometimes at work in order to restore concentration... social media helps!

Freedom to surf: workers more productive if allowed to use the internet for leisure : News : The University of Melbourne

Is Social Media Marketing for you?

2009-04-02T16:55:00.000-04:00

Duct Tape Marketing has listed some things to consider if you want to leverage social media marketing for you business:

You have perfected a simple point of differentiation that a narrow market truly values and gets
You have a killer white paper that clearly demonstrates your 7 steps to blah, blah, blah expertise
You have built relationships with 5 journalists that routinely call you for quotes and tips
You are presenting workshops, seminars and web conferences based on white paper above
You have a roster of strategic partners that you automatically refer and who refer you
Your web site/blog is chock full of education based content, articles and tutorials
You have a fully scripted/automated lead conversion process that you can measure
You have a marketing action plan and action step calendar that is focused on marketing objectives

Read the entire article:

Twitter is not for every small business | Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing

The Elegance of Imperfection

2009-03-27T15:24:00.002-04:00

Interface design is a complex topic and we're all looking for synthesis and new approaches. David Sherwen uses the Japanese idea of wabi-sabi to explore ways of thinking about web usage. Well worth the read:

http://www.alistapart.com/articles/theeleganceofimperfection

Twitter Was Fastest Growing Community Last Month - ReadWriteWeb

2009-03-19T18:46:00.000-04:00

The Twitter phenomenon is upon us. There's some interesting stats about twitter: The largest age group is adults in the 35-49 bracket. Unique visitors to the site increased 1,382 percent in the last 2 years... Read all about it...

Nielsen: Twitter Was Fastest Growing Community Last Month - ReadWriteWeb

Web Typography- An Overview

2009-03-19T09:25:00.000-04:00

Here's an excellent overview on Web typography. Great for beginners and a solid refresher for the pros...comes with plenty of good examples as well:

10 Principles For Readable Web Typography | How-To | Smashing Magazine

Facebook bigger than Email?

2009-03-09T16:09:00.001-04:00

Wow... Facebook as the fifth biggest population in the world has certainly made some big ground lately. Greatest growth in Facebook has come from the 35-49 year olds.

Social Networking Now More Popular Than Email, Report Finds - ReadWriteWeb