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In a survey, ask for the single thing a customer would change

dayn — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:31:48 PST

I’m deep into a project right now involving a digital brand refresh, responsive website redesign, and an overall user experience overhaul. Thankfully, the client conducted a survey last year of their customers. Of all the feedback collected in the survey, … Continue reading →

Google’s new view of the internet through Plus

dayn — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:48:42 PDT

“The internet is nothing but software fabric that connects the interactions of human beings.” – Vic Gundotra, Sr VP of Social at Google That is one sexy statement. I like the cut of your jib, Captain G. From Levy’s “Inside … Continue reading →

How often should my company tweet or post to Facebook? Maybe never.

dayn — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:05:24 PDT

A friend of mine works for a big, I mean BIG, nonprofit. They have a Twitter account and a Facebook page. She asked me my opinion on the right frequency for posting to their social network streams. My answer to … Continue reading →

Digital Multitasking Stats, Where’s the Success in Social?, Social Listening in the Content Mix

admin — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 09:30:22 PST

How to Opt Out of Receiving the Yellow Pages – Save a gigantic tree. The Rise of Digital Multitasking [STATS] – 42% of Americans surf the web while watching TV. Where Are Social Media Marketers Seeing the Most Success? eMarketer … Continue reading →

How to share private photos with Flickr Guest Pass

dayn — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:41:05 PST

A co-worker and I were just discussing how to upload a bunch of photos to Flickr, but only make them viewable by our client so they can start selecting favorites for an ad. You can make any Set of photos … Continue reading →

How to nudge exactly 1 pixel in Photoshop

dayn — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:31:39 PST

Web developers who work from Photoshop comps when creating markup know how important pixel-perfect accuracy is. We don’t deal well with shapes or edges that don’t line up on a whole pixel. So, for all the designers out there using … Continue reading →

Blog ideas from Forums, Power Dropbox, Web based presos, Content marketing is mainstream

admin — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 09:40:02 PST

9 Tips on Using Forums to Get Blog Post Ideas – I like that this post also reminds us to straight up ask forum members for topics to cover. The Ultimate Dropbox Toolkit & Guide – Dropbox gets better and … Continue reading →

Key bored

dayn — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 12:06:30 PST

Why are we forcing the standard qwerty keyboard, which was designed to slow typists down so they wouldn’t jam up early typewriters, into our mobile devices? The touch screen and wireless experience is a new frontier for interface design. It … Continue reading →

What’s the least expensive way to start a website?, HTML Tidy, Claim Chowder, Delicious Bookmarklet for iPhone, SEO Gold

admin — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 08:52:09 PST

Recently, I read/used/was inspired by… How Entrepreneurs Are Using Kickstarter to Fund Their Dreams – Can’t wait for those iPod Nano watches to hit the market. So cool. Although watches tend to conflict with the edge of my MacBook, so… … Continue reading →

WordPress gets Tumblry, Social for SEOs, Omnigraffle tips, Why PSDs Are Not the Deliverable

admin — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:03:02 PST

Image via CrunchBase Post Formats vs. Custom Post Types « Mark on WordPress – Read as Tumblr style posts. Search Marketers Tap Social to Boost SEO – eMarketer - 10 Omnigraffle tips you might not know (plus one bonus!) | … Continue reading →