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If you run a blog, then you no doubt understand the importance of increasing your blog’s reach and expanding its exposure, so as to gain as many readers as possible. There are many methods for accomplishing this all-important task – some more complex than others. One fairly simple and easy thing you can do to [...]
User interface is that thing, which makes the interaction between the user and the application or a website. So making it perfectly is very important for every software designer. There are some important facts in this regard. You will have to remember that creating a perfect user interface does not depend on how the interface [...]
It all started out with a relatively small number of people who were curious about the “new profile” on Facebook. Apparently, it was supposed to tell your story much more effectively than the previous profile. Some of these early adopters learned, much to their dismay, that once you crossed over there was no turning back. [...]
I have a problem. I have too much stuff going on in my life that it is getting difficult to manage it all. So I figure that all of you professionals out there who have their lives in order (anyone?) could help me out some. I own 3 desktop computers, 1 laptop, a Sidekick, a [...]
During my stint as a web developer in the corporate world and my short stint as a freelance web designer I found that I would ask myself frequently if I could do design/development every single day for the rest of my life. The answer was always yes, if I could just do it on my [...]
As the current owner of Wisdump, I’d like to quickly take this opportunity to say a couple of things-: a. As was pointed out by Matt Mullenweg, there was indeed a “spammy tactic” being employed at this blog in the form of an “embedded a 1×1 pixel iframe loading the ping page for Ping-O-Matic on [...]
Pre-post disclaimers: 1. I write this out of my heart and can’t be bothered with proofreading. Right now, I’m hurt. 2. In my private and professional entourage I’ve always fought hard for my reputation. And my ethics. People who know me, know my honesty and accept my straightforwardness. But today, today things are different. I’m [...]
Nothing seems to be safe from politics or political correctness. Gizmodo posted an announcement yesterday which was followed up by pretty much the same announcement from Lifehacker giving rules on how they view Digging “properly” on their sites. -No big yellow Digg badges for articles unless they have original content, new reporting, treatment, or photos. [...]
We all know the old adage about success being defined by who you know, not what you know, but in the online world I think it is completely different. Well not completely different, but there can be an addendum to it that will read: It is not what you know, but who you know and [...]
About a month ago Bryan Veloso let his woman post an ominous message talking in vague words about how something has happened with his site. When someone writes something like this it is natural for friends, fans and family to be worried and you could even see the worry on 9rules. We at 9rules emailed [...]