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links for 2008-09-04

  • Flying by the seat of your pants is a pile of fun until you crash and burn; for all you freelance designers out there who never bother with contracts, trusting luck or the good graces of your clients to keep you safe from harm, have we got an article for you.
  • There are numerous plugins to help bloggers insert tracking codes into their blogs. Google Analytics gets the most attention, and there are several others that are worth trying out that will keep you from having to make numerous edits to your templates to make sure you cover all the pages you want. Here are 10 very helpful tools for running stats tracking in WordPress.

links for 2008-08-28

links for 2008-08-27

  • JupiterResearch recently reported that, even with a lousy economy, the amount of money spent on online advertising should continue to grow at double-digit rates all the way through to 2013. A no brainer. Since online should do better than offline advertising because the accountability it offers - the ability to track its’ effectiveness is much better than with other types of advertising.
  • At ViralBlog we have done some items about the power of widgets. This earned the attention of some CMO’s, which have asked us to create a competition of the best worldwide widgets ever seen. So here’s the opportunity to become the world’s most famous widget wizard. Read along how you can participate in the competition…
  • “My job is to incubate our educational offering and ultimately spin off a new company that will not only satisfy the growing need for human-centered design in product-focused organizations, but also satisfy the need for design literacy in any organization,” said Pacione, who defines design as the discipline of bringing about intentional change through the making of “some thing.”
  • In 2004, Dave Shea took the CSS rollover where it had never gone before. Now he takes it further still—with a little help from jQuery. Say hello to hover animations that respond to a user's behavior in ways standards-based sites never could before.
  • Undercover transmits network information of the stolen Mac. This information includes both internal and external IP addresses and the router address, enabling our recovery center to accurately trace the Mac's physical location, in collaboration with the ISP and the police. screenshot

links for 2008-08-27

links for 2008-08-24

  • Swedish designer Jantze Brogård Asshoff (also behind the new Ikea chintz) has dreamt up Greenhouse, a trash bin the shape of a house crafted as an attractive solution to storing household waste. With the porch functioning as the pedal opening the roof lid, it's a clever marriage of forms that lends a touch of unfussy whimsy to the kitchen.
    (tags: design)
  • Designed by renowned architect Norman Foster, built by prize-winning boat-maker Rodriquez Cantieri Navali in Italy and exclusive to YachtPlus (a fractional ownership program), the 40 Signature Series is both an unparalleled vessel and comes with a cost well below ownership. The benefits of the design and the program are many — from eliminating the hassle of maintainance and management (YachtPlus employs a staff of six) to a layout that offers 30% more indoor and outdoor space than any other yacht, it's a smart approach to luxury. mastersuite_yachtplus.jpg
    (tags: design)
  • A dolphin_like tail for swimmers. The founders claim that it can help swimmers reach speeds of up to eight mph and that you can even propel yourself out of the water
    (tags: design)

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