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- Telco Greed Overshadows iPhone 3G Launch...Telco Greed Overshadows iPhone 3G Launch
Yesterday we reported on the outlandish iphone 3G pricing plans of Vodafone New Zealand, which is charging up to $250 per month for data plans and $1129 local currency for the 16 GB phone by ... - Why do Domain Auctions Partner With Sleazy Registrars?...Why do Domain Auctions Partner With Sleazy Registrars?
I recently won a great domain name at an auction. Spent the money, waited a few days, and got the domain management details. I logged into my domain management account, and searched around the site...no ... - Flixwagon’s Mobile Broadcasting Now Publicly Available...Flixwagon’s Mobile Broadcasting Now Publicly Available
Mobile streaming service provider Flixwagon has added an array of new features in coincidence with its launch into public availability. Among the new features, users can now register and download the client software through Nokia ... - 20K reasons to stay in your basement, if you’re a Flash developer...20K reasons to stay in your basement, if you’re a Flash developer
Attention Flash game developers- It’s hard making money in your field these days, right? Actually, making money in any field these days seems to be quite difficult. But if you are a Flash developer and ... - Apparently You People Don’t Really Care About Twitter Downtime...Apparently You People Don’t Really Care About Twitter Downtime
Michael once wrote that Twitter may not have to worry about uptime any more, explaining, “I now need Twitter more than Twitter needs me.” And, a few months and countless hours of downtime later, it ... - Internet Bigcos - How The Market Sees Them (POLL)...Internet Bigcos - How The Market Sees Them (POLL)
In this post we provide data that shows how public market investors see 7 of the Internet bigcos we listed in our current poll (repeated below). In particular this data provides some background insight into ... - LinkedIn Adding Search Feature to Groups Directory...LinkedIn Adding Search Feature to Groups Directory
LinkedIn Groups seemed like a great idea when it was introduced, except for one big problem: finding interesting and relevant groups to join is virtually impossible unless you received an invite. That will change on ... - Lively: Google Launches Virtual World...Lively: Google Launches Virtual World
While IBM and Linden Labs are cozying up to each other, Google has just released its own virtual world: Lively. Lively is available through a browser plugin for Firefox and Internet Explorer. It is Windows ... - VMWare Drops 25% Of Market Cap...VMWare Drops 25% Of Market Cap
Stock in virtualization provider VMWare today dropped almost 25%, as growth expectations were lowered and founding CEO Diane Greene was replaced by the board. Prior to today, VMWare were the fourth largest software company in ... - Browzmi Social Browsing: How it Compares to FriendFeed, Flock and Yoono...Browzmi Social Browsing: How it Compares to FriendFeed, Flock and Yoono
Earlier today I reviewed a desktop chat client called Skabble, which had potential as a bookmarking and browser-integrated service, but fell short. Shortly after I was introduced to another new chat service, Browzmi, that does ... - Getty Images Begins Licensing Flickr Photos...Getty Images Begins Licensing Flickr Photos
Getty Images, one of the world’s largest media licensing companies, has partnered with Flickr to add a broader selection of pictures to its online catalog. Getty will hand-pick a number of Flickr members to participate ... - 3 Search Marketing Tools Worth a Look - Refined Ads, WordButler & Advanced ...3 Search Marketing Tools Worth a Look - Refined Ads, WordButler & Advanced Web Ranking
Posted by randfishOver the last couple weeks, I've seen some very cool new (and older, but "new to me") tools in the search marketing field that I think are worthy of testing to see if ... - Samsung’s Use Your Instinct Haiku Contest...Samsung’s Use Your Instinct Haiku Contest
Just got word from Samsung that we’re good to go on our “Use Your Instinct” Haiku contest. Every week we’ll be giving away a cool Samsung phone culminating in the Samsung Instinct! We begin our ... - Google Launches Lively to Create a Virtual World Across Social Networks...Google Launches Lively to Create a Virtual World Across Social Networks
Google has just launched Lively, a new social network built around the concept of each user creating an avatar and a personal virtual room that can be embedded anywhere on the Web. In essence, Google ...
Web Appers
- Sound Manager - Javascript Sou...Sound Manager - Javascript Sound for the Web
SoundManager 2 is an attempt at providing the sound API which Javascript has been missing. It’s a Javascript library which wraps and extends Flash’s sound capabilities, bringing cross-platform audio functionality to Javascript. SoundManager 2 was ... - jGrowl - Unobtrusive Notificat...jGrowl - Unobtrusive Notification System for jQuery
We have mentioned Growl-like notification system for web a while ago, they are Send Notifications Instantly with Growl Mootools and Roar - Another Notification Widget with MooTools. Here is another Growl-like script for web which ... - Ratproxy Passive Web Applicati...Ratproxy Passive Web Application Security Audit Tool
Just a quick reminder that tomorrow is the last day for you to submit your work for Web Design Contest with $1,000 Cash Prize. Good Luck~ Ratproxy is a semi-automated, largely passive web application security ... - Function Icon Set with Major S...Function Icon Set with Major Social Media Icons
Function Icon Set is a set of 128 glossy Icons Included some of the main Social Media Icons such as: Design Float, Digg, Delicious, Furl, Technorati, Flickr, Stumble Upon, Twitter and etc. They are only ... - JibberBook - Open Source Guest...JibberBook - Open Source Guestbook with Mootools
JibberBook is an easy-to-use, open-source guestbook built with PHP5 and JavaScript. It aims to create a pleasant user experience while giving you much flexibility. JibberBook is open source under an MIT license so you’re free ...
Readwriteweb
- Telco Greed Overshadows iPhone...Telco Greed Overshadows iPhone 3G Launch
Yesterday we reported on the outlandish iphone 3G pricing plans of Vodafone New Zealand, which is charging up to $250 per month for data plans and $1129 local currency for the 16 GB phone by ... - Internet Bigcos - How The Mark...Internet Bigcos - How The Market Sees Them (POLL)
In this post we provide data that shows how public market investors see 7 of the Internet bigcos we listed in our current poll (repeated below). In particular this data provides some background insight into ... - Lively: Google Launches Virtua...Lively: Google Launches Virtual World
While IBM and Linden Labs are cozying up to each other, Google has just released its own virtual world: Lively. Lively is available through a browser plugin for Firefox and Internet Explorer. It is Windows ... - Bit.ly: Please Use This TinyUR...Bit.ly: Please Use This TinyURL of the Future
URL shorteners like TinyURL are a wildly popular way to share long links over email, IM, microblogging and other contexts. The millions of shortcuts that have been created through such services represent a huge opportunity ... - Google Teams up With eBay and ...Google Teams up With eBay and PayPal to Combat Phishing
Google today announced that it has teamed up with eBay and PayPal to fight phishing scams more effectively. Starting today, Google will authenticate every email that claims to be from 'paypal.com' or 'ebay.com.' If a ...
Coding Experiments
- My Solution for Linux Beginner...My Solution for Linux Beginners Facing Too Many Choices
I’ve heard a lot of people say it. “There’s just too many choices,” they say. These people are those that are not experienced with Linux, and don’t want to try it because of too many ... - What Is the Correct Path for a...What Is the Correct Path for a Twitter Clone?
Introduction Recently, the Twitter clone identi.ca launched. Identi.ca interests me more than the microblogging services Jaiku, Pownce, or Plurk because identi.ca is open source. Of course, identi.ca has gotten some criticism. At the time of ... - Dr. Hany Farid And His Work to...Dr. Hany Farid And His Work to Detect Photoshopping
Just now, I finished watching an episode of Nova scienceNOW (yes, that’s how it’s capitalized). Covered in that episode is the work of Dr. Hany Farid and his work to develop software to detect photoshopped ... - The Linux GUI Editor Showdown ...The Linux GUI Editor Showdown Part Four: Gedit
This is the fourth installment in the series that covers GUI editors in Linux. Also covered in this series are: KDevelop Geany Mousepad More to come So, we’ve covered the rather bulky KDevelop and the ... - Beginner PHP Programmer Mistak...Beginner PHP Programmer Mistakes Part Two: Going Nutty with Exceptions
You’re a beginner PHP programmer, and your server has just been upgraded to PHP 5. Yay! Time to rewrite that error handling code to include exceptions! One mistake that beginner PHP programmers make is that ...
Seomoz
- 3 Search Marketing Tools Worth...3 Search Marketing Tools Worth a Look - Refined Ads, WordButler & Advanced Web Ranking
Posted by randfishOver the last couple weeks, I've seen some very cool new (and older, but "new to me") tools in the search marketing field that I think are worthy of testing to see if ... - Headsmacking Tip #2: Top Level...Headsmacking Tip #2: Top Level Navigation Naming Conventions
Posted by randfishTonight I'm continuing with our headsmacking tips theme (see #1 from June) with a piece of SEO advice that's been around the industry for longer than Google but still doesn't get the traction ... - The PageRank Hierarchy, As Def...The PageRank Hierarchy, As Defined By Celebrities
Posted by Mitch TurckA PageRank layman recently asked me how Google decides what site gets what ranking. Rather than bore him with technical tidbits from last decade's abstract, I thought I could better express the ... - Rewriting the Beginner's Guide...Rewriting the Beginner's Guide Part VII: Growing Popularity & Links
Posted by randfishI'm currently working on re-authoring and re-building the Beginner's Guide to Search Engine Optimization, section by section. You can read more about this project here. Links - a Proxy for Popularity and Importance ... - Whiteboard Friday-Solving Inde...Whiteboard Friday-Solving Indexation Problems
Posted by great scott!We've got a special guest on Whiteboard Friday this week: Rand! After a few weeks of awesome stuff from our guest stars, Rand was missing the limelight and wanted to get back ...
Seo Blackhat
- Upping their Quality Score?...Upping their Quality Score?
This post was short enough to be a twitter. But Twitter sucks my ballz, so there you go. - Fat Boy Slim and Wimbledon: Me...Fat Boy Slim and Wimbledon: Mens Final
Yes, I'm in London. - What to do if the inside of a ...What to do if the inside of a girl gets wet
Why you all in my grill? - Brilliant Letter from Yahoo Em...Brilliant Letter from Yahoo Employee
Yahoo re-org: A view from the ranks. - De quoi s’agit-il?...De quoi s’agit-il?
What is the essence of the problem? - Foch
Yui Blog
- YUI Theater: Dion Almaer of Aj...YUI Theater: Dion Almaer of Ajaxian and Google on Gears, App Engine, and More
Google, of late, has been stepping up its public contributions to the world of frontend engineering: Gears, GWT, Doctype, and Google I/O are all manifestations of this assertive public disposition. And it’s no surprise that ... - Graded Browser Support Update...Graded Browser Support Update
This post announces an update to Graded Browser Support. The GBS page on the YUI site always has the most current information. This post includes a list of primary changes, the updated chart of browsers ... - Implementation Focus: AA | RF’...Implementation Focus: AA | RF’s Redesign of the Pulte Homes Website
As a presentation layer architect, graphical alchemist, and Web Standards advocate for Avenue A | Razorfish, Frederic Welterlin’s experience and areas of focus include designing, architecting, and programming client-side templates, providing interaction and technical recommendations, ... - A YUI Grids-based WordPress Th...A YUI Grids-based WordPress Theme — YUI Autogrid Minimal
As I had to upgrade my personal blog to the newest WordPress version (and my old theme had been hacked to death), I chose to start from scratch with a WordPress theme. [You can download ... - Bookmarklet for the YUI Logger...Bookmarklet for the YUI Logger Control
Rajat Pandit has put together a bookmarklet for YUI Logger that allows you to pop open a logger console on-demand — a big convenience when you’re debugging. Check out Rajat’s blog and bookmarklet page for ...
Seo Book
- Why do Domain Auctions Partner...Why do Domain Auctions Partner With Sleazy Registrars?
I recently won a great domain name at an auction. Spent the money, waited a few days, and got the domain management details. I logged into my domain management account, and searched around the site...no ... - Does SEO Consulting Have a Fut...Does SEO Consulting Have a Future?
This is a guest post by John Hargaden from wevolution.ie, which is a follow up to our post on selling SEO consulting services. a chip in the sugar Try not to look like a country ... - Selling SEO Consulting Service...Selling SEO Consulting Services
Why Traditional SEO Consulting Usually Sucks I do not like doing much traditional SEO client work, and see the business model as having limited longterm value for most SEO consultants. The best consultants could usually ... - Automated Internal Linking on ...Automated Internal Linking on Steroids
For a while Google was against the idea of seeing search results inside of search results, calling them redundant. But over the last couple years they losened up their stance on the issue...not only do ... - Social Network Theory...Social Network Theory
The more I learn about the field of SEO the more it feels like public relations and the less it feels like anything to do with machines, algorithms, or search engines. I am soft launching ...
Search Engine Land
- SearchCap: The Day In Search, ...SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 8, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Search Volume Comes To Google Keyword Tool & Live Search UpdatesI ... - Search Volume Comes To Google ...Search Volume Comes To Google Keyword Tool & Live Search Updates
I reported at the Search Engine Roundtable that Google has added search volume numbers to the external keyword tool. The volume numbers are approximations and I would guess are from the same sources Google obtains ... - Google Maps To Add Walking Dir...Google Maps To Add Walking Directions?
Google Operating System reports that Google Maps is testing out walking directions in some locations. I was personally not able to replicate the walking directions, but Ionut has a screen capture as proof. We all ... - Search Illustrated: The Impact...Search Illustrated: The Impact Of Social Media On Search Results
A search engine marketing campaign isn't complete without including some elements of social media. While engaging in social media alone can provide impressive results, this week's infographic illustrates how properly planned tactics can have a ... - Privacy Concerns Raised (Again...Privacy Concerns Raised (Again) About Google StreetView As It Formally Launches In Europe
Privacy issues are back with a vengeance. Everywhere you look now NGOs, legal experts and government officials are raising questions about this or that online or ad initiative and privacy. The most recent privacy debacle ...
Media Job Search Canada
- Site Lead: Drafting/Mapping...Site Lead: Drafting/Mapping
Company: XEROX CANADA LTD.Location: Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCategory: I.T.Company Website: www.xerox.comJob Posted: Jul 8, 2008Application Deadline: Jul 21, 2008 - Systems Tester...Systems Tester
Company: INTERMAP TECHNOLOGIES CORP.Location: Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCategory: I.T.Company Website: www.intermap.comJob Posted: Jul 8, 2008Application Deadline: Jul 18, 2008 - Business Architects - Toronto...Business Architects - Toronto
Company: STRATIX CONSULTINGLocation: Toronto / GTA, Ontario, CanadaCategory: I.T.Company Website: www.stratix.caJob Posted: Jul 8, 2008Application Deadline: Jul 18, 2008 - Business Architects - Montreal...Business Architects - Montreal
Company: STRATIX CONSULTINGLocation: Montreal, Quebec, CanadaCategory: I.T.Company Website: www.stratix.caJob Posted: Jul 8, 2008Application Deadline: Jul 18, 2008 - Embedded Software Developer...Embedded Software Developer
Company: DELTA CONTROLS INC.Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaCategory: I.T.Company Website: www.deltacontrols.comJob Posted: Jul 8, 2008Application Deadline: Jul 21, 2008
Mashable!
- LinkedIn Adding Search Feature...LinkedIn Adding Search Feature to Groups Directory
LinkedIn Groups seemed like a great idea when it was introduced, except for one big problem: finding interesting and relevant groups to join is virtually impossible unless you received an invite. That will change on ... - Browzmi Social Browsing: How i...Browzmi Social Browsing: How it Compares to FriendFeed, Flock and Yoono
Earlier today I reviewed a desktop chat client called Skabble, which had potential as a bookmarking and browser-integrated service, but fell short. Shortly after I was introduced to another new chat service, Browzmi, that does ... - Google Launches Lively to Crea...Google Launches Lively to Create a Virtual World Across Social Networks
Google has just launched Lively, a new social network built around the concept of each user creating an avatar and a personal virtual room that can be embedded anywhere on the Web. In essence, Google ... - Skabble’s Desktop Chat Enables...Skabble’s Desktop Chat Enables Social Web Browsing
Skabble’s new desktop chat tool has a lot of potential, but not many practical features just yet. If you’re going to launch a new chat client, you’re going to have to consider the fact that ... - Watch out Seattle… Mashable’s ...Watch out Seattle… Mashable’s Packing its Bags!
That’s right, Seattle. Mashable arrives soon in Seattle to kick off the U.S. Summer Tour. Mashable’s CEO Pete Cashmore, writer Sean Aune and Events Director Karen Hartline are ready to meet the rock stars of ...
Css Globe
- 10 Step Guide To Being a UK Co...10 Step Guide To Being a UK Contractor
Contracting is similar to freelancing but with some differences such as a contract agreement and a daily rate. I have created a 10 step guide based on my own experiences. It's a useful guide for ... - 30 Most Inspirational Light We...30 Most Inspirational Light Website Designs
A beautiful and inspiring collection of 30 light website designs. - All Levels Navigational Menu...All Levels Navigational Menu
All Levels Navigational Menu is a CSS/ HTML list based menu with support for infinite levels of sub menus. It's lightweight, with the ability to easily skin the menu, as illustrated using the Themes Wizard. - Working with a stranger's code...Working with a stranger's code
Almost all the developers are given an opportunity everyday to work with stranger's code which can sometimes become a dreadful experience which is when they don't follow coding standards. Learn how to be smart and ... - Horizontal layout trends...Horizontal layout trends
is this going to be next trend in web site development and what are the good and bad sides of this kind of web sites and where we can use this? Find out in the ...
Tech Crunch
- Flixwagon’s Mobile Broadcastin...Flixwagon’s Mobile Broadcasting Now Publicly Available
Mobile streaming service provider Flixwagon has added an array of new features in coincidence with its launch into public availability. Among the new features, users can now register and download the client software through Nokia ... - 20K reasons to stay in your ba...20K reasons to stay in your basement, if you’re a Flash developer
Attention Flash game developers- It’s hard making money in your field these days, right? Actually, making money in any field these days seems to be quite difficult. But if you are a Flash developer and ... - Apparently You People Don’t Re...Apparently You People Don’t Really Care About Twitter Downtime
Michael once wrote that Twitter may not have to worry about uptime any more, explaining, “I now need Twitter more than Twitter needs me.” And, a few months and countless hours of downtime later, it ... - VMWare Drops 25% Of Market Cap...VMWare Drops 25% Of Market Cap
Stock in virtualization provider VMWare today dropped almost 25%, as growth expectations were lowered and founding CEO Diane Greene was replaced by the board. Prior to today, VMWare were the fourth largest software company in ... - Getty Images Begins Licensing ...Getty Images Begins Licensing Flickr Photos
Getty Images, one of the world’s largest media licensing companies, has partnered with Flickr to add a broader selection of pictures to its online catalog. Getty will hand-pick a number of Flickr members to participate ...
37 Signals
- Pixar's tightknit culture is i...Pixar's tightknit culture is its edge
More on why Pixar’s movies are so much better than the competition: According to “Pixar Rules — Secrets of a Blockbuster Company,” the company has created an incredible work environment that keeps employees happy and ... - Product Blog update: Backpack ...Product Blog update: Backpack "How to" pages, ProofHQ integration with Basecamp, etc.
Some recent posts at the 37signals Product Blog: Basecamp ProofHQ and Basecamp: Offer your project team richer review and approval tools “ProofHQ integration with Basecamp” explains how to add ProofHQ proofs to your Basecamp projects. ... - The human side of Pixar's robo...The human side of Pixar's robot
This story is hilariously, beautifully, far-fetchedly awesome and heart warming. See also the MeFi thread. Pixar proves it’s one of those great companies that is run by unabashedly human people, and it’s no wonder why ... - There's more than one way to s...There's more than one way to skin the revenue cat
Are you exhausting all your potential revenue streams? We stalled launching our Job Board for a while because we felt we had bigger fish to fry. Once we got around to it, we couldn’t believe ... - I had that idea years ago!...I had that idea years ago!
So somebody else built a successful business on that idea you had three years ago. What does that mean? That if you would just have pursued that idea, you would now automatically be enjoying their ...