Internet Blackout Day is upon us. Google, Wikipedia, reddit, I Can Has Cheezburger?, Mozilla, TwitPIc, and countless other sites are blacking out their websites in a show of protest against the Anti-Piracy, Big Brother-esque bills PIPA and SOPA. Find out why. The Protect Intellectual Property...
The $300 Million But...
How Changing a Button Increased a Site’s Annual Revenues by $300 Million Interesting article posted by User Interface engineering.com It’s hard to imagine a form that could be simpler: two fields, two buttons, and one link. Yet, it turns out this form was preventing customers from...
Tech Budgets on the ...
2012 is quickly approaching, which means businesses are busy finalizing their budgets for the New Year. Among these budgets, studies show that over 50% is now being allocated to tech marketing, with a forecasted increase of 3.5% in 2012, and rightfully so. The most common way prospects and...
Chrome Ahead of Firefox Globally
According to the analytics tracking firm StatCounter, Google Chrome rose to 25.69% in November, slightly surpassing Mozilla Firefox as the second most-used browser worldwide for the first time. Google may not be able to claim victory yet, as it still maintains a third place rating in the U.S. with 17.3%, trailing Firefox’s 20.09% and Internet Explorer’s strong 50.66% lead. However, this newest statistic is quite a feat considering that only two years ago, Chrome held just 4.66% of the global market. In the past year alone, Chrome has leapt over 14.8% in usage. Chrome’s growing popularity is due impart to its speed and...
Google SSL search an...
Google made an interesting announcement on their Webmaster Central Blog back in the middle of October. The importance of this announcement has seemingly flown under the SEM radar. The announcement in summary: If a user is logged in to their Google account, their default connection will now be...
Cursive: An Underdog...
Cursive is a dying art, and I’m sure that I’m only one in a handful of people who are really, truly upset by this fact. ?According to the Common Core State Standards Initiative, it is no longer required that students learn the practice of cursive handwriting. All but six states in...
25 ways to list your business online
The common phone book is seeing a decline in use as individuals increasingly seek faster ways to search for local businesses. Online directories provide access to your business’s location, services, contact information, and increase your visibility in searches. With a growing number of people choosing the convenience of an online search, it becomes essential to make sure your business is found. Below are several popular online directories, along with directories you may not have considered. 1. Google 2. Bing 3. Yahoo! 4. Yelp 5. Merchant Circle 6. LinkedIn 7. YellowPages.com 9. Whitepages 10. Supermedia 11. Yellowbook 12....
Google to Find Guide...
In February, David Segal of the New York Times discovered dishonest practices by J.C. Penney when he realized they had been appearing in the top of search results for ‘home decor’, ‘skinny jeans’ and ‘comforter sets’ for months. What the article revealed was...
Mercedes Benz: Left Brain – Right Brain
A creative graphic design print campaign created for Mercedes Benz Created by Y&R Interactive, Tel Aviv – Israel See the full campaign...
Show Your Customers ...
Yesterday, I received an unexpected surprise at a grocery store at which I seldom shop. As I was paying the cashier, a cheerful employee came up to me with a modest bouquet of flowers and said, “Thank you for shopping with us today.” Although a small gesture, it was something that...
Right and Wrong Way ...
Watch this video to learn how to design HTML e-mails the right...
What it really takes to create a super, awesome ad...
Honda’s recent “Cog” car commercial could be considered one of the coolest, most innovative TV spots of all time. But, even more impressive than the concept is how they actually filmed the piece. Watch...