Email spam – no màs

So I get a lot of spam. I mean a lot. Probably 300 – 500 a day. I assume its because I am awesome, but its really because my email is listed as the registered owner and tech contact on about 25 domains. While Apple mail rocks, it still has to sort the spam to…

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White noise on the web

My Friend Seth (he may not know we are friends yet) posted a great thought on the ratio of Signal to noise. This really rings true being a web designer. We are often asked about creating secondary, and tertiary (and beyond) websites, just to link back to the main site. People tend to believe that…

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You know its bad when..

PC manufacturers wont take your kool-aid of an OS and keep using what was tried and tre, even in the PC world. Windows XP lives on through licensing loopholes I guess this should force microsoft to build a better system, and fast. If history is any indication, it could be another 3 – 4 years…

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creative site seeing

Sometimes I dont get out of the office as much as I would like. This helps. jpgmag.com I can sit here, and spend 10 minutes exploring the 4 corners of our globe, as seen through the eyes and lenses of people I dont know. Gets the creative juices going sometimes.

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I see a need for a full service quality US based air carrier.

So US airways decided this month to charge more for window and aisle seats, and leave the less than desirable middle seats at the current rates. What I see they are doing here, is US air carriers continuing to drive a wedge between the consumer and the airline. Flying used to be fun. 10 years…

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The facts about a quality website

Eighty-five percent of respondents agreed that the quality of a business owner’s website is an important factor in earning the consumer’s trust. Over 75 percent of respondents said they were more likely to make a purchase from “an unfamiliar business with a quality website,” than “a poor website from a known business.” This is from…

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Discovery: CSS Div ID naming issues

Warning: This is a technical, website coding post. Not really marketing related. So I was coding a site today while waiting at the dentist office (I am a geek I know). And I decided I would name one of my Div IDs “960wrapper”, to indicate that this div was 960px wide. Makes sense right? After…

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Marketing in the time of misfortune

ATA / Aloha Airlines has stopped all flights to and from Hawaii on Thursday. Here is my dilemma. There are ATA passengers stuck on the island with a round trip ATA ticket. The remaining airlines that service Hawaii, have decided to take advantage of the situation, and raise their prices. What!?!!! In a world where…

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Odd sources for professional web services.

Ohh Yeah. Quickbooks now offers website design. I also hear rumor that you can buy SEO services at costco. Wow. What’s next? Oil Changes at McDonalds? Web designers also doing home repairs?

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