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Okay, real talk, blogging often is hard shit. We care so much about you and your time. We don’t write posts for the sake of writing posts. If we have a passionate topic, you’ll see it here. Otherwise trust we are probably just busy making something great for the citizens of the interwebs.

iphone 3g – who is getting one? & the beauty of apple marketing

So maybe I am an apple geek, or their marketing department knows how to get in my head, but I still find myself wanting (not by any means needing) an iphone. What is it about apple that does it? Its not that the phone is that much better than my Moto q, Maybe its faster,…

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Factor 1 makes the local news.

We have a nice little profile on us over at 85239.com. our towns local media source. http://www.85239.com/BUSINESS/BusinessArticleDetails.aspx?mid1=432&&ArticleID=3760 Yes I find it odd to have my head that large in a photo.

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Friends dont let friends use IE6.

I found a great website to help promote the extermination of IE 6 use. www.savethedevelopers.org I normally use Safari. But Opera is growing on me. It has some slick features. So if you are a developer, help promote this. If you are a client / potential client, please stop using IE 6. Seriously, it was…

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Interesting thing about creating value

I have been thinking about the value of high milage cars. And something I find funny, is sometimes the balance between usability and actual MPG is so vast, that I fail to see the point, yet many consumers are hooked by the car companies that have created hype and value. 3 cars for comparison The…

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Giving it away for free

So in the past year, a lot has happened in music. Radiohead, Coldplay, and recently announced Metallica have been selling their albums via digital download, and you name your price. Radiohead had over 1 million downloads, and averaged $8 a user. Thats amazing. Now, Nine Inch Nails is taking it a step further. Free. You…

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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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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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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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