August 2008 - Blog Watch

It's not orange (the new yellow), but it's close. Peach! Link to giant peach design | View all Stylin Sites Read More...

Tonight's token Web 2.0 stylin' offering. It's a product for the iPhone so it HAS to be stylin! Link to 360 Dart | View all Stylin Sites Read More...

If you were going to sell cubicles online, this is the site you'd want to design. Coll Cubicle Logo Guy. Link to Fastcubes.com | View all Stylin Sites Read More...

I like the soft metallic look of this style. Link to BRX Design | View all Stylin Sites Read More...

An example of selecting an interesting image (here the Rubik's Cube) as the centerpiece the lifts the rest of the page. Good balance of page elements. Link to thepixelage | View all Stylin Sites Read More...

Yeah, I know what I said, but transitions take time and I'm weak, unable to resist the urge to blog about the Community Server coding that continues to comprise my freelance workday. An occasional Community Server riff will be the price we bare. But at least we will bare it together. This week I began appreciating Community Server 2008. The week's tasks included creating thumbnail post displays and a Primary-Secondary Category model with tags. I've done both before in CS2007, but I wanted...

Today's smile Read More...

I set up Disqus on my blog about two weeks ago. So far I have been very happy with the service and pleasantly surprised with some features I did not know exists. Disqus, pronounced "discuss", is a service and tool for web comments and discussions Read More......( read more ) Read More...

Does this scenario sound familiar? My site is registered with the major search engines. I've been assured that it’s SEO-friendly, there's a good linking strategy in place, and we are testing banner advertising . . . but I’m not getting Read More......( read more ) Read More...

The Gridiron Greats Assistance fund is looking to launch their social community this August at an NFL Legends event. In our continuing partnership with the organization, Telligent was approached to add some additional functionality to the work we did back in February at Super Bowl XLII. New features included: Forums/Discussions - Ever wanted to ask Mike Ditka a question? Here's your chance. Media Gallery - Don't just read about what's happening, see it for yourself. Groups - Join your...

David Kline and Dan Burstein are the authors of Blog!: How the Newest Media Revolution is Changing Politics, Business, and Culture. They were more like editors, since the book was a collection of interviews of blogging inflentials in politics, business and media. If you skip past the politics section you'll enjoy the book more, I think. I know I would have. 2.5 out of 5 Nordic Track Stars. ___________________ p.103 Indeed the only way most companies know if their customers are truly being served...

For some reason Gary just always makes me smile. I had dinner with him once, he's really like this is person too, all the time. His energy level is amazing. That, if for no other reason, should be a good reason to drink more wine, right? gary vaynerchuk » A new mission and why we are keeping the wrong score. - my 2 minute take on life Read More...

My colleague, Microsoft Architect Evangelist, David Chou , recently authored a very well-written explanation of this topic for the The Architecture Journal .  In particular I like his visual summary of authentication considerations.   Strong User Authentication on the Web Read More...