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We knew it would happen at some point. Twitter is introducing a new payment model that will charge Japanese followers to view tweets from premium accounts
Twitter, the popular micro-blogging service, is supposedly worth … a lot of money . Business valuations range from the slightly ...
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Google Analytics , the world’s most popular website statistical analysis system, could be illegal in Germany. Government officials responsible for national data protection are attempting to ban Analytics on the grounds that it breaches privacy laws.
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We’re wrapping up our week-long series on goal setting, and what better way to end the series than with a celebration. I mentioned in a previous post how important it is to take time to celebrate each success in your goal setting process, from your mini-goals all the way up to your ...
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When we read text, we read in phrases. Our reading pattern is disturbed if letters and words are consistently too close together or too far apart.
We can adjust the space between letters using tracking and kerning – two frequently confused terms. Today we’re looking at tracking.
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Episode 38 of The SitePoint Podcast is now available! This week your hosts are Stephan Segraves ( @ssegraves ) and Kevin Yank ( @sentience ).
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Motivation and goal setting go hand in hand. No matter how much time you put into the goal setting process, if you’re not motivated by your goals, you’re unlikely to keep after them. Motivation keeps you focused and makes you more confident.
This installment of the week-long goal ...
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Georgina is a professional writer based near Melbourne, Australia. Over the coming weeks, she’ll be sharing her tips and experience from working as a freelancer.
How good are you at contract negotiation? When they get a contract, many freelancers I know just sign it, regardless of ...
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Proximity in design simply means that objects near each other are seen as a unit. It really is that simple and it’s something you see every day. On your web page or your business card, related information is placed closely together and it forms a visual unit.
Often when people are getting ...
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Loath it or hate it, Internet Explorer is here to stay. The news that Microsoft is working on IE9 was met with mixed feelings and caused intense debate among developers.
Rather than berate Microsoft and their browser, let’s offer some constructive advice for the IE development team. ...
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So far in this series on goal setting, we’ve gotten started with the goal setting process and made sure all of our goals are SMART . Now, it’s time to boost our chances for success at achieving each one of our goals.
1. Make a Commitment
Goals require commitment and dedication. ...
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AOL previewed a new set of logos this week, and is often the case with rebranding, the reaction from designers has been mixed. Gone is the little running guy and the blue triple triangle object, and in comes a variety of photographic and graphic logos. Oh and it’s also no longer uppercase AOL ...
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Like many English people, I expect everyone to speak our language fluently. Rather than spend hours learning basic phrases, it’s far easier to speak slowly and gesticulate wildly. That’s why I end up buying a stuffed aardvark rather than the beer and peanuts I actually wanted.
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You may be familiar with the SMART model, either because of goal setting, or through another planning process. SMART is a way of evaluating goals, projects and objectives across many different disciplines. Well-known author and business consultant Peter Drucker is credited with coining the ...
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The browser developers love to hate is being rebuilt. Microsoft started work on Internet Explorer 9.0 a few weeks ago and showed off some of the new features at their Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles. So what can we expect?
Improved CSS and JavaScript
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It’s not uncommon to be intimidated by the entire process of goal setting. You may feel overwhelmed by all of the areas where you can set goals, unsure how to get started, unable to identify what’s realistic, and even scared to make a commitment to a specific goal.
Many times, this fear ...
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Last week I was watching the opening credits of “I’m a celebrity, get me out of here” and I noticed the titles consist of bling bling text getting dropped into the jungle. I’’ve also noticed quite a few ads on TV using bling text as Christmas approaches. So today we’ll have a look at how ...
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Finding the tools you need when you first start a new business can be difficult, but luckily there are more and more web applications to ease some of that pain. You can take care of just about any challenge from designing your logo to even answering the phone … yes, via the Web. No longer ...
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It’s not often Apple investigates cost-cutting measures. Consider MP3 players. They existed long before the iPod, but Apple took the technology, put it in a great-looking box, doubled the price and had a world-wide hit.
It’s the same story for the iPhone, iMacs, and the other ...
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You’ve got to love Google’s marketing machine. Despite having little new to say about Chrome OS, the media has been eagerly reporting this week’s “launch” . You can’t open a newspaper without reading something from an excited journalist who’s obviously ...
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This time of year always excites me. To me, the approach of a new year means new possibilities, a brand new start, and a chance to do more, accomplish more and achieve more. I love the unknown possibilities, and find planning for a new year one of the most invigorating parts of business ...
