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Category Archives: Web Presence

Humanize Your Online Presence

By | August 23rd, 2010

I like buttons that light up. I was about 15 when I walked into a real recording studio (Ike Turner’s Bolic Sound, in Inglewood, CA) and saw more lit up buttons than I had ever seen in one room before. … Read the rest

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Rediscovering The Simple Web

By | July 21st, 2010

Perfection (in design) is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but rather when there is nothing more to take away.
-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

I recently pulled out an e-book that I first read back in 2008, when … Read the rest

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For Better Content, Go Local

By | July 14th, 2010

There has been a lot of talk lately about the quality of information available online. The debate has centered around “content farms”, such as Demand Media and the current incarnation of AOL (oops, sorry, Aol.). Kicking off this round was … Read the rest

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What’s In a (Domain) Name

By | July 6th, 2010

I recently exchanged some tweets with someone who was trying to update her organization’s web site but didn’t have sufficient access to do so. She had a pretty good grasp of what she needed to accomplish but was  being blocked … Read the rest

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Real World Computer Skills

By | July 1st, 2010

Back in 2007, usability expert Jakob Nielsen posted a brief essay on Life-Long Computer Skills, that I would love to see made a standard part of life-skills curriculum. As a technology provider, I often see people frustrated both by … Read the rest

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Delivering Mobile to Tourists

By | June 28th, 2010

I am a newcomer to the mobile world. Up until about a month ago, I carried a Nokia bar phone that people made fun of. Then, our local carrier (Golden State Cellular) made me a deal that was … Read the rest

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