May 2010
40 posts
To my Friends and Family: My Privacy Concerns on...
I recently created a new Facebook account for a friend. They were having issues with the whole process of creating a new account: filling out the form, entering the Captcha security code, logging to your e-mail, activating the account via a link code, logging back to your Facebook, going through the process of adding/skipping suggested friends, and finally getting around to adjusting your privacy...
Strength in numbers
Collective wisdom is useful if each individual is doing the thinking. I read this book on the Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki back in December, 2009 and for me this explains a lot about how the web works. Let me explain. We know that people updates their status online, googles for answers, blogs about their daily activities, read news or watch a dog skateboard. This is now getting to be...
Take what you need, leave your fair share.
Photo credit: Damon D’Amato Panera Bread Co. launched a nonprofit pilot restaurant in Clayton, Missouri. “Customers are told to donate what they want for a meal, whether it’s the full suggested price, a penny or $100… If it can sustain itself financially, Panera will expand the model around the country within months. It all depends on whether customers will abide by the...
Dan Pink on the Art of Motivation
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TV meets web. Web meets TV. I learned about Google...
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Introducing the Drumbrella
via design-fetish.blogspot.com This looks cool! But I wonder how long it’ll take before the two year old beating their rhythmic percussion over your head finally gets on your nerves. Posted via web from Rommel will Post It Forward | Comment »
Google offers free fonts for the Web
But font licensing rules mean a Web designer can’t necessarily upload any old font for a site. This is where Google’s move, announced at its Google I/O conference, comes in. The company released 18 fonts and also announced an interface that lets Web sites use them. via news.cnet.com This is great news and a move forward. I’d love to stop explaining to clients that the web is...
Twitter for iPhone (formerly Tweetie) is here!
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Canadian Internet Use Survey 2009
Want to know how we, Canadians, are doing online? Here’s the latest 2009 survey report from Statistics Canada. via statcan.gc.ca 80% (7% increase from 2007) of Canadians aged 16 and older, or 21.7 million people, used the Internet for personal reasons. Rates of Internet use were highest at 85% in both British Columbia and Alberta, followed by 81% in Ontario. Highest rates of...
Aha! That Greyson! (Video)
via youtube.com I didn’t know who this Greyson was and wondering why it was trending. First, I thought it was a new superhero movie. You know, Batman’s sidekick, Robin the Boy Wonder AKA Dick Grayson? But the spelling didn’t fit. (Serves me right for not turning on the TV.) Then, after following the good ol’ Twitter to YouTube trail, it lead me to this talented...
Cage The Elephant - Ain't No Rest For The Wicked
via youtube.com Thanks, Kim. Now, this song is stuck in my head. Enjoy! Posted via web from Rommel will Post It Forward | Comment »
Text 2.0: Reading Re-Imagined (Video)
via motherboard.tv We use technology to create advertising and to market to people. Imagine a technology that follows your cursor/eye while you read and shows you definitions, translations or any relevant information about a particular word. This is the concept behind Text 2.0. Now, can you imagine all the pop-up ads that will appear every time you stop at a word? It’s insane, I know....
Words and Thoughts in RGB (Video)
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History of the Internet
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Lord Jesus Christ (his real name) hit by car
Police say a Pittsfield woman has been cited for running down a man named Lord Jesus Christ as he crossed a street in Northampton on Tuesday.The 50-year-old man is from Belchertown. Officers checked his ID and discovered that, indeed, his legal name is Lord Jesus Christ. via msnbc.msn.com Thanks, Rosie. Posted via web from Rommel will Post It Forward | Comment »
8 Websites You Need to Stop Building (via...
via theoatmeal.com #5 and #7 are my favourites. Posted via web from Rommel will Post It Forward | Comment »
Women are one particularly understudied group of...
This study attempts to address part of this knowledge gap. This based on data were collected in 2008-2009 from 549 respondents from randomly selected high-tech companies who were invited to participate. It compares the backgrounds, and experiences and motivations of men and women entrepreneurs. via papers.ssrn.com Posted via web from Rommel will Post It Forward | Comment »
According to this, I should chat on Chatroulette....
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Green Design of Cardboard Packaging, Folds to Any...
via inhabitat.com Universal Packaging System or UPACKS is a packaging concept designed by Patrick Sung. It folds and conforms to almost any shape while protecting its contents. Posted via web from Rommel will Post It Forward | Comment »
Origin of Mother's Day
Some historians claim that Mother’s Day originates from ancient spring festivals dedicated to maternal goddesses. Greeks honored Rhea, wife of Cronus and mother of the gods and goddesses of Greek mythology. Ancient Romans had a spring festival dedicated to Cybele, also a mother goddess. Called Hilaria, this celebration lasted for three days and included parades, games and masquerades. A...
Happy Mother's Day from all us at RCCGD!
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Best Status Update of the Day
via farm4.static.flickr.com S. wrote “thinks it’s just wrong that goats have lips.” Posted via web from Rommel will Post It Forward | Comment »
Jeez! That's freakin' awesome! (via @seanpower)
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Industry Canada's Net Gain on Web Site Design
Analysis should focus on business processes and services rather than the technical means to achieve the end. Technology is developed in response to imagination. Therefore, it is important in this early stage not to constrain the imagination by the limits of current technology and practices. via web.archive.org This guide was authored in 1998 by Industry Canada as a guide to business on the...
WARNING: Beautiful women can cause heart attacks.
Now research shows that for men just five minutes spent alone with a beautiful stranger causes so much stress it may be bad for the heart. The effects are worst for men who might think they are not “in the same league” as the woman now sharing their space but still try to attract her interest, scientists claim. For those men, their anxiety rate is said to be similar to jumping from an...
WARNING: Beautiful women can cause heart attacks.
Now research shows that for men just five minutes spent alone with a beautiful stranger causes so much stress it may be bad for the heart. The effects are worst for men who might think they are not “in the same league” as the woman now sharing their space but still try to attract her interest, scientists claim. For those men, their anxiety rate is said to be similar to jumping from an...
Check Out Google's New Logo
via businessinsider.com Bet you didn’t noticed that they tweaked it? Check out the article for the before and after images. Posted via web from Rommel will Post It Forward | Comment »
Reset HootSuite iPhone app to import your Facebook...
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Windows 7's Snipping Tool + WhatTheFont! =...
Can’t find the font you’re looking for? I’ve been using WhatTheFont.com for a few years now and it became an important part of my commonly-used design tools. If you’re on Windows 7, you’ll find this website and the Snipping Tool very handy. First, you need to capture area of your screen that has the text with the unknown font using the Snipping Tool. Save your...
Rommel C. Caibal has added Rework as Already read →
Just finished reading REWORK: The new business...
via 37signals.com This book is brilliant! Here’s a few noteworthy points from this book: - Stop learning from your mistakes. If you’ve done something well, then you’ll get more from learning from your successes. - “The business world is littered with dead documents that do nothing but waste people’s time, reports that no one reads, diagrams that no one looks at, and specs...
Dealing With Negative Feedback in Social Media...
The first step to dealing with negative feedback is determining what type of feedback you’ve received. Negative feedback comes in a few different flavors, each of which is best dealt with by a different type of response. Determining which type of feedback you’re dealing with is an essential first step toward figuring out what is the appropriate response. via mashable.com This is a very...
Distance/Online Education is getting to be...
Enrollment in distance education courses increased by over 20%, while overall community college enrollment increased by less than 2%. Clearly online learning offers many opportunities to students, teachers and academic institutions. via readwriteweb.com Download the full report here. Posted via web from Rommel will Post It Forward | Comment »
Check your local listings for Google TV... coming...
If it can bring anywhere near the same content experience as the large cable networks (using targeting searching by consumers, for example), that revenue stream could finally be the one that supplements its all-eggs-in-one-basket revenue stream that now comes from internet search (every other stream is trivial). via bloggingstocks.com Oh, how I wish to have Google (GOOG) stocks right about...
Thinking of self-publishing your book? Now is the...
Cheap, digital-publishing technology — especially print-on-demand options, which let individual buyers essentially commission copies of books — has been a godsend to writers without agents or footholds at traditional publishing houses.via nytimes.com Posted via web from Rommel will Post It Forward | Comment »
How Consumer Brands Earn Social Currency
via fastcompany.com Check out the article for a detailed explanation of each step. Posted via web from Rommel will Post It Forward | Comment »
UP THERE: the art of handpainted advertising...
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