Archive for September, 2008

Understanding Micro-Blogs

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

microblogsKeeping up with the webbies isn’t easy; it seems that every day there’s something new to understand.  Is it time for you to catch up? Let’s start with what seems to be one of the hottest topics: Micro-Blogging.

What is it all about?

Micro-blogging is a form of brief blogging where 140 characters is all that the user writes. This results in what I like to call short bursts of thoughts and ideas. The most popular of the micro-blogs is Twitter, and right on its heels is Pownce. Also, if you’re already on Facebook, you may have noticed the new “what are you doing box.” Micro-blogging is about sharing what you’re doing right now (see my Twitter feed), and can be done from your computer or your cell phone. It has become very popular with bloggers.

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Does Your Website Look the Same to Everyone?

Monday, September 8th, 2008

browsersWhat’s your favorite web browser? On my Apple, I like Safari; however, with the release of Firefox 3, I find myself using that browser more than Safari.

Tom, our designer (also an Apple user) prefers Safari, but he pointed out to me that he likes the newest release of Safari 3.  James, our new HTML / CSS coder, is a fan of the PC and his preference is Firefox 3.  Melissa, our project manager, uses Firefox 3 outside of work, and Theresa prefers Internet Explorer 6 because it works and she has no reason to upgrade.

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