Monthly Archives: August 2008
3 Blobs, 1 Monster, and crowdsourced market research
Click to enlarge these 14×17″ marker drawings: I’m this close to launching a new art-centric blog, but these wouldn’t wait. Speaking of which, I need help naming the new “not just my stuff, but also the work of friends and … Continue reading
Important message about gift giving from a famously sensitive actor/director
You were expecting maybe Alan Alda? More mixed media greeting cards by Tony Federico.
Movie theaters: If they’re not premium, they’re crap.
I love seeing movies at the Arclight. For a few dollars more you get reserved seating, online ordering, nice auditoriums, no pre-movie ads, no fake radio (“And now the latest from Kenny Chesney!”), and a better audio visual experience. That … Continue reading
Why people at open source conferences use Macs
Occasionally you’ll hear “why are all these open source people Mac slaves? Cognitive dissonance much?” This is why: The open source ecosystem is an ocean. Your PC is an aquarium. For platforms the internet relies on, you want Free Open … Continue reading
Telemarketers are Evil (but AT&T and Apple are even worse)
For the past two weeks I’ve been getting two calls a day from telemarketers at (866) 402-1044 (may they burn in hell forever and ever amen). Yes, I’m on the do not call list. Yes, the first couple of times … Continue reading
The 3 pillars of good email marketing are…
1) Interestingness
2) Relevance
3) Actionability
In this post we look at two bad examples and one excellent example of emails from various web services.
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Another broken modal dialog
Enlarge I hereby revoke UserVoice.com’s internet license. I can do that, right? Previously: Modal dialogs are the new deadly sin of web design