August 29, 2010 :: William Levins
Philadelphia to levy tax on most Bloggers
When you first learn of this, you can't really believe it's true. Could a city be so down on it's luck that it would attempt to tax even casual bloggers? It seems utterly absurd. But I guess the the City of Brotherly Love holds no love for bloggers.
August 11, 2010 :: Lacey Ackerman
Enticing commercials that never fail to grab my attention...
August 4, 2010 :: William Levins
If I ever make it to New Zealand...I'm eating pizza at Hell
I stumbled upon this clever YouTube interactive campaign for a New Zealand Pizza shop named Hell. Clever name, cool website, and awesome zombie filled youtube commercials. Gives new meaning to the phrase I'm going to Hell.
July 29, 2010 :: William Levins
Microsoft Street Slide, coming to Bing Maps soon may just one-up Google's Street View
Microsoft invests a lot in research perhaps with this one they'll actually one-up Google Maps. I'll admit, it looks cool and I'll certainly use it over Streetview on my iPhone - I think.
July 23, 2010 :: William Levins
Ultraviolet - An industry DRM solution that's too little, too late
Recently the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), a group of 58 Hollywood studios and technology companies, announced they're cooperating to create a universal DRM solution that permits a purchase once watch anywhere technology.
July 22, 2010 :: Lacey Ackerman
HouseParty.com - Parties sponsored by a leading brand
Miss having ragers like the good ol' days? Log onto HouseParty.com...they can help! (sort of)
June 28, 2010 :: Lacey Ackerman
A refrigeration technology company has found an interesting way to market their campaign
BOSCH introduces dinosaur and Stone Age meats to promote their products.
June 23, 2010 :: William Levins
What if Apple added the ability to export Android Apps to Xcode?
Let me be upfront, I'm not a Xcode user, so I can't speak technically. I'm simply postulating, what would developers do if you could simply export your iPhone app made with Xcode to Android.
June 17, 2010 :: William Levins
Which javascript framework should you use? A designers perspective.
I've been a web designer and programmer wannabe for many years. I finally succumb to the fact, my mind can't grasp higher programming, but I know enough to annoy and push programmers to accomplish more. And javascript frameworks fall under this topic.
June 16, 2010 :: Casey Knox
What Motivates Us
What motivates us to perform and work in our daily lives. Our Paycheck? Our Pride?
June 11, 2010 :: William Levins
Quark jumps the shark
I switched to InDesgin in 2000, but before that I used and loved Quark – I even taught people how to use it. Until InDesign 2.0 it was the best tool - and even today, I check Quark.com every so often - to see what's new. Could they ever temp me back.
June 4, 2010 :: Lacey Ackerman
1981 - MTV's identity is born
A brief history on the creation of the MTV logo
May 28, 2010 :: Lacey Ackerman
TripIt: The Online Travel Itinerary and Trip Planner
If you love staying organized and traveling as much as i do, then you'll fall in love with this site.
May 23, 2010 :: William Levins
WordPress is an excellent blogging tool
Granted, I'm a little late to the party, WordPress is highly regarded by most of the internet. But I recently tried it out firsthand and I'm impressed.
May 22, 2010 :: William Levins
The history and future of portable computing – where will it end?
As we entered 2010 and rumors about Apple's mythical table abound, I started thinking about mobile computing - that is, laptops and iPhones, where will we be in another 10 years?
May 20, 2010 :: William Levins
I'm happy to see Pep Boys reemphasizing Manny, Moe & Jack in their marketing
Even though I'm not a car guy I always appreciated Pep Boys and their iconic figures that adorned their stores. Their branding was distinct and memorable. That's why I was disappointed when I observed their recent homogenization of their brand.
May 13, 2010 :: Lacey Ackerman
Ads That Capture Attention By Using Emotion
Give your audience an emotional reason to remember your product.
May 3, 2010 :: Casey Knox
War of the big ''A's''
Adobe and Apple battle it out. Who will come out on top?
April 24, 2010 :: William Levins
Two companies Apple should buy to make Mobileme.com better: Posterous.com and Dropbox.com
I've had a MobileMe account since it was .Mac and free. And while I'll make occasional use of its extra features - I really use it for only email and iChat. And I have iLife and iWork too. So I could use it more. But it's just not simple enough.
February 25, 2010 :: Lacey Ackerman
CEO's go incognito
Undercover Boss: not what it's cracked up to be?
February 25, 2010 :: Casey Knox
Just admit it
Does Audi really think the American public is that stupid?
February 12, 2010 :: William Levins
A Simple Solution To Today's Onerous, Lopsided Copyright, Trademark and Patent Law
I'm in a creative business, so I've always been concerned about protecting my creations with copyright, etc. But as a consumer and a citizen, the overreaching, exceedingly long copyright, trademark and patent restrictions seriously concern me.
January 23, 2010 :: William Levins
Batteries Plus? Who needs a store dedicated to batteries? Turns out, I do!
The other day, my mildly crunchy wife asked I take her to lunch, then drive to Batteries Plus so she could recycle a bag of old batteries she's been carrying around in her car for months. She had discovered online, Batteries Plus recycles them.
January 18, 2010 :: William Levins
Posterous.com is a remarkable and simple blogging and social media tool!
Probably the simplest and best executed blogging tool I've ever seen, Posterous.com allows you to create blog entries by simply emailing or texting. It's so unbelievably easy. Of course, you can link to other social media and add content normally too.
January 4, 2010 :: Elaine Levins
What Should Your New Year's Resolution Be?
Every year on January 1, most of us make some sort of New Year's Resolution: a promise to ourselves to somehow make things better in the coming year.
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