I previously wrote about a couple of our members attending the Catalyst Conference. Supposedly, Michael and Jeff helped break the Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Pillow Fight.
Michael e-mailed the team the link for the clip below with the subject “Pillows”. It peaked my interest. Definitely unconventional…but that is what it often takes to grab people’s attention on the web today.
Today’s lunchtime reading featured the wisdom of Abient Signifiers from the brilliant minds over at Boxes and Arrows. Ambiant signifiers are “design elements that communicate subtly as part of the environment’s ambiance.” Ross Howard compares subtle techniques of communication and user guidance found on the high-traffic Tokyo Rail System with similar techniques of communication that can be used on our high-traffic websites. Apparently every design decision need not be overt.
I recommend reading this article here .
I especially like his example of BBC’s “digital patina “. Let’s explore opportunities to use Ambient Signifiers in our own lives.
Jaa, mata ashita aimashou (See you later).
Interesting article on TechCrunch about Media Temple. They have been on our radar as a higher end hosting solution for a while, but a new product of theirs is rather interesting for churches and ministries.
On Tuesday Media Template launched GridServer which provides dedicated level hosting at a shared price. For the majority of readers what that means is better performance and scalability for less money.
The concept is one that Google uses called Grid Computing. The basic idea is have a ton of relatively cheap computers all hooked up together to make one very stable, very powerful “computer”. The “secret sauce” is writing the software that makes all those individual computers work together seamlessly.
Google has mastered this, and this is Media Temple’s first foray. From their past performance I except this to be a great option for many churches and ministries.
We’ll keep our eye on this one for you.
I happened to get a copy of the Express today (Wednesday, October 18) and to my great surprise and pleasure there was a whole two-page ad for Christian Service Charities in which a number of our very own clients were featured! I think it’s great to see this kind of thing in the Express, and I’m excited that our clients are part of it. I hope that much good will come from people being more aware of these organizations.
We all have to use Outlook, whether we like it or not most of us are chained to Outlook like I’m glued to the TV on Thursdays for Gray’s Anatomy (I’m married now you remember).
Everyone has their own system for using Outlook, and I certainly wouldn’t start selling any books about mine, but I thought it would be interesting for other to hear, and by all means chime in with your tips and tricks in the comments.
Jacob’s originality for naming future progeny was thwarted officially about a year ago.
Aside: “Jacob” was the U.S.’s most popular male name last year (and four other Silas names are in the top 20).
Josh Harris’ quick review of “Above Earthly Powers” written by David Wells.
“[Because of advances in technology] everything in life is then evaluated by this same standard: what is done better and faster must be right.”
I can’t belive I have lived the 26 years of my life without a DVD Rewinder.
Splash pages went out about the same time as snap bracelents. However, many sites are sticking beside the old girl like I continue to root for the Pittsburgh Pirates (final record 67-95). Great post on SEOmoz hopefully will drive the final nails into this 90s holdover.
Writing for the web is a challenge. Visitors to your site get more savvy by the minute and the copy paste from offline material method isn’t going to work much longer, if it is working now. Here are three quick things you should keep in mind to improve your writing for the web:
So there you are three quick tips, of course there is much more to it. Feel free to post questions and your web writing tips in the comments!
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