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Archive for June 26th, 2008

Cool Video from NHL

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

I liked it - very nice. Way to go NHL.

Just What We Needed

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

We needed to give people in DC permission to drive and walk around with handguns? Now people in their homes can keep handguns hanging around as well. Go figure why this was a good ruling?

Inc. Magazine on Founder Advice

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Check out this back and forth between me and a founder of a young company in Inc. Magazine.

KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Here is a great article on web design and user interface.

It is ironic that in a high speed broadband world, the best properties have a dial-up simple look and feel. Think about it. Google, Wikipedia et al. have a look of an interface straight from 1995 - no graphics, no video, no Flash - just utility, grace and ease of use.

Utility always wins over style. Never try to trick a consumer to generate fake page views. Keep navigation simple. Everything should be easy to find and one click away. Live and learn. Good article here from BusinessWeek.

There’s a Million Little Earth-Changing Ideas Out There…

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Go find them and support them here. Check out the new PSA from GlobalGiving.org. Kudos. 

Saving Cash at the Gas Pump

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Check out this story and video. I am proud of this program for Revolution Money.