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Can’t Survive A Day In World Of Warcraft? Get A Private Game Tutor (7)
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There are few things more hilariously hopeless than watching someone play a modern video game for the first time: their targeting cursors wobble aimlessly across the screen, unleashing a stream of bullets that manage to hit everything but their target. And amid their cries of frustration and accusations of cheating, they seem to inevitably come to one conclusion: “this game sucks”. Unfortunately, this phenomenon is bad for the industry, as a bad experience can turn ...Contribute comment - The World's Clicks Don't Always Tell the Truth (5)
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Social Media for Real World Social Change (20)
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The Real World Change 2.0 series with Leslie Poston is an ongoing look at how people are using social media tools and their personal and professional social media networks to bridge the chasm from the Internet and social media bubble to the real world to do a variety of things to effect true change. Change can come in waves or inch along in baby steps. When you have a great need for positive change, worrying ...Shared by Cai Chen (806) Daniel Langendorf (19) Darth Guru (72) DavidSS (7) fundament (37) Guilherme Land (2) Hao (14) Iain (20) LaDonna Coy (5) Leena (853) Leslie (6) Michael (38) Mike F (398) Mike Kujawski (13) neal (371) Rob (116) Sean (13) Sue (11) warren sukernek (30) Wilhelm Bauer (24)Contribute comment - WeAreMedia: Why Putting on Your Listening Ears is the Fiirst Step (1)
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How To Demo Your Startup (Part Two) (78)
onJason Calacanis’ just posted part two of his “how to demo a startup” advice to his email list earlier today. Part one with his initial advice is here. Last week Jason coordinated rehearsal demos at Sequoia Capital for the companies that are launching at TechCrunch50 on September 8-10. He spends a lot of time with each company and gives solid advice for improving the messaging. The full text of Jason’s email is below. You can ...Shared by Adrian (28) Adriana (18) AJ (170) Ali (28) Andrew (8) Andrew Boardman (66) Anol (6) AP (1) Austin (3) aviv test (1) Billy Bicket (14) Bob (13) C.K. (117) Chad Stoller (1) cleiva (12) Cory Shaw (2) David (2) DC (6) dk (17) dobata (333) Drew Olanoff (136) Fabrice Epelboin (5) giro (10) gjort (7) glaforge (35) Goktug (16) Gommit (19) Haris (25) Hisham (21) iuri (5) Jameson Detweiler (2) Jeff Trexler (4) Jeremy Gordinier (7) Jesus (27) Joe (61) Joe Fernandez (7) John Pederson (3) Jonathan (32) jonpape (7) Josh Shabtai (9) Ken (26) Konstantin (6) Kuldeep (1) leo (15) Leo Chen (1) LJ (6) Mario (19) Mario Hemsley (9) Moah (9) morgan180 (41) Mudiam (8) Nicholas Mercer (7) noel (16) OGG (1) pankaj (13) Ricardo.Borelli (5) RLivsey (7) Rob Lambert (3) Robert (1) Romie (13) Ryan (19) Ryan (2) Sam (13) Seamus (1) Shankar Ganesh (37) shark (17) Sooz (1) stelabouras (7) Sue (11) tewfiq (31) Toy (3) Trevor Glen (2) Valto (1) yongwei (3) Yoshigi (5) yoshy (312) Zoram (19) Zsombor (16)
- Moah said: Jason is as self promoting as bloggers come. Most of this was covered in 6.UAT. But not bad to review them once in a while
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A Beginner’s Guide To Building Your Own Wordpress Theme | MakeUseOf.com (43)
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No one can argue that one of the most popular blogging platforms these days is Wordpress. The solid framework makes it the geek’s choice, but Wordpress further gains its popularity among laymen because of its flexibility for expanding its functions and looks. There are thousands of plugins and themes available to be downloaded and used for free from the official Wordpress site alone which opens up unlimited possibilities of what you want your blog to ...Shared by Abdullah Cetin CAVDAR (31) Adam Singer (4) Ali (16) aliencam (1) Andrew (55) Benjamin (866) Bryan Webster (16) Chris Ryall (4) Coop (1) craig (46) Creeva (38) Dharmesh Shah (1) Digg Boss (641) DrFu (22) Eduardo (22) everyone loves a wee sombrero (73) Felix Bredoteau (56) Fernando Johann (7) geekblake (8) Jeffrey (31) Jesus (27) Josh (1) Kristen (208) MakeUseOf (2) microft (5) Miguel Lopez (50) Mr. BabyMan (259) Muhammad Saleem (233) Rami Taibah (333) rchk (23) Ritu (454) rob (0) rzklkng (80) Shane Coffey (84) shawnmor (33) ShuTian (68) Steven (15) Sue (11) Thinh (158) Travis Quinnelly (4) Uzair (122) wwdj (8) zytajoy.com (1)Contribute comment -
F|R Crib Sheet: 5 Guerilla Tactics for Good Marketing (23)
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With the tech conference season upon us, Found|READ thought some tips for how to master conference marketing on the cheap would be useful. Today’s tips are courtesy of serial entrepreneur Pete Grillo, currently founder of iterasi, a one-and a-half-year-old startup in Portland, Ore., that has built a hosted storage service to capture and archive web pages. It’s a seemingly simple tool, but it allows you to save web pages in perpetuity — personal archives for ...Shared by 100rabh™ (9) Artem (49) atul (73) ChaCha (62) david miron (129) Jacob Reiff (2) Joe (61) Kerri Witt (9) Mike (18) Mike Cadogan (45) mnvamsi (128) Monthiel (3) mr_gadget (149) MrGuff (76) pablo (12) Rick Turoczy (62) Rob (116) Scam (12) Sherrilynne Starkie (6) spandana inspiration (1) Sue (11) Timothy (284) Zak M. (400)- Sue said: Some great advice that can be tweaked for any market.
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Call-to-action: Save the UT Accessibility Institute (2)
permalinkThe University of Texas is closing its Accessibility Institute today. Non-profit Knowbility has started a petition to save it. Though you may not have heard of the Accessibility Institute, you have been influenced by its work. Its late founder, Dr. John Slatin, was the former co-chair of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG2), and was an influential mentor to many of the web standards evangelists, including myself and current WaSP group manager, Glenda Sims. ...Shared by Sean Leather (12) Sue (11)
- Sue said: There is a critical need for this type of service; please help support it!
- Sean Leather said: I was very impressed when UT launched their new website ("http://www.utexas.edu/") a while back (2006 or 2007, I forget). Amazingly accessible and very usable. It was my understanding that much of that was due to Glenda Sims. I'd hate to see a big proponent such as the Accessibility Institute go away.
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Elevator Pitch Friday: Challenge Your Fellow Man (4)
onAfter a few weeks, Elevator Pitch Friday is back with a vengeance. This week’s featured video comes to us from a self-funded, young male-oriented, yet-to-launch startup called BeTheBetterMan.com, with the pitch delivered by founder Eric Mayville. The video’s a bit dark, but it’s enthusiastically delivered and straight-forward. Here’s the pitch: As Eric describes further in the comments of the pitch: …the options for challenges are endless as they can be user created or supplied by ...Contribute comment
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Why and How Embargoes Work in Tech Blogging (42)
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An embargo is something that tech companies use to set a time when their product will launch and the press can publish their reviews of it. Embargoes aren't as simple as they sound and they aren't uncontroversial, either. We believe they can be a good idea, though. Below we discuss why and share thoughts about how we think an embargo can be run well. If you've got comments to share, don't be shy, that's what ...Shared by Alex (26) Andrew Wise (18) Åsa Johan (2) atul (73) Bryan Person (24) CannonGod (204) charlie anzman (97) Constantin (1) Corvida (65) Daan (9) dobata (333) Dzey (7) giro (10) Greg (5) Hayes Davis (1) Ivan Brezak Brkan (2) James Whatley (25) Joakim Lind (11) Joe (92) Karol F (14) MAlbano (5) Mario (19) Melissa Attree, GetOn eMarketing (9) mfdez (0) Micah Elliott (9) mr94 (10) Nick Barron (6) Paul Dunay (8) Peter Einarsson (2) Preoccupations (39) Richard (19) Rick Turoczy (62) Robert Scoble (61) Stephanie Stadler (3) Steve (8) Steve Rubel (21) Sue (11) Tac (16) Tai (9) Themba (5) ultraviolet (34) Zoli (15)- Steve Rubel said: I like posts like these that educate.
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Our Advocacy Program (10)
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Jason Kottke wrote a post earlier this week on solutions for avoiding middle management, and he made reference to Adaptive Path’s advocacy program. Some folks emailed me directly for more information, so I thought I’d share a bit more about how the program works. The advocacy system was established by Janice when she was CEO here. We’d tried an org chart and typical reporting structures, but they weren’t working for us. “Reporting” to “management” just ...Shared by Arthur (8) atul (73) Bill Keaggy (13) Chris Ryall (4) Ian Hughes (2) Ivan Brezak Brkan (2) Mike F (398) MrGuff (76) Selena (27) Sue (11)Contribute comment -
http://mashable.com/2008/08/29/introvert-social-media-rock-star/ (36)
onEver feel like other people exist for the sole purpose of draining every bit of energy from you? You’d love to be successful in business or some other endeavor but you’re frustrated because other people suck the life out of you. “Social” isn’t a word that people use to describe you. Unless it’s preceded by the prefix “anti-”, many people don’t think of an introvert as being a social person. Is there any hope for ...Shared by Alberto (198) Alex (26) Andrew Terry (25) Anne (10) b3cak (8) Brian Wallace (15) Chi-chi Ekweozor (15) Corvida (65) deusdiabolus (61) dobata (333) dreig (28) Earl E Morningwood (53) Elizabeth (37) elsterama (32) everyone loves a wee sombrero (73) fundament (37) Grace Smith (14) History of Blogging (185) J.D. Rucker (326) Jonathon Juvenal (9) Krazy (109) Mark Dykeman (26) Melanie Baker (3) Mich D (158) Mike F (398) Paul Dunay (8) pericles (620) Ron Capps (3) scott dearmore (1) Seth (6) Shana Albert (31) StreetForce1 (41) Sue (11) Sue B (11) Tommaso (3) Zenith (13)Contribute comment
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10 Weblog Engines Reviewed (144)
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Choosing blogging software can be a scary process, especially if you are new to blogging. There are many different types of blog software and content management systems (CMS) that could be used. Picking the software that you’ll need is not an easy task, given the wide variety and types on the Web today. There are many different aspects to consider when choosing which blogging software to pick. For instance: Programming language.Many blog platforms run on ...Shared by !&# (18) ~lau (2) Abdullah Cetin CAVDAR (31) Ananya Walia (617) andy smith (147) Babak (9) Ben Rowe (11) Boicozine (11) Brooke Adcox (9) BTAICBW (11) Byron Packwood (2) Cai Chen (806) Camille Roux (9) Carlos (22) Cathy (79) Chandoo (9) Citizen K (9) cooperative (42) Craig Lee (1) Daniel Bachhuber (20) David (2) David (13) David Gutowski (7) David Westerink (0) dobata (333) donuzz (2) eggtea (49) ehu4ever (70) elsterama (32) Emon (9) Eoin (14) ericholter (17) Fábio Ricotta (13) fabiano (23) feral cat (21) fijidaddy (12) frivmo (0) gastaoss (7) Gauravonomics (39) Gemstar38 (96) Gerard (29) Gerrit Tebrake (12) Grace Smith (14) Gregory Go (29) Guillermo Torres (8) guy (479) hadrien (3) Hamid11771 (13) hao (8) HejGustav (8) Hikari (0) ilyas (3) J.D. Rucker (326) jaholbrook (5) Jan (10) jccamus (15) jeroendemiranda (9) John Wesley (71) Jon Winstanley (1) jonpape (7) jorrflv (2) jose (2) Joseph Rodgers (13) Julian Gruber (46) Justine (0) keith (53) Ken Starzer (0) kevin (19) Khürt Williams (1) kiirpi (0) Kike Alonso (2) Ko Phyo (8) Konstantin (6) Kristian (40) lasta (25) Leandro Scalize (21) Leena (853) Lindsey Smith (25) LouCypher (35) Loyolny (3) mahdi (22) Maik (0) Maksim Berjoza (23) Marcel (23) Mark (21) Mark Roberts (13) Merlik (8) miasarmento (110) Michael K Pate (0) Michelinimehike (16) Mike F (398) Milan Zoufal (9) Mindy McAdams (3) Motyla (0) mr.petruccio (36) MrGuff (76) Muhammad Basheer (9) Muhammad Siyab (20) myvahid (13) Narayanan Hariharan (148) narkomanC (20) Niccolò (1) Niklas (20) Niko (3) Olaf Nieke (0) paulo (20) Peli (15) Polle de Maagt (0) Ram (55) Retta (7) rick (8) Rob (116) Robert Cortez (10) Roberto (13) roedward (27) Sasha Kovaliov (10) Satya (7) Scott (17) Sham (102) Shane (16) Simon Wren (28) Snapitup (2) Srandy (26) sryo (19) Steven (15) StevieB (64) Sue (11) Sumesh (91) Tamal Anwar (4) tbeseda (20) Tiago Celestino (73) tim (27) Timo Heuer (11) Ulrich (1) Vahid (103) Wayne (35) Wiking (5) WillinYo (8) xxdesmus (48) yonai mitsumasa (0) YuSuPh (4) Zak M. (400) Zoram (19) 宋小明 (86)- Tiago Celestino said: Bem bacana, podemos ver que com vários CMS dar para fazer um trabalho (design) bacana.
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Game developers on social networks can expect $1.20/mth/Daily Active User (4)
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Inside Facebook has a terrific interview with $uperRewards, one of the two major CPA ad networks for social networks (and increasingly outside of social networks as well). [Offerpal is the other major CPA ad network for social networks]. In the interview the $uperRewards team give some great stats and advice for game designers: On who to focus on when thinking about monetization: You should support all kinds of players well, while remembering that your hardcore ...Contribute comment -
apophenia: with great privilege comes great responsibility (7)
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Just as the Olympics was a spectacle of physical prowess, the Democratic National Convention has been a spectacle of political aspiration. As best demonstrated by my preference for Fantasy Congress over Fantasy Football, I'm much more of a sucker for the political. And this week's convention was most definitely a 10.0. Each speech addressed a different American anxiety around Obama's candidacy. Michelle Obama began by taking back the idea that Republicans have a stranglehold on ...Shared by David (14) Fabio Giglietto (5) Graham Freeman (0) leonard (12) seans (13) Sue (11) Victor (29)Contribute comment -
What the Target settlement should mean to you (4)
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It’s a question many of us in accessibility have been waiting for years to be answered. Does the Americans with Disabilities Act apply to the web? Sadly, accessibility’s ultimate cliffhanger once again reaches an awkward denouement, leaving us deflated, and looking at yet another boring sequel. The National Federation of the Blind v. Target lawsuit, which promised to be a landmark case in determining the applicability of the ADA, was settled on Wednesday. The key ...- Sue said: 54 million disabled Americans - why would anyone build a website that isn't accessible anymore?
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Workflow- Social Media for Marketers (12)
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What does a day in the life of a social media marketer look like? I’m not a marketer, so if I get some of your terms wrong, forgive me. I thought maybe we could do a walkthrough of a fictitious social media marketer, Yolanda, for a small hotel group (four hotels) in Boston. I picked hotels just because otherwise I’d have picked a software company. Let’s walk through a workflow, and then reconstruct it in ...Shared by Alex (26) baardoa (6) Cindy Opong (4) Heids (5) leedsjimbo (22) Michael Bekiaris (3) Mike (1) Mona N (58) Nikolai (1) Sue (11) Syed Akram (12) Tsudohnimh (17)- Heids said: An interesting way to frame some of the techniques of social media marketing.
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