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The Ideal Client »

By Joel Nov 19th, 2008 | Posted in categories: Posts from Joel

Enlightened this morning after a great meeting with a local designer, I realized that I’m not only somewhat of an idealist in life, but in business and design as well. Essentially, the potential client I write for on this site possesses the following characteristics:



Web 0.2 »

By Joel Nov 18th, 2008 | Posted in categories: Articles You Don't Want To Miss

Great article by a great designer (and small business owner) about going small and nimble to get projects done. Very “Get Real-ish.”



BuddyPress »

By Joel Nov 15th, 2008 | Posted in categories: Tools To Help Your Business

BuddyPress is a spinoff of WordPress for social networking.



TinEye »

By Joel Nov 7th, 2008 | Posted in categories: Tools To Help Your Business

Got an image you want to make sure no one is copying? Just want to see how many times the Mona Lisa is shown online? TinEye is incredible.



Why the Facebook Platform Failed »

By Joel Nov 7th, 2008 | Posted in categories: Articles You Don't Want To Miss

I have to say, I was really into the Facebook platform when it first came out. Our company built an app for it (Scholarship Caps) which for us, was successful. This article makes sense though too.



Airtight Viewers »

By Joel Nov 5th, 2008 | Posted in categories: Tools To Help Your Business

Create a futuristic display of photos or images using one of these various Flash-based presentations. Very impressive looking.



TeachMate »

By Joel Nov 4th, 2008 | Posted in categories: Tools To Help Your Business

An nice take on connecting those who want to learn about any particular topic with those who have the knowledge.



Free Alternatives to Paid Tools »

By Joel Nov 4th, 2008 | Posted in categories: Tools To Help Your Business

Lifehacker has a great compilation of free alternatives to expensive software like Microsoft Office, GoToMyPC, Norton AntiVirus, etc. Why pay when the milk is free?!



Fluid »

By Joel Nov 3rd, 2008 | Posted in categories: Tools To Help Your Business

Allows you to run site-specific browsing sessions. In other words, make web applications their own window without having to use your internet browser. Very efficient!



Tweeple Twak »

By Joel Nov 1st, 2008 | Posted in categories: Tools To Help Your Business

For those REALLY into Twitter, here’s an analytical tool that might help you.