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Friday, May 19, 2006

The Means of Distribution

Since Web Pages are easy to create and upload, the human species now has a method to individually distribute their ideas, designs, messages, religions, hobbies, plans, products, loves, hates, physiognomies (porn), pet pictures, picture of their pets, novels, plays and their passions. "What does... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, May 15, 2006

Revolution Anyone?

The World Wide Web, with its inexpensive method of communications is nothing less than a revolution. It allows any piss-ant, like myself, to pick up a book, learn a little language, learn a little design and launch a little page. I can say what I want, where I want and how I want, regardless of the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 12, 2006

What is the Web Anyway?: The Web Is . . . Old Dog Tray

When we think of the World Wide Web, it should not be as a silly alliteration for a passing fad. Although the WWW came about by convenience and accident, it has accelerated its usefulness into near dependence for many people and for most businesses. The days of "wait and see" are over. The Web is... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 18, 2005

The Price of Beef and The Police State

The Price of Beef In the old days, when cattle roamed free on the range, the only way you could tell "ownership" was by branding. If a future piece of chuck had your mark on it, all the benefits of said beefsteak belonged to you. It was a powerful statement; and if the mark was violated, it meant a... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 27, 2005

For Branding’s Sake

Naturally, with such an investment in Branding, corporations would definitely want to brand their websites. Unfortunately, the majority of brands are NOT recognizable to the masses. The ones that are, take little effort on the web to make their branding attributes shine. Again, unfortunately, many... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 21, 2005

Red, White and Script

Of course, word smithing goes hand in hand with logo and branding. Each corporation has its own way of expresing itself - and therefore employing a troop of neo-Spartan keepers of the word. These word-keepers, also keep the image, logo, the branding attributes and, finally - the final stamp of... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 7, 2005

Comic Relief: The Branding Police -- The BP and the Web

I almost named this episode - "A Comic Relief: Send in the Clowns". As we are on the web, I could very well pipe in the Soundheim tune as background music; however, "Branding" IS an important subject and IS important for the web. So, I do not want to minimize the importance of Branding. However, I... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 2, 2005

So How Does our Case In Point Stack Up?

So there's my LAF treatise. So, in our "case in point" - after all that defining, spending, mishing, mashing and gyrating - the first pages had (drum-roll): 1 - Blue Background (with orange) - the fifth grader’s choice. 2 - A spinning Globe - the amateur’s choice. 3 - JavaApps with a 1 minute load... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 31, 2004

LAF (Ha Ha) and Good Web Dezign

L.A.F. (Ha Ha) For Web projects, there are two very important elements that allow the Marketing department to be as rampant as the Technical department. This is "Look and Feel" and "content." LAF (Look and Feel - pronounced "laugh") is important. Unfortunately it is claimed territorially by three... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 27, 2004

C.Y.A. Books

Requirement documents or as they are better known as Cover Your Ass Books, have always amazed me. I am a firm believer in clear planning; however, a requirement is one that has a specific hallmark - sonata allegro: 1 - It states the purpose and deliverable in the first paragraph. 2 - It outlines the... Sign in to see full entry.

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