• Blog Action Day
  Nifty idea: blog about the environment on October 15th.
  (tags: blogging environment activism nptech)

• Love your leaks
  Alex on why you should make it easy for people to leave your site.
  (tags: online_community howto stickiness web)

• Rob Cottingham – “Noise to Signal” Takes a Gamble on New Technology
  A cartoon for everyone who’s had to answer the dreaded question, “What’s the ROI on blogging?”
  (tags: cartoon funny roi financial business web2.0)
• LimeSurvey.org – The Leading Open Source Tool for Online Surveys
  A sophisticated open-source survey tool.
  (tags

• Blasting the Myth of the Fold – Boxes and Arrows: The design behind the design
  “The biggest lesson to be learned here is that if you use visual cues (such as cut-off images and text) and compelling content, users will scroll to see all of it.” Great piece… and a potential huge load off my mind.
  (tags: web design usability)

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales Resigns – The New York Times:
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, whose tenure has been marred by controversy and accusations of perjury before Congress, announced his resignation in Washington today, declaring that he had “lived the American dream” by being able to lead the Justice Department.
And the whole subverting the Justice Department for political ends? That would be “living the Republican dream.”… Read more...

• FacebookCampVancouver
  Actually, it’s the Facebook Developer Garage Vancouver, and it promises to be a helluva time dissecting one of the hottest dev platforms around.
  (tags: barcamp unconference event vancouver facebook development bryght)

• The Seven Dirty Words You Can’t Say in Email Subject Lines (Plus 100 Others You Shouldn’t Use, Either)
  Want to keep your email newsletter out of spam filter hell? Here’s how to start: a clean subject line that avoids the red flags the anti-spammers are looking for.
  (tags: email marketing newsletter words spam)
• Creating

I’m seeing straight again after Sol at the Kitsilano Optometry West 16th branch stayed late to fix my frames. Free of charge.

So not only do they have the funkiest frames and the most professional staff I’ve ever dealt with… they’re great, great people.

Thanks, Sol… Read more...