by Rob Cottingham | Nov 2, 2005 | Media Mix, Technology
Oh, I know that advertising is the magic that keeps the infotainment rolling in on my Net connection… but CTV has just plain blown it with their latest innovation. (As a side note, we need a better word than “innovation” to describe a development... by Rob Cottingham | Oct 28, 2005 | Technology
Over on UIE Brain Sparks, Jared Spool weighs in on the civil war over whether web navigation bars should be on the left or right side of the page: having tested a ton of users on bundles of sites, we’ve learned over the years that navigation placement doesn’t... by Rob Cottingham | Oct 28, 2005 | Blogging
Any major shift in communication technology goes through these stages: Experimentation Early narrow implementation Establishment of community Enhancement of solidarity in face of establishment backlash Giving awards to ourselves Gosh, is it time for step five again?... by Rob Cottingham | Oct 21, 2005 | Blogging, Politics
Vancity Credit Union has a dandy idea for extending credit to folks who might normally find it hard to come by: peer lending. From CBC Vancouver: Vancity’s Shaheen Tejani says the credit union lends money to groups of people, to allow individuals to start their... by Rob Cottingham | Oct 20, 2005 | Blogging, Technology
How cool is this? I’ve been linked to by a Gentoo Penguin webcam blog out of Antarctica! (Apparently they’d been having popup issues thanks to the Webstats4U fiasco reported on here a month ago.) I’m returning the favour by directing you to their... by Rob Cottingham | Oct 18, 2005 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn, How to..., Technology
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