There's a movement in web application design that says that simplicity leads to elegant, easier to use software design that will be more useful for consumers. But Don Norman, a former VP at Apple, disagrees. It's not about features vs. simplicity, he says, it's about good design. Read more…
Last week, citing ballooning costs, Twitter turned off outgoing SMS updates to a number of countries outside of Canada, India, or the US. A couple of third party sites are now letting users in those countries pay for their own SMS updates via Twitter. Read more…
Watching the Olympics may have inspired you to try getting into better shape -- but where to start? Here's a list of twenty Web 2.0 sites that will help you exercise better, eat better, and lose weight. Read more…
Social news site Yahoo! Buzz is now open to all publishers. With a reputation of being able to send server crashing traffic, a lot of people are likely really excited. But with the influx of new publishers to the site, the competition for that traffic just got much more fierce. Read more…
Most social media sites rate stories based solely on popularity -- the more people who decide they like it, for whatever reason, the higher the story is rated. But NewsTrust and NewsCred are different, asking users to rate news on how credible they think it is. Read more…
Last week we argued that closed development platforms are bad for the web. The same theory can be applied to web sites that broker in information as well: information silos are bad for the web and web sites should link to each other as much as possible. Read more…
Even though NBC is streaming 2,200 hours of video on the Internet in the US part of their Olympic Games coverage, they're still keeping coverage of the most popular events off the web. But streaming online actually helps TV viewership, and broadcasters are finally starting to learn. Read more…
Since the iPhone App Store launched, a huge number of productivity apps have been launched, all varying in functionality, price and quality. Here are five that really stand out as being "must-have", from reading RSS feeds to emailing voice memos to yourself and more. Read more…
So you've been given the task of creating an HTML email newsletter, but you've heard the rumors: rendering issues, image blocking, not to mention the email client discrepancies. Check out Alex's guide to gain useful tips on templates, testing, and all the hazards that can befall the uninitiated. Read more…
My custom CMS is slowly reaching the finish line, and one of the final things I want to add is something similar to vBulletin's "hook" system. The obvious solution is eval(), but speed is of the utmost importance. I appreciate your thoughts for how I should handle this? Read more…
Got the germ of an idea for your own startup? Perhaps you’re wary of the afflictions that can beset new businesses. In his second article on web startup companies, Daniel examines some common ailments and what you can do to stay on top of them. Read more…
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