Category Archives: Asides

Is This Enough Ads?

May 19, 2008 by Matt | Posted in Asides One Comment

What do you think, does Forbes have enough ads on their website? [Screenshot.] While I’m still avoiding using AdBlock, sites like this make it hard to resist. Hovering over either of the two CDW banner ads triggers an overlay of various products. And there are way too many banners on the page in addition to the CDW ads.

Reminder

Apr 29

No, not the Feist album. I thought I would post a quick reminder than RSS Awareness Day is the day after tomorrow. That’s May 1st, so get your posts ready if you’re participating.

GFXPoll.com

Apr 28

Someone recently brought a new polling service to my attention. GFXPoll.com allows you to create polls in a wide array of styles. You can even create a poll without registering (something that too many sites don’t offer). The site seems to be fairly new,…

Superblogger

Apr 26

Superblogger. Definition: Darren Rowse, Maki, John Chow, etc. A word I thought-up while writing a post today. A blogger, with a large following, who writes often, makes use of social bookmarking/networking sites, and is considered to be one of the top bloggers in a…

Guest Post Opportunity

Apr 22

Outlaw Design’s blog was recently sabotaged by unknown vandals. Their database was destroyed, and they didn’t have a backup (sadly, I know what that’s like). If you want to help them out, they’re offering an opportunity for guest writers.

Dang! I Thought I Was Covered!

Apr 7

I made a mistake when I scheduled some posts, so two were published today by mistake. Great, I thought I was covered for tomorrow…

EnGadget and Magenta

Apr 1

Deutsche Telecom recently demanded that EngGadget stop using the color Magenta in the EnGadget Mobile logo. A lot of people, including myself, thought this was an April Fools joke, but it’s real alright. Deutsche Telecom still insists that they own the color magenta. EnGadget…