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What Google (may have) looked like in the 1960s......

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I just discovered this diagrammatic representation (PDF) of the various elements that make up the User Experience on a website. It was created by James Garrett in 2000, and is still just as relevant today....

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One of the things I love about my job is that I'm constantly learning. Everything internet-related seems to continually, rapidly evolve (consider recent changes in design methods, standards and styles; online marketing techniques; web-based software tools; electronic payment options; social...

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I'm pleased to announced that Heraghty Internet Consultants has just created the smallest ad on the internet. You can see it at smallestad.com ... the only problem is, you'll have to find it first. The ad is 1×1px; i.e. one...

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Mediajunk is lending its support to the official Dustin for Taoiseach campaign. As Ireland is becoming an increasingly multicultural society, we feel that having a Turkish president would benefit the nation greatly. Plus, let's face it, Brian Cowen has...

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They say you learn something new every day. Today I learned a phrase that made me smile -- "tax avoison". Now, if I could only learn how to practice tax avoison, that would make me smile even wider. I heard...

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A lot of internet-related jargon comes and goes, but a term we can't seem to get rid of is "portal". I still hear this jaded moniker bandied about a lot, typically from people who have "a great idea for a...

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Wordpress 2.5 has just been released. It includes some great new features and, overall, the user experience (already good) has been enhanced. Some of the improvements include: A better visual (WYSIWYG) editor Native support for embedded media, such as video...

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