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Archive for the ‘Internet’ Category
Facebook Ate My Hamster
March 11th, 2010
Question
February 24th, 2010
When a spam tweet has ‘cum’ written in it, is it because ‘cum’ spells ‘cum’ or because the message was 141 characters?
The new Beeb style guide
February 18th, 2010
If you don’t know html & css then you’re not a web designer
February 17th, 2010
You’re a graphic designer, and there’s nothing wrong with that it’s a completely legitimate career. But you’re not a web designer, drawing websites in Photoshop makes you a web designer in the same way that this image makes me an architect.
Facebok Login
February 16th, 2010
Username
Password
Obviously this doesn’t do anything, I just thought it’d be funny with the recent login kerfuffle, especially with the intentional misspelling of Facebook I might get a few hits on Google. I’m aware that I’m a bastard.
Getting SEO advice from your webhost…
February 16th, 2010
…is like getting advice on what to say to your customers on the phone from BT
A guide to Search Engine Optimisation for clients of web design companies
January 28th, 2010
A lot of clients who hire some designers to design & build their website will pay a third party for SEO, often too much relative to what their paying for the design and development. Here are the steps you need to follow for budgeting.
- Take the number of sales you make to Search Engine’s spiders (which is 0)
- Prefix it with your local currency’s symbol (for UK visitors £0)
- Spend that much on SEO
- Take the money you were going to spend on SEO and hire a copywriter.
Because good content is important, maybe if it was called Potential Customer Experience Optimisation (PCEO™) clients would pay silly money for it.
I Love Apple announcements because…
January 28th, 2010
…you get to see all the great comments. And people who say “People only buy Apple stuff to make themselves seem cool”, they’re the coolest people on the planet.
Quix
January 26th, 2010
Magyar
January 7th, 2010
The recent snow meant my delivery from Tesco didn’t was cancelled, but 2 great things.
- They sent me a £10 off voucher, which is nice
- Their website has a ‘My recent orders’ section, I can add everything from the last order, with the correct quantities, in a few seconds.