Archive for the 'Websites' Category

Shopping on a budget during the holidays can be difficult. Sprize is a customer loyalty rewards program launched by the Gap to help shoppers make the most of their money
Shoppers can sign up for a free Sprize account at participating Gap stores for an opportunity to collect SprizeMoney. SprizeMoney is automatically accrued in a customer’s [...]

Creating a great call to action isn’t simple of course, as it takes work to figure out exactly what to offer and how to portray that offer on your pages. As you begin to think about how to handle creating calls to action for your website, keep in mind that simple calls to action [...]

Remember the food of the month club? You pay a flat fee and they send you something fresh and tasty once a month. Well reality TV star Kim Kardashian just launched a new site that takes the food of the month premise and applies it to the hottest shoes of the month.
Each month, ShoeDazzle’s personal [...]

I recently came across a really cool website that allows handbag enthusiasts, to design their very own handbag.
Here we have a company that saw an opportunity to do what other designer labels were not…empowering women. With a Laudi Vidni handbag, the whole idea of logos being a symbol of status has been completely thrown out [...]

Introducing Google Fast Flip

Google Labs has launched their Fast Clip online tool. Fast Clip provides users with a quick (and visual overview) of many reputable online publications. You can sort through articles by the most viewed, category, or publication. It can be a very useful tool for those who frequent newspaper/magazine publication web sites on a daily basis.

TGI Friday’s have launched a huge Facebook offer after ‘a friendly bet’ with a fan called Woody. If self proclaimed number one fan Woody can get 500,000 Facebook fans by 30th September 2009, then the first 500,000 will be entitled to a free Jack Daniels Burger or Jack Daniels Chicken Sandwich.
Unfortunately this promotion is US [...]

Bringing down Internet Explorer 6

I had to bring this up eventually, it is a bit off topic, but I’ll run with it. Are you one of those people still using Internet Explorer 6? Well, as a developer, I implore you to upgrade! One of my favourite “down with IE6″ web sites is the Bring Down IE6 Campaign. Be sure [...]

Stumbled upon a great web site earlier today. Item not as Described is an incredibly funny site that reveals some of the most ludicrous advertisements for “stuff” on the Internet.
While it is a very funny web site, there is a very large parallel to the Internet marketing world. Often you run across clients looking for [...]

Here’s a great new site, well that is if you are like me. Recently launched Alice.com provides customers with the ability to order everyday household items online. From batteries to plastic wrap it’s all here. Alice.com currently serves the continental U.S. Be sure to check it out.

I recently came across this great little comic entry that I found quite amusing.
Believe it or not this type of situation happens more often than we would like to imagine.
Great and innovative ideas are all well and good but it is not just about the idea, it is about the thought process behind the idea [...]