Yesterday we saw some of the early history of Facebook and how that history might be pumped up by the movie “The Social Network,” due out this fall. The CEO and one of the inventors of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, seems comfortably nonplussed about the movie’s sexy spin on his and his friends’ efforts. But other […]
#WEBSITE: Let’s Talk About Soaps Website Launched
The Challenge: Hemmy Productions, a television production company based in New York City, needed a website to promote its fundraiser — a live broadcast event where soap stars, past and present, will come together to raise money and build awareness for soap starts suffering from cancer. The live event will be in support of the […]
Can An Animation Animate Donors To Help ‘Tarla’ Get An Education?
“A Girl Story is a unique donation-based film that brings to life the experience of many underprivileged girls in India. This particular story is told through the eyes of Tarla, a young girl who simply wants to go to school and receive an education. Our project’s goals are to raise awareness about the challenges that […]
The Costs (Possibly Real) Of Advertising Via Facebook
A recent report from the Reuters and Socialbeat believes that revenues at Facebook topped $800 million in 2009, well over the (high-end) estimates of $700 million. Facebook is a privately owned company that need not report its precise numbers to shareholders, but Reuters talked with sources within the company who said the income far surpassed […]
Social Media: Introductions and Perseverance Can Bring (Little) Victories
Social media create a counter-intuitive tension. On the one hand, we use social media to create relationships with family, friends, clients, and like-minded peoples of our hobby/political party/aesthetic choices/etc. Relationships take time and are sometimes built on what, at the moment, feels like a rushed introduction or awkward interaction. On the other hand, modern media […]
Social Networks and Social Media: Let The Latter Tap Into The Former
The TED (Technology, Education, Design) website has recently posted Nicholas Christakis’s talk entitled “The Hidden Influence of Social Networks,” which we repost here for your consideration. His research began with the topic of obesity, but he has developed a model of social connectivity that affects our political and emotional behavior as much as our eating […]
A Scholarly Presentation On An Unstable Economy (And How To Avoid It)
Recent news on the economy is decidedly mixed. The Atlantic Blog stated it nicely: “Seven Reasons to be Pessimistic and Optimistic about the Economy.” Indeed, released reports show U.S. Retail Sales Up 1.6% in March, an uptick for the third consecutive month. As I write the Dow Jones is up almost 104 points and should […]
Recent Developments in Website Design – Part III: The Finished Product
We have discussed the developments of CSS3 and some of the quick and easy ways to make websites accessible to the visually impaired. The technologies and evolution of code outlined these last couple of postings are meant to introduce you to some of the considerations your organization should have as you decide to refresh or […]