WordPress; Curiosity; Google, Kansas

A week of interesting news, life, and creation. Wordpress went real-time. Scott Adams wrote of Curiosity. The moon has water. A town is being renamed Google. What a wonderful world!

Data as Sound: NYTimes Sonification of Winter Olympics Results from information aesthetics

Topeka, Kansas Is Now Google, Kansas from Google Blogoscoped by Roger Browne

WordPress Goes Real-Time With PubSubHubbub from Mashable! by Amy-Mae Elliott

Curiosity from Dilbert.com Blog

Huge Garbage Patch Found in Atlantic Too from National Geographic News

How the earthquake in Chile could change Earth’s axis from Scientific American

Roadmap: Make Your Corporate Websites Relevant by Integrating Facebook, Google, MySpace, LinkedIn, or Twitter from Web Strategy by Jeremiah

Price Points from chrisbrogan.com

The 7 Deadly Sins of Landing Page Design – Must See Webinar

What an inspiration. Watch the video below to atone for The 7 Deadly Sins of Landing Page Design.

And so are these.

Steve Krug: Don’t Make Me Think
Seth Godin: Permission Marketing

But, those are books. The Webinar video above is free. Why are you still reading? Watch the video! :) Or Buy the Books! :D Now Now Now!!!

Cross Browser Compatibility – Should We Consider MSIE5.5 Users or Redirect Them For Their Benefit?

Cross Browser Compatibility is a big deal in the world of web design. Different people use different browsers. So the cross-browser compatibility crowd argue that web designers should design for all browsers. But if we design for the old, out-of-date versions of browsers, aren’t we doing a disservice to their users? One of the best browsers available is free, after all. Below, what this domain looks like across browsers.

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Cross Browser Compatibility checked using BrowserShots.

Check out Brian Solis’ Introducing The Social Compass

More great content from Brian Solis, one of web 2.0’s most influential and intelligent commenters, The Social Compass is a valuable bit of information for anyone entering this era of web development. As an alternative to the social compass, has Myspace become the “Social Morass”? Enjoy the read, and have a great day, GF

Introducing The Social Compass via Brian Solis – PR 2.0 by brian on 10/8/09
A compass is a device for discovering orientation and serves as a true indicator of physical direction.
Inspired by a moral compass, The Social Compass serves as our value system when defining our program activities. It points a brand in a physical and experiential direction to genuinely and effectively connect with customers, peers, and influencers, where they interact and seek guidance online.

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