Archive for December, 2008
Google PageRank Update
For those of you that haven’t heard Google is just wrapping up its last PageRank update of 2008 and the first since September. Rumors were spreading around the web about the update all day yesterday and they were finally confirmed by Matt Cutts on Twitter. I checked through many of the websites we manage and [...]
Why Group Feedback and Sign-off Are Important
Working on projects for large companies or organizations can be a challenge. I am currently in the midst of one such project. Often when working on larger projects we often find it is difficult to get good and reasonable feedback. It seems we either run into a too many cooks in the kitchen situation or [...]
Cuil One of the Most Successful U.S. Startups of 2008??
I saw this mentioned on Tech Crunch today and I couldn’t believe it. Cuil, a company with a terrible name and a worse product was named one of the top start-ups of 2008 by BusinessWeek. Cuil received a lot of press in July when their search engine launched but since has seen traffic steadily decline. [...]
Adobe Flash vs. Microsoft Silverlight 2008
I was browsing and I came across a website that required me to download Silverlight. I have Silverlight running on my primary machines already but I didn’t even realize until today I didn’t have it installed on my backup laptop. This got me thinking, how popular is Silverlight? I have heard about it more and [...]
Why Your Company Blog Sucks and How you Can Fix It
In the last couple years, a large percentage of our small business clientele has expressed interest in creating a blog. Many of those clients have added blogs. None of those blogs are markedly successful. Normally, a trend like this would suggest we provided an inferior product, however, statistics show that the vast majority of company [...]
Santa’s Journey has officially begun
Staring just a few minutes ago Santa has began to deliver presents around the world. Track his journey at: http://www.noradsanta.org
University of Northern Colorado Promotional Video
This morning we released a fun and engaging Flash/video promotion for the University of Northern Colorado which I thought some of you may enjoy. Zipline completed the project in conjunction with MagnerSanborn advertising. The project builds on the earlier success of another MagnerSanborn/Zipline joint project, InspiredSeason.com. InspiredSeason.com is a viral video project which promotes Gonzaga [...]
Embedding Flash with JavaScript for Quality and SEO
When I first started using Flash I used the standard object embed code that I used for video and other embedded elements at the time. As Flash and Macromedia evolved, I started using the code generated by Dreamweaver. When Internet Explorer 7 was released that simple Dreamweaver embed code created a problem. Elements like Flash [...]
Dynamic Text Box in Nested Movie Clip Using Actionscript 3.0 With Mask!
I ran into an unusual problem yesterday while developing a complex flash movie. I discovered that Flash does not allow you to change dynamic text in a nested movie clip if it is masked. I don’t do a lot of work with Flash or Actionscript 3.0 but it seems odd to me that this is [...]
The Recording Industry Finally Decides to Stop Suing Customers
After several years of little to no progress in slowing illegal online music downloads the RIAA has decided it will stop suing customers. According to the Wall Street Journal the RIAA is going to forge deals with major U.S. internet service providers. Below is an excerpt from the article about the new deal: Instead, the [...]