Business
The Grove in Cheney WA – The Downside to Facebook Fan Pages for Businesses
I was browsing Facebook today and a post from my little sister Kelsey caught my attention. Kelsey is currently a student at Eastern Washington University. She lives off campus at a privately owned apartment complex called the Grove. The Grove is a new complex designed specifically for students. It includes a number amenities like tanning, [...]
Software to Automatically Make a HTML version of a Dynamic Website
It seems like there are a million different content management systems out there. Some like the ZLCMS system we use at Zipline are transferrable to another web host but occasionally we have run into web development companies with ‘proprietary’ content management systems. Many of these companies won’t allow their customers to transfer their website to [...]
Microsoft Windows 7 Party? Are you kidding me?
So I have seen lots of buzz this morning about the Windows 7 Party video and couldn’t help but chime in. Watching this video is worse than watching an infomercial at 3AM, when all you want to do is check out some Brady Bunch reruns but instead are forced to sit through some BS presentation [...]
Big Green Ape Cartoon Character – Ryan Stemkoski
That’s right folks I am officially a cartoon character. My business partner Shawn Davis is developing a cartoon strip about the antics of our office, the web design / advertising industry, his life, and whatever else he feels like illustrating.
I really don’t want your vCard
The picture and title for this post may imply this post has something to do with a v-card but that is not the case, although, that article may be more interesting. That crafty photo was just to entice you suckers to read my drivel. Moving on…today I was browsing through the website of one of [...]
The SEO Rapper… Again
I am not a big YouTube person. Every once in awhile, I will watch something like Charlie the Unicorn or Lebron James high school highlight reels when I am super bored. Today I had a web developer friend send over a link to a video called Design Coding. Obviously, many of you beat me to [...]
Get Venture Capital from Google
I would love to hear thoughts from others in the comments on how you feel about Google Ventures. Please weigh in on whether you think this is a good move for Google or not! Earlier this week, Google finally got around to announcing Google Ventures. If you don’t know, Google Ventures is a new venture [...]
Warren Buffett’s Annual Letter to Shareholders
Warren Buffett released his letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders yesterday morning. Like many I look forward to reading his letter every year. His letters are filled with great information and insights on the inner workings of Berkshire Hathaway, the economy, and life in general. In his previous shareholder letters there has been a wealth of [...]
An Iron-fisted Personal Development Policy
I have been thinking a lot lately about personal development. In a constantly evolving industry like web design, if you want to stay relevant, you need to stay current. Every day there is some new development, product release, or technique developed. If you don’t continue to learn, try, explore, and grow, eventually you will go [...]
What is so Hard About Writing Content?
The toughest part of any website project for us at Zipline is not the concept, it is not the sitemap, it is not the design, nor is it the programming. The most difficult part of any website project is obtaining content to put into the website. To be honest, at Zipline we’re not writers. I [...]