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User Interface Beyond the Web Site

SoCal CTO

For me, my number one application is email. Well likely it’s email. And they could even allow me to send an email response so that I would never have to go to the site. Instead, they are trying to optimize for page views (and ad views) and creating a rather limited tool for discussion. How does that happen?

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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

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While you dialed AOL to get on the Internet, the goal of AOL was to keep you locked into their proprietary content and thus earned the classification of “walled garden.&# They had a proprietary browser, their own search engine, their own content, chat rooms, email system, etc. Third-Party Tools Will Embed Social Features in Websites.

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How to Block Unwanted Bots from Your Website with.htaccess

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Not all bots are benign however.Some bots go through your website looking for web forms and email addresses to send you spam. Domain Name Parking Explained How to Pop Up a Tool Tip Window for Your Images Using Dreamweaver Is There a WYSIWYG Editor for PHP? Should I Use PHP or HTML for My Website? Who is this article for?

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Assignmint: Freelance Work Available | Founder Interview, The Future of Journalism & The LA Startup Scene

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On the flip-side, Assignmint is a tool for editors, which we are in the process of developing right now. So, the editors have the exact same tools. We are an agnostic tool provider. I gave her the email address to the AP department and let them sort it all out. Pitches, assignments, and invoices come to them.

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The first 6 steps to homegrowing basic startup analytics | Futuristic Play by @Andrew_Chen

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Heres 5 steps to start exploring: View the "Best Of" list with 50+ essays on viral marketing, gaming, and ads » Get introduced: About this blog, why entrepreneurs and marketers recommend it » Receive updates by email or RSS feed or Twitter. Block email. Block email. Block email. Comments. as you go.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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We had email, instant messaging, group calendars, discussion boards, etc. They had a proprietary browser, their own search engine, their own content, chat rooms, email system, etc. But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others.