Newspapers Should Embrace Risk and Become Early Adopters
How can the newspaper industry be encouraged to embrace risk, invention and change when there is a such a strongly rooted culture of tradition, consistency and standards? It’s a topic I’ve wanted to cover ever since Andy Vogel, a colleague and friend, wrote about it in a post titled Newspapers need a jolt of Silicon Valley DNA. ...
You Sneaky Mom, Jimmy Kimmel’s Halloween Challenge Goes Viral
Jimmy Kimmel crowdsourced brilliance! The comedian issued a challenge on his show Jimmy Kimmel Live! asking parents to play a practical joke on their children. The premise was simple, Kimmel asked parents to “tell your children you ate all of their Halloween candy and record the response.” The responses were aired on the Thursday November ...
Stats and Trends from the #RoyalWedding
Just how big was the #RoyalWedding this past Friday? An estimated 2 billion people tuned into the event. According to Akamai it was the sixth biggest event on the Web with just under 5.4 million page views a minute at the height of the event. It was the first #RoyalWedding to take place since 2005. ...
Save the World from Overly Pixelated Online Advertising
Would a creative director be happy with an overly pixelated ad experience? In this case, while reading an article on the New York Times, I came across a Tommy Hilfger ad that was so pixelated that I was disappointed enough to write a blog entry about it. As a premium brand, I would have expected ...
Google Analytics Beta Graphs Web Traffic by Hour
Google announced their new beta version of Google Analytics in late March of 2011 and I’ve been excited to get my hands on the new interface ever since. One of the most exciting changes was to see the ability to graph your website traffic by hour. Until recently only certain areas of the tool would ...
Preparing for Web Design on the Apple iPad
It has been a few weeks since Apple announced the iPad on January 27th. And whether you are excited or disappointed by the device, we need to be aware of the implications the device will have on Web design. According to the official specifications from Apple, the iPad tablet will have a screen resolution of ...
Interactive Research Toolbox
This article is the first in a series of articles about the various toolboxes I use. As I have grown from a Web developer and designer, something I still do for recreation, to a digital planner and strategist I have found a variety of tools that I could not live without. When I begin a ...