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December 1, 2009

Email Marketing Tips: Effective Copy and Subject Lines

Filed under: Articles, Email Design, Marketing, Tutorials & Guides — Sharaf @ 3:27 pm

Great post on Writing effective email copy by folks at Campaign Monitor.

50 All-Time Great Retail Subject Lines by VerticalResponse should be bookmarked.

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August 26, 2009

World Wide Web in Plain English

Filed under: Tutorials & Guides, Videos — Sharaf @ 6:10 pm

Simple video that describes how the web works.

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March 25, 2009

10 Things They Don’t Teach You In Design School

Filed under: Articles, Tutorials & Guides — Sharaf @ 7:39 am

10 great tips for Graphics Design majors in college. (via zeldman.com)

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February 11, 2009

How to Make Online Videos

Filed under: Tutorials & Guides — Sharaf @ 7:54 am

Make Internet TV Screenshot

I found a great site put together by The Participatory Culture Foundation (PCF) that breaks down in detail of how to create internet videos from scratch.

Here are the six steps to publish your video online:

  1. Get the right equipment.
  2. Capture audio and video.
  3. Edit raw footage.
  4. License your work.
  5. Publish it online.
  6. Promote your video.

Check out their complete step-by-step guide.

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September 22, 2008

Google Analytics 101

Filed under: Tutorials & Guides, Web Design — Sharaf @ 2:44 pm

Google Analytics is one of the best web tracking tools for web sites of all sizes and it is free. The video below goes through the basics of Google Analytics and its features which is great for people who are just starting to use this tool.

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August 4, 2008

Best Web Design+Development Toolbox

Filed under: Tutorials & Guides, Web Design, Web Tools & Software — Sharaf @ 3:34 pm

AgencyTool Dashboard has all the tools, tips, articles and howtos that you will ever need as a web designer or developer. This is an excellent site that must be on your bookmarks if you are doing anything web related.

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August 13, 2007

What is RSS?

Filed under: Tutorials & Guides, Web Design — Sharaf @ 1:33 pm

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What is RSS anyway?

Find out by watching this fun and creative video by Common Craft explaining RSS and how it works in plain english.

Their other video on Social Bookmarking is also pretty cool.

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March 19, 2007

Is Your Web Site Having a Mid-Life Crisis?

Filed under: Articles, Blog, Tutorials & Guides, Web Design — Sharaf @ 10:37 am

Is Your Web Site Having a Mid-Life Crisis? is an excellent article written by Jennifer Schiff on redesigning your web site.

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October 20, 2006

Weekly Round-up

Review of iPod Killers
Complete overview of latest “iPod Killers” that are coming out this year.

Simple Seating
Makes seating charts easier than ever using Web 2.0 stuff.

Browser Updates
This week Firefox 2.0 beta was out, coincidentally Internet Explorer 7 was released as well. Strangely both of these new browsers don’t pass the Acid2 Test of Web Standards Group. What’s up with that?

The 2006 Inc. 500 List
Detailed look at why these companies make the list.

Google: Can’t Stop This Train
Google’s sales increased 70% compared to the same time last year, and that’s what makes Google unstoppable.

What makes a good web site?
A good article on site design best practices.

Web Developer’s Handbook
Complete reference site with links to tools, articles and sites that are essential if you are a web developer.

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