As you’ve noticed, we’ve switched Morning Coffee to Coffee Break since we don’t get the posts up first thing in the morning.
Posts Tagged ‘nytimes.com’
Coffee Break: Internet Advertising Privacy, Web Video, Computer Injuries
Good morning. So I realized, I probably won’t be posting before you have your morning coffee – so let’s think about this series as an occasional list of articles I liked during my morning coffee. Articles you can read during your mid-morning break. First, a note on the Associated Press: They stink. Today’s articles cover [...]
'Coupon' Codes Can Lead to Conversions
No matter what some might say to the contrary, we’re soooo not cheap. We’re, uh, frugal. Yeah, that’s it – frugal; thrifty; economical, even. OK, so perhaps we think two-ply tissue is for wimps, and when the dish detergent runs out we fill the bottle with water and shake it until extra suds squirt out [...]
Attention E-tailers: You're in for a Bumpy Sleigh Ride
Do you hear what we hear? It’s the sound of cash registers closing as more consumers click their way into holiday debt. Whether or not we’re in a recession is still the subject of controversy, but one thing’s for sure – though the dollar is comparatively weak, Americans are starved to spend it. To be [...]
Style.com Adds Juice to Apple's iPhone With Couture and More
Invitation to New York Fashion Week get lost in the mail? Ours too. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get your fishtail-train fix. Thanks to Style.com, the Spring ’09 ready-to-wear collections of Charles Nolan, Diane Von Furstenberg, Preen and 14 other designers are now available via an application made exclusively for iPhone and iPod Touch. [...]
How Does Your Site Hold Up Against Gas Prices?
For months now, high gas prices have made headlines, spawned dozens of new sites that locate the cheapest stations, and changed the behavior of millions of Americans. How? Well, for one, Americans are driving less despite recent drops in prices. This may be due to the higher transportation costs that hike up the prices of [...]
News Wrap-Up: Online Media Partnerships, Quarter Reports, and How Much People Love the iPhone
This July, we’re seeing several different web-related trends. First, one of the few things that’s hotter than the weather is the iPhone, and by association, mobile web. Second, at the end of the quarter, some large online/tech companies suffer from disappointing financial reports while others continue flourishing. And lastly, many of these media giants are [...]
Increase the Readability of Your Web Pages with the Right Font
You do a search on web readability and you will come across Jakob Nielsen, the controversial “usability consultant.” Like that of many “Internet Gurus,” Nielsen’s philosophy for attracting and converting web visitors is simple: have worthwhile content and assume that the web reader is lazy and selfish. But just one look at his site, and [...]
