Note: Adobe and Photobucket

clipped from mail.google.com

In this issue:

With Photobucket you can share your photos by e-mail or post them to an online album directly at MySpace, Facebook, Xanga, Blogger, and Friendster. Not only can users share photos and video, but they can edit and remix them right online. Photobucket recently added this capability through an agreement with Adobe. This technology, currently in beta on the site, lets users combine images, videos, text, and music into albums. The entire "mashup" can be shared on blogs and social networking sites such as MySpace. "Mashups" and how they can be part of the marketing mix will be the topic of another article.

More on Vista

http://slashdot.org/articles/07/02/27/172203.shtml

clipped from slashdot.org

Vista Worse For User Efficiency Than XP

"Pfeiffer Consulting released a report on User Interface Friction, comparing Windows Vista/Aero with Windows XP and Mac OS X. The report concludes that Vista/Aero is worse in terms of desktop operations, menu latency, and mouse precision than XP — which was and still is said to be a lot worse on those measures than Mac OS X. The report was independently financed. The IT-Enquirer editor has read the report and summarized the most important findings."

Crowdsourcing

http://www.startupnation.com/pages/articles/crowdsourcing.asp?src=nw

http://www.cambrianhouse.com/

"Crowdsourcing – the term was coined by Wired contributing editor Jeff Howe – happens when a company relies on outside volunteers and low-paid amateurs for ideas, direction, content, problem-solving and sometimes even product launch."

The Power of Google

http://www.micropersuasion.com/2007/02/transform_gmail.html

This is an interesting article on how you can use your gmail account for almost all your office needs.

Microsoft saying no to Mac users?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070222/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_virtual_vista

"After years of delays and billions in development and marketing efforts, it would seem that Microsoft Corp. would want anyone who possibly can to buy its new Windows Vista operating system. Yet Microsoft is making it hard for Mac owners and other potentially influential customers to adopt the software."

http://www.entrepreneur.com/startingabusiness/startupbasics/startupbasicscolumnistbradsugars/article174020.html

Some great points to underline:

• NEVER underprice
  
• Deliver more than promised which naturally leads to satisfied repeat customers
  

SEO Tips

http://www.entrepreneur.com/ebusiness/searchoptimization/article71916.html

Have we taken all of these points into consideration?

Innovation

http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/dec2005/id20051212_254640.htm


How long can America lead the way in innovation-should they be worried about India and China?

Handy Widget

http://www.linkedinabox.com/

"LinkedInABox™ is a simple widget that can be embedded on any web page and provides a summary of your personal profile, as presented in your LinkedIn account."

Timeposts and Daylight Savings Time

http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/02222007/business-b-daylight.savings.woes.html

Another false alarm like the Y2k scare or something to prepare for?

Google Apps vs Microsoft?

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/software/0,72781-0.html?tw=rss.index

"The day that everyone knew was coming has arrived with the announcement that Google has launched Google Apps Premier , its subscription package of premium, hosted business applications in direct competition with Microsoft."

Web of the future

http://www.entrepreneur.com/webofthefuture/index.html

Tip Sheets

http://www.startupnation.com/pages/articles/tip-sheets-publicity.asps


Love this idea, as well as being in the position of offering information instead of asking for something.

All ideas for tip sheets welcome.

Core 77- Great Design Blog

http://www.core77.com/blog/

Informative, interesting, often hilarious, and frequently updated so be sure to add it to your rss feeder, if you like this sort of thing.

Of particular interest today is the blurb on Bank of America hiring Ideo, bankers waking up -an encouraging sign.

Why Consumers Open Email

http://www.wilsonweb.com/email/wilson-why-open.htm

Straightforward and fairly obvious but stated succinctly.