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Programming

Branding – It is not just for Cattle Anymore!

by Ben on 6/21/2008

in Ads, Blogging, Coding, Programming, SEO

Branding Iron

 If you read about improving traffic to your site or selling a product you have no doubt heard about branding. When I think of branding I am remind of growing up on the farm. I can still smell the mixture of red hot metal and seared flesh. Just like the brand on cattle identifies them as some ones property establishing a brand for your web site or product does the same thing.

 Examples of this are the golden arches of McDonald’s, the apple of Apple and I am sure now that you think of it several more come to mind. An effective brand will create an emotional response in the consumer. Why an emotional response? Well research has proven that if an advertiser can create an emotional response in the consumer the consumer will have a great chance of remembering the message.

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Jisho – a an interview with its Creator

by Ben on 2/24/2008

in Creativity, Programming, Software Reviews, Tools

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 Do you often work in multiple languages? Are you learning a new language? Have you ever had the need to translate something quickly and on the fly?

 Well if you answered yes to any of the above questions and you are working with English/German/Russian/French or Japanese and running Mac OS X then I have a great solution for you. All you Windows users I think you should petition the author of this software to release a version for Windows as it truly is a great application.

 Jisho 2.3 has just been release I have been fortunate enough to get the author of this great software to answer a few questions for me. Even if you are not interested in this great dictionary software the author has some unique insights of life and things in general. Now to the interview….

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I want YOU to Beta Test!

by Ben on 1/6/2008

in Blogging, Creativity, Programming, WordPress




Beta tester

  • Are you running Wordpress as your blogging platform?
  • Do you post at least 3 times a week?
  • Do you currently have Google Adsense ads on your site?
  • Do you want to earn more from Google Adsense.
  • Would you be willing review the performance of a plug in?
  • Would you be willing to take part in couple surveys about the performance of a plug in?

If you answered yes to all these questions then you may be exactly what I am looking for. To help me in beta testing a package of word press plug ins I have developed. This suite of plug ins is designed to help you incorporate Adsense Ads into your wordpress blog, and optimize your posts for higher paying ads. If you qualify as one of my beta testers I will
give you the beta of these plug ins absolutely free. I will also make the first release of these plug ins available to you absolutely free.
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The Any Key Syndrome – Design for your Users

January 3, 2008

 Let me start this post with a little true anecdote from my past. The year was 1998 and I was in the military, most of our computers were still running Windows 95. Every year as a junior or senior NCO you are required to write personnel evaluation reports (PER’s) and in ‘98 we were supposed [...]

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All I Need To Know To Be A Better Programmer I Learned In Kindergarten

December 26, 2007

 
 

 I recently came across this blog post and it got me to thinking how true it is. The author of this original post did a great job bought I thought I could add and expand on a few points. I would urge you to read the original post.
 
 
 
 

Share Everything – Open source [...]

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