header.dino
April 15, 2011 no comments

development, future-proofing, web culture

Are native apps going the way of the dinosaur?

by Mac Heller-Ogden

The web is abuzz with talk of HTML5 and with good reason. It seems pretty clear to this web developer that HTML5 is on its way to replacing the native application. When will this happen? Probably sooner than you think.

header.three-questions-for-web-designers
January 12, 2011 no comments

business, design, development, top list

Before You Hire A Web Design Company: 3 Things To Ask

by Daniel Jorgenson

Hiring a company to design your website? Make sure to ask these key questions before moving forward with the project.

header.tasty-buttons
May 21, 2010 one comment

design, ui design

“Tasty Buttons” – An Anecdote with 16 Examples

by Mac Heller-Ogden

So, what makes a button tasty? To help answer that, I’ve collected some of the tastiest buttons around (including a few of my own design) and included them below with “tasting notes” for each. Bon Appetit!

html5-thumb
May 7, 2010 one comment

future-proofing

Ready-ing Your Website for the iPad and Touch Revolution

by Evan Samek

Here at Pixel Dreamer, we pride ourselves on always delivering top notch, cutting edge solutions that will set your business apart from the competition for years to come.  With the successful launch of the iPad, the massive popularity of the iPhone and the general momentum of “mobile web + touch device,” we have come up[.....]

social media, web culture

Social Media Helped Lead to Capture of Times Square Bomber

by Evan Samek

According to the Huffington Post, Social Media helped lead to the capture of Faisal Shahzad, the accused Taliban-Pakistani who attempted to bomb Times Square in the early morning of May 1st, 2010: Photos of Faisal Shahzad emerged via the suspect’s profiles on social networking sites, including Facebook and Orkut. These photos provided the world a[.....]

"Housewives in Your Town are Prospects"
April 20, 2010 one comment

online marketing

Social Media Marketing—Reaching for Historical Perspective

by Mac Heller-Ogden

What can history teach us about social media marketing?

google-post-1
April 1, 2010 one comment

web culture

Google’s April Fools Day Prank

by Evan Samek

Every year, Google does something special for April 1st, April Fools Day.  In the past years we saw fake products, including a new Gmail labs feature that allows you to send an email from the past, and an artificial intelligence entity named CADIE that powers all of Google’s services. This year, we all woke up on April[.....]

NY Times Content Strategy

examples

Clever Script on NY Times Website Entices User to Continue Reading

by Mac Heller-Ogden

A brief video demo of a clever script on the NY Times website. Reveals their smart content strategy.

Online Marketing vs Traditional Marketing
March 30, 2010 4 comments

top list

The Top 3 Advantages of Online Marketing over Traditional Marketing

by Daniel Jorgenson

In this post, James gives you a quick tour of some of online marketing’s main advantages over traditional marketing.

gmail-gadgets
March 29, 2010 2 comments

web gadgets

Think Gmail Labs is Cool? Check out these 5 Gmail Gadgets!

by Evan Samek

Senior Web Developer and Designer lists some of his favorite Gmail Gadgets; a rarely used Labs-like plugin system for Gmail.

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