The towns people are angry!
Apparently my ever controversial blog post What does a website cost? has the web design community stirring… for various reasons.
I encourage the voice of the web people. And I thoroughly believe that despite the negativity, sarcasm, etc that this ultimately is good for business. 
Read on my friends as it gets better and better as more and more posts came in.
Keep in mind that ‘Scott Clark’ is me in response to the other blog comments posted.
As seen on Yahoo! homepage, Christopher Null of Yahoo! Tech writes…
With concern over the end of the road for Windows XP reaches feverish levels, Microsoft appears to be altering yet again its timeline for killing off the popular operating system, which would ultimately force people into upgrading to Vista.
Read the article here.
As promised, I am here to offer an update to the ongoing Skype problems I have been experiencing as of lately.
To recap I am having the following issue:
1) Contacts appear ‘offline’ and are therefore incommunicable
2) Phone calls are not being redirected to cell phone
3) Instant messaging service is failing to send messages, if at all they send in bulk.
As I mentioned in my earlier post, I contacted Skype and was awaiting a response.
Well the response came in…
Skype has been the proud sponsor of Oprah’s “A New Earth” web event, which has been created with spiritual guru Eckhart Tolle.
But since then, my Skype has been functioning horribly. Skype has not been redirecting my Skype calls to my cell phone. A mass majority of my contacts are labeled ‘offline’ when they are online, which disables me from being able to contact them via Skype phone or Skype messaging. The instant messaging feature has been with holding messages and sending them, if sent at all, in bulk at incorrect and often inappropriate times.
All of this has been greatly inhibiting my ability to stay connected with my colleagues and clients, as Skype has been our main vehicle for communication.
Perhaps the sponsored events they participate in have significantly increased Skype usage and subsequently decreasing Skype quality.
So, I took matter into my hands and contacted Skype. They have yet to return any contact, as I await answers to my questions…
I will keep you posted.
With the arrival of the next great internet boom – the internet marketing boom - the possibilities are limitless. The internet is exploding with new features and technologies such as interactive shopping, podcasting as well as newly emerging E-marketing tools and ideas. Among these new features are WiFi advertising (advertising to users of your WIFI network), and Internet capabilities on wireless phones such as 3G (AT&T’s network).
For those of you not in the industry, internet marketing is the buzz in the advertising and marketing world. With ever changing technology and improved techniques, and a now solid foundation of return, internet marketing is slowly coming to the forefront of marketing discussions.
And this internet revolution is even outpacing newer, less conventional forms of marketing and sales. Take for example traveling on any major airline. E-ticketing is available 24 hours a day and is convenient (whereas if you call the 800 or 888 number, you will be billed a transaction fee); you can print your ticket(s) 48 hours before the flight or 1 hour before the flight, at no additional cost attached.
I think that it is important that the advantages and disadvantages are carefully studied in contrast to traditional marketing. But that doesn’t mean the industry is without its evils. Issues that are still prevalent in and around internet marketing include: spam (which needs to be more heavily regulated), consumer loyalty (which needs to be studied more), and the different advertising strategies and performance that internet marketing has over traditional marketing.
However, one of the largest concerns of the general public is security and privacy on the internet. For example, if you read my previous post “Flirting with Diaster”, the attached You Tube video has a prime example of this: When Sarah Lacy asked the audience to begin asking their questions, an audience member stood up and said “What is the biggest obstacle that Facebook faces?” Zuckerberg replied “Building systems that allow users control of their applications/information.” The audience member replied, “Is it a security issue allowing users to control of their applications/information?” See how security is reiterated each time the audience member asks a different question? I have to say, it is a major concern of the general public, and must be addressed.
On the other hand, Internet marketing has truly revolutionized the marketing industry as a whole; traditional advertising and marketing firms better sit up and take notice and quickly adapt to the to the ever changing internet/technology as the general public consumes more media, does more searches, and spends more time online. Additionally one major advantage that internet marketing has that stands out ahead of traditional advertising is that with internet marketing you are able to customize and personalize your site from start to finish, making the process interactive between the internet marketing agency/firm and the client. And these custom solutions are growing the internet eco-system. For example, custom interactive shopping has revolutionized the way the general public shops, while improving the online shopping experience.
With that said, do you think internet marketing will revolutionize traditional marketing? You be the judge.
As seen on Marketing Profs, ‘The SEO Rapper’ host Charles Lewis is an online marketer for Pop Labs whose alter ego—the Poetic Prophet—likes to rap about his subject of expertise. It sounds weird, but the videos are not only entertaining, they’re remarkably informative.
This video is informative from a basic web design perspective…
Watch. Learn. And bob yo’ head.
After having a conversation with JumpSwap.com creator, Devin Castro, I had to think about a couple of his comments in reference to the current state of the internet and those using it.
“Today, our industry [internet] is in it’s dark ages…”
As seen on Yahoo!
Microsoft originally announced over a year ago that Windows XP would be going off the market in January 2008. XP was later given a brief stay of execution, to June 30, 2008. That deadline is fast approaching, which has led to much panicking from people who aren’t quite sure what XP’s “going off market” means, exactly.
People are still as confused as ever. So let’s take a stab at clarifying, once again, what’s going to happen by answering some frequently asked questions about XP’s imminent disappearance.
The rest of the article found here.
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