Link Archives

  1. What competition is WordPress up against? →

    One of the interesting things about Devin’s list is how many are hosted services – outside of a user’s control. The Jekyll-style blog generators might end up being a threat on the other end where people want to control/customize/run their own platforms.

  2. Been There, Done That →

    But with major user interface changes such as Aqua or iOS 7, Apple has another tendency: they overshoot the mark. Their incremental approach then becomes one where unnecessary items are removed (such as Aqua’s stripes) or improved (excessive shadows and transparency are toned down.)

    It’s really hard to design any system with an unknown number of permutations and get it right the first time. Iteration is needed, as Craig outlines.

  3. Do users care about your latest news? →

    Given a choice, in most situations I would opt for a blog over a traditional news section. That blog should be aimed at existing customers and have a focus on providing excellent customer support, while building a sense of customer loyalty.

    This is what we’re doing in the next iteration of the Crowd Favorite website. I’ve resisted a company blog for about 10 years now, but the way we’re approaching it now makes sense to me.

  4. Settling into Denver →

    Ever wonder what it’s like to accept a job at Crowd Favorite and move to Denver? Craig does a great job outlining his past 6 months. My favorite bit is probably this:

    There’s still much that I don’t know, and I’ll always be asking questions, but my coworkers are incredibly intelligent, helpful, patient, and they challenge me – a great combination to help further my career.

  5. Why There Was No New Hardware At Google I/O →

    The statement made by Google yesterday, instead, is that the war for mobile will not be won with devices or operating systems. It will be won instead with services.

    I like this approach for Google. Good things generally happen when companies play to their strengths.

  6. GistBox – Organize Code Snippets →

    When people talk about using Capsule for code snippets I think that’s fine, but that’s not what it’s designed for. GistBox is beautiful (appears to be free – no idea how they plan to support it) and finally provides the ability to tag Gists. This is great for code snippets, lousy as a developer journal. That’s the difference between Capsule and Gistbox – both look to be great tools for different jobs (though you certainly can put code snippets in Capsule if you’re also using it as a journal).