Category Archives: Development

Do geeks suffer from jeopardy syndrome?

There seems to be a rampant problem throughout the developer community, and its kind of ridiculous. There seems to be a rampant trend throughout the community of people building things that solve no actual problems. People are going through and … Continue reading

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Myspace platform launches

15 minutes ago Myspace pulled the wraps off of their developer platform website. Apparently they eschewed the conventions previously set forth by Bebo and Facebook and are letting everyone in. Its a free for all folks! Basics: Built on a … Continue reading

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Announcing Tasty

Hey everyone, I’d like to announce Tasty, the first project to come out of the web+ labs. Its a super simple, super straightforward little app written in pure Ajax. Tasty (tastytag.com) is a graphical visualizer for delicious. Type in any … Continue reading

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In a flat world, does geography matter?

So if you know me, you know I’m a huge proponent of getting things done where its most cost effective. I am a huge believer in the globalization and global sourcing movement. But there is always this question in the … Continue reading

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Building a web app – 2 – Your Market

Earlier in the week I talked about goal setting when building a web app, now today I think its important to look at your target market. Who are you trying to sell this app to? Who is likely to use … Continue reading

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Building a web app – 1- Goal setting

Everyone is interested in building web apps these days, just look at the hundreds of YouTube copy cats, or MySpace copy cats popping up every day. There are a few things that people are forgetting to look at when they … Continue reading

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The death of the signup

So despite the hubbub over the google monster releasing another google product that will take over the google world, people are missing another important announcement: the Google Account system for web applications. What does this mean to you? Not much. … Continue reading

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