grant watson - software engineer

Seth’s Blog: Learning from flirting
“a. there’s a generation that has absolutely no patience for the interfaces you and I love.
b. the opportunities in creating engagement online are far bigger than most people anticipated.
c. this is just the beginning.”
(tags: web2.0 online applications marketing social-networks)

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Sujjest Offers Visual eBay Search
“Sujjest … is a new search tool that’s getting its web legs by building an eBay search from its introductory technology. This all occurs in an Ajax for a “live” search affect.”
(tags: ebay search tools ideas)

10 Ways to Make Your iPod a Better Learning Gadget | Open Culture
“we’ve listed several new [...]

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Basic PHP Form Filling Tutorial - Oooff.com
“And there you have it we’ve made the most basic scraping script there is. But now you have the idea of how we get data from the internet to work on in our basic PHP program”
(tags: php)

“The Bubble” Is Back
“blog, blog, blog it all
blog it if it’s big or [...]

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Seth’s Blog: eBooks for sale
“Apparently, many ebook authors believe you need to write pages that are 56 inches long, filled with claims, promises and fake book covers. (and sometimes, as you’ll see below, this works quite well).”
(tags: ebook marketing writing publishing)

My FB Toolbar: Facebook Toolbar for Internet Explorer
“…some third-party developers have built My FB Toolbar, [...]

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- The DubCorp Business Model - An exercise in self awareness
“There’s something very traditional, almost blue collar, about building a commerce site and trying to make money the old fashioned way by selling goods for a little more than you paid for them. It’s so 1999. But I think there may something here that h
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New Jackass Goes Straight to the Internet
“So, what’s the business plan here? Well, the viewers will be able to see the new Jackass free of charge at www.blockbuster.jackassworld.com from Dec. 19 to Dec. 31; and the majors plan to cash in from the ads on the page during this time”
(tags: business-models free online movies video)

Offers [...]

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Are You Someone’s User-Generated Content? | Copyblogger
“Valuable content on a site you own is a classic win-win for readers and the site owner, while publishing on Facebook is a lopsided relationship that favors Zuckerberg and his data-hoarding cronies.”
(tags: blogging facebook)

10+1 Tips for Choosing a WordPress Theme
“One of the great benefits of using WordPress is the [...]

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Inside Facebook » The Facebook Viral Marketing Bible: 24 Ways to Market Your Brand, Company, Product, or Service Inside Facebook
24 Ways to Market Your Brand, Company, Product, or Service Inside Facebook.
(tags: facebook marketing advertising strategy viral)

Making Fun Of Facebook Is Fun: Add Fake Beacon Actions
“A new Facebook application called Bonfire is my favorite. The idea [...]

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Google new chart API - data visualization & visual design - information aesthetics
“…new API from Google that generates information charts in a dynamic way. its usage is quite straightforward…”
(tags: api google visualisation charts)

Semantic Bits: Does what happens in the Facebook stay in the Facebook?
(tags: facebook privacy video)

Web Worker Daily » Archive (Mostly) Free Resources for [...]

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Why Writing Like a College Student Will Kill You Online | Copyblogger
“The college (read: deliberately formal) style has its place in the ivy-coated corners of the world. But it doesn’t belong in our new media blogs, podcasts, and videos. Because it isn’t conversational. It doesn’t match the medium. And it just doesn
(tags: blogging writing)

Make Money [...]

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