This recently launched site is the Billboard of website ranking. It lists the top 40 flash sites around the world based upon data it gathers from several other gallery sites. If you want to see what’s hot in the web scene and interact with the best of the best, you have to drop by DesignCharts. That’s why we love ‘em.
I’m not sure how many of our readers smoke. To each his own. But I wanted to share the latest ad from The Truth initiative. It’s not just a prime example of effective advertising but possibly the best public service announcement to date.
Any smokers that are reading, I’m not trying to get you to quit, but this ad is. Sometimes it doesn’t hurt if you do what an ad tells you to.
Here’s the link for the ad if you can’t see it above. Please share it with others.
Every week or so Channel Frederator releases a new episode of animated glory. The episodes feature some of the best animated work from around the world and are sure to make you laugh or think. You’ll love this Channel as much as we do.
Most people are happy with a few hundred RSS subscribers. Well, Merlin Mann has built a loyal subscriber-ship of nearly 60,000 readers at 43 Folders. That number’s not questionable with the great content about productivity and making your life run smoother with a few little tweaks. We love 43 Folders for one-upping 42 Folders.
To go hand in hand with this week’s poll, I’ll talk about a habitual notion. If you’re like most people, you can look around your office and within arm’s reach will be a ream of cds or dvds. They’ve been anxiously staring at you for a few months’ time.
You heard about all those viruses on the go and headed to your local geekery shop, bought your backup media, and were gun-ho in ensuring those years of work are backed up.
Amazing how a threat can get you to drive to a store, hand your money over to a cashier, bring the cds home, but not follow through with actually backing your data up.
If you were to calculate the amount hours, sweat, and tears you put into every single piece of data on your computer it would be well into the thousands. Now take all of that and delete it. Why the hell would you do that? Well you wouldn’t, but somebody else will try to at some point.
Hackers can be slowed down with firewalls, software, and common sense, but 9 times out of 10 you’ll be the one that accidentally downloaded an infected file from a colleague, which leads to your computer’s slate being wiped clean in no time.
So take the time this week, only a couple hours, and back up every important document on your computer. You’ll thank me for this public service announcement if something tragic was to ever happen to your computer.
If you’ve ever read an issue of Business 2.0 chances are you’ve heard of Om Malik. He was a regular writer who still occasionally drops by the magazine. He’s now established himself in the world of blogs with his baby called GigaOM. If you have any interest in the web biz, technology, or big moolah, GigaOM is right at the top of the must read list. That’s why we love Om and his Giga.
When’s the last time you went skating or played a little hockey? It’s been much too long for me. Are you a good skater? Have a mean wrist shot?
It’s nice every now and then to go out with your buddies, play a little shinny and feel that crisp air in your throat as you speed past Tony the turtle.
We all know a Tony, or Tonya. In fact, you might be a Tony. He or she’s the person that’s always active, doesn’t show any hesitation in life, but once they finish lacing up their skates and walk towards the ice, something kicks in.
Those butterflies should get two for unsportsmanlike conduct. Tony steps on the ice and in a split second is as stiff as a board.
That my friends is fear. Chances are Tony fell on his ass once or twice before. He didn’t like it. So he’s now afraid to try anything that might reintroduce his rear and the ice.
For the rest of his life, Tony will be the Frankenstein in your group that cautiously two-steps on ice, or what he calls “skates�.
What should Tony do? Simply fall down. Over and over. Try to stop like the pros, skate backwards, crossover, jump, duck—all the things he wouldn’t do before because he was afraid.
Trying new things will help him see what he was doing wrong and right. It can only make him a better skater.
Imagine how many times the pros have fallen. Thousands. That’s how they learned what does and doesn’t work for them and refine their approach from there on out.
Are you a Tony or a Tonya? Falling on ice and failing in business is the most important thing you can do.
The new Sony Bravia spot debuted today in an explosive fashion. (Sorry for that one). Known for their blockbuster approach (balls), Fallon has once again gone all out to tie color and Sony Bravia together.
A few on-site videos snuck onto the net a couple months ago when the piece was being shot, but the blogosphere has anxiously awaited the final production. Well here it is.
What better way to share our admiration of Kineda than to name her site today’s SWL? Kineda is the source for pop culture and an eccentric approach to blogging. It’s stunning design alone should make this site a daily destination for everyone. That’s why we love Kineda, and Kineda.
Scott Adams may not be a household name, but his creation, Dilbert, is adored in offices worldwide. The Dilbert Blog is a personal outpost for Scott where he shares the emotionally inspiring stories of his life. We love this blog as millions of others do as well for making us laugh, cry, and think every day. Click here to visit this site.