3 Signs That It’s Time To Quit Your Job

Tony Morrison is the Vice President of Business Development at Cachinko. Find him on Talent Connection and connect with Cachinko on Facebook or Twitter.

In the recent years, we have heard in the news some pretty creative “Take This Job and Shove It” stories. Joey quit his job with the support… read more

Google Could Face $10 Million Fine For Tracking Safari Users

Google may see the costliest repercussion from its alleged Apple Safari privacy breach coming from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

The FTC may fine Google more than $10 million for violating Internet privacy according to Bloomberg, citing “a person familiar with the matter” in its report.

“We will of course cooperate… read more

‘Supermoon’ Tonight! Tips to See Year’s Biggest Full Moon

If the full moon looks a bit bigger and brighter in tonight’s sky, you’re not seeing things: It’s just the “supermoon” — the biggest moon of 2012. And there’s a meteor shower from Halley’s comet peaking tonight, too, adding to the sky show.

Editor’s note: Send us your supermoon pics here!<br… read more

Beauty of Monochromatic Backgrounds

Beauty of Monochromatic Backgrounds

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U.S. Army Captain Dies During Skype Session

U.S. Army Captain Bruce Kevin Clark, 43, died during a Skype video call with his wife on Monday. Clark was an army nurse stationed in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom at the time.

The circumstances surrounding his death are still unknown, according to CNN.

The army will be… read more

Here’s the Best Time to Share on Pinterest

If you’re doing most of your sharing on Pinterest from the office, you’re doing it wrong. The best time to share things on Pinterest is Saturday morning, according to data from Bitly, the URL shortening service.

Hilary Mason, Bitly’s chief scientist, revealed the nugget during a talk at Mashable Connect in… read more

Best of the Week #221

It’s time for our best news of this week. We have a lot of graphic and web design, a bit of architecture, ads, tech news, awesome reads and other crazy stuff! So take a look at the links we’ve selected for your inspiration and to keep you updated about what’s… read more

Video Pick: Designing books is no laughing matter. OK, it is.

View engaging conference lectures, interesting how to discussions, and high quality freelance advice via video here on FreelanceSwitch.

This week we look at Designing books is no laughing matter. OK, it is. presented by graphic designer Chip Kidd. In this video we learn about the art of book cover design…. read more

CodeBox: Manage Your Snippets Effectively and Efficiently

A snippet, in terms of coding, is a small piece of code that you can use over and over again in various projects. So as a developer (or designer for that matter), it’s useful to have your snippets readily available while you’re working on your next big project.

This is where… read more

Comics of the week #128

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You! Be Informed! #0003

Another week has ended, and now it’s time for another roundup of design news! We spent the week poring through our RSS readers and sharing links we found interesting, and I hope you find them useful. Read on and learn a thing or two about the current goings on in… read more

Weekly Web Design and Development Inspiration – N.137

This is our weekly selection of our favorite web designs from the past week, thanks to everybody for their recommendations. Feel free to comment and let us know what you think.

Have you tried StylesInspiration yet? It is our web design showcase that aims to not only… read more

Want to Turn Your Brand’s Fans Into Expert Advisors? Try This Startup

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.

Name: Needle

Quick Pitch: Needle offers expert live chat service to online retailers to help customers… read more

Meetings.io: Online Group Video Chats Without the Hassle

Scheduling meetings online is a pain, period.  If you think Skype makes your life easy, well, think twice. First of all, you need to have an account with them, then download and install their bulky software, then pester your friends to do the same if they haven’t done so already… read more

40+ Beautiful And Creative Letterpress Designs

This time we are presenting a beautiful collection of some impressive and stunning letterpress designs for you that you can use to give your designs a fresh feel and finish. Letter press designs are different from other designs since the textures and shading used in these designs are slightly different.

Letterpress… read more

How To Use Android With Your Mac

As Mac users, we’re often expected to fit within the lines of the Apple “ecosystem” – a Mac, iPhone, and maybe even an iPad. But the fact of the matter is that for many people, using something other than an iOS device just makes sense.

With that in mind, I’m going… read more

Lightroom News and Stuff

A new date was just added to my Lightroom 4 Live tour. We’ll be in Lansing MI on June 12th. It also looks like we’ll be in Washing DC that same week and probably San Francisco the week after but I’ll keep you posted.
Lightroom 4.1 Release Candidate 2 is… read more

How to Make the Most out of a Conference or Expo

An expo or a conference is a great way to network with other people who work in your industry, as well as a great place to reach a target market.

I co-own and edit a wedding magazine, so I’ve been to my fair share of bridal expos. And I’ve learned… read more

GrexIt: Turning Business Email Into an Internal Knowledge Base

Most of our business decisions, it seems, are made in our inboxes. We research the best tools for our job, contact customers, discuss plans with coworkers, and more, all via email. Many of us use old emails for references, too, and I find myself searching through Sparrow for old emails… read more

How Should Firms Frame Their Social Media Strategy?

Formulating the social media strategy for any business involves answering quite a few ‘whys’, ‘hows’, ‘whats’ etc. This article explores the intermediate decisions to be taken by a firm in its social media journey right from conceptualization of entry to launch.

Customers are bombarded with messages from various newspapers, TV channels… read more

A (not so) jilted English professor’s guide to creative web design

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Five Free WordPress Theme Package from WP Theme Generator

Today we have an amazing freebie for you – A package of five WordPress Themes courtesy of the guys from WP Theme Generator. All five of the feature-rich themes have been built to demonstrate the power, functionality and awesomeness of their generator. You can download them all for… read more

Showcase: 50 High Tech Logos to Inspire You

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We live in a world where technology is all around us. How many of us spend one day without checking email, taking calls and sending text messages? The great progress in technology scientists have made in the past few decades has been unprecedented, and has given way… read more

TextDrop: An Online Text Editor for Your Dropbox Files

There’s dozens of writing apps out there, ranging from the basic plain text editors built into your OS to advanced note apps that can store all your text notes, as well as PDFs and a zillion other things. Even if you’re looking for a minimalist writing app, there’s so many… read more

Sunwayfoto Leveling Base Review

Another awesome video review from the team that brought you The Nice Clip

Want to make your tripod a million times more useful? This is the DYH-66X levelling base from Sunwayfoto. It provides +/- 16° of tilt, is fluid dampened, and has a scratch-resistant, anodised black finish. Sure, it’s built really… read more

When Will We See 4G MacBooks?

This week, the official dates for Apple’s annual WWDC were announced and most people who have been following Apple rumour sites have a fair idea of what exactly is going to be announced. We here at Mac.AppStorm have a strong inkling that the entire MacBook Pro line is going to… read more

Removing Stumbling Blocks In Mobile Forms

A few weeks ago, I was quite surprised when I saw the pavement quickly approaching while I was out for a walk. Laying there stunned, I soon realized what had happened: I fell. Ouch. B-minus. I normally try to be as attentive as possible, but this time a big crack… read more

Roundup of single page websites

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You! Be Inspired! #0003

May’s a month we (geeks) love so much. There’s a bunch of geeky stuff going on all month long – we’ll be seeing the much- anticipated Avengers film on the fourth, which coincidentally falls in with Star Wars day. We also have May 25th which celebrates Geek Pride Day; it… read more

Over 46 Powerful Geeklets and Scripts for the Geek Within You

GeekTool is a small, yet remarkably powerful application that some neglect because of it’s steep learning curve. Thankfully for uniquely useful apps like GeekTool, there is always a community of users that make the app even better — and in this case simpler.

From basic to exceedingly complex, the following is… read more

World’s Longest Invoice: Dealing With Clients Who Don’t Pay Up

Have you ever been stiffed by a client? Many freelancers have—and it sucks. More often than not, the cost to take the client to court is frequently much more expensive than the unpaid invoice. So what’s a freelancer to do?

One thing they can do is join forces in a… read more

Applying Macrotypography For A More Readable Web Page

Any application of typography can be divided into two arenas: micro and macro. Understanding the difference between the two is especially useful when crafting a reading experience, because it allows the designer to know when to focus on legibility and when to focus on readability.

This article focuses mostly on a… read more

7 Cringeworthy Business Card Mistakes

In this day an age it’s not uncommon to hear bold statements such as “The business card is dead, it’s all about wireless vCard” or “I’ll email my contact details over after the conference”.

The truth is business cards are as prominent as ever, especially with the ever advancing… read more

Is Brainstorming Getting A Bad Rap?

I love brainstorming! I think it’s a way of getting the best for a project. It puts all heads together and brings out the best ideas, without bruising egos and involves the team equally. I’ve seen great things come out of brainstorms.

Lately, I’ve seen people stating that brainstorming isn’t the… read more

WP Theme Generator: Create WordPress themes without coding

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How One Actor Used an iPhone to Land a Role in the ‘Star Trek’ Sequel [VIDEO]

Now here’s something straight out of the future: A British actor used his iPhone to land a role in the J.J. Abrams-directed sequel to Star Trek.

Benedict Cumberbatch is a 35-year-old actor who has appeared in a number of films including War Horse, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Atonement… read more

Spam Texts: 4.5 Billion Messages a Year and Counting [VIDEO]

Text message spam promising free iPads or cash rewards may be obnoxious and unwanted, but they also carry a greater danger: clicking on texts can install malware that collects personal data from your phone.

They’re also booming faster than any other sector of the tech industry. Spam text… read more

Satirical iPad Magazine Makes Amazing Use of HTML5

What can a tablet magazine do that a real magazine can’t? One new publication launched on the iPad Tuesday is one of the best examples yet — and its staff of hilarious, talented writers is just the icing on the cake.

The magazine, Blackline, is an extension of a comedy podcast,… read more

Weekly Poll: Will You Subscribe to Adobe Creative Cloud?

Will You Subscribe to Adobe Creative Cloud?

The latest version of Adobe’s venerable set of creative applications will be released next week, but this launch is unlike any launch in Creative Suite’s history. Adobe is best known for creating native apps, including Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, Illustrator, and more. These apps… read more

Half of Tween Girls Are Online Gamers

Online gaming among tween girls is on the rise, as more are turning to the web to take quizzes and participate in social role-playing challenges, a new study suggests.

A new report by tween gaming platform GirlsgoGames.com found that about 50% of tween girls between the ages of 8 and 12… read more

Puppy Acts as Seeing Eye Dog for Another Pooch in Touching Video

The video above tells the story of a blind, homeless dog that has been given a second chance, thanks to the friendship of another stray puppy.

Tanner, a 2-year-old Golden Retriever, was born blind with a slight seizure problem. After his owner died, the dog was forced into a shelter.

The stress… read more

7 Apps For Getting The Most Out Of Your Mouse

Whether you love them or hate them, you can’t deny that Apple’s family of mouses (mice?) have come a long way since the dreaded Hockey Puck, and provide a dramatically different experience than almost any other mouse on the market. The entire line up of peripherals feature multi-touch gesture support, which… read more

Gingrich Suspends Campaign in YouTube Video to Supporters

In an unusual move, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich announced he will be suspending his campaign Wednesday in a YouTube video addressed to his supporters and released early Tuesday morning.

“I want to take this opportunity to give you an insider, advance notice that on Wednesday, I’ll be officially suspending the… read more

RIM Releases BlackBerry 10 to Developers

The long wait is over — sort of. Research in Motion just reached a major milestone in finally getting its long-awaited BlackBerry 10 platform off the ground: The company has officially given developers the essential tools for creating BB10 apps, including prototype hardware running the new software.

The BlackBerry 10 “DevAlpha”… read more

Best of Tuts+ in April 2012

Each month, we bring together a selection of the best tutorials and articles from across the whole Tuts+ network. Whether you’d like to read the top posts from your favourite site, or would like to start learning something completely new, this is the best place to start!

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30 Ecommerce Sites Using HTML5

Searching online it’s easy to find great examples of websites using HTML5, but less easy to discover such sites by category. Commercial sites using the fifth revision to its full potential have been showing up all over the world, so we decided to research and collate some of the better… read more

Is phoneography the future of photography?

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Weekly Design News – Resources, Tutorials and Freebies (N.130)

This is our weekly column were we share our favorite design related articles, resources and cool tidbits from the past week. Enjoy :)
If you would like to receive our daily updates and keep up to date with the latest and greatest articles and resources from the… read more

Professional PSD: How to Properly Prepare a Design for Development

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The fields of front-end web development and web design are becoming more entwined with one another as interface design becomes more interactively demanding. With new devices and interfaces that rely heavily on interaction married to aesthetic, design for the web is certainly no longer limited to things… read more

Share Files Elegantly with WeTransfer

If you’ve been using the web over the past decade you’ll remember how difficult it used to be to send large files to people online. Either your file’s size wasn’t supported by the service you chose or the upload would time out, leaving you in the lurch. Since then, our… read more

Should You Hire Employees or Contractors for Your Freelance Business?

Freelance business owners often struggle with the question of whether to hire a contractor or an employee. Many claim that contractors are the way to go, hands down; still others have only hire employees and claim they would never do anything different. So, what should you do when… read more

Building an E-mail Request Invite Form with jQuery

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Using jQuery we can build some incredible web-based applications. The animations and manipulation of DOM elements using jQuery are much more intuitive than coding regular JavaScript. Because the syntax is so minimalist it’s possible to scale a very complex idea within a few hours time.

In this… read more

User Feedback Done Right with UserReport

Every good website administrator wants their users to love their website as much as they do. It’s for this reason that a lot of site owners invest a fair bit of money into tools that do this job for them and get responses from the users on their experience using… read more

GrowlVoice: Use Google Voice From Your Menubar

With features like voicemail transcription, a master number for all your phones, free text messaging, and custom greetings based on who’s calling, Google Voice has become a wildly popular service for cell phone users. I’ve been using Google Voice for years, and for the most part I’ve found it to… read more

15 great HTML5 and CSS3 generators

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Ignore the design, please

“Hey, I want to show you something I built. Ignore the design please, it is not finished yet.”

From school science fair projects to real world product prototypes, if I had a nickel every time I heard that sentence I would be a lot richer by now. The truth… read more

8 Awesome HTML5 Website Showcase

8 Awesome HTML5 Website Showcase

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How to Create a Simple Hover-Over Banner

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Traditionally, to make a button or banner change when you hover over it, developers and designers have loaded two separate images — not the most efficient method. The most obvious drawback is that the image would be loaded only when the user hovers their mouse over the… read more

Free PSD Web UI Element

Free PSD Web UI Element

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Magazines Get Serious About Ecommerce

Magazine publishers are rapidly getting serious about ecommerce.

Earlier this month, Time Out New York, a weekly print and digital magazine covering entertainment in New York City, began selling event tickets through its website and iOS apps. And last week, Hearst-owned Real Simple magazine released a mobile gift guide that allows… read more

Apple ‘Sidesteps’ Billions in Corporate Taxes, NY Times Reports

The New York Times accused Apple of “sidestepping” billions of dollars in taxes by setting up subsidiary companies in tax-free or low-tax states and countries.

Apple, based in Cupertino, Calif., uses a small office in state-tax-free Nevada to manage and invest its profits, allowing it to bypass California’s 8.84% corporate… read more

A Comprehensive Guide to Starting Your Freelance Career

Working as a contractor–or freelancing as it is often termed–is both a great stepping stone to running your own business and a viable career in itself. For the uninitiated, there can be numerous hurdles to overcome on the way to starting and having a… read more

Our favorite tweets of the week Apr 23 – Apr 29, 2012

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30 Realistic Pencil Drawings

It’s hard to believe that all of these beautiful pictures are pencil drawings and not digital. Pencil, paper, creativity and a heck of a lot skill are the only attributes of these masterpieces. Check them out:

Gurn Drawing

Christopher Reeve

FuFu

What a Lovely Picture

Karlstadt Watermill

Snow White

Broken Heart

Yendos Nature

Pencil art by Rupak… read more

It-Fits :: HTML5 CSS3 Responsive Template Freebie

It-Fits :: HTML5 CSS3 Responsive Template Freebie

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5 SEO Tips you must know before Designing a Website

5 SEO Tips you must know before Designing a Website

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Web Design Inspiration: Bold Typography

Web Design Inspiration: Bold Typography

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Researchers Create Glare-Free Self-Cleaning Glass [VIDEO]

Researchers have discovered a way to make glass that is not only glare-free, but is also anti-fogging and can clean itself.

The glass is created by depositing thin layers of material on the surface of the glass and then selectively etching that material away. The end result creates tiny… read more

Free vector art Swirls & Circles

Free vector art Swirls & Circles

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30 Useful HTML5 and CSS3 Web Templates

30 Useful HTML5 and CSS3 Web Templates

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Pinterest Button & Icon Set (HTML)

Pinterest Button & Icon Set (HTML)

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Google Maps Adds More 3D Goodness with Parallax Views [VIDEO]

Google Maps lovers, the object of your affection has just been further improved. Take a look at this video that shows you how Google has applied way-cool graphics magic to Google Maps, making landmarks and buildings look a whole lot more 3D.

Google‘s new parallax view, seen in the Google… read more

Best of the Week #220

It’s time for our best news of this week. We have a lot of graphic and web design, a bit of architecture, ads, tech news, awesome reads and other crazy stuff! So take a look at the links we’ve selected for your inspiration and to keep you updated about what’s… read more

At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Tech is in the House

Rachel Sklar is a writer and social entrepreneur based in New York. She is the founder of Change The Ratio, which increases visibility and opportunity for women in tech and new media. Follow her on Twitter @rachelsklar.

This weekend kicks off one of Washington D.C.’s biggest events: the White House Correspondents’… read more

Video Pick: A New Way to Think About Creativity

View engaging conference lectures, interesting how to discussions, and high quality freelance advice via video here on FreelanceSwitch.

This week we look at A new way to think about creativity by Elizabeth Gilbert. In this video “Eat, Pray, Love” Author Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from… read more

Comics of the week #127

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You! Be Informed! #0002

Here’s our second installation of our design news series! There’s something that’s making me hungry (in a very creative, graphic design sense as well as in a literal sense) in this roundup so I’ll get right to it so I can attack the fridge afterwards!
 
– As always, there… read more

Forget Emoticons — Skype Wants You to Use ‘Humoticons’

As part of Skype’s latest marketing campaign, the video call service has launched a Facebook app geared at making our interactions more human: Skype Humoticons.

The app basically allows us to recreate classic emoticon images — such as the smiley face, sad face or tongue-out face — with our own real-life… read more

George Zimmerman’s Website Closes After He Raises $204,000

George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin’s killer, has collected more than $204,000 in supporter contributions online, his attorney Mark O’Mara told CNN‘s Anderson Cooper Thursday.

Zimmerman went into hiding on Monday after paying 10% of his bail. TheRealGeorgeZimmerman.com was created by the defendent in mid-April. The website, linked to two personal… read more

Free Vector Web Stickers Round

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Facebook App Fosters Community for Breast Cancer Patients

A new Facebook app, Circle of Support, provides a rare support community for people living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC).

This secure Facebook community allows people suffering from MBC to share their struggles and receive support from their friends and family. Recent research by Genentech, the company that created the… read more

FaceVault App Brings Facial Recognition to iOS [VIDEO]

A new app called FaceVault brings facial recognition and pattern-based unlocking to iOS.

It works just like Facial Unlock on Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich, but there’s a key difference — Apple is much more strict about what goes on its lockscreen.

Though Apple had previously rejected this kind of facial… read more

Google Drive is Finally Here!

It has been a long time rumor that Google was going to release some kind of cloud stoage product akin to the likes of Dropbox or iCloud. It does make sense, after all; Google was the company that changed email by offering an unprecidented 1GB of storage for email all… read more

Codelobster PHP Edition Review – Free PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript Editor (IDE)

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Cloud Storage from Google – Google Drive

A few days ago, Google added another weapon to its arsenal – Google Drive. Simply put, Drive is Google’s version of cloud storage – say, Dropbox meets Google Docs.

As with any other cloud storage service, Google Drive lets you store your data online, edit/modify it as per your… read more

5 Tips on Staying Productive While Travelling

Traveling for work can be a blessing—or a curse—depending on how you handle it. I have to drive a fair amount for my job, but many freelancers spend hours in airports, train stations, and bus terminals.

I found some handy tips on staying productive while traveling on Inc.com. I thought… read more

Zoom It – Take a Really Close Look!

We all love Macs. Otherwise I wouldn’t be writing here and you wouldn’t be reading. I especially love my 27″ iMac with its shiny and huge display, which even lets me display all my Photoshop work including an insane number of palettes. It’s awesome, but there’s one drawback: sometimes, I… read more

The Power of Your Emails in Mobile Devices

Email marketing is the most popular trend of today’s business world. It is one of the simplest, yet most successful, ways to market your business. The core aim of email marketing is to reach out to the maximum number of customers and market your business. This helps you reach many… read more

Efficient Communication in a Freelance Design Team

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Working as a digital professional in any field is tough. You have to constantly push towards gratifying clients and rushing through deadlines. Managing tasks in a team allows you to divide up the work much more evenly. However this also means it can be difficult getting… read more

Free download: SC iPhone UI Kit (PSD)

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Night Moves: A Collection of Night-Life Photography

Life tends to move by at a pretty fast pace, this is not a secret to most. However, there are a few who have yet to discover that often times, at night, life moves even faster. When photographers turn their lenses towards the majesty that life has to offer for… read more

Fresh Inspiration: 50 Fruit and Vegetable Logos

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Nature has proven to be one of the greatest inspiration sources of all times for artists. Logos inspired by “Mother Nature” bring that rustic, organic, wholesome feeling to brands, allowing them to appear less corporate and more trustworthy. Alternatively, the foods in the logo can be drawn… read more

89 Awesome Photography Links and Photographs

Never one to spend too much time lounging, the Toad is always searching the internet for tutorials, great photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone.  This week’s list contains a set of links to some truly incredible pieces of art posted by some truly talented artists.  We really hope… read more

20 Fresh and Beautiful HTML5 Web Designs Inspiration

20 Fresh and Beautiful HTML5 Web Designs Inspiration

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How a Distasteful Meme Sparked a Web Culture War

When does an Internet joke go too far?

Years ago, a photo of a baby with down syndrome was taken from a support group website and turned into a controversial Internet meme. That child — now 16 years old — is Heidi Crowter, and Heidi just discovered what the entire Internet… read more

Amazon Stock Surges on Strong First Quarter Results

Internet retailer Amazon beat analysts’ estimates for its first quarter on Thursday, prompting a 15% surge in its stock price in after-hours trading.

Net income for the quarter dropped 35% to $130 million, or $0.28 per share, compared with its 2011 figures of $201 million, or $0.44 per share.

Revenue, however,… read more

Groupon CEO Drinks Too Much Beer, Says His Site Needs to ‘Grow Up’

Groupon CEO Andrew Mason told company employees during a town hall meeting Wednesday that the daily deal site needs to grow up — right after apologizing for drinking too much beer during the meeting.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the 31-year-old CEO said the company doesn’t “have any margin for… read more

Google Actually Sells a Service: Sketchup is Going to Trimble

Google announced Thursday that it was selling 3D modelling tool SketchUp — an unusual event for the tech giant known for aqcuiring companies more than for selling them.

Trimble Navigation is purchasing the platform for an undisclosed amount of money.

Google acquired SketchUp in 2006 and has used the tool to… read more

Zynga’s Q1 Report Shows a Company Thriving

There’s no question about it: people love to play Zynga games. The company’s latest financial report reflects its growing fan base.

Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) announced its financial results on Thursday for the quarter ending March 31, 2012, and the results are impressive: Q1 revenue of $321 million, up 32%… read more

Hulu’s Media Owners Take Bigger Stake in the Company [REPORT]

A new report indicates that Comcast, Disney and News Corp. will soon own even more of the streaming television service Hulu.

According to Bloomberg, Providence Equity Partners — the one non-media conglomerate invested in Hulu — is close to selling its 10% stake in the company to the other owners. The… read more