Archive | September, 2006

Speaking today

I’m speaking to a group today about Internet Marketing, at Adhost Internet Advertising in downtown Seattle. It’s booked solid, but they will be recording it. I’ll post the recording when I get it…

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I Don’t Speak Chinese

A colleague of mine told me a great story today: A friend of hers signed her daughter up for Chinese language classes. Her daughter didn’t want to go. When asked why, she said “Because I don’t speak Chinese”. Therein lies one of the great lessons of internet marketing.

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Usability: Error Messages

Usability: Error Messages

I just went onto the American Express web site to buy something using my points. The shopping experience was great, right up until I tried to complete my purchase. Then I got a screen that looked like this: Really helpful, guys. Thanks. At that point, I gave up. I’ll have to call them, taking up …

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Analysis, and an ADA Checklist

NFB v. Target is just a ruling on a request to dismiss the case. It’s not final. But it could have wide implications for all web sites, as the judge rules that the ADA does apply to web sites. Here’s a quick checklist and some common sense guidelines to help you comply with the ADA.

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Legal Precedent For Web Accessibility

Is your site accessible? Better check, because the first legal precedent is out.

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$20 million to use Google

The Pentagon is offering $20,000,000 to a firm that can monitor Iraq news stories filed by the media. I have a plan to save them $19.5 million.

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