Charles in Charge of the Net (@CharlieSheen)

From the morning shows to Google News, to taking over 3/ 5 spots on somercards, it’s been tough to miss Mr. Sheen’s presence this week. Although the buzz was strong yesterday, since Mr. Sheen @CharlieSheen himself joined Twitter and started conversing with @iamdiddy and others, the volume has really taken off....

Another Awesome 404 Error Page

A 404 error page is that annoying page you get when you try to access a web page that has moved or been deleted.  A couple of months back I wrote a dorky blog post about how web developers should use  404 pages as branding opportunities instead of just throwing the page away and spitting out an error. ...

Infographic Overload

I love a good infographic as much as the next guy.  I really do.  An infographic done right can make a point much more effectively than straight text.  See this example.  Or this one or this one.

But the last few months things have gotten out of hand. ...

Yobongo and Viral Nature of Beta Invites

As part of the launch process, new tech startups typically run a closed beta testing phase where a limited group of users can kick the tires of their new site.   This period allows for startups to get discreet feedback from impartial users, while also testing how the product scales without launching to the whole world.  ...

The Curse of WYSIWYG Editors

WYSIWYG editors sometimes make me want to scream!

For instance, it is sometimes hard to make desired edits.  I can never get them to do a simple line break, for example; whenever I try, a new paragraph begins.  To create a line break, I go into the html and adjust the code. ...