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SEO beginners guide

This resource is an invaluable guide to getting started in the world of SEO.

http://www.seomoz.org/beginners-guide-to-seo

Will HTML5 replace Native apps

This article originally posted in the Guardian very intersting article on the future on native apps - a little bit of history and an interesting perspective for the future where the technical merits of a particular technology are superceded by the business decisions of corporations and their audiences.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2011/nov/03/will-html5-replace-native-apps

HTML5 site

This is pretty cool HTML5 site.

http://html5.labs.ap.org/

Feel free to post any other cool HTML5 sites in the comments.

heatmap tracking

Just heard about this cool click/scroll tracking analytics solution. It's called crazyegg.

Check it out.

They offer a 30 day free trial which I will be trying out very soon after I finish all this SEO study that is going at the moment.

The image below shows their 'confetti' product which also colour codes clicks to their referring source.

iPhone app development with Flash CS5.5

In this post I am going to post links to resources on how to develop iPhone apps using cs5.5 - I have a couple of apps planned and will also post on how they are going.

http://urbanemedia.co/2012/02/easy-iphone-and-ipad-app-creation-with-flash-cs-5-5.html

The Thank You Economy

I am currently reading 'The Thank You Economy' by Gary Vaynerchuk.

This book is a refreshing perspective on the role of social media in today's economy. Written in an easy to read, conversational tone Gary manages to cover how and why social media is such a powerful tool for any business and with his examples and experience manages to put into perspective not only the massive gains social media delivers for business but the detriment business puts itself up against if they refuse to acknowledge the inevitable.

5 stars.

www.thankyoueconomybook.com/


I heard about this book from the guys at www.livingoutrageously.com. Check them out.

Note: There is also an audiobook available at www.audible.com

Adidas France - 3D Mapping Projection

I have been following 3D Mapping Projection technology the last couple of years and this video by Adidas, looks to be the most compelling so far. Check it out.

Adidas France - 3D Mapping Projection from The Cool Hunter on Vimeo.

Corporations blocking social media

An interesting phenomenon is the blocking of social media sites by employers. In certain industries i can see why this would be a good strategic move, e.g call centres where the micro-management of staff by supervisors is one of the ways to increase productivity and allowing unskilled workers access to another distraction would increase the workload of these managers.

However in other office jobs I think that applying company wide rules in regards to social media is a more mature and respectful way to deal with employees. In much the same way that companies in the past tried to limit employees interactions with the internet - companies need to contemporise and adapt to these new technologies in a mature manner.

In a recent study many Gen Y employees stated they would leave a workplace if they were denied access to social media sites at work.

The sites I am thinking of are Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.