Ok, remember how a couple years ago everyone was saying "There's an app for that!" (at least, Kassie is pretty convinced this happened)? Well, we thought we'd take some time this Thursday morning and appreciate the fact that when it comes to Wordpress sites, there's...
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Unplugging or Overcorrecting? Online Life in Moderation
Lately, I've been seeing a lot of things go by about "unplugging" or generally disconnecting from technology. As a person who spends a considerable amount of time on computers/the internet personally and professionally, I understand why this is appealing. But, as a...
Goats and Ikea Furniture Assembly: How Services Are Coming Online
It was natural in web 1.0 to sell goods: snarky t-shirts, craft supplies, a laptop. Providing photos, a description and pricing options to create a shopping area is now something we are all familiar with. If I asked you to draw a picture of an online shopping cart,...
Tech Thursday: Health and Social Media
Since around 2012, there have been an increasing amount of studies/articles going by about social media's harmful impact on our psychological/emotional health. Even technology in general gets a bad rap for causing these and physical ailments. Most of the proposed...
Would You Like to See A Menu?
So, you're a restaurant (or, a food-selling establishment of some sort) and you want to share your menu with the internet. Which is a great call, considering 89% of consumers will do some online reconnaissance before dining out. As with many things on the web, there...
Tech Thursday: Prove You’re Not A Robot
How do we prove we are who we say we are? In this week's Tech Thursday, we explore verification, security, and identity issues in the online world. 2 Factor Authentication, Captcha, and security questions are common types of verification, and are tending towards the...
Anonymous Social Networks 101
The internet began as an anonymous place. Chat rooms asked us 'a/s/l' and I'm sure I am not the only one who pretended to be a completely different age, sex, and location than I was. There was something about trying on a new identity. As social networks using our real...
The Before & After Craze
Whenever you get on the internet or social media, eventually as you scroll through various posts, you'll probably encounter a "before and after" image. I recently saw this article about a woman's photoshoot before/after her gastric bypass surgery. Her photographer...
When Automated Marketing Goes Wrong
Earlier this week, I received the following email from Pinterest: You may wonder why this is at all significant. Kassie, Pinterest sends emails like this all the time...Yes, they do. But guess what? I don't hate running- I really, really love it. "Embrace the morning...