Amid the current fears of the Swine Flu, here are some websites informing us on the situation.
We can observe how effective the design of the websites are in communicating us the
information clearly and effectively.
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
Swine Virus Website
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
The Ultimate Open Source Guide to Audio and Video Editing
With these few software which I am about to tell you, you will be able to edit and convert audio, video and music, all for free. That's right zilch zero dollars. Well this is the stuff:
Open Source Video Editor
Jahshaka - If you are familiar with names like Adobe, Alias, Apple, Avid, Discreet, Eyeon, Media100, Newtek, Pinnacle, Sony, Quantel you will be excited to find out that there is an open source, video editing and post-production software that is free to download and start producing great quality video.
Open Source DVD/VCD/Audio CD Burner
InfraRecorder - InfraRecorder is a free CD/DVD burning solution for Microsoft Windows. It offers a wide range of powerful features; all through an easy to use application interface and Windows Explorer integration.
Free Audio/Video Converter
SUPER - Convert from the following files mpg, mpg2, mp4, mp3, wmv, wav, ipod, zune, psp, psp3, 3gp nokia, 3gp sony ericsson, swf, flv, wma, gif, mov. What more can you ask for.
Can you seel the power of these few software. Now go enjoy it.
Free CD Burner Burn CD
CDBurnerXP
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FOR MAC
Avidemux
Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs. Tasks can be automated using projects, job queue and scripting capabilities. Avidemux is available for Linux, BSD, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows under the GNU GPL license.
ZS4 Video Editor
http://www.zs4.net/download
The new incarnation of Zwei-Stein Video Editor, it is advanced video editing and compositing software with over 150 built-in video effects. ZS4 runs on Windows, Linux and OS X, and is free to download and use. Best of all, it’s under continual development and hasn’t been abandoned like some of the programs listed here.
HyperEngine-AV
Arboretum Systems’ award winning video editing software became free in 2006 and is can be downloaded complete with full source code. Users can capture, arrange, edit and process video, audio and text in a free-form, trackless document, to create movies and slide shows.
Simple Video Splicer
SVS is a basic video editing tool for basic cropping and/or piecing together of video files. It supports all formats that Quicktime can import, with the exception of MPEG, which must be demuxed first. It features a picture panning tool (aka, the Ken Burns Effect), and an audio track layout editor. Source code is included in the download. The programmer no longer supports the software, and his site, while making the program available, notes, “Please do not contact me regarding this software, I have not worked on any of it in years.”
Good Web 2.0 Design: BuzzShout.com
21 April 2009:
This is a nice example of a very effective Web 2.0 site. Its clean and cool to use. Good stuff BuzzShout.com
Monday, February 16, 2009
Why didn't you think of these designs?
Now why didn't you think of these designs? You would be rich by now...
3D Art
3D Art
Here are some links to really good 3D Art sites:
Here are some links to really good 3D Art sites:
- http://fantasyartdesign.com - A good number of fantasy, scifi and nature images.
- Amazing 3D Side Walk - this is truly amazing.
- 3d Artists - The site has an index of some of the best 3D Artist in the world.
- WebUrbanist - Looking for some out of the box really creative stuff. Check this out. Its got an urban street feel to it.}Tons of links to other cool sites.
Its made out of money
Its a cake!! Yummy- artist-3d.com - This site has tons of FREE 3D Models. Human models, animal models, Architecture, 3D Furniture. It even has some music making tools.
3D Humans
Nice 3D architecture and interior designs - 3dlinks - Lots of samples categorised by themes.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Best Web Hosting Providers with Unlimited Disk Space and Unlimited Bandwidth.
Are you planning to do a BIG website. And are you expecting a ton of traffic to this new website of yours. Well, then it'd be a good idea to get an unlimited hosting account. There are 2 things you can look into when buying a web hosting service.
1. The amount of space you get
2. The amount of bandwidth you get
Most web host providers have a limit on the amount of space & bandwidth. If you exceed the space or bandwidth, you will be charged on a pay as you use basis. This can add up to a lot. And can costs you thousands per month.
There are providers, that offer unlimited space, but those offering both unlimited sapce and bandwidth can be a wee bit hard to find. Here we list these rare companies offering both unlimited space and bandwidth.
Best Unlimited Diskspace and Bandwidth Hosting
Our reviews of the best web hosting providers:
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1. The amount of space you get
2. The amount of bandwidth you get
Most web host providers have a limit on the amount of space & bandwidth. If you exceed the space or bandwidth, you will be charged on a pay as you use basis. This can add up to a lot. And can costs you thousands per month.
There are providers, that offer unlimited space, but those offering both unlimited sapce and bandwidth can be a wee bit hard to find. Here we list these rare companies offering both unlimited space and bandwidth.
Best Unlimited Diskspace and Bandwidth Hosting
Our reviews of the best web hosting providers:
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| Disk Space: Unlimited Bandwidth: Unlimited Email Accounts: Unlimited MySQL Databases: Unlimited FTP Accounts: Unlimited | - Streaming audio/video capabilities - Ready to go scripts: E-commerce, gallery, forums etc - Multiple Domains on one account |
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| Disk Space: Unlimited Bandwidth: Unlimited Email Accounts: Unlimited MySQL Databases: Unlimited FTP Accounts: Unlimited | - Ready to go scripts: E-commerce, gallery, forums etc - $25 Google Credit - Advertise on google. They give you $25 credit - $25 Yahoo Credit |
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| Disk Space: Unlimited Bandwidth: Unlimited Email Accounts: Unlimited MySQL Databases: Unlimited FTP Accounts: Unlimited | - $4.44 One of the cheapest - You get FREE Domain too - $30 Google AdWords Marketing Credit - Ready to go scripts: E-commerce, gallery, forums etc |
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| Disk Space: Unlimited Bandwidth: Unlimited Email Accounts: Unlimited MySQL Databases: 200 FTP Accounts: Unlimited | - Multiple Domains - Ready to go scripts: E-commerce, gallery, forums etc |
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Friday, February 6, 2009
7 Really Practical Ways to Promote Your Website Content on Social Networking Sites
If you follow this guide and just review it everyday and keep at it, you will get the traffic. The more time you spend on doing this the more traffic you will get. You can install a widget like http://www.feedjit.com/ to your website and monitir the live traffic. If you don't want to work alone, you can always pay lots of people to do it for you. Its called MANAGEMENT. INTERNET MARKETING MANAGEMENT. And remember this "If you BUILD IT and MARKET IT, they will come."
1. ASK ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO VOTE FOR YOUR ARTICLE ON DIGG ETC.
Ask your friends to vote for the article you just wrote on digg, redit all other major social bookmarking sites. You want to start with digg first. If you have lots of firends, you can divide your friends up, so that you ask one batch to vote for you on digg & another to vote for you on redit. If you know their interest you can direct them to vote on more niche specific social bookmark sites.
You can do up a list like this to delegate your friends:
Friends to vote you up on digg - Alex, Bob, Carl
Friends to vote you up on Redit - Doug, Earl, Francis
You can use a script like this (See we even provide a script,just cut & paste):
"Hey yall, help vote for my article on digg. Later i will treat you all to drinks at Starbucks. kekeke
Here's the link http://digg.com/design/How_to_choose_the_best_web_hosting_company"
2. BOOKMARK YOUR SITE ON MAJOR SOCIAL BOOKMARK SITES
Delegate and you can hire some people to be the promoter for each bookmark site.
For example
Backflip - Alex
BlinkBits - Bob
Blinklist - Carl
BlogMarks - Doug
BlueDot - Earl
De.lic.ious
Digg
Diigo
Furl (Looksmart)
Google Bookmarks
Magnolia
MyWeb Yahoo
Netscape
Netvouz
Newsvine
Popurls
Simpy
Slashdot
Spurl
Squidoo
StumbleUpon
Technorati
YouTube / Flickr (media only)
More sites click here - http://www.socialnetworkingarticles.com/2007/10/24/huge-list-of-social-bookmarking-and-tagging-sites
Here's a trick to improve your PRODUCTIVITY. Use a site called onlywire - http://www.onlywire.com/ which allows you to submit to a ton of social bookmarking site at the press of one button.
ANALYIS REPORT:
Use feedjit - http://www.feedjit.com/ to monitor the amount of traffic that each social bookmark site gives you. And do up a report or spreadsheet like this:
Backflip - Alex - 1 000 000 hits
BlinkBits - Bob - 2 000 000 hits
Blinklist - Carl - 500 000 hits
BlogMarks - Doug - 3 500 000 hits
BlueDot - Earl - 4 000 000 hits
3. USE A VERY FUNNY PIC FOR YOUR AVATAR
Get some funny avatars hereeeeee:
* Avatarist
* Avatars DB
* Forums Extreme
* A Parody Image Generator (really cool for avatars)
* Gizmos (You can animate yourself talking)
* Create My Picture (You can create a picture a cartoon face for an avatar)
* 27 Avatar Makers from Mashable
ANALYIS REPORT:
Experiment with different images and monitor to see which is the most effective. You can do a report like this:
Image 1: Hits went up by 1 000 000 hits
Image 2: Hits went down by 2 000 000 hits
Image 3: Hits went up by 100 000 hits
4. ADD SOCIAL BOOK MARKING BUTTONS TO ALL YOUR ARTICLES
I use AddThis - http://addthis.com/
Use a service which is simple and intuitive to use.
5. WRITE A NOTE ON FACEBOOK AND TAG YOUR FRIENDS.
ANALYSIS REPPORT:
How to choose the right web hosting provider - Tagged Alex, Bob, Carl, Doug - got 1 000 000 hits
<b>6. TAG A PHOTO OF YOUR FRIEND & IN THE COMMENTS SECTION POST YOUR LINK. OR EMBED YOUR WEBSITE LINK INTO THE PHOTO.</b>
You can use this script to post in the comments section:
For more stunning photos click http://www.webhostersz.com/stunningphotos
Then send an email to remind them to check out the Facebook link to their photos.
6. USE A FUNNY VIDEO AND IN THE VIDEO ASK USERS TO CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW IT>
Do a video in the most funny way you can think off and then get the actor to say this line out:
"Hey you know what yall should click on the link below to know more. Really, really just take 1 second click. That's right go on click, go on click it. You know you want to click it."
7. ADD NEW FRIENDS
Add new friends who work in your industry. You can add me at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1517523842&ref=profile. I'm in the Internet marketing and Web Hosting and Web Design Industry
Author: Ali Rahmat
Website: http://www.webhostersz.com/
Ali Rahmat is an expert in Internet Marketing and Social Media Marketing. He helps organisations to REALLY promote themselves on the internet. He runs a website called http://www.webhostersz.com/
If you BUILD IT and MARKET IT, they will come.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Cures for Tinnitus for Designers under stress
Clinical trials
Vitamin A
As far back as the 1950's it was positively proven that Vitamin A supplementation had extremely positive results in hearing loss and tinnitus patients.
Sir Edward Mellanby the well known British vitamin and nutrition researcher and also the secretary of the the British Medical Research Council and President of the International Technical Commission of Nutrition showed in animal trials (1935-39), that vitamin A-deficiency can lead to disorders in the nervus acusticus and the inner ear, and that, as a consequence hearing disorders can occur.
These tests were the scientific basis for vitamin A treatment of hearing loss and tinnitus on humans, which lead to extremely positive results.
The first trials with Vitamin A as a treatment for hearing loss and tinnitus were conducted in 1949 by a New York otorhinolaryngologist M.J. Lobel . He treated patients who were suffering with progressive hearing loss and tinnitus with large doses of Vitamin A over a six week period. The patients who responded positively received further treatment during 22 more weeks, or as long as it took to reach the maximum gain in hearing improvement.
The results are particularly noteworthy.
Within six weeks 83% of the hearing loss patients responded positively to the Vitamin A treatments. Conductive as well as perceptive hearing loss was clearly improved.
The tinnitus which normally is associated with hearing loss, was was dramatically reduced and even eliminated in some patients. This reduction came after the second or third week of treatment at best or after two months in the worst case scenario.
After six weeks of using vitamin A according to the schedule as laid out by Dr. Lobel, the following results were achieved
Equally as important as the improvement in hearing is the relief obtained from the tinnitus in some patients. Of the patients who suffered with tinnitus, 74% reported a reduction or elimination of the tinnitus noises in addition to a marked improvement.
Dr. Lobel was able to report better results in the treatment of tinnitus than in hearing impairment but he had conclusively established that Vitamin A deficiency plays a major role in hearing loss and tinnitus and that supplementation with Vitamin A has positive a dramatic results for tinnitus sufferers.
The 2 Step Tinnitus and Immune Boost Formula contains 20mg Beta Carotene which naturally produces the required daily amount of Vitamin A in the body. Any excess is simply flushed away.
Source: http://www.tinnituspage.org/clinical1.htm
Ginkgo Biloba
Clinical studies have shown that only pharmaceutical grade Ginkgo Biloba extract as found in 2 Step Tinnitus & Immune Booster Formula is effective in the treatment of tinnitus.
Ginkgo Biloba has been a mainstay of traditional Chinese medicine for more than 5000 years and is a vital ingredient of 2 Step Tinnitus & Immune Booster Formula.
The scientific community believes that the clinical benefits of this ancient herb result from a group of bioflavonoids called Ginkgo flavonglycosides and from a group of lactone terpenes called Ginkoglides which include Ginkgolide A, Ginkolide B, Ginkgolide C and Bilobalide.
Click here for details of clinical trials that prove the effectiveness of Gingko biloba in the treatment of tinnitus.
Zinc (Amino Acid Chelate)
Experts believe that up to 31% percent of the patients they see that are suffering from severe tinnitus are zinc-deficient. Zinc supplementation has been proven to reduce tinnitus levels.
Zinc is indeed often referred to as a "super mineral" and many clinical studies have shown Zinc to be an extremely powerful antioxidant and immune stimulant.
Zinc deficient individuals may also experince loss of appetite, hair loss, diminished taste or smell or skin problems.
Taken at the recommended serving size of two capsules twice a day, the 2 Step Tinnitus and Immune Booster formula provides 66% of the recommended daily allowance of this vitally important trace element.
Click here for details of clinical trials that prove the effectiveness of Zinc in the treatment of tinnitus.
Magnesium
Low levels of magnesium combined with noise exposure eventually deplete the inner ear cells' energy stores, leading to exhaustion, damage and death of the inner ear cells.
When the noise level gets too high the tiny hairs on these inner ear cells fuse or disappear, and they and their supporting cells eventually disintegrate, along with the nerve fibers going to these cells.
A recent study showed that supplemental intake of magnesium has a protective effect against long-term noise exposure.
Click here for details of clinical trials conducted amongst Israeli soldiers that proves the benefits of oral supplementation of magnesium in tinnitus sufferers.
Vitamin B12
Apart from being absolutely vital to the correct functioning of your body, Vitamin B12 supplementation plays a major role in reducing or elimination tinnitus.
Researchers from the Institute for Noise Hazards Research and Evoked Potentials Laboratory at Chaim-Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan and from Tel Aviv University, both in Israel, looked at a group of 385 people with tinnitus and found that upto 47 percent of tinnitus sufferers were vitamin B12 deficient.
When this vitamin B12 deficiency was corrected, the tinnitus was reduced significantly by an average of 39% and completely cured in 27% of cases.
The researchers concluded "Vitamin B12, for that reason, may be recommended as a treatment that is effective for the treatment of inner ear hearing loss and tinnitus.
Click here to read the complete text of their findings.
Vitamin C and Vitamin E
Tinnitus is often caused by blocked or reduced blood flow to the ears, which can happen in two ways. The tiny artery leading to the inner ear can get clogged with cholesterol, causing a kind of stroke in the ear. Loud noises can send this artery into spasm, reducing blood supply to the cochlea.
In either case, an interrupted blood supply can lead to hearing problems and tinnitus. Antioxidants work by helping to prevent oxygen-caused damage to cell membranes.
Antioxidants also help keep arteries open and free of plaque buildup.
The effectiveness of Vitamin E is now proven in clinical trials to restore sensorineural (sudden) hearing loss, a major cause of tinnitus.
That is why antioxidant nutrients like Vitamin C and Vitamin E are so important to tinnitus sufferers.
Click here to read additional information about Vitamin C and Vitamin E.
Acidemux is a free open source multi-format, cross-platform video editor for Ubuntu Linux
Acidemux is a free open source multi-format, cross-platform video editor for Ubuntu Linux, specially designed for simply cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs.
Its probably one of the best tools for editing videos in Linux. It has lots of options for tweaking and the best part is not only that its free but it produces high quality output files.
Key features of Acidemux include
- User Friendly interface
- WYSIWYG cutting, appending, filters and re-encoding into various formats
- mux and demux audio streams into and out of video files
Supported file formats : Avi, OpenDML, ASF, flash video, bmp, jpeg, png, Matroska, MPEG PS, OGM, Mp4, 3Gpp and Nuppel Video.
Supported Video formats includes Cinepak, DV, FFV1, H.263, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, HuffYUV, Mpeg-1, Mpeg-2, Mjpegm MSMSPEG-4, Raw RGB, SVq3, VP3, VP6F and WMV2.
Last but not the least, audio formats cover AAC, AC3, AMR, Mp3, Mp2, Vorbis, WAV and WMA.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Unlimited Space and Unlimited Bandwidth Hosting
Are you planning to do a BIG website. And are you expecting a ton of traffic to this new website of yours. Well, then it'd be a good idea to get an unlimited hosting account. There are 2 things you can look into when buying a web hosting service.
1. The amount of space you get
2. The amount of bandwidth you get
Most web host providers have a limit on the amount of space & bandwidth. If you exceed the space or bandwidth, you will be charged on a pay as you use basis. This can add up to a lot. And can costs you thousands per month.
There are providers, that offer unlimited space, but those offering both unlimited sapce and bandwidth can be a wee bit hard to find. Here we list these rare companies offering both unlimited space and bandwidth.
Unlimited Space and Unlimited Bandwidth Hosting
Our reviews of web hosting providers offering both Unlimited Space and Unlimited Bandwidth:
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1. The amount of space you get
2. The amount of bandwidth you get
Most web host providers have a limit on the amount of space & bandwidth. If you exceed the space or bandwidth, you will be charged on a pay as you use basis. This can add up to a lot. And can costs you thousands per month.
There are providers, that offer unlimited space, but those offering both unlimited sapce and bandwidth can be a wee bit hard to find. Here we list these rare companies offering both unlimited space and bandwidth.
Unlimited Space and Unlimited Bandwidth Hosting
Our reviews of web hosting providers offering both Unlimited Space and Unlimited Bandwidth:
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| Disk Space: Unlimited Bandwidth: Unlimited Email Accounts: Unlimited MySQL Databases: Unlimited FTP Accounts: Unlimited | - Streaming audio/video capabilities - Ready to go scripts: E-commerce, gallery, forums etc |
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| Disk Space: Unlimited Bandwidth: Unlimited Email Accounts: Unlimited MySQL Databases: Unlimited FTP Accounts: Unlimited | - Ready to go scripts: E-commerce, gallery, forums etc - $25 Google Credit - Advertise on google. They give you $25 credit - $25 Yahoo Credit |
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| Disk Space: Unlimited Bandwidth: Unlimited Email Accounts: Unlimited MySQL Databases: Unlimited FTP Accounts: Unlimited | - $4.44 One of the cheapest - You get FREE Domain too - $30 Google AdWords Marketing Credit - Ready to go scripts: E-commerce, gallery, forums etc |
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Relaxing Music & Sounds of Nature for Designers
As a designer, we all need to relax & not get so stressed out at the agency. Listen to some soothinh relaxing music, that can help to inspire you & move on to0 greater heights:)
China - Meditation - Yoga - Chinese Bamboo Flute Music
Chinese bamboo flute music - Meditation.mp3
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China - Meditation - Yoga - Chinese Bamboo Flute Music
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Sounds of Nature - Relaxation & Meditation with Carrabean Sounds
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Tibetan Meditation - Spiritual Renewal.mp3
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07 Enigma - Only Time will Tell.mp3
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Deep Blue.mp3 - Inspiring music
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Meditation - Classical Relaxation- Mozart - Concerto For Flute - The famous Mozart - Can make you SMART:)
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Sounds of Nature - Forest Piano .mp3
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Sonds of Nature - Meditation.mp3
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Sounds Of Nature - Water Voices.mp3
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Relaxing Music & Sounds of Nature
Need some relaxing music & sounds of nature. Check these linksout:
http://www.esnips.com/web/muzicaderelaxare/
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Friday, January 23, 2009
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Top Design Schools and Reviews
Ok here we are going to do a listing of some well known and popular design schools around the world. And may be do a short review to discover their unique qualities and school culture.
Note: Recognised schools are those that employers know well and With a recognised design school, you have a better chance when you apply for a job.
I have also included a benchmark which websites I think are the most CREATIVE in terms of design and EFFECTIVE at attracting traffic.
Design Schools List (Popular and Recognised Schools) by Country & City:
Picture - Lasalle design school in Singapore
USA, NEW YORK
Note: Recognised schools are those that employers know well and With a recognised design school, you have a better chance when you apply for a job.
I have also included a benchmark which websites I think are the most CREATIVE in terms of design and EFFECTIVE at attracting traffic.
Design Schools List (Popular and Recognised Schools) by Country & City:
Picture - Lasalle design school in Singapore
USA, NEW YORK
- The Art Institute of New York City - The Art Institutes offer real-world education programs in design, media, fashion, and the culinary arts. More then 30 schools across America
- Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York - They have big city pizazz and high-end sophistication. They are the crossroads between commerce and creativity.
- New York School of Interior Design - Founded in 1916, New York School of Interior Design is one of the country's leading, fully accredited interior design schools. Courses include 3D Design, Architectural Design, Architecture, Art History, Art-General, CAD, Decorative Arts, Environmental Design, Exhibit Design, Fine Arts, Furniture Design, Interior Design (
C,A,B,M), Landscaping Design, Liberal Arts, Lighting, Lighting Design, Product Design
Most Effective website design in attracting traffic: New York School of Interior Design
Most Creative website: Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York
SINGAPORE
- LASALLE - A prestiege design school in Singapore. A lot of students dream of coming here. Their new campus is state of the art in design.
- NAFA - A popular fine arts school
- Temasek Design School - Out of all the polytechnics in Singapore, the Temasek Polytechnic design school is know for its creativity.
Most Effective website design in attracting traffic: NAFA
Most Creative website: LASALLE
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Obama Websites on the Inauguration Day
Barrack Obama, the 44th President of United States have been sworn in. How do websites around the workd showcase this historic event?
Let's start with the barrackobama.com site
The obama website has a very media look. Its big, coloful & impactful, just like the man himself. Its backend is a social media backend, where users can sign up & post on comments & have their own profiles.
To attract traffic the site makes use of just one youtube video on the right hand side of the home page. The video has been viewed 1,224,474 times and has about 46 comments as of this writing. On the bottom right of the home page, the site has links to popular social network sites like facebook, youtube, myspace, twitter,digg & many more. And also more specialised niche social network sites which have be carefully selected. An interesting one is AsianAve.com .This link alone may have contributed to lots of Asians voting for Obama. And also migente.com for the latin community people. On both these sites, the Obama victory is showcased on the whole home page. I guess the Obama Marketing team partnered with these 2 sites to do just that. Very good exposure for the niche community.
THE HISTORIC SPEECH
The first article on the Obama blog website homepage showcases the historic speech that he made just hours ago. As expected it has tons of comments.
This US presidential election is run like a US sports league championship final. They even have victory t shirts. How does the obama t shirt look like. Well, you can see it on the front page of the website on the top right. The design is pretty cool, with the main campaign message 'CHANGE' right on the front of the t shirt.
WEBSITE MONETISATION
On the bottom of the homepage, the website showcases the Obama Store. Very good technique, to target people who want to be associated with campaign.
CAMPAIGN MESSAGE DESIGN
I guess the way they market this CHANGE message, other groups like corporations can follow suit as an example to make change happen.
MOBILE SITE
The mobile internet community is growing fast. And the Obama website has catered to this market with its mobile site
There's also an iPhone application and some cool ringtones.
SEO
For other sites, searching Obama in google returned the Facebook site and MySpace site as one of the top results.
It goes to show the power of marketing on Socia networks, can bring you to the top of google.
In terms of traditional media CNN brings the Obama news.
OBAMA AROUND THE WORLD
Indonesia
Since Obama had lived in Indonesia when he was at a young age, the country has a special link with him. How did Indonesian websites cover the event? Typing Obama Indonesia in the main google.com site, I found it hard to find any Indonesian websites in the top results.
Something about an Obama look a like in Indonesia came up. Haha, may be its his twin haha. The look a like will be famous too. His name is Ilham Anas, a 34-year-old magazine photographer. Like Obama, Anas is of American and Kenyan descent. Coincidence or what??? Now, Anas is making public appearances around Asia, and even appeared in a heartburn medication commercial in the Philippines.
The first indonesian site to come up was the Jakarta Post story
Obama's classmates in Indonesia to hold party - Dozens of old friends of the newly-elected U.S. President Barack Obama in Indonesia will hold a party at their elementary school where they studied with Obama, a schoolteacher said here Tuesday.
So over I go to the indonesian google site . Amazingly, Wikipedia always manage to get top spot, even on Indonesian Google!!
The detik indonesian site was in one of the top results, followed by the Antara news site . None of the site is that well designed.
The best site would be the indonesian Kompas site which is layed out in the popular blog style.
OTHER RESOURCES
Official Whitehouse site - Nice clean design similar to the Obama site
3 Best Ways to Maintaing Your Website Success
The advice & tips below does not only apply to your Website Success. You can apply it to achieve business success too.
So to maintain your success do:
1. Keep your work fresh.
If you are succesful, do not just hang with the success. Do try new things to be fresh. Be innovative, think out of the box. Dare to go against the trend. But do remember point number 3.
2. Get the right partners
Create something bigger than any of them could do individually. For example, one person can create a beautiful website. A team of people can market, run contests, events & take photos & get a ton of traffic to the website.
3. Have a well oiled money-making machine in place
Its called the thing that brings in the cash flow. The core team that brings in the cash must have the business system processes in place & integrated as a team. If someone new comes in he/she can quickly learn the business process & carry on as business as usual.
Simple isn't it.
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