Squeak of the Week

Entries from March 2011

snook.ca – Colour Contrast Check

March 31st, 2011 · No Comments

The Colour Contrast Check Tool allows to specify a foreground and a background colour and determine if they provide enough of a contrast "when viewed by someone having color deficits or when viewed on a black and white screen"

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Make Your Mockup in Markup

March 31st, 2011 · No Comments

Great post by Meagan Fisher. "Recently, thanks in large part to the influence of design hero Dan Cederholm, I’ve come to the conclusion that a website’s design should begin where it’s going to live: in the browser."

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Why Social Influence Matters to Businesses

March 31st, 2011 · No Comments

Eight industry insiders define what social influence means, how to measure it, and why it truly matters.

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socialmedia

roundtable

business

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Google to Add Features to Make Search More Social

March 31st, 2011 · No Comments

The “social search” effort, dubbed “+1,” lets people publicly recommend certain websites and share them with their Gmail contacts (they are then highlighted in your friends’ search results).

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socialmedia

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Facebook, Your Future Bank

March 31st, 2011 · No Comments

You can now purchase Facebook gift cards at Wal-Mart, Target, and Best Buy, is paying for stuff everywhere with Facebook Credits far behind?

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money

mobilepayment

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