Archive for July, 2009
Google Maps is one of the coolest tools ever to find houses and apartments currently on the market.
You can search for nearby schools, restaurants and public transport, explore the neighborhood in Street View or simply get directions from the property to your favourite places – all from a single map!
I am in the process of using this tool to find an apartment for myself and all i have to say is Google Rocks!
I see all Real Estates websites incorporating the google maps tools to their sites in one form or another.
Google y su historia
Google ha sido uno de los mejores y mas grandes motores de busqueda que hasta este punto hemos tenido la opurtunidad de conocer, y sigue creciendo. En este pequeño video nos enteramos de algunas de las razones de su exito.
Twitter 101 – A guide for businesses looking to monetize their tweets

So apparently, there’s a few businesses out there who are confused when it comes to leveraging twitter for leads, sales, customer service, and public relations. Considering the Twitter development team couldn’t monetize a vending machine, the release of the Twitter 101 Guide is a HUGE step forward in terms of their business strategy and a practical answer for companies looking to capitalize on the iconic blue bird. Twitter finally heard the call of national corporations everywhere: ”how the hell do I use this to make money?”. (more…)
Simplest transparent CSS submit button ever. The Levitating Submit Button
There are many CSS techniques to get specific features on a submit button, but here is one that uses a single image, and no extra markup (like b or i tags) for a transparent (no opaque patches) elastic css button. I named this version:
Levitating Submit Button
Using forms in Google Docs – Collaborative Sharing at its best
Effective collaboration is key in the marketing world. Tools like Basecamp, IM, and email make the world go round for most web entrepreneurs and creatives. Still, If I had to pick one online collaboration tool I absolutely could not live without, It would be Google Docs. (more…)
Miami SEO vs Miami PPC – why Miami SEO companies increase ROI

Justifying a substantial investment for Miami SEO or internet marketing services can be a challenging task. By not considering multiple consultants or firms during the selection process, your company becomes vulnerable. Qualifying your Miami SEO company is one thing; picking the right Miami SEO company for the job is a whole other ball game. (more…)
Why United Breaks Guitars is my favorite viral case study ever
I caught this gem of a clip while perusing viralvideocharts.com the other day, and i’ve been dying to write a post about it ever since (damn head cold!). Now that i can type without coughing up a lung every five seconds, i’d like to take this opportunity to explain why United Breaks Guitars is my favorite viral case study ever. (more…)
How to read Hotmail accounts in Apple Mail and uninstall HTTPmail plugin
You’ve probably or will be soon finding out Microsoft is stopping HTTP email access support. For some of us, that was the only way we could access Hotmail or other Microsoft mail accounts from Macs. Fortunately, they now allow us to access those accounts through pop3, for free. (At least US old accounts like mine)
If you installed HTTPmail plugin for Apple Mail, you’ll probably know how to uninstall it, or find the way to (more…)
How to get multi-line titles in Michael Jackson’s Shadowbox.js
I’ve been looking for an answer to this question at Shadowbox’s forums, and haven’t found a working solution. Despite I though the answer was to stop requesting to Michael Jackson to change the way a title works but waiting until someone adds a description or caption feature to it, I couldn’t resist myself on doing it!
Here’s an image of the compared files for you to see what you have to change on the shadowbox.js file.
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