Month: March 2003

New Macromedia.com. The new site was over a year in the making, designed to push the boundaries of what's possible with the site experience. The team explored a ton of design directions, , did a lot of usability testing, and worked to balance the page paradigm with application metaphors. This exploration of what is an… Continue reading New Macromedia.com

Doing The Work. When you need to figure out whether a given Web page is trustworthy or not, there's no substitute for actually doing the work — reading the page, researching the background, and forming a critical judgment. [Mark Bernstein]

Starting a Blog With Movable Type. Thanks to Bob Ambrogi for pointing out this useful article on blogging using Movable Type software. Many of the tips apply to other types of software. [net.law.blog]

But what did you do wrong?. Come On, Share Your Mistakes. During last year's Energy Law Institute, Christian E. Liipfert, Managing Attorney, Special Projects and Transactions, at BP America Inc., presented his paper “Knowledge Management within a Multi-location, Multi-discipline Legal Function.” As in-house counsel, Mr. Liipfert knows all too well the problems inherent in managing… Continue reading But what did you do wrong?

Goal management. Companies are using software to help their employees set and meet individual and business goalsBy Mary Hayes This June, 15,000 employees at Seagate Technology LLC will receive annual performance reviews that for the first time heavily weigh how close each individual comes to achieving his or her professional goals. The disk-drive maker asked… Continue reading Goal management

Dan Gillmor on Groove. Guess I'm not the only one speculating about Kapor's departure from Groove: Dan Gillmor writes in his column today : My immediate instinct was to praise Kapor for showing honor and principle. This implicitly suggested a lack of those qualities on the part of Groove's leaders, and on reflection I concluded I… Continue reading Dan Gillmor on Groove

RSS Autodiscovery. I totally missed this the first time around, but it's brainlessly easy and adds a nice little enhancement to your blog. A quick review – many blogs publish two versions of their site – HTML, which is what you view when you look at the blog through a web browser. At the same… Continue reading RSS Autodiscovery

Take this tech job and shove it. Sure, there are plenty of opportunities out there — if you have 10 years of experience and are willing to work for free. [Salon.com]

Net for Lawyers: Better Than We Hoped. My Shingle has some comments on ways small firms and solos can use the Internet. [net.law.blog]

Blogs Have Reach. Rick Klau has a great story on how his blog gave his business much better visibility than his company's PR firm.  [net.law.blog]