Number 25 | April, 2008

Welcome to The StyleSheet #25. In this month’s issue, Mike heats up SXSW Interactive, Nick helps you start your blog, Janis makes some cheap calls and Caroling is all a-Twitter.

Featured Articles

SXSWi 2008: Some Like It Hot

By Mike Wisian, TradeMark Media Technology Director

Technology Director Mike Wisian relives some of the spicier moments shared by the TradeMark team at South by Southwest Interactive.

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Become Internet Famous: How to Start a Blog

By Nick Weynand, TradeMark Media President

TradeMark Media President Nick Weynand discusses the benefits of blogging for yourself and others and offers some tips to get started.

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Useful Things

Twitter

By Caroling Lee, TradeMark Media Producer

What are you doing? Twittering. Twitter was all the rage at SXSW Interactive this year. Think instant messenger in real time, all the time. Everything you want to say in 140 characters. Basically, you use it to post very short messages about your every move. At first it seemed silly – how much did I really need to know about what other people are up to? Then, I realized that there were entire events being scheduled on Twitter that I didn’t even know about. Try it – you’ll see what I mean.

Jajah

By Janis Gonser, TradeMark Media Design Technologist

Jajah.com combines the internet with your phone lines so you can make inexpensive, long-distance calls. Set up an account, enter your phone number and the phone number you wish to call, and Jajah will connect the call. Some sample charges are 3.4¢/min to the United Kingdom, 3.9¢/min to China, and 6.4¢/min to Mexico. However, the charges may vary: a call to Germany in the past has been as cheap as 2.4¢/min but is currently 3.8¢/min. The interface makes paying, placing a call, managing the phone book, organizing a conference call, sending an SMS, and scheduling a future call very easy.