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CraigLOOK

Introducing CraigLOOK: finally, an app that remixes everyone’s fave classified ad site. Pros: listings are formatted more at-a-glance and more robust search options. Cons: doesn’t seem to update in real time and not sure if ALL the listings are showing up, but I’m still figuring that out. Check it out – beats clicking on every [...]

8 Things You Should Have on Your Home Page

User Experience Director Caroling Lee runs down a checklist of how to make a great first impression with your Web site.

ooVoo

ooVoo is a video conferencing service that allows multiple users to chat with video. The free service is for 2-way chat only, but ooVoo can support up to six users at once if you subscribe to their ‘Business’ ($39.95/mo.) or ‘6-way plan’ ($17.95/mo.). While on the video conference, you can also chat, send and receive [...]

Tips for Writing Better Web Content

Writing effective Web content is critical and not always easy. Whether your site is for individual or company purposes, the content and style should be consistent with the particular message you want to convey. Caroling Lee, TradeMark Media’s Experience Director, shares a few tips for creating more professional Web content.

Crowdspring

Crowdspring is a Web site where creatives are linked up with projects posted by buyers. Buyers list their creative projects with specs and budget and designers respond with a design concept. Designers compete against each other to win the ‘award’ (project budget) based on the concept that the buyer selects.
Pros: inexpensive, decent quality design in [...]

Phonevite

Phonevite is an online service that allows you to record a single message that can be sent to large groups of people. Think of the times you’re trying to organize an event or making an announcement: now you can send out one message instead of calling everyone. It also saves on text messaging.
Cons: A Mac [...]

Bring Your Web Site into 2009

Out with the old, in with the new! If you hadn’t paid much attention to your Web site in 2008, now’s the time to get caught up. Review our checklist to see if you’re ready for 2009.

Shelfari

Shelfari is a great tool to track and share all the books you’re currently reading, what you plan to read and the reviews of your books. I’ve been using this a lot lately because I always seem to have books in mind that I want to read – so now I have a place to [...]

Ten Things that Increase My Productivity

Caroling is a great producer because she gets things done. In this article, she gives her best advice on how to stay productive in a busy, distracting environment.

Six Things You Can Do to Increase Revenue on Your E-Commerce Web Site

Producer Caroling Lee shares to help you make the most of your e-commerce site.

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