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The StyleSheet - For Businesses That Use The Internet
Number 39 | August 2009 | View Archive

Welcome to the StyleSheet #39. In this issue, Manoj explains the importance of clean code, Caroling shares a few tips for writing valuable Web site content, Mike tries a new iPhone app, and Janis explores an international professional networking site.


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Clean Code: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

By Manoj Thomas, TradeMark Media Programmer

Writing code is tricky and can turn messy if certain elements are ignored. Programmer Manoj Thomas taps into some tricks that can save time and stress.

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Tips for Writing Better Web Content

By Caroling Lee, TradeMark Media User Experience Director

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.

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Xing.com

By Janis Gonser, TradeMark Media User Experience Director

Xing.com is the German/European counterpart of LinkedIn. When I started using it in December of 2008, I was amazed how many people I found at xing.com that are not part of the LinkedIn network. For your national networking approach stick to LinkedIn (at least for now), but if you do or plan to do business overseas (especially in Germany), this is your networking powerhouse. The groups come in various languages, mainly English and German, and I have joined various groups related to the Internet industry which give me a great insight of the market outside the U.S.

Basic Membership is free; Premium Membership is $5.95/month

Pastie

By Mike Wisian, TradeMark Media Technology Director

In spite of the name, this little iPhone app has nothing to do with tanning. Instead, Pastie allows you to create and store standard email and SMS content along with the ability to send them out with a couple gestures. So monotonous messages like “I’ll be running late” and “I got stuck in a shark’s mouth again – please bring the jaws of life” can be sent with very little thumb flailing. If you’re always sending the same message to a particular contact, Pastie can store that too.

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