Welcome to the StyleSheet #43. In this issue, Caroling outlines the essentials of a home page, Jean helps you bring your network into the new year, Sarah shares a media player and Manoj brings the latest in social networking.
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User Experience Director Caroling Lee runs down a checklist of how to make a great first impression with your Web site.
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By Jean Conover
TradeMark Media Business Development Director
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Business Development Director Jean Conover offers some advice and resolutions for your network in the new year.
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Useful Things
VLC Media Player
By Sarah Buser, TradeMark Media Account Manager
 VLC Media Player by Videolan is a fantastic cross-platform, open-source multimedia framework, player and server and, well, a mouthful. To me, it’s a cool program that plays just about any video or audio file I throw at it – no more having to search for a program to play weird video files. It also does other fancy things like rip DVDs and stream media to other computers, but I just like having go-to program that’ll figure out file formats so I don’t have to.
Foursquare
By Manoj Thomas, TradeMark Media Programmer
 Foursquare, the latest social networking app to hit the public, is somewhat of a spinoff of Twitter, but takes it to a whole new addictive level by letting users share where they are and learn about the places they frequent in their city. When you “check-in”, your friends are notified of your location and you can suggest other places to go and things to try out. Foursquare also boasts a competitive element by rewarding you with points and badges each time you arrive at a new location – I just unlocked the “Newbie” badge for checking-in at Hot Mama’s Espresso Bar down the street from the TradeMark studio! Check out how other businesses are using Foursquare to reward frequent visitors.
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