Linux: Introducing Bugs
In another thread discussing the tracking of kernel regressions [story], Linux creator Linus Torvalds noted that the kernel is evolving so quickly it is inevitable that bugs will be introduced. He used a git query to determine that there are an average of over 65 patches being committed every single day, "that translates to five hundred commits a week, two _thousand_ commits per month, and 25 thousand commits per year. As a fairly constant stream. Will mistakes happen? Hell *yes*." He continued on to add, "and I'd argue that any flow that tries to 'guarantee' that mistakes don't happen is broken. It's a sure-fire way to just frustrate people, simply because it assumes a level of perfection in maintainers and developers that isn't possible
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Joseph reported to have turned down A-team captaincy
Sylvester Joseph, who was named as the captain of the A-team tour of Zimbabwe, has turned down the offer, according to a report in The Nation newspaper. (Read on Source)
A Week in the Life of a Newly Minted Programmer
Since I really don’t have time to chase news or write an opinion piece I guess I might as well as write a diary. Last week I started my new job as a programmer. I’ve still got some time before my official project starts so I’m basically on my own looking up APIs [...] (Read on Source)
N.Y. Federal Judge Strikes Down Many New Attorney Ad Rules
A federal judge has ruled unconstitutional most of the sweeping new restrictions on attorney advertising introduced this year by the New York courts. The restrictions had barred lawyers from such practices as using nicknames suggesting an ability to obtain results or touting "characteristics clearly unrelated to legal competence." Prohibitions on active client testimonials, portrayals of judges and fictitious law firms and the use of Internet pop-up ads were also struck down as unconstitutional.
Centara Hotels & Resorts signs Management Contract for New Resort in Hua Hin
Centara Hotels & Resorts signs Management Contract for New Resort in Hua Hin.
Girlsense Reveals New Slideshow Tool
GirlSense.com reveals a new slideshow tool that allows members to showcase their self-made fashion designs anywhere on the web. (PRWeb Aug 14, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/RmFsdS1Mb3ZlLU1hZ24tSGFsZi1UaGlyLVplcm8=
SCENT OF SCANDAL AT THE TIMES
IT pays to write a rave review in The New York Times. The paper's perfume critic, Chandler Burr, admits accepting free samples of a French fragrance to which he'd given a 5-star writeup last year - and then giving the perfume to patrons of a...
Girl's heart regenerates thanks to artificial assist
A 15-year-old girl has become the first Canadian to have an artificial heart removed after her own heart healed itself. Melissa Mills arrived at Edmonton's Stollery Children's Hospital last year after a sudden illness made her critically ill and a candidate for a heart transplant. (Read on Source)
Federal Judge Tosses Out NYC Calorie Posting Rule for Restaurants
A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a New York City rule that required fast-food restaurants to post calorie counts on their menus, but he suggested that expanding the rule to include more restaurants could make it legal. Businesses had claimed that their First Amendment free speech rights were violated by the rule, described as the first of its kind in the United States, but the judge said he reached his decision that the rule conflicted with federal law without needing to address those claims.
Searching Piles of Mainframe Data
Google for the mainframe? Seems like it is imminent...
Texas Military Family Foundation Announces Three Recent Grants
Organization gratefully recognizes three recent grants from AT&T, The Triad Funds and The Art for Soldiers Foundation. The money will help the Foundation meet their mission of providing aid and comfort to men and women deployed and serving their country. (PRWeb Nov 7, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/Q3Jhcy1UaGlyLU1hZ24tWmV0YS1UaGlyLVplcm8=
What?s on my mind?
New to reading me and want a hundred word summary? Sam Lawrence of Jive Software has compiled tag clouds of 10 bloggers he reads and has done a quick and dirty analysis of what we frequently talk about. What’s a tag cloud? It’s a collection of terms or keywords found in content [...] (Read on Source)
DECA Gives Birth to CoolMom
After going after dudes with Bushleague.tv, new media studio DECA is nurturing its maternal side with the new online series CoolMom, which launches today. Show host Daphne Brogdon hopes to provide an entertaining jolt to the motherly market with a comedic takes on what’s good (and not so good) about being a mom. (Read on Source)
SEO Weekend Update
Hello. Do you have coffee? I'll give you a cat for a cup of coffee. Coffee? No? Just some SEO news then? Fine. What's Your Blog Comment Policy? Scott Allen had a really good post with Thoughts on Blog Comments, Moderation, and the Conversation where he talks about the part... (Read on Source)
Mobile Payment Transaction Values for Digital and Physical Goods to Exceed $300bn Globally Within 5
A new analysis of the mobile payments opportunity forecasts that the gross transaction value of payments made via mobile phone for digital goods (such as music, tickets and games) and physical goods (typically gifts and books) will exceed $300bn globally by 2013. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1064804.htm
Lächelndes Baby wirkt auf Mutter wie eine Droge
Der Anblick des lächelnden Babys wirkt auf die Mutter wie eine Droge. Eine Studie zeigt, dass bei Frauen mehrere Belohnungszentren aktiviert werden, wenn sie ihr eigenes Kind lächeln sehen. (Read on Source)
The Power of Reviews: Buzzillions Brings Confidence to the Consumer?s Search for the Perfect Product
The internet represents the largest research tool in history with millions of information sources available. But how do you know the validity of the sources you come across? Beyond the realm of academic research, this challenge also impacts consumers when it comes to finding unbiased reviews of a product. It is often difficult to tell whether a ... (Read on Source)
The Power of Testimonials
If a business has happy customers and a lot of return clients, it should have testimonials. You wouldn't hire a contractor to remodel your house without checking references. Therefore be proud of the work you do and get some testimonials. Customer testimonials will help increase sales as well as boost the confidence of potential customers.
The Difference Between Good and Better
In order to have testimonials work for you and increase your client base, you must be careful how you phrase them. Testimonials are a marketing effort, which means that they need to be geared toward making your company look spectacular. For example, instead of writing "I love their vitamins", write "Taking these vitamins everyday gives me lots of energy and keeps me feeling great all day long." The latter testimonial is a lot more eye-catching and will be more effective in gaining a customer's confidence than the former. Ask customers who are willing to write testimonials to be specific.
Cherry Pick Your Testimonials
If you don't have any testimonials, check your company's email inbox for customers who sent compliments. If you can't find any ones you like, look at your client list and find out who is buying your products and at what frequency. Call or email a handful of your best customers and ask them to write a specific testimonial. Have them send a picture as well. This will give potential customers further reassurance of the validity of the testimonial.
Testimonials will not only improve your business, but will also improve your company's image as one that values customer satisfaction. So make the effort to get some strong testimonials.
Four Tips for Effective and Eye-Catching Locations
1. Once you have the testimonials, you need to figure out where to put them on your site. Placement is key, particularly when using flash. You want your testimonials to give maximum impact. The most common place on a website is for them to have their own navigation button titled either "Testimonials" or "Rave Reviews". This way more testimonials can be viewed on their own page.
2. Another option is to use flash testimonials on a sidebar on the homepage along with the customer's name, job title and company or logo. If you are using the testimonials in the masthead, they should rotate every 7-10 seconds then stop after all testimonials are shown. You don't want a testimonial to be so distracting that it takes the emphasis off of the content and what you are selling or offering. By having the flash cycle stop, you are allowing viewers to see the testimonials and then freely look at the content without the excess flash.
3. An alternative way to present testimonials is to sprinkle them throughout the site, highlighting them within the content using graphics, such as a color block background, upper and lower bar, etc. These visual stops are equally effective in reinforcing your credibility and can act as an additional selling point for specific products or services.
4. If you have the option for audio or video testimonials, this can be very effective in boosting your company's credibility. Audio is easy to record using Audio Acrobat. Video, on the other hand, requires more thought to positioning and angles. If you are at a trade show or with a client, you may want to pre-plan these testimonials for more impact.
Remember that in order for a testimonial to be effective, it needs to be specific, believable and placed in a credible location. With these three tips in mind, your testimonials will build customer confidence and web success.
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Spotted at the DNC: Black September Fashion Statement
Daylife's caption: Alyssa Zeller of Brookyln, N.Y., holds an Obama action figure doll in Denver, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008. The Democratic Convention begins on Monday in Denver. Brilliant. Carl has more. (Read on Source)
Pearl Flip Folds, a Blackberry First
Research in Motion unveils a Blackberry that folds in half, a departure from the slab-like design that has defined its products. The long-rumored BlackBerry Pearl Flip will be available from T-Mobile USA and with overseas carriers later this year, at an undisclosed price.
Strategies for the Energy Crisis
BP's chief scientist, Steven Koonin, says cutting greenhouse emissions will take major changes.
Interview with Sze Jones
ZBrush Central sits down with Sze Jones and talks to her about her work at Blur Studios as a cinematic artist as well as her thoughts on ZBrush as a creation tool. Read the whole thing here...
Charles Schwab's asset-focused business stumbles
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Charles Schwab Corp's third-quarter profit beat expectations, but shares of the largest U.S. online brokerage slipped in a tumbling market on Wednesday as investors worried about a declining stable of assets under management.
Google Up 12 Percent Year Over Year
URL: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WebAnalyticsWorld/~3/424694414/google-up-12-percent-year-over-year.html Hitwise , announced today that Google accounted for 71.16 percent of all U.S. searches in the four weeks ending Sept. 27, 2008. Yahoo! Search, MSN Search and Ask.com each received 18.06 percent, 5.36 percent and 3.63 percent, respectively. ... (Read on Source)
Early voting trends bode ill for Gregoire
With voter participation surging outside the Seattle metropolitan area, Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire's re-election campaign faces a turnout deficit in her rematch against 2004 opponent Dino Rossi. (Read on Source)
Network Radio Attracts Educated Audience, Majority Listen ?On the Go?
Network radio in the U.S. attracts a highly educated and affluent audience, as well as a large percentage of Black Americans, working women, Hispanic teens and metropolitan listeners, the (pdf)... (Read on Source)
Preemption Judgment Denied; Seroquel Plaintiff's Claims Include Extra-Label Promotion
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Seroquel multidistrict litigation court on Nov. 6 denied, at least for now, defendant AstraZeneca's motion for preemption on 11 plaintiffs' failure-to-warn claims, saying they include not just drug labels but also promotional activities of sales representatives with doctors (In Re: Seroquel Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1769, No. 06-md-1769, M.D. Fla., Orlando Div.). Full story on lexis.com
Spirits of Metropolis game Compatible with WINE
WineHQ: "What works: Literally everything. The game runs very fast with a slight fps downgrade from Windows, however configurable in-game options can completely rectify this issue"
$50 million for antivaccine madness?
Over the last year and a half, Jenny McCarthy has been, unfortunately, a fairly frequent topic of this blog . There is, of course, a reason for this. Ever since she published her first book on autism back in the summer of 2007, she has become the public face of the antivaccine movement and autism quackery. Indeed, Generation Rescue , the former ... (Read on Source)
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