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18 Dec 09

Work can get pretty boring and people are very creative in finding ways to amuse themselves and their friends! Follow the following link to an awesome list for cubicle pranks. You will absolutely love it and perhaps be inspired to think of something else creative. ;)

Office pranks







18 Dec 09

Here at Zippie we appreciate all the humor the internet brings us.  Here’s a summary of 2009’s best internet/interweb lists.

http://www.nerve.com/dispatches/nerveeditors/the-top-20-internet-lists-of-2009/index.asp?page=1







17 Dec 09

Yes, Google is still the top search engine you want to target with your businesses SEO.   Google has a hold over 50-60% of all internet searches.  Bing and Yahoo hold the remaining portion of web searches and utilize many similar strategies in ranking sites.

Getting your site to rank on the first page for the search keywords that you are targeting can all depends on the popularity of those keywords.  If your business, and other businesses in the same industry, mostly have websites that are merely informational and don’t rely heavily on generating business online then your site MIGHT easily be optimized for a fist page ranking.  If you are in an industry that survives solely on web search and online business then your keywords are probably very competitive and expensive.







14 Dec 09

What is this meme deal we keep on seeing going around the internet?

Let me give you some examples of memes, because that is the best way to explain them is an “internet inside joke.” The trend with ninjas vs pirates, Chuck Norris, keyboard cat, etc are all examples of internet memes.

If you want to quickly get traffic to your website, stay on top of memes, or if you can create your own meme. If you do text, always use comic sans too. JK

If you want to be exposed to many Memes, take a stroll through 4chan’s ‘/b/’.







3 Dec 09

Why is branding important to you and your company?

Branding is the bread and butter of any company. Your brand is the first thing that a potential customer sees. Your brand will leave a lasting impression of the consumer as it speaks fully for your business.

Many things must be thought out in the branding process. There are many choices to make including colors, fonts, graphics and how you want to be displayed to the public. When choosing a identity for your company, it’s important that you define yourself based on the goods and or services your company provides.

Through the use of logo design, seals, text logos, color theory, and the right graphical choices, you can make your business stand out above the rest.







3 Dec 09

There are many different factors that go into what makes a well designed website.  Often when web design is at its most successful succeeds the viewer will notice nothing but the content of the site.  Good design often fades into the background of the content and merely provides a container for the information.

COLOR THEORY

color theory, good web designThere is truth to color theory.  All good designers carefully consider what colors speak to the core of an organization.  There are many resources online to refer to in looking into what theories mean what and how you can find the colors to match your business or website.

IMAGE PLACEMENT

Image placement is key to creating good design “flow”  and balance to a website.  Notice the feeling of websites that are all text  – they often feels overbearing.  People like to see a balance of visual and textual information on a site.  It’s important to know that the average internet user only spends a matter of seconds to decide if a site is something they want to look further into.

ABOVE THE FOLD DESIGN

“Above the fold” design is a term used to refer to the top area of a site that can be viewed without scrolling.  It is reccommended to carefully place your most valuable information within this “above the fold” area of the site.
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