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Random Pics
March 14th 2008 - Posted by chr.s
It's been awhile since we've updated but we have been busy. The beginning of the year is very busy time
for us but that's the way we like it. We have some very exciting projects coming up in the near future and
we'll be sure to update everyone as they move further along or we go live with them.
For now I thought I'd take a few pictures of some of the "stuff" around our office.
Enjoy,
Chr.s
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A Day in The Life of MayerMedia Design Studio
January 29th 2008 - Posted by chr.s
A few weeks ago we put together a little video for our temp site that gave you a little tour of our offices. It gives you a little insight on how we work/rock around here. I've posted the video below for your viewing pleasure if you missed it the first time around.
Thanks,
Chr.s
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Welcome to the new MayerMedia Design Studio Blog! - November 30th 2007
January 2nd 2008 - Posted by chr.s
You might be asking yourself what exactly is this blog going to be about and the truth is I'm not exactly 100% sure yet. I know that I want to talk about exciting and upcoming projects we're doing as well as showcase new technology. Sometimes I might just post a funny video we made around the office...who knows? I just know I want to reach our customers in a way where it's not always business and we can have a little fun...but also useful.
With all that being said, what should my 1st blog entry be about? Should it be about how Mel B. was robbed on "Dancing with the Stars" or should it be about how much mashed potatoes I ate last weekend? I mean seriously one person shouldn't be allowed to eat that much food. Is there such thing as a mashed potato hangover?
Anyway, I think for this entry I'll give you some excerpts from an online article written by Todd Hoff about Fotolog's Success. Fotolog is a social blogging site that focuses on photos. They grew from 300 thousand users in 2004 to over 11 million users in 2007. It's a pretty long read so I'll just give you some excerpts but if you want to read the whole thing you can find it here. Although Fotolog is an internet monster, a few things mentioned in the article which I have quoted below relate to anyone with a website.
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"Popularity is driven by a base of active users, not a rich set of cool features."
"The web is global and its tail is very long. By courting users outside the US with language and culturally specific design you can compete with the big boys. Some the hardest competition for Google, Yahoo, etc comes from local startups with an ear to what the locals want. If you want to get a lot of buzz then do what ever the alpha geeks want you to do. If you want a lot of happy users do what they want you to do."
"Constraints in web sites can, like in poetry, make something unexpectedly better. The rule that users are only allowed to post one photo per day creates an environment where people comment more on each other's photos which creates a more engaged community. Who knew? Protect your website with limits. Limit the size of pictures, comments, etc so your resource usage doesn't grow outrageously."
"Have a vision. Have a strong sense of what your site is supposed to be and why, then use that vision to decide what you should build and how you should build it. Their vision of social site built around daily photographs led to a very different site than one where your goal is to store all your photos."
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Now obviously these lessons won't always work for every site but it is still useful information and gives some good advice that I think can be used in almost any sort of website.
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