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Amazon threatens to cancel associate program for North Carolina residents
Thursday June 18, 2009
On Wednesday, June 17th, Amazon.com sent an “Important Notice from the Amazon Associates Program” email to all affiliates in North Carolina. While Amazon.com is not terminating North Carolina-based affiliates, they intend to if legislation being considered by the North Carlolina General Assembly is passed in its present form. Amazon claims the bill includes an "unconstitutional tax collection scheme that would leave Amazon.com little choice but to end its relationships with North Carolina-based Associates." What is it really about?A user's guide to understanding the Twitpocalypse
Sunday June 14, 2009
Did your favorite third-party Twitter application begin acting strangely, or quit working altogether Friday evening? If so, don't panic, you are probably just experiencing a Year 2000 Bug for the new millennium, dubbed the Twitpocalypse. Who would have thought 2 billion tweets could cause so much trouble? Read on to learn how we got into this mess, and what will have to be done to dig us out.
The World Wide Web Celebrates Anniversary of Milestone
Monday March 16, 2009
It was twenty years ago that two scientist working at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) in Geneva, Switzerland, developed a plan for a computer network combining hypertext, and the Internet, that evolved into what we know today as the World Wide Web, or simply, the Web.
Slick new web service geared at tracking hot topics
Thursday March 12, 2009
A new web-based service will offer a wealth of information, including graphing, of the most read pages on Wikipedia. The service has a very slick user interface, and looks to be a great source for gauging interest in different subjects.
The publishing pitfalls of republishing content on websites and blogs
Monday March 2, 2009
Is it ok to copy entire articles from other websites? If not what about parts, and what is this whole "fair use" thing anyway?
The Intersection of Usability, Accessibility, and SEO (Part I)
Wednesday February 25, 2009
What could Usability, Accessibility, and SEO (search engine optimization) have in common? Besides industry jargon that website designers/developers need to know, they are in some ways three aspects of the same process.
New NC Senate Bill Would Require Apologies for Libelous Online Posts
Tuesday February 24, 2009
If a newly sponsored North Carolina Senate Bill becomes law, anyone posting false or defamatory material on their website should tread carefully. Senate Bill 46, entitled An Act to Make It Unlawful to Communicate False, Defamatory Material That is Libelous or Slanderous Through an Electronic Medium, would provide online publishers ten days to remove material, and post an apology once notified of the transgression, or face a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Raleigh to Host International World Wide Web Conference
Tuesday February 24, 2009
Raleigh will host the 19th International World Wide Web Conference (WWW2010). The conference is scheduled for April 26-30, 2010 at the newly constructed Raleigh Convention Center.
NC Legislature considers tax on digital downloads
Wednesday January 28, 2009
In an search for new sources of revenue to make up for state budget shortfalls, the North Carolina Legislature is debating levying sales tax on digital versions of products such as books, music and ringtones, purchased online.
DesignHammer Partners with Chamber for Buy Local website
Tuesday January 27, 2009
DesignHammer is pleased to partner with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce by proving a new website for the Chamber’s Buy Local Campaign. The new website, powered byDesignHammer's BuyLocalizer platform is available today.