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Whatson.ae case study: Turning a Dubai print magazine into 3.4M pageviews(benjaminashcroft.com)
1 points by benjash 11y ago|0 comments
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by benjash 13y ago
I think part of the problem with web design at the moment is the overuse of themes and frameworks. Where people really add no creativity to the design. I've just spent the last 3 months trying to design a site that is original, follows
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by benjash 13y ago
In my experience. I've seen a lot of people calling themselves web developers who are in fact just average web designers with some basic scripting expertise. Regardless of nationality, it's hard to find people who can actually cod
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by benjash 13y ago
Its really not, designers in publishing companies do not have final say. The publishers do. These are established companies with existing management structures. The owners / management controlling the brands will have briefed in a desi
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by benjash 13y ago
Coming from working in a publishing company... It's definitely not the designers fault. This is purely the result of mixed objectives and committee design. There will be fighting between a publisher, editorial, marketing, sales, design
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by benjash 13y ago
It's different in the way it handles payments and has a very unique way of scoring girls. Leading to its own economy and community. Its quite different to the other sites that offer 'free' chat in terms that the girls become mini celebritie
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by benjash 13y ago
In regards to streaming video & delivering large amounts of video content on a huge scale. They where miles ahead of everyone... Most of the stuff people see is just ground level grunts making cheap nasty affiliate sites.
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by benjash 13y ago
Last time I checked the porn industry has been leading the industry in terms of tech. The aesthetics aren't great, but this is because it doesn't matter. Users are otherwise concerned by other things. In my opinion - the only "startup" in t
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by benjash 14y ago
I've had what would call an a depressive trait since i was a teenager until now at 28. When i was 20 i was diagnosed with severe clinical depression and received treatment, including counseling and medication. My own anecdotal evidence - wh
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by benjash 14y ago
I just had a moment of clarity. Bill gates had vision to make millions of jobs. What if Microsoft was efficient? Relative to the amount of money it could make, it would only take a relatively small team of developers and R&D teams (in a
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by benjash 14y ago
Seems a bit idealistic to me. There have been a few ex-googlers who are upset about Google being an advertising company. Maybe they where sold into a dream that never materilised. Lets say you own a company employing thousands and you disco
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by benjash 15y ago
If this was some of "motivational" speech, he might be ok. But as an email it just looks insane.
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by benjash 15y ago
I don't understand the fuss about grids, well its graphic design lesson 1. Plus I would never use a framework for generating CSS.
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by benjash 15y ago
As a senior graphic designer / web developer: A/B testing is massively useful, but often misused in business. Commercially its become a bit of a buzzword. Which has led it being badly implemented. I think designers often get frustrated when
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by benjash 15y ago
Agreed, not very impressed. Realistic movement is a more important factor than detail, you can have 8 cubes move fluidly enough to immerse in. 1,0000,0000,0000 polygons seems un-important when you have pixel shader's and normal mapping. May
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by benjash 15y ago
Seems odd that he points out that the business model is broken. Yet, doesn't make any room for advertising on his redesigns. The main source of income for most newspapers.
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by benjash 15y ago
Like all social media, its no fun if you have no friends.
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by benjash 15y ago
I think that says it all. Clueless.
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by benjash 15y ago
I really want to know what there jurisdiction and who this effecting. Does this apply to all EU traffic? OR does this only apply to websites hosted within the EU? OR does only apply to EU companies? Plus how on earth do they plan to enforce
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by benjash 15y ago
Need troops people. Anyone against this new cookie law please join this page. Need to spread the word. http://www.facebook.com/pages/This-EU-cookie-takes-the-biscu...
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by benjash 15y ago
This hasn't been clarified yet. Some people think it may effect all EU traffic. Seems like we might having a tracking paradox.
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by benjash 15y ago
ICO is literally a mile from house. Might pop round with some cookies.... a present for crippling UK industry. Its not like where running behind already. Lets just nail that coffin fully shut.
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by benjash 15y ago
Currently I have the freedom as a user to opt out of all cookies. But when & if this law even comes into play I wont be able to opt out of the endless pop-ups asking me to enable cookies. I'm all for protecting user privacy, yet its not
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by benjash 15y ago
ASCON, Search, Social Media and Analytics. Short Wrap up presentation about SEO, Analytics, Search and Mobile presented at Presented by Neil Walkerat #sascon @theukseo www.seomad.com / www.sascon.co.uk. Here is the full version with present
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Best UK SEO conference wrap up, rap ever. (youtube.com)
1 points by benjash 15y ago|1 comments
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by benjash 16y ago
Also. In the UK at least, get designers get paid a lot less. The work they do get paid to do is restrictive and dull. Designers are generally driven by the desire to create and make 'pretty' things. Most spend all day in meetings discussing
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by benjash 16y ago
Good idea. I would just bee careful about the copyright implications. This springs to mind: http://torrentfreak.com/struggling-screenwriter-sued-by-twen... I have no knowledge, don't know what you other guys think?
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by benjash 16y ago
Dating (online and offline) in the UK is a totally different ball game. If it wasn't for alcohol, i think all British people would die out.
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by benjash 16y ago
skynet.
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by benjash 16y ago
"Middle Aged" Geeks generally have other commitments. Judging by my dad's experience in the IT industry. He's just too savvy. Younger employees are seen to be easier to manipulate and more like to fall for the tricks that big employers like

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