Archive for June, 2008

Simple Animated Menu for Mootools 1.2

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Update: We are no longer featuring the simple animated menu on our site, and will get a demo up soon. In the meantime, you can check out the source below or download it.
Curious how to build something like the menu featured on this site for your next web design project? (note IE6 users – [...]

Market Your Knowledge: Nine Guidelines for Establishing Yourself on a Forum

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Now you’ve selected a forum, how can you become an active member of the community?
Familiarize yourself with the forum
Before you post, read several of the latest forum threads. The top few listings on a forum are often sticky threads—threads that the moderators want all users to read. They contain information about the forum: FAQs, posting [...]

Podcamp Seattle 2008: “Unconference” Notes

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Yesterday I attended Podcamp Seattle, my first unconference and also the first Podcamp in Seattle. The first ever was held in Boston in 2006. Since then there have been Podcamps on nearly every continent, save Asia. (Apparently, the Antarctic new media community also has yet to come on board.)
For a first-time conference (I can’t keep [...]

Market Your Knowledge: Selecting a Forum

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

If you have a blog related to a specific field of knowledge, chances are that someone on the internet has a question for you.
By establishing yourself as a helpful member of a message board or forum, you can attract a community of regular readers to your blog. Not only will your knowledge benefit the person [...]