Of all the things advertisers do online, one of the most annoying to me has to be the ad that expands, pushing down the entire page. The problem here is not when it’s user-initiated, it’s when it happens automatically, after I’ve already started reading the article. Take a look at this, and see where the [...]
Category Archives: Callout
Why I switched from Android to a 4 year old iPhone
August 24, 2011 – 8:26 pm
This week I stole a first generation iPhone from my year and a half year old daughter. She had been using it for months to walk around with, perched between ear and shoulder, repeating “hello? hello.” It had saliva coated on over it’s once pristine face, but I got rid of that quickly. Maybe a [...]
Movember
November 3, 2010 – 9:03 am
I’m participating in Movember this year, growing a ‘stache to raise money for prostate cancer research. In 2010 4,400 men will die of prostate cancer, and I’d like to do my small part to help stop that. My embarrassingly scratchy progress will be posted on my movember page http://ca.movember.com/mospace/784546/ where you can also donate to [...]
The rule on lists of rules
August 24, 2010 – 8:56 am
It’s become de rigeur for blogs to publish lists of advice, or rules to live by gained from the author’s years of experience. After reading several of these, I’ve compiled my own list, a much shorter version. Don’t take advice/rules lists too seriously, they’re all made up of people’s personal experiences and aren’t law. Empathy [...]
Using YouTube for every ad you make
July 12, 2010 – 3:03 pm
This weekend Missy saw an ad she liked on television, so she turned to the internet to find more about it. Her first stop was YouTube, a step that I thought was pretty logical, but it turned out to be unsuccessful. It would take her another half hour of searching to finally find the video. [...]
