A Minnesota based web development firm has come up with the best solution to restaurant web design that I’ve seen to date. Backing up for a second, what’s are the biggest problems with restaurant websites? – Flash introductions – No menu – Can’t find the hours – Can’t find location information – Poor usability because [...]
Thanks to the following businesses who’ve recently become advertisers on The Deets. Depending on where you’re viewing this site from, you may or may not see the ads. – Century 21 Colonial Realty in Prince Edward Island. Want a house with that lobster? – Examiner, who’s recent article about employees at Big 4 firms cracked [...]
Maria Energia has a look at a local company, freEner-g , that’s leases solar power panels. As I understand it, you end up paying a fixed monthly cost for the panels and depending on your power consumption and solar exposure, may be able to drop your electricity bill to zero. In fact, I think it [...]
The General Manager of Bar Abilene in Uptown is listening to concerns about their Southwestern Lucy and wants to do something about it. Over on Jucy Lucy Restaurants, John has put out a request for input on how to create the best Lucy in the market. Wow! I am so thrilled to see all of [...]
For a few hours today, I ran a little experiment on The Deets to see what I could learn about auto-refresh. J.D. goaded me with the idea on Twitter and I couldn’t resist. After J.D.’s tweet, I set up an auto-refresh on the post I wrote about how stupid auto-refreshes are. In my attempt to [...]
Attention businesses who advertise in major online newspapers across the country. I have some good news and some bad news for you: The good news: Online advertising is very measurable. The bad news: By my measure, a huge portion of the ads you’re paying for are never seen. Here is how I came to this [...]
As soon as a website launches, the new owners start to ask, “Is anyone looking at it?” and “What can I do to get more traffic?” Psychologically, it’s time to make the change from building to marketing. Or is it? More likely, it’s time to switch from building a site to building out a site. [...]
My dislike of unsolicited print marketing messages delivered to my home isn’t limited to the yellow pages. However, unlike the yellow pages, most direct marketers are perfectly willing to allow you to unsubscribe from their mailing lists since they’re smart enough to realize that it’s tough to sell something to someone who doesn’t want your [...]
I’m digging the fundraising experiment MinnPost started running today: Readers can help fund a specific writer: David Brauer. As it’s set up, you can contribute in increments of $10 or $25 toward Brauer’s writing. All contributions up to $10,000 will be matched by a generous donor. This type of funding makes a lot of sense [...]
The Radisson Suite Hotel Toronto Airport’s TP folding is similar to their WiFi. It’s there but not really all that great. But here’s the bathroom treat: That’s right. This place is fold-crazy!
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