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20 Excellent Law Firm Websites

Calin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:58:30 +0000

Law firm websites tend to be quite conservative in an effort to build trust, prestige and a sense of security. This week I’ve researched some of the worlds largest law firms and hand picked my personal favorites. The websites are still conservative but the use of interesting layouts, unique navigation systems and playful colour combinations set these websites apart from the rest.

So as always thank you for visiting my blog, if you have any websites to add to the mix please leave a comment.

Bennett Jones

Bingham

Cadwalader

Clark Skatoff

Fish & Richardson

Goodwin Procter

Landye Bennett Blumstein

Lawson Lundell

Linklaters

Miller Thomson

Morgan Lewis

Morrison Foerster

Ogilvy Renault

Pillsbury

Simmons & Simmons

Sjberwin

Slaughter & May

Vasquez Benisek & Lindgren

Weil & Associates

Wilmer Hale

Calgary DUI Lawyer

Review: LastFM, Grooveshark, and blipFM

michael — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:40:21 +0000

Music is very important to me. It helps, encourages, and inspires me in my day to day life. There are number of music oriented sites online for sharing or promoting music online and I wanted to write an article about my experiences with 3 of the most popular.

LastFM

LastFM has several different functions. It has the ability to ‘Scrobble’, where you download a program to your computer and it collects data on what you are listening to, and in dating site fashion, it establishes types of music listeners and you can view your music compatibility with other people. You can also use the application as a radio where it creates a playlist based on tags you input.

All in all, LastFM is a great way to learn of other artists and see your music tastes compared to your friends and others. The ability to love and hate tracks is great, but I did find the LastFM player would loop and replay songs.

Grooveshark

My favourite thing about Grooveshark is the ability to create multiple playlists – like the way you can in iTunes. I use Grooveshark quite often and the majority of the links to tracks work. Its online based, so it doesn’t have the same options as LastFM – but LastFM feels much more community focused, than for purely listening purposes.

blipFM

blipFM lets you become an online DJ. My first impression was that it was essentially a Twitter for music lovers. You’re awarded badges based on criteria about what you play, who likes what you’re playing, and several others. Props are the currency of blipFM – you get props for playing stuff people like and you give props if other play stuff you like.

The ability to give people ‘props’ based on what their playing and add them as a DJ to your music mix are the best things going for blipFM. It has a great community and its members are excellent.

Conclusion

That’s it for my review of the 3 music listening sites I’ve used. You can find me as michabre on any of them. And here’s what’s been on my playlist lately:

Add Suv(Armand Van Helden Vocal Remix) by Uffie and Pharrel Williams
I Ran (So Far Away) by Flock of Seagulls
Give it to me, Baby by Rick James
Assassin by John Mayer
Nightcall by Kavinsky

SEO, SEM & Website Design Presentation

Calin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:42:59 +0000

This week I prepared a presentation for the Mission chapter of my networking organization. The presentation outlined three main topics: Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Marketing, and Web Design and Development.

I hope that this information will be beneficial not only to my network but to any entrepreneur that would like to learn more about online marketing.

5 Not-So-Corporate Web Designs

Calin — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 08:16:30 +0000

When I think of a standard corporate website I think of a white background, a large image banner featuring standard stock photos, and plain text navigation links. However, I’ve found a few companies that have pushed the limits of standard corporate design and won big!

Below are five of my favourite corporate websites.