Let’s say you are at working in front of your computer. You have something you need to quickly write down. Do you use a sticky note or a digital file? Ten years ago I used to jot quick things down on sticky notes or a paper notepad. But now I jot things down into a […]
For what it’s worth, my answers on Quora have reach 10,000 views. I like Quora, but I’m not an everyday user. I’ve answered only 12 questions. Which of my answers is the most viewed? I didn’t know until now. Four years ago I answered a question about extracting CSS from a webpage. (5,600 views) Now, […]
I love this quote from the CEO of Twitter on the number of followers a person has: “I don’t think that’s the number you should be focused on. I think what is more important is the number of meaningful conversations you’re having on the platform. How many times do you receive a reply?” Too often […]
Yesterday I started to manage the @TribuneAgency account again. This is the Twitter account for Tribune Content Agency. We are the branch of Tribune Publishing that syndicates and licenses content from all over the place. I created the Twitter account in 2013. I ran it for a couple years, then some of my coworkers ran […]
Because I believe in the joys of online Easter Eggs, in my email signature I have a little hidden surprise. When you click on the email address link, the subject auto-fills to have a fun little message.
The first time most Tribune Publishing employees (myself included) saw our new logo was on our Cisco phone display this morning. As a designer, I enjoy that my first experience with our brand was in 8-bit grayscale. For the Tribune employees who check their email on the way into the office, their first experience of […]
When you write a blog post or a draft of something, where do you save it? I put all my blog posts into Evernote. It’s a great app to save documents and images. Having all my blog drafts together in one organized place is so handy. All the drafts are searchable. When you go to […]
It’s funny to find hashtags on Instagram that are rarely used. When commenting on a photo, I’ll often combine two words together into a hashtag. And then I click on the hashtag to see if there any other photos. Apparently is the first Instagram photo with the hashtag:
Have you adjusted your privacy settings with Google? You get to pick what topics Google shows you in Google ads. Pick exactly what you want to see. Cull down all those boring unrelated topics. Force Google show you super-cool ads! A few weeks ago, I adjusted mine. Since then, Google secretly added “Pest Control” to […]
So many companies emailing about their privacy policy! Wow. Well, it’s a good thing that the European Union is forcing everyone to publish simple policies on how each company uses cookies and data. All consumers should know what is each company’s policy. What happens when you sign up for an email list? Or when you […]