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Interview with is.gd URL Shortener

October 26, 2009 By 10 Comments
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New URL Shortening services hit the web every week it seems. I can remember not too long ago when TinyURL was just starting up, and that hit with a huge bang. Ever since then, there have been countless creations of URL shorteners (where some even provided stats). However, only a select few have really succeeded to hit mainstream popularity and be of any use. I got an interview with the creator of is.gd, another very popular URL shortening service with many key features. Allowing you to track … [Read more...]

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Interview with ThisWebHost – An Impressive new Web Hosting Company

October 24, 2009 By 9 Comments
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Finding a decent web hosting company today is difficult. So many companies overprice, can't keep uptime promises, have horrible support, or offer you barely any space to store your site's files and content. The few that have shown promise in the past are some of my favorites: Hostgator, Dreamhost, Bluehost, etc. However as I was browsing the web one night (like always) I ran into a great looking hosting company, This*. This* Web Hosting is very affordable, provides an awesome interface to … [Read more...]

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Founder of Omegle.com Answers Questions From Redditors

October 20, 2009 By 11 Comments
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Omegle.com has spread across many social networking hubs, forums, and internet chatrooms rapidly over the past few months. It's a new site with a very simple concept: you log in anonymously and talk to someone else. Someone random, someone you've *probably* never even met before, just talking about whatever. It seems like a breeding ground for spam and pranks, but it ultimately seen very positive results in traffic and user response. After logging into Reddit the other day, I was surprised to … [Read more...]

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The Inside Scoop on CoolROM’s.com with Founder Edward Chang

October 16, 2009 By 1 Comment
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Digging through the internet for your favorite ROM can be a frustrating process. Some sites can't be trusted, others just throw you around in loops to find exactly what you're looking for. I have recently gotten a short, sweet, and to the point interview with the founder of CoolRom.com Edward Chang. In it, he discusses revenue streams from the site, traffic stats, and how he built and created a Emulation and ROM empire. … [Read more...]

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Behind the Scenes at Posterous.com: Filesharing Made Easy

October 14, 2009 By 4 Comments
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Sharing files over the internet used to be a devilish task. Finding the right application, storage space, or transporation method for files used to be very difficult only 5 years ago. Now with file upload sites and forums/bulletin boards to share files, sending your friend a song or posting up a funny picture has never been easier. Posterous is going to change file sharing for the better. All you need to do is e-mail them the files you want, and you instantly get your own space on Posterous … [Read more...]

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Interview with PSDFan’s Designer and Blogger Tom Ross

October 12, 2009 By 6 Comments
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Finding good tutorials on web design and development can be tough these days. Although so many people have and use Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and all of the creative suite, there are very few that know how to utilize the tools properly and create astounding designs. Tom Ross of PSDFan is a web designer of 8 years and currently posts up tutorials, interviews, and even some free graphics here and there onto the blog. PSDFan has grown rapidly, and I feel honored to have an interview with Tom … [Read more...]

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Interview with CollegeHumor’s Designer Anna Hiort

October 9, 2009 By 10 Comments
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I've gotten my fair share of laughs from all of the hilarious content on the internet today. Photoshopped photos and amazing/retarded videos are spread like wildfire through forums and social networking sites. However, one of the best sites I've ever run across for generally hilarious content has to be Collegehumor. Not only does the site provide hilarious and amusing videos and content, it also has a very large community involvement in the site and a great looking web 2.0 design. Anna Hiort … [Read more...]

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