Archive for September, 2010

Google Opens Up Their URL Shortener To All

I use bit.ly quite a bit as a URL shortener. It’s nice and easy, plugs in via API to a few other apps I use (Twitter plugin for WordPress, etc.) and it provides nice analytics on links. This week, Google opened up their URL shortener, goo.gl, to people to be able to make their own [...]

Google

Tiny Fail: 37Signals’ Basecamp Login

I’d like to add a new feature here, which I’m going to call Tiny Fail. They are the little things that cause a small amount of annoyance to the people that use our websites. First up, 37Signals. I’m a big fan of theirs. We use Basecamp here at John Carroll University and it’s really helped [...]

Tiny Fail

How long should our online videos be?

We’re doing some videos profiling several graduate departments on campus. They’re beautifully shot by my friends and former co-workers at Route1a and really give you a look into what each of these departments are about, the programs and the opportunities available in each of them. The departments and I have been very happy with them. [...]

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