DIE IE6 DIE

I was recently working on a project that needed some IE6 cross browser compatibility work when I once again was reminded of the horrors of designing for this horribly archaic browser. Before I get started with why Internet Explorer 6 should be wiped from the face of this earth let me first make a plea to all internet users.

PLEASE… I BEG YOU UNINSTALL IE6 OR AT THE VERY LEAST UPGRADE TO IE8! Why not switch to a new browser? I prefer Firefox, but there are a lot of other options that are as always free. Give these browsers a shot. Firefox, Opera, Safari or Google Chrome.

The Difference Between TweetDeck, HootSuite And Seesmic

Being a social media specialist I manage a huge number social networks for a large number of companies. It can be a lot to keep track of after a while with all the options out there. Shortly after I lost count of all the profiles I was maintaining it became painfully obvious that I needed a program for keeping track of the social identities. With all the options out there it can be confusing to know which program to use so I put together this review to help point out the pros and cons of each.

9 Must Have Droid Apps

I got a Droid about a month ago and I can’t stop downloading apps for it. I’m now one of those annoying guys that has his phone out every ten seconds. It seems they have an app for anything you can think of. Below is a list of some must haves I’ve run across and kept installed.

Great Big List of Social Media Development Tips

One of my many job titles where I work is Social Media Director. I’ve been maintaining all of the social networks for our many company websites. 12 sites with at the least 3 social networking accounts attached. You do the math. Over the past couple years I’ve picked up on some really great tips and tricks from across the web. The list below is not only filled with useful plug-ins and software downloads, but also many great social networking communities and top gurus in the field.

How To Create a Mobile WordPress Website For the Android And Other Mobile Devices

I just got a new Droid this weekend and I couldn’t be more thrilled with it. I’m proud to say that I’m now one of those annoying guys who wont stop playing with his phone. So be it. I’m a techie and I’ve come to grips with it. Though if you see me walking around with one of those obnoxious little blue tooth head sets stuck in my ear you have my permission to punch me square in the face.

Hootsuite Is Sweet! Aprils Fools, No Seriously It’s Worth Checking Out

I was using Tweetdeck to manage my social networks, but I recently set up my account at Hootsuite and am really liking it. It has more social networks integrated into it than Tweetdeck does. Not only does it have support for Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, and Ping.fm it also includes Wordpress, Four Square, Myspace and even a custom rss feed option.

How To Drive Traffic To Your Website Using Facebook Fan Pages

Are you on Facebook? Sure you are and who isn’t these days so why not take advantage of this bit of demographic info to drive new visitors to your website. This is a fairly simple process, but due to the fact that Facebook is constantly changing how their site works it can be a bit confusing so I’ll do a quick run down here and then show you how to automatically populate your fan page with content from your website.

To Drop Cards Or Not, Does Entrecard Work?

I stopped dropping cards about 6 months ago. I was pretty active for a while and I did see results in Google Analytics, but I don’t know how targeted my traffic was. It did increase the amount of unique hits I was getting, but it also increased the amount of spam comments I was getting. In the end I don’t know what value it added to my site. The very nature of Entrecard feels like something that will eventually be banned by the major search engines.