When most people think web pages they think “on screen.” I’ll admit, I’m the exact same way. I rarely think of taking a web page off screen and onto paper. On a recent project 26AM completed for a California State Government agency, we learned that portability not only to mobile devices but to paper is an important criteria. (more…)
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010Amazon Fulfillment Web Service (FWS) using Ruby and Soap
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Amazon is the king of making their products accessible via web services, but unfortunately Ruby hasn’t made the list of languages they provide sample client code for. At least not for FWS. So if you’re looking to build an e-commerce site in ruby that uses Fulfillment By Amazon to ship physical products you’ve get to roll your own. Amazon provides two APIs for accessing FWS: REST and SOAP. (more…)
“Google Base – Expected response code 200, got 400″ – Resolved!
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009So we’re working on a Google Base setup for Magento for one of our clients and ran into some errors. Mind you Google Base integration is native to Magento. However there are some things you must know. There are required fields that need to be mapped. (more…)
Web 2.0 is old skool
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009Remember when “Web 2.0″ was as talked about as the weather? Everyone wanted their site to look Web 2.0. There were blog posts galore about companies becoming Web 2.0. When it comes down to it, Web 2.0 is really a couple of things: being social, using ajax, and efficient design. One of the things that drove me crazy during all the buzz was that everyone felt the need to make their site Web 2.0. That to me is “fad mentality.” It hasn’t really seemed to serve anyone in the past nor do I think it’ll serve anyone now. Web 2.0ishness doesn’t apply to everyone. Having a blog doesn’t apply to someone looking to put their plumbing business online. That kind of site needs basic Search Engine Optimization and the facts about their services.
So if you’re thinking about Web 2.0ing (not a real word) your company/site/brand, ask yourself a few questions:
- Will my company benefit from interacting with customers/members/clients through the web?
- Are my clients actually people who use the web to interact? (Most construction companies don’t use the web to conduct business)
- Are there better ways for me to drum up business/awareness for our company?
I’m not against Web 2.0, heck 26AM has jumped on the concept. I am however against trying to make something hip and trendy when it serves no purpose and in fact could potentially hurt a business.