links for 2009-06-30

  • The gallery below shows a sampling what I learned on Twitter by tracking links to my lifestream site using BackTweets. (Other similar tools include TBuzz and Topsy. But BackType seems to work the best.)
  • Companies such as Zappos, Dell, and JetBlue are all known as successes in harnessing the power of social media for business. However, the aforementioned businesses sell directly to consumers. How about the business that sells products to other businesses?
  • SyntaxHighlighter is a fully functional self-contained code syntax highlighter developed in JavaScript. To get an idea of what SyntaxHighlighter is capable of, have a look at the demo page.
  • Online marketing and search marketing requires some off-site promotion as well as on-site promotion
  • Syntax highlighter converts code text to HTML where common language elements are formatted using style sheet classes such that the coloring scheme can be switched or altered as simple as replacing a CSS file.
  • Amazon.com Inc. cut ties today with its business affiliates in Rhode Island to protest a provision in the draft state budget that would force the company to collect sales tax, Providence Business News has confirmed.
  • Feedback is altering not just how the marketing department works but also how companies design their products and work with suppliers.
  • The logo is the face of any brand — the very first impression — so its design is extremely important.
  • Reverse Geocoding is the inverse relationship where each geographical coordinate is mapped to the nearest known address. Currently this features is not directly supported by the Google Map API. But can be done by the Reverse Geocoder for Google Maps, as explained below.
  • An incredible graphical representation of media over the years.
  • Here’s a quick example how you can build a RESTfull Grails application and deploy it to Google App Engine. For this example you need Grails 1.1.1 and GAE SDK for Java version 1.2.1.
  • Designing websites can be a long and complicated process. Dealing with clients, designing prototypes, coding, programming, and testing – there’s a lot to keep track of and a lot to make sure gets done.