Wardell Design Blog

Starting a Website [Check List]

Wardell — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:39:36 +0000

So you want to start a website? Well before you go throwing your money around unwisely there are a few things you need and need to know before getting started. The following information can save you time, money and headaches down the road. 1. Have a goal. What is the goal [...]

The Fiji Urban Hunt #fijihunt

Wardell — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:20:36 +0000

Yesterday I had one of the best experiences involving social media since my immersion into it almost two years ago. The experience I’m speaking of is The Fiji Urban Hunt, which was sponsored by Fiju Warter, ING Direct and a number of other sponsors which can be found on the event’s web site. The teams for [...]

Droid Finally Gets Froyo

Wardell — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:55:10 +0000

Many Nexus One users have been enjoying Android 2.2 aka Froyo for a couple of months already leaving Verizon’s Motorola Droid users wondering what the hold up was seeing as how the Droid runs Stock Android 2+ as well. Now the wait is finally over, roms of Froyo were made available yesterday for eager users to [...]

Software Spotlight: CLCL

Wardell — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:04:26 +0000

CLCL is a clipboard cache/manager for Windows that I’ve been using for a few years now. Once launched it sits idly in your system tray waiting to be used. It’s simple to use yet highly customizable, letting you configure options such as shortcut keys, menu width, number of items stored in the cache, and left [...]

The New Digg

Wardell — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:02:59 +0000

The new Digg adds features and layout which emphasize the users network instead of site wide content. I think this is a good move by Digg to stay competitive in the social media sphere considering the rate at which some networks are stealing incorporating primary features from other sites. The site [...]

My Take on MySpace

Wardell — Sun, 30 May 2010 20:49:44 +0000

There is no doubt that MySpace is no longer the golden child of the internet that it once was and maybe it will never see those glory days again, but with a Google PageRank of 9 and an Alexa Rank of 21 it’s obvious the social networking site is far from dead. The [...]

Get Your Latest Tweet with PHP

Wardell — Sun, 23 May 2010 21:29:37 +0000

The following code uses the SimpleXML extension so it requires PHP5. What it does is search through the XML output of search results for a given user name on Twitter. The version of the code below is set up to bypass Tweets beginning with “@” indicating an @ reply message. This behavior should be simple [...]

Word Camp Chicago 2010 #wcchicago

Wardell — Sat, 15 May 2010 18:31:43 +0000

[ June 5, 2010 7:30 am to June 6, 2010 6:00 pm. ] June 5th 7:30am, 6pm 2010 : Word Camp Chicago 2010 at The Chicago Mart Plaza - 350 W Mart Center Dr - Chicago, IL 60654A 2 day event for a community of WordPress-loving bloggers and developers <a href="http://www.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&text=Word%20Camp%20Chicago&dates=20100605T123000Z/20100606T230000Z&details=A%202%20day%20event%20for%20a%20community%20of%20WordPress-loving%20bloggers%20and%20developers&location=The%20Chicago%20Mart%20Plaza%20-%20350%20W%20Mart%20Center%20Dr%20-%20Chicago%2C%20IL%2060654&trp=false&sprop=http%3A%2F%2Fwordcampchicago.com%2F&sprop=name:WordCamp%20Chicago" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.google.com/calendar/images/ext/gc_button6.gif" border=0></a>

Testing Twitter @Anywhere

Wardell — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:59:56 +0000

@wardelldesign is currently testing out Twitter’s @Anywhere view this post at blog.wardelldesign.com to see some of the functionality. Visit dev.twitter.com to find out how to add it to your own site. Some of my favorite people to follow on twitter: @adonisLL, @JessicaLaShawn, @mrelevance, @littletechgirl, @KellyOlexa, @mjcarter, @koa, and obviously many more. If I’ve forgotten any one [...]

How to Win Followers and Influence Tweeters

Wardell — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:12:40 +0000

Fill out your bio! First and foremost even if you don’t follow any of the suggestions mentioned here after. You should fill out your 160 character bio. Don’t try to be too creative or witty, any normally functioning adult knows you can’t completely surmise any individual in 160 characters so here [...]