13 Super Useful jQuery Content Slider Scripts and Tutorials

Categories Information Technology, JavaScript, jQuery, Programming

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You’ve probably noticed that a lot of websites lately have a featured area with content that slides or changes in some way. This is a great technique to show several pieces of content in a limited amount of space and a good way to engage the user. If you’ve been wondering how this is accomplished, here are 13 very useful tutorials and scripts that will help you create these types of effects using jQuery.

Is Apple the New Toyota?

Categories Apple/Mac, Information Technology, iPhone

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If the iPhone 4 antenna fiasco is the only major quality problem Apple has — and if it apologizes and doesn’t cross this bridge again — the company can recover pretty quickly. However, if it doesn’t, it will have a problem like Toyota that will live on and eat away at its brand name. At this point, Apple will have egg on its face either way. The question is, will it regain customers’ love and respect?

Over the last 10 to 15 years, Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) has done a remarkable job of creating cutting-edge devices that have won the hearts of their users. It forged a special bond with customers and investors that other companies want but don’t have. It seemed to be bulletproof.

Suddenly, Apple may have a chink in its armor. The new iPhone 4 seems to have real problems with reception. The question many are asking is this: Will Apple become the next Toyota? It’s too early to say — but so far, things don’t look good….

Helium Provides ‘Refereed’ Content for Local Media

Categories Information Technology, Social Media

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Everyone is fighting for better, more cost-efficient way of producing content for Websites. But is the so-called “content mill,” search optimized approach of a Demand Media, Associated Content or Examiner.com the only way to achieve this?

Whether you agree or disagree with the characterization of these companies (we largely disagree), alternatives are out there. One alternative is presented by Helium, a 29 person, Boston-based firm that brings in text articles from 160,000 writers and editors; filters it via peer review to let the best voices rise to the top; and allows media partners to generally choose from multiple entries for the best fit.

Helium was founded in October 2006 and has received $16 million in Series A funding. Most interestingly to us, it is also 20 percent owned by mega publisher RR Donnelly. Indeed, RRD, with 1,200 sales reps, is its principal reseller to local media clients including TV stations, radio stations, newspapers, Yellow Pages and Web pure plays.
Using Helium, media partners can personalize the content for their own purpose.