Comments for Far Reach Blog http://blog.farreachinc.com Far Reach Technologies Blog Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:55:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Will Windows Phone Take Off in 2012? by Sue http://blog.farreachinc.com/2012/02/03/windows-phone-2012/#comment-660 Sue Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:55:20 +0000 http://blog.farreachinc.com/?p=1210#comment-660 On Friday, February 3, Microsoft asked Windows Phone fans for their marketing and PR ideas via their blog. In a post on the official Windows Phone web site, it states, "We’re looking for ad concepts, contest ideas, social media campaigns, and whatever other wacky but worthwhile ideas you can up with ..." You can check it out here: http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2012/02/03/let-s-say-you-re-in-charge-what-would-you-do.aspx On Friday, February 3, Microsoft asked Windows Phone fans for their marketing and PR ideas via their blog. In a post on the official Windows Phone web site, it states, “We’re looking for ad concepts, contest ideas, social media campaigns, and whatever other wacky but worthwhile ideas you can up with …”

You can check it out here: http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2012/02/03/let-s-say-you-re-in-charge-what-would-you-do.aspx

]]> Comment on Building a Team That Works (Well) by Thanks to You, Our 2011 Has Been Pretty Memorable http://blog.farreachinc.com/2011/09/08/building-team-works-well/#comment-627 Thanks to You, Our 2011 Has Been Pretty Memorable Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:19:09 +0000 http://blog.farreachinc.com/?p=840#comment-627 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> Comment on Email Marketing: iContact vs. MailChimp – First Look by Bill InkJet http://blog.farreachinc.com/2011/03/22/email-marketing-icontact-vs-mailchimp-first-look/#comment-626 Bill InkJet Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:34:17 +0000 http://blog.farreachinc.com/?p=227#comment-626 Based on what you have explained and my own experience, I think I am going to stick with iContact. Based on what you have explained and my own experience, I think I am going to stick with iContact.

]]> Comment on Let’s Bring BarCamp to the Cedar Valley by Bryan McCarty http://blog.farreachinc.com/2011/12/14/bring-barcamp-cedar-valley/#comment-612 Bryan McCarty Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:10:20 +0000 http://blog.farreachinc.com/?p=1124#comment-612 Thanks for getting this started guys... it will be great to make it happen. #LetsGo! Bryan Thanks for getting this started guys… it will be great to make it happen.

#LetsGo!

Bryan

]]> Comment on Mobile Payment–Why it Makes Sense by Chad http://blog.farreachinc.com/2011/11/30/mobile-payment-advantages/#comment-606 Chad Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:17:16 +0000 http://blog.farreachinc.com/?p=983#comment-606 Silicon Prairie shared a link to an interview the Square's Co-founder. http://www.siliconprairienews.com/2011/12/sunday-video-square-s-jack-dorsey-on-future-of-mobile-payments?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+siliconprairienews+%28Silicon+Prairie+News+-+Omaha%29 Silicon Prairie shared a link to an interview the Square’s Co-founder.

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]]> Comment on Mobile Payment–Why it Makes Sense by Kim Fraiser http://blog.farreachinc.com/2011/11/30/mobile-payment-advantages/#comment-596 Kim Fraiser Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:56:08 +0000 http://blog.farreachinc.com/?p=983#comment-596 As a business owner I am really interested in ways that my business can make mobile payments. I found this great B2B app CSI globalVCard that allows me to generate one time use MasterCard numbers to make payments on my smartphone or tablet. It has really changed the way my company makes payments! As a business owner I am really interested in ways that my business can make mobile payments. I found this great B2B app CSI globalVCard that allows me to generate one time use MasterCard numbers to make payments on my smartphone or tablet. It has really changed the way my company makes payments!

]]> Comment on Mobile Trends by Mobile Payment Advantages http://blog.farreachinc.com/2011/07/21/mobile-trends/#comment-592 Mobile Payment Advantages Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:24:06 +0000 http://blog.farreachinc.com/?p=663#comment-592 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> Comment on Introducing Google Web Fonts by Chad http://blog.farreachinc.com/2011/02/25/introducing-google-web-fonts/#comment-590 Chad Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:53:10 +0000 http://blog.farreachinc.com/?p=116#comment-590 I agree with your last comment. We have been playing around with a few fonts and some are hard to read. There is even a difference in the readability when words are in all upper case vs title case. I agree with your last comment. We have been playing around with a few fonts and some are hard to read. There is even a difference in the readability when words are in all upper case vs title case.

]]> Comment on Introducing Google Web Fonts by McK http://blog.farreachinc.com/2011/02/25/introducing-google-web-fonts/#comment-589 McK Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:54:32 +0000 http://blog.farreachinc.com/?p=116#comment-589 Well Google's web fonts have been kicking around for a while now, so maybe time to reflect. I see Squaespace have just integrated something like 150 fonts into their blogging/CMS platform too and they are not alone. If concerned about what the page will look like should 'Google go away' as you put it, or if the service is discontinued, I keep an old version of a browser (in my case the Camino browser for Mac) to check what the page looks like if the web fonts are at any point unavailable (for whatever reason). While I code for Safari, Chrome and Firefox (does anybody bother coding for Internet Explorer anymore?) I test using the latest version of the three listed above + the old version of Camino. That way I get to see what Camino, Opera and most other Internet Explorer users see if they haven't updated their browser versions (+ I get to see the outcome of a world without Google (!) for those running current versions of the most reliable browsers of choice. Generally the non-web-font alt-defaults I use are either Georgia (bodytext)or Arial (Headings) though with the introduction of web fonts on many sites over the last few months these are starting to look really tired and dated. One thing that's rarely addressed with regard Google's web-fonts however is legibility. There's some pretty fancy fonts out there, but if you are delivering content for a wide spectrum of users across a diverse age-range, bear in mind that many people can't actually read some of the hand-style fonts. They look cool to you and I maybe, but can your 75 year old mother work out what they say? (In my case my mother has problems reading Arial at 24px!!!) Think about what your user can deal with, and not just what a great resource these are. Just a thought (or two) Well Google’s web fonts have been kicking around for a while now, so maybe time to reflect. I see Squaespace have just integrated something like 150 fonts into their blogging/CMS platform too and they are not alone.

If concerned about what the page will look like should ‘Google go away’ as you put it, or if the service is discontinued, I keep an old version of a browser (in my case the Camino browser for Mac) to check what the page looks like if the web fonts are at any point unavailable (for whatever reason). While I code for Safari, Chrome and Firefox (does anybody bother coding for Internet Explorer anymore?) I test using the latest version of the three listed above + the old version of Camino. That way I get to see what Camino, Opera and most other Internet Explorer users see if they haven’t updated their browser versions (+ I get to see the outcome of a world without Google (!) for those running current versions of the most reliable browsers of choice. Generally the non-web-font alt-defaults I use are either Georgia (bodytext)or Arial (Headings) though with the introduction of web fonts on many sites over the last few months these are starting to look really tired and dated.

One thing that’s rarely addressed with regard Google’s web-fonts however is legibility. There’s some pretty fancy fonts out there, but if you are delivering content for a wide spectrum of users across a diverse age-range, bear in mind that many people can’t actually read some of the hand-style fonts. They look cool to you and I maybe, but can your 75 year old mother work out what they say? (In my case my mother has problems reading Arial at 24px!!!) Think about what your user can deal with, and not just what a great resource these are. Just a thought (or two)

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