Work/Play Journal

News, Insights & Resources

Tour our studio
may 06, 2012 | view with readability

Did Google just kill SEO?
april 25, 2012 | view with readability

"We want people doing white hat search engine optimization (or even no search engine optimization at all) to be free to focus on creating amazing, compelling web sites. As always, we’ll keep our ears open for feedback on ways to iterate and improve our ranking algorithms toward that goal."
–Matt Cutts, head of Google's Webspam tool.

Continue reading on the Official Google Webmaster Central blog.

Why is web design so expensive?
april 16, 2012 | view with readability

Our friend and client Joe Reichert at Amlings Cycle told me this anecdote about pricing:

A man comes in to a bike shop with a wobbly wheel, asking if it can be repaired. The bike mechanic looks at the wheel a moment, and then tightens one spoke. The wheel is straight again. "That'll be forty dollars, sir," says the mechanic. Aghast, the customer replies, "Forty dollars? You turned one spoke!" The mechanic replies, "It's $1 for the labor, and $39 for knowing which spoke to turn."

The True Cost of the iPhone
april 10, 2012 | view with readability

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"Do It Right" Motivational Poster [Wallpaper]
april 09, 2012 | view with readability

Do it right: Good enough isn't good enough.

We often remind each other to "do it right." It's our motto, an ethos, and a motivational rallying cry among developers. Get it for your office and start doing it right.

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