Jackie Ng

Today I have compiled a showcase of 15 great looking infographics for your inspiration. Infographics are basically a graphical representation of data. In other words, a fun graph. Here are 15 of the best ones I could find. These are truly inspirational. - Jackie Ng

I was pretty excited when I came up with the idea of examining and showcasing some of the most famous beer and alcohol-related websites from a number of countries around the world. After all, who doesn’t like the odd drink now and again? (Well, besides me — I can’t stand alcohol in any form.) Surely this would make for an interesting article that would elicit quite a few comments. Well, if that’s the result, it wouldn’t be for the reasons I suspected when beginning to research this piece. - Jackie Ng

Consumers view products by its form, color and most specially by its packaging. With so many products trying to vie attention to catch the consumer’s eye while in the supermarkets or shops. One element used by designers is the play on fonts and the emphasis is given on typography. The kind of typography here that we will be showcasing can be described aptly as display typography, it is a potent element in graphic design, where there is less concern for readability and more potential for using type in an artistic manner. Type is combined with negative space, graphic elements and pictures, forming relationships and dialog between words and images. - Jackie Ng

Michael Dell talks about setting priorities, observing changes in customer behavior, and why now is probably a great time to start a company. - Jackie Ng

usinesses unlock their free business listing with Google's Local Business Center, allowing them to enhance the content of their listings with photos, correct hours, coupons and more. This also tells Google that the business' location is correct, so we can send a window decal if the business is popular enough. - Jackie Ng

You don’t have to look far to find a list of the best books a writer should read. A benefit for new writers, no doubt. - Jackie Ng

À l'heure des médias sociaux, où l'avis d'un "ami" a plus d'influence que la pub sur l'opinion envers une marque, pourquoi les annonceurs et leurs agences "conseil" ne les accompagnent pas davantage sur ce terrain ? L'écosystème "média de masse/agences rémunérées pour s'adresser aux masses/annonceurs désirant vendre les mêmes produits au plus grand nombre" est-il en train de s'écrouler? Que fait un ado ou un jeune adulte souhaitant voir un clip vidéo? Va-t-il attendre patiemment devant MTV ou MusiquePlus? Non, il va sur YouTube, le regarde, et, en plus, on lui propose des clips qui devraient lui plaire. Un haut dirigeant d'une station de télévision me disait il y a deux ans : "On perd les jeunes à partir de 12 ans, mais on les rattrape vers 24 ans lorsqu'ils changent de style de vie, qu'ils s'installent en couple ou qu'ils ont des enfants!" Je n'en suis pas persuadé: une personne qui n'a pas consommé de télévision pendant de 10 à 12 ans, n'y reviendra pas par miracle! - Jackie Ng

Turns out many web designers and developers are switching to Mac OS X and guess what, I couldn’t agree more. If you want to do some serious work guys, I think Mac is the best option available. But anyway, the “switching process” can be really hard: especially if you come from years of Windows usage finding the best applications could be a big problem. - Jackie Ng

Certaines publicités sont facilement relayées et buzzées très rapidement, d’autres beaucoup moins. Essayons de comprendre les motivations des internautes à relayer des informations - Jackie Ng

In this video from The Future of Web Apps London (FOWA), Kevin Rose, founder of Digg, WeFollow and Revision3, shares 9 things he did to increase his users to 1,000,000 and beyond. - Jackie Ng

Talk, news and links about oriental carpets, carpet collecting and the wonderful world of east meets west. - Jackie Ng

Trying to get a handle on how to measure the effectiveness of your social media programs? Boss asking about the ROI of your social media campaigns? - Jackie Ng

Weber Shandwick recently released the results of their study on the Twitter accounts and behavior of Fortune 100 companies. They found that a majority of Fortune 100 companies are not following best practices, afraid to engage, and overall missing important opportunities that the medium allows. While there are thousands of businesses that get Twitter, it should come as no surprise that those at the top of the food chain are having the hardest time embracing Twitter as a medium. - Jackie Ng