Companies find that one of the best ways to reach fans on Facebook is through contests. But as the rules are sometimes murky and not always enforced, and many brands are a little confused at what’s legal and what’s verboten when it comes to Facebook contests. ShortStack recently created a rubric for those looking to create successful Facebook contests.
- Lee Hopkins
In case you haven’t heard, Facebook was recently the first social network to break the 1,000,000,000 users mark. That’s 1 billion…with a “B.” While Facebook in undoubtedly the king of social networking as we know it, over the past 2 years we’ve seen a plethora of new social networking sites jump on the scene.
- Lee Hopkins
Are you considering investing in an explainer video this year? You know; the videos that explain your product or service in 60-90 seconds? Explainer videos are a great way to engage potential customers and familiarize them with your business. The hard part is to get them right. Since an explainer video may be smack dab on your homepage, and the first thing your visitors experience, it’s essential to nail it the first time. Here are 9 insider tips for creating a killer explainer video that clearly describes your business and drives more sales.
- Lee Hopkins
Check out the resources listed on the left hand column of this page to be connected to our favorite tools, studies, and benchmarks to ensure that your use of technology is rooted in best practices and helping to advance your mission.
- Lee Hopkins
The Phototuts+ Composition Session focuses exclusively on teaching you everything you need to know about organizing elements in your frame. We’re bringing together a series of tutorials that feature both quick tips and in-depth guides to this fundamental aspect of photography!
- Lee Hopkins
Helvetica is a tried and true typeface. It’s a testament to Swiss design culture, with its clarity, flexibility and outright perfection. This famous typeface is loved for countless reasons, including its ability to take on any feeling, emotion or imagery, which it can do simply because it has no personality of its own. Helvetica deserves our utmost respect, but there’s a problem with Helvetica that needs calling out: too many designers are permanently stuck on it, and that’s a disservice to every other sans-serif typeface out there. And so, to help you begin exploring the endless alternatives that exist in the world of type, Typecache, an independent online compendium for Typography, has teamed up with TNW to create this list… 30 must-see alternatives to Helvetica:
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The following songs represent the some of the simplest, yet most iconic electric guitar riffs ever. Although playing the entire songs below might be tricky in some cases, they have been chosen because their signature riffs are easy to play. You'll want to learn your power chords before trying these songs.
- Lee Hopkins