SWOT Analyse Your Market

I was reading this post over at thenetsetter.com the other day, and decided I’d write my own take on the subject. Here we go… marketing your webapp or other online product is a critical step in launching your new product. Unfortunately, marketing and/or branding a product is frequently misunderstood. You may be asking yourself, what the heck is a SWOT analysis and what does it have to do with web design? Continue Reading »

Tips for Planning Your First Webapp

If you’re considering building your first webapp, you should check out this post from forge38.com on his app Lose It or Lose It – Why, How, and How Much!. He breakdowns a bunch of stuff outside the coding of an app like: planning, wireframing, and costs involved. Definitely a good little read.

How to Authenticate Users With Twitter OAuth

Ever wonder how to authenticate users with Twitter OAuth for your Twitter webapp? There’s a great tutorial on how to do just that over at Nettuts.com. The tutorial will take you through all the necessary steps, and there are downloadable source files for your reference.

Tracer: What's being copied from your website?

Tracer is a free service from tynt.com. It’s a great way to see what content is being copied from your website or blog. One line of javascript code is all you need to add to get started – I just added it to my blog. Check out the list of features and the demo video below.

Features
» See what content is being copy and pasted off your blog or website.
» Provides a new type of user measurement.
» Pastes a credit and link back to your website when your content is copied.
» Generates more traffic to your website.

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