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Internet Retail Web Design and Usability Conference 2010

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 | General |

LiveBlogging the IRWD event with ScribbleLive.  Check it out!

Scribblelive.com/Event/Internet_Retail_Web_Design_and_Usability_Conference_2010

Taco Bell’s Drive Thru Diet is a Joke Right?

Friday, January 15th, 2010 | General |

Sadly it’s not…

Taco Bell has made a bold step to improve it’s appeal by trying to market itself as a “healthy alternative”.  It recently initiated a marketing campaign entitled “Drive Thru Diet” and can be found at DriveThruDiet.com.  The LA Times and an interesting article explaining the seemingly impossible claim of providing a diet through the drive thru.  Basically by “making healthy choices” in addition to eating select menu items you could potentially lose weight.  The substantial difference in menu items is their decission to replace 100 calorie shredded cheddar cheese with 10 calorie salsa.

I just hope that Taco Bell is not socially accepted as a “healthy alternative” anytime in the near future.  People know better right?

Google Switches Gmail to HTTPS

Thursday, January 14th, 2010 | Media, Technology |

After reporting censorship attacks coming from China, Google decided to converted all their Gmail traffic into HTTPS.   Although HTTPS traffic costs considerably more, Google made a wise choice in improving their service by providing secure email.  There are setting to turn it off if you’re already using a secure connection.

Check out Google’s Official Gmail Blog for the announcement.

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