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The Secrets to Success According to Netflix CEO
While the rest of the world watches revenue shrink, Netflix just reported profits surge 45% and their subscriber base continues to grow. How do they do it? CEO Reed Hastings shares his keys to success.
Is Entertonement Entertaining SPAM?
Entertonement raised $5 million in venture capital money for their sound clip database, and has grown steadily over the past 5 or 6 months. How have they done it with little to no advertising or press coverage? The answer might be by spamming.
Want To Be A SitePoint Blogger?
How would you like the opportunity to write daily on topics you are passionate about, the ability to work from home with autonomy, and directly influence the front page content on one of the most highly trafficked web development sites on the Internet, and get paid for it?
sitepoint.com is currently seeking four experienced bloggers to contribute 5 posts per week on topics of interest to freelance web developers and designers. Posts may include freelancer tips, tricks, resource lists, demonstrations, news, interviews, product reviews, or editorials.
Though we’re primarily interested in content that relates to freelance web developers and designers, we’re also open to hiring exceptional bloggers who can write with authority about related topics, such as tech news, business, productivity, SEO, entrepreneurship, graphic design, programming, online marketing and more.
Pay is offered at a very competitive per post rate with generous traffic bonuses.
If your interested, take a look at the full job description and send us an application.
Book About Wikipedia Lands on Wikipedia
It’s not every day that a traditional publisher takes a previously printed book and puts it on Wikipedia for anyone to edit. But that’s exactly what publisher O’Reilly did this week with a book about — what else — Wikipedia.
Muxtape Returns with Indie Flair
Last year, music sharing Muxtape launched and quickly gained popularity. Then the RIAA took notice and the site was shut down. Today, the site is back with a preview version of their new platform, this time with an indie flair.
Developing CodeBurner — An Exercise in Exploratory Programming
When building CodeBurner, the new Firefox plugin that displays HTML and CSS reference information in the browser, James had very little documentation to rely upon. Luckily, Firebug is open source, so he could get the job done simply by doing a spot of exploring.
Layer Tennis Returns for Second Season
If ever there was a sport for graphic designers, Layer Tennis is it. It’s also a lot of fun to watch for spectators and a great way to spend a Friday afternoon, which is why it is exciting that it’s coming back for a second season.
Introducing CodeBurner: the SitePoint HTML & CSS Reference Tool for Firebug
CodeBurner is a new Firefox addon from SitePoint that integrates HTML and CSS reference information with your web browser. Look up descriptions of CSS properties or HTML elements, browser compatibility charts, sample code, and more.
Introducing the NEW SitePoint CSS, HTML & JavaScript Online References
When we first released our popular HTML and CSS Reference sites, many people asked when we were going to add JavaScript reference content to the site. Well, we’re launching the first of that content today, and giving the site a fresh lick of paint while we’re at it.
GetListed.org: Starter Tool for Local Search Marketing
With a business name and a zip code, GetListed.org quickly pulls in a set of results that detail the status of the local listing in Google, Yahoo, BOTW and Live. Does this service have real SEO potential, or is this just another cutesy startup doomed to fail?
