This is a rant... I hate HTML based forms . Since I started scrapping together bits of html a decade ago, forms have not significantly changed. They are still the same clunky limited user feedback interface they...
Read →I'd like to share a couple of forum structure ideas that have made managing the Gearbox Software Forums a little easier and an idea we've yet to try. Internal Combustion Many message boards offer a forum dedicated to...
Read →In a previous entry , I mentioned that my official work title at Gearbox would be changing - and it has. Originally, I hired on as community manager. Once here, I started overhauling Gearbox's online image and have...
Read →Introduction I began development on the DallasFestEvil.com website around July of 2004. I was working in conjunction with a promoter (now retired). Up-to and during the event, we worked to build an online following. Our
Read →I just caught wind of this article that gives a bit of fresh evidence that Google may, indeed, be building a Web browser. The topic isn't new, but golly jeepers if it isn't exciting. Google has a long tradition of...
Read →Definition of a Virtual Community I could simply post a link to wikipedia's definition of virtual community and leave it at that. The free encyclopedia says: "A virtual community is a group whose members are...
Read →It suddenly occurred to me last night, CSS should include a state machine . In a subtle way, it already does with ":hover". The hover state is triggered based on the mouse cursor's position. This very basic state...
Read →The following is a brief post-mortem for the recent redevelopment of my company's Web site. We also make great games, so be sure to check that out too. Anyway, this post-mortem covers the six-month redesign retrospectively. I...
Read →Introduction... It's been a few days since I returned from SXSW . The trip as a whole was wonderful. I enjoy being in Austin no matter the reason; and this trip was particularly rewarding. However, the Interactive...
Read →It snuck up on me a lot faster than I thought it would... I barely finished upgrading our forums to vBulletin in time to go... Tomorrow morning I'm off to the SXSW Interactive Festival . Many of the interactive...
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