Cloud computing is all the rage. Now that computers, and particularly mobile devices using iOS and Android, are moving away from file systems and more towards applications with cloud storage to maintain all of their files, it’s becoming much more difficult to justify using a product that isn’t in the cloud. Because we tend to...
Though the value of Facebook’s advertising platform has, especially recently, come under fire by some businesses that are utilizing that platform, studies have proven time, and time again that it is effective. Undoubtedly, the versatility of Facebook’s advertising platform — and the ubiquity of Facebook as a whole — has given advertisers a slew of great options...
At MSM DesignZ, we spend a lot of time developing things for the web, for sure. But we also spend a lot of time consuming the web, which means that when we see great products or ideas on the web, we’re often appreciative (and, in some cases, in awe) of those ideas. In recent years...
I’d say that now, more than ever, we live in a world that is increasingly less and less willing to accept that something can’t be done. That with the often mind-boggling advances in technology that have occurred over the past few decades, we live in a world that is increasingly less and less likely to...
If you’ve ever suggested something to someone, you’ve probably heard this at least once: “I’ve tried it, and it wasn’t for me.” But most of the time, what that means is that they’ve kind-of, sort-of, not really tried it. Basically, they got their toes wet, and they decided that the water was too cold, or...
First, a story: A coffee shop owner wakes up one morning to find hundreds of e-mails (mostly spam, of course) in his inbox. One in particular catches his eye — Regarding Your Recent Inquiry. He opens it. He reads it. “We regret to inform you…” blah, blah, blah. The normal reaction, in this situation, would...
It is, quite literally, everywhere — attached to movie posters, advertisements in magazines, and lengthy websites about, well, whatever. It is what drives people to have to think, remember, or share. We’re of course talking about copy. The words on a page. The words in this blog. And it is often the difference between creating...
Advertising is undoubtedly something that can easily be categorized as a “necessary evil”. Something that although we may whine, yell, close our eyes and ears, or turn off the computer/television/iPad whenever one is presented to us, we will still put up with it. And the reason why is obvious: Because it keeps things that we...