Jan
5
2011
Wordle.net
Wordle.net offers a nice solution to play with content and see keyword population. I recommend you use it.
Sep
15
2010
Scary Facebook Study
Facebook users have low self-esteem.
TORONTO: Facebook is used mostly by narcissists and those with low self-esteem, says a Canadian study.
These type of people use Facebook as a self-promotional tool, says psychology researcher Soraya Mehdizadeh of York University.
Mehdizadeh, who extensively examined the online habits and personalities of 100 Facebook users aged 18 to 25 years old, found that individuals higher in narcissism and lower in self-esteem spent more time on the site and filled their pages with more self-promotional content.
“We all know people like this. They are updating their status every five minutes and the photos they post are very carefully construed,” she says.
“The question is, are these really accurate representations of the individual or are they merely a projection of who the individual wants to be?”
Mehdizadeh says she was struck by the fact that those with lower self-esteem were more apt to use this social networking tool. As part of her research, she examined five features of participants’ Facebook pages for self-promotion: the ‘about me’ section, the main photo, the first 20 pictures on the ‘view photos of me’ section, notes, and status updates.
Describing self-promotion by Facebook users as any descriptive or visual information that attempted to persuade others about one’s own positive qualities, Mehdizadeh assessed facial expression (striking a pose or making a face) and picture enhancement (using photo editing software) in the main photo and ‘view photos of me’ sections.
Further, she examined the use of positive adjectives, self-promoting mottos, and metaphorical quotes in the ‘about me’ section. Self-promotion in the notes section could include posting results from Facebook applications including ‘my celebrity look-alikes,’ which compares a photo of the user to celebrities, or vain online quiz results.
After this, she used the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale to measure participants’ self-esteem. Narcissism was assessed by using the Narcissism Personality Inventory, according to a university release.
From the gender perspective, Mehdizadeh says she found that men displayed more self-promotional content in the ‘about me’ and notes sections, whereas women demonstrated more self-promotion in the main photo section.
“I thought this was an interesting way to apply theoretical paradigms in psychology to online self-presentation, which is still a fairly new concept,” says the Canadian researcher. “I believe the next question to be answered is whether or not the use of such websites could be used to improve one’s self-esteem and overall sense of well-being. This sort of finding may have great implications in the lives of the socially anxious or depressed,” according to the researcher.
Read more: ‘Facebook users have low self-esteem’ – The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/social-media/Facebook-users-have-low-self-esteem/articleshow/6523688.cms#ixzz0zaevF9Ez
Aug
31
2010
Linux and the Graphics Industry by Quintin van Rooyen
Question. What do Shrek, Dreamworks, Avatar and Sinbad have in common?
Linux.
Yes, since the turn of the century Linux has featured heavily in the production process of mainstream animated films, and in the special effects arena.
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas was the first hollywood production created entirely on Linux. While the original Shrek used Linux entirely for the rendering process, in Sinbad, the animaters worked directly on 250 Linux workstations. Continue reading
Apr
9
2010
EASY SEO or DIYSEO
I received this link from a colleague. “http://www.diyseo.com/” , I signed up and did a few hours of DIY SEO , WOW, SEO has never been more simplified and easy to do. I started with our logo design and web design company ThinkTank just to see how accurate this website would be! To my amusement it was very accurate.
SEO has been a recent focus, and I have started with the more advanced link building and social networking. I don’t think anybody can be the master of the mentioned fields as Search Engines keep on improving the algorithms and changing things. But all respect to DIYISEO, if I had the knowledge of this website a year ago I would of saved hours and hours of work.
Apr
6
2010
PHP Developer Vacancy
Work 4 the best!
We are looking for a experienced PHP developer that can develop custom solutions for our clients. We make use of popular open source technologies, but require customizations on the system from time to time, either by developing extensions for these popular open source system, or developing a new custom developed solution for the client.
The ideal developer will meet the following requirements:
2-3 years of hands-on PHP and Perl with WEB application development experience. (Object Orientated Development)
2-3 years of experience with MySQL
2-3 years of experience with HTML
2-3 years of experience with CSS
2-3 years of Javascript experience
Minimum 2 Years Joomla Experience (Creating Templates and Extensions)
Web 2.0 methodologies including AJAX
Items listed below are a big advantage and will most likely land you the job:
Experience with WordPress templates and development
Experience with Magento
Experience with Zend framework
This job will require you to:
Be able to manage projects to meet deadlines
Be able to work without supervision, with good self-discipline
Be able to solve problems quickly and effectively with or without manager’s input
Have the ability to work within a team as well as independently
Be very detailed oriented. Every pixel must be in place and all code must be tested thoroughly
This job offers great growth opportunities. We are a young company and growing by the day! International opportunities will be available in the near future.
email: willie@thinktank.co.za
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