Shawn Blanc http://virb.com/shawn Virb 2.0 (@shawn) en A Simple Business Model http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6102035 Matt at 37 Signals:

When you choose that path, you get clarity. Everything is simpler. It’s simpler to explain your product. It’s simpler for people to understand. It’s simpler to change it. It’s simpler to maintain it. It’s simpler to start using it. The ingredients are simpler. The packaging is simpler. Supporting it is simpler. The manual is simpler. Figuring out your message is simpler. And most importantly, succeeding is simpler.


Visit This Link ➚]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:34:09 -0800 http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6102035 How to Achieve Painless Registration http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6098845 Summed up: quick and simple is best.

I might add that if you’re not trying to build your own self-hosted customer base, using a well-known point of sale like eBay, Amazon, or iTunes, or a highly-used, 3rd-party checkout option like PayPal or Google will create much less friction than a home-brewed option. Granted, your per-item profit margin may decrease, but so would tech support and website maintenance. Not to mention, with less friction sales are likely to increase enough to make up for that lost profit margin. (Via Marco.)


Visit This Link ➚]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:49:45 -0800 http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6098845 Ten posts in one day. It's a record, I think. http://virb.com/shawn/posts/status/6097375 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:32:10 -0800 http://virb.com/shawn/posts/status/6097375 Allen Hood is sharing healing stories at FSM prayer room:... http://virb.com/shawn/posts/status/6096564 http://tinyurl.com/y9bseab]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:36:30 -0800 http://virb.com/shawn/posts/status/6096564 The Document Escalation Path http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6092489 The right tool for the right job.


Visit This Link ➚]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:16:19 -0800 http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6092489 Lost Landscapes of San Francisco http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6091430 Ever wonder what it was like to drive down the street of San Francisco in 1905? Well now you can know.

(Via Justin Blanton.)


Visit This Link ➚]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:15:05 -0800 http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6091430 The Tacky Techie Conundrum http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6090340 Seth Godin:

The best new media (like blogs and possibly twitter) open doors to people who didn’t used to have a voice. The worst ones (like blogs and possibly twitter) merely create new venues for scams and senseless yelling.


Visit This Link ➚]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:16:41 -0800 http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6090340 “Creating Controversy for its own Sake (and How Humility is a Rare Bird Indeed on the Web These Days)” http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6090338 A must-read article by the beloved Joshua Blankenship on humility and integrity.


Visit This Link ➚]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:16:39 -0800 http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6090338 Feltron’s CNN Report http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6088895 Speaking of good information design, check out this examination of CNN.com’s entire history of daily web stats (13 years worth!).


Visit This Link ➚]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:14:26 -0800 http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6088895 What Makes Good Information Design http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6088894 Is it interesting, easy, beautiful, and true?


Visit This Link ➚]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:14:25 -0800 http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6088894 Also, Chris Bowler’s Monday’s Top 5: Hidden Prefs http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6086491 Numbers 1, 2, and 5 for me.


Visit This Link ➚]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:57:46 -0800 http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6086491 Chris Bowler’s New Office Setup http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6085204 Gotta love guys that geek out over building a new cave.


Visit This Link ➚]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:57:21 -0800 http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6085204 ✚ A Public Service Announcement http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6083866 Lately I haven’t been doing much writing (online) or reading (online). But today I opened up Fever for the first time in a few weeks and with my fresh cup of coffee spacebared through quite a few interesting things, and some very link-worthy ones.

If you too have not been reading (online) lately, I’ll be curating some worth-while stuff for you today from my reading this morning.

]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:55:36 -0800 http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6083866 “The Greatest Story on Earth Deserves the Greatest Stage on Earth” http://virb.com/shawn/posts/links/6082577 Sean Sperte’s deck from a talk at Northwest University about his Church, the Internet, and web standards.


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