Harnessing Collective Innovation with Web 2.0
Many of us can clearly observe sea changes in the industry. User generated content is growing, flowing 24/7 from people into the Web every day all around the world. Making those same users the single most important part of the Web.
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ThickBox - One Box to Rule Them All
By now there are several variations of the Lightbox technique - each with their own added benefits and styles. Cody Lindley has offered up another alternative. In his own words:
- File size! File size! File size! Prototype & Scriptaculous can add upwards of 100k to a page unless you gzip the js files. I simply wanted a solution that was more light weight, than heavy weight. (Using the compressed version of Jquery, along with my ThickBox code, the total file size is around 20k)
- Lightbox made me feel like I was in a box. I wanted the ability to load (with AXAH) structural markup in the lightbox, as well as images. (A little slice of flexibility over here, please.)
- I needed a small abstract pattern for creating custom dialog boxes.
- And lastly, I wanted to demonstrate the simplicity and power of Jquery.
So if you are looking for an alternative to the current batch of Lightbox variations built on a completely different platform, this is the one for you.
Gypsy punk from NYC
I you haven’t heard of Gogol Bordello by summer’s beginning, just wait until its end. The gypsy punk band are poised to make their mark. I saw them on telly and thought thank fuck, the day hadn’t been a complete waste.
“The gypsy culture is essentially the master, authentic street culture. It was multilingual, mutli-skilled people who didn’t have to go through the prescribed systems of education and pick a career. It’s basically what people are trying to become now” - Eugene Hutz
Wikipedia has a spot on the turn, if you wanna know some more. If you’re feeling frisky, as I hope you do, go get some.
8 Invaluable Wordpress Plugins
Wordpress is one of the most popular, free solutions for managing your website’s content and Jon at PingMag is a devoted fanboy. A good article if like me, you are new to Wordpress and feel the need to just start plugging stuff in.