Server Upgrade (Update: Done!)

January 17 Comments Off on Server Upgrade (Update: Done!) Category: Feed, onMason

We will be upgrading servers in the next 24 hours. There may be some some downtime during this process. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but this is necessary in order for us to continue to provide a high level of service to our users. onMason will be ready to go well before […]

“Buying books online is better for authors, better for the economy, and better for you”

December 15 Comments Off on “Buying books online is better for authors, better for the economy, and better for you” Category: Amplify, Feed

Russo hangs his tirade on some of the least efficient, least user-friendly, and most mistakenly mythologized local establishments you can find: independent bookstores. Russo and his novelist friends take for granted that sustaining these cultish, moldering institutions is the only way to foster a “real-life literary culture,” as writer Tom Perrotta puts it. Russo claims […]

Ads: The Death of User Experience on CNN, Forbes, Mashable

December 08 Comments Off on Ads: The Death of User Experience on CNN, Forbes, Mashable Category: Amplify, Feed

Ads can be done the right way or the wrong way. Intrusive, auto-playing videos, gigantic banners that hide content below the fold and “Click here to continue” pages are some examples of what you are about to see.Clipped from thenextweb.comFrom reputable news organizations to gossip magazines, everything is moving online. And to keep the flow […]

Chris Dahlen’s Purple-Haired Made-Up Best Friend, and Why She Had to Die

November 18 Comments Off on Chris Dahlen’s Purple-Haired Made-Up Best Friend, and Why She Had to Die Category: Amplify, Feed

This is fascinating. I followed the story at the time, but I never really followed up. Reading about the thinking behind it is illuminating.Clipped from killscreendaily.comMy Purple-Haired Made-Up Best Friend, and Why She Had to Die
By Chris Dahlen
Before I tell you this story, I should introduce Rachael […]