Web operations can only thrive when they are staffed by people who get the Web and enjoy using the Web. These are people who categorically prefer the Web over print publications. If this doesn’t describe your journalism organization, then you are doing something wrong.
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Sara’s got a short little how-to on using clipping and transparency in web design to create some screens over photos and other similar layout options. Good stuff! Visit site »
Flickr’s George Oates has a great piece on A List Apart about building community around your site — something that Flickr has done as well as anyone. Visit site »
I’m anxious to meet these two. I’m pretty fascinated by the coworking concept, and Office Nomads looks to be a great new space in Seatte. Visit site »
Thanks to @kcline for the amazing homemade scones with fresh butter and strawberry-rhubarb jam. Woah, dude. Tasty!
So it appears that, short of a set of stone tablets carried down from the hills of Mountain View, we do have a fairly clear answer. Using CSS image replacement in a responsible way, where the image truthfully represents the content it’s replacing, is safe to use. The simple act of hiding text from users is not enough to get your site banned from Google’s index.
I think most of us have always suspected non-shady use of image replacement would be fine by Google, but now we (mostly) know for sure. Thanks, Dave! Visit site »
I once again have five Brightkite invites to hand out. D me your e-mail if you want one. Seattle area preferred, but not required.