JR: Google AMP and Facebook's Instant Articles info - late Jan 2016 - Jan 26, 2016 and other media stories. https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/distributed-news-the-vox-way-of-getting-stories-out-to-6-social-platforms/s2/a603974/ #local - #media - #socialmedia - #design - #mobile
- Jan 26, 2016

JR: Tt post about web site colors - sat, jan 23, 2016 - "if anything black on a medium to light grey is easiest on my eyes." The text color here is not quite black. I use hex code 222 instead of 000, which is black. MIJeff, try these options for changing the background color at TT: light grey medium g... more>> 1 min read
- Jan 23, 2016 - #reading #design #web

JR: Business Communication - 2016 - Interview with Phil Simon who said: We often think that were being clear at work when were not. This is why I titled the book Message Not Received. To quote George Bernard Shaw, The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it ha... more>> 4 min read
- Jan 13, 2016 - #business #kms #email #collaboration #design #wiki #blogging

JR: Tt post jan 8 2016 - "... the obituaries completely disappear at night. Why the gap at night?" I read this thread last night, and I viewed the obits page, and I noticed that the obits are published at another site and not at the ToledoBlade.com. Since legacy.com hos... more>> 1 min read
- Jan 08, 2016 - #web #design #media #toledo

JR: Interesting businesses - #business #design #fashion - wool slipper shoes - wool slipper shoes - bicycles https://www.zingermans.com https://www.birkenstockusa.com - wikipedia page
- Dec 24, 2015

JR: Prediction about comment sections for 2016 - Dec 2015 Its time to stop using the c-word. The comment section has moved in peoples minds from being an empty box on a website into a viper-filled pit of hell. We need to start again. We need to do better. Indeed because your "viper-filled ... more>> 4 min read
- Dec 18, 2015 - #forums #comments #blogging #media #design

JR: Interesting Tech and Writing Info - (assembled this page on Oct 21, 2015) jh = JotHut pages or threads Medium.com jh: Medium.com changes, including an API Google AMP jh: Google AMP Facebook Instant Articles jh: Facebook Instant Articles - May 2015 jh: Facebook In... more>>
- Dec 14, 2015 - #design #activism #internet #technology #writing #reading #blog_jr

JR: Tt post oct 28, 2015 - media - Thanks for the detailed info, foodie88. I'm with you on the number of cluttered, bloated, and wretched media websites that are horrible user experiences. Again, I prefer simply-designed article pages. For a homepage, I prefer single column strea... more>> 1 min read
- Oct 28, 2015 - #media #toledo #design

JR: Tt comment oct 28, 2015 - #media #toledo #design jimavolt : "Without their opinions and occasional news being delivered in printed format, the Blade will become a one-sided Swampbubbles, where loud mouths simply post passages that piss on the thoughts and convictions of othe... more>> 2 min read
- Oct 28, 2015 - #media #toledo #design

JR: Apple iOS 9 - news reader and ad blocker - Positives for the user reading experience. Possibly negatives for publishers if they choose to remain stuck in the past. create crappy, bloated websites, and users revolt. and don't blame innovation that originates at Google, Faceb... more>> 14 min read
- Sep 20, 2015 - #media #design #rss #mobile #advertising

JR: Tt post about article design - mon, sep 8 and tue, sep 9, 2015 - I'd pay nice money for a Blade subscription if the article pages looked something like this: - (blatant copyright violation. will remove later.) ... instead of this: ... and instead of this: I don't need a printed paper version. I don't n... more>> 3 min read
- Sep 09, 2015 - #media #reading #web #design #browser

JR: Elegantly designed and functional items - My Birks that I bought on Jul 7, 2007 at a Birkenstock store in Royal Oak, Michigan. I'm wearing these shows at this moment on Jul 21, 2015. I've had them resoled at least twice at nearby Macino's shoe repair store, located in West Toledo at Sylvani... more>>
- Jul 21, 2015 - #design #home

JR: Automattic buys WooThemes - May 2015 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9572427 #wordpress - #blogging - #cms - #business - #design - #theme
- May 19, 2015

JR: Simple CSS text formatting test - This website uses Google's Open Sans font. The CSS to display this content page includes: content ID: content{ color:#000000; font-size:1.2em; line-height:1.7em; } Test using use default web fonts to display text. Textile paragraph co... more>>
- May 15, 2015 - #writing #design #css #testing

JR: Some design defs - Good design is invisible. Design without content is just decoration. Jeffrey Zeldman via Twitter Design should be certified profession. Design can change the world. Graphic design is art. Good design is timeless. https://news.layervault.com/... more>>
- May 10, 2015 - #design