How To Add A Successful Amazon Store To Your Blog
Dean Sherwin is a freelance writer living in Dublin, Ireland. He writes about technology, culture and Web 2.0 . He is available for contact by dsherwin@makeuseof.com. He is currently keeping a blog about writing a novel for NaNoWriMo at Novel In Thirty...

Why programmers don't comment their code (idea)
"I'll never work on this after I'm done"This is the quintessential rookie mistake. So you've finished your first project, and all feels right with the world. You're ready to move on, and you do. You get a couple more...

Reinforcing the Wall: Hegemonic Masculinity and the Ideal Self in Massively Multiplayer Online Games - GameCareerGuide.com
Some studies have shown that avatars associated with "softer" character attributes -- easier to kill, not in direct combat -- are more often given feminine avatars to represent the class by players. Other studies have suggested that in picking...

Economists: Federal Tax Credit Improves Housing Market
Market data showed that the $8,000 federal tax credit for first-time buyers boosts home sales for the past months. Home sales are projected to increase at an annual rate of 5.57 million.

Why Facebook’s Revenue Is Poised To Explode
While Facebook’s revenue is reportedly going to surpass $500 million this year, it’s still a fraction of the revenue from large, publicly traded tech giants. For example Google generated over $21.7 billion last year, a large portion of which came...

Anatomy of a Box
In an attempt to increase sales, I’ve been fiddling with my product boxes, and thought readers might be interested to see what I’ve done. But first, the problem: In this case, sales were low, and my new theory is that shoppers get most of their...