{"authorId":1,"title":{"title":{}},"slug":"weekly-link-round-up-24","postDate":1206743267,"expiryDate":null,"enabled":1,"fields":{"2":"<p>So many late nights this week watching basketball and working on a freelance project. Lots of good things to read this week:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cssglobe.com\/post\/1446\/5-most-common-web-standards-misconceptions\">5 Most Common Web Standards Misconceptions<\/a>\n<p>I love the first item: <strong>Web Standards = Validation<\/strong>. Just because your site is valid, that doesn&rsquo;t mean it&rsquo;s not crap.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/psdtuts.com\/articles\/core-principles-for-rapidly-attaining-creative-flow\/\">Core Principles for Rapidly Attaining Creative Flow<\/a>\n<p>Some simple techniques for achieving &ldquo;a state of focused concentration&rdquo;. I find it hard to stay focused some times; I need to try some of these.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alistapart.com\/issues\/255\">A List Apart: Issue 255<\/a>\n<p>As usual, A List Apart delivers two solid articles: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alistapart.com\/articles\/findabilityorphan\">Findability, Orphan of the Web Design Industry<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alistapart.com\/articles\/signupforms\">Sign Up Forms Must Die<\/a>. While I don&rsquo;t really agree with the thought that all Sign Up Forms Must Die, I think Luke Wroblewski brings up a lot of interesting points.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!--more-->\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techcrunch.com\/2008\/03\/24\/the-secret-to-googles-success-free-beer-and-sushi\/\">The Secret To Google&rsquo;s Success: Free Beer And Sushi<\/a>\n<p>So you&rsquo;re telling me that I just have to tell my job that I will work better with beer and sushi? Yeah, I&rsquo;m sure that would fly.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplebits.com\/notebook\/2008\/03\/25\/ie8.html\">Decision or Bug?<\/a>\n<p>Can you imagine actually being able to use pixels for font size? I guess we can dream.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/2008\/03\/26\/grid-based-design-six-creative-column-techniques\/\">Grid-Based Design: Six Creative Column Techniques<\/a>\n<p>Six creative techniques for making your grid design extra special.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digital-web.com\/articles\/ten_tips_for_email_campaigns\/\">10 Tips For Your First Email Campaign<\/a>\n<p>Ugh, just thinking about HTML emails makes me want to cry. At least this article discusses the non-design factors when preparing a campaign.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.airbagindustries.com\/archives\/airbag\/farnsworth.php\">Farnsworth.<\/a>\n<p>Wow, they call all of their clients every week? That&rsquo;s pretty awesome.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkvitamin.com\/features\/webapps\/the-thrill-of-launch\">The thrill of launch<\/a>\n<p>This is a great article for two reasons:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It was really interesting to read about the hectic day that <a href=\"http:\/\/clickpass.com\/\">Clickpass<\/a> had leading up to their launch. (I know the feeling)<\/li>\n<li>I think that OpenID is going to be really important this year. With services like Clickpass making it easier for developers to add OpenID to their sites, I am hoping that OpenID will really take off this year.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>","4":{"website":{}}}}