New project: Syfy Faceoff custom ad

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At Intergi we built a custom ad unit that is really nice. You can grab a bookmark let from a landing page and when you click on it on any website you can play change any picture of that page. It allows you to add hats, change hair, add glasses and a bunch of other things. After you are done … Continue reading

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The pace of technology

The passing of Steve Jobs and, the following week, Dennis Ritchie made me think about what they did and we all do in technology. Usually you hear people say, and even complain, that technology changes too quickly. That what you get one day the next is obsolete. And you can argue that at some point that is true but it … Continue reading

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My Startup School 2011 recap

After applying a couple times to Startup School I was finally invited this year. Every year I hear the talks online and look at the lineup and just feel that I had to be there. And, well, it didn’t disappoint It was a great summit, great speakers and a superb audience. This was my first time in the valley but … Continue reading

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Small changes that go a long way

One of my clients was having issues uploading content to their website. The site is a simple CMS but since we were using TinyMCE anything that they would paste from Word it will get some weird format. Enter the “paste” plugin for TinyMCE which cleans that up and boom uploading in no time and with no more issues. Another small … Continue reading

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Apple v. Flash: forward vs backward looking

Recently there was a lot of talk about Apple not supporting Flash in the iPad. Moreover, there were articles in the press stating that Steve Jobs said Adobe was “lazy” when developing Flash. Those remarks were the cue for Adobe to enter the field and hit by saying that Apple has created a closed platform that can only be governed … Continue reading

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Why is it important to have a (good) website for your business?

Nowadays it is almost instinctive for any business to create a website. Basically every person that is asked if a business should have one would doubt very little to reply affirmatively. But when asked “Why?” the doubt starts to grow. It is so simple and so powerful that is hard to imagine why not, but in this humble post we … Continue reading

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Why “Going Google” can save you money

A couple months ago Google started a campaign about their Google Apps products called “Go Google”. We have no affiliation with them but I must say that we have been using their products and I can provide some insight about how it is to live with an online suite of productivity and collaboration tools. Google Apps is basically designed to work … Continue reading

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How to make money online by actually working

There are plenty of online sites that claim they can get you rich online, most of them are scams and some others get real in very few cases, but this blog is not going to be about it. We want to help real people, with real jobs, improve their work and their business with online tools, tips and solid advice. … Continue reading

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