http://websage.net Web Intelligence, Web Analytics and Web Marketing Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:00:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en And here is a last minute addition to the reading list for my BI team. Clearly we are not cutting edge but getting there :-) Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2005: T-SQL Programming (Pro-Developer) Expert SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (Programmer to Programmer) http://websage.net/book-review/2009/12/books-for-my-bi-team/ Here is a list of books I am to get for my team: Web Analytics 2.0: The Art of Online Accountability and Science of Customer Centricity Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services (Wrox Programmer to Programmer) Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Administration (Wrox Programmer to Programmer) Do you have any other recommendations? http://websage.net/book-review/2009/12/reading-list/ Today I was reading an article on NYTimes.com and noticed on the side a list of additional suggested reading for those interested in non-profit management, courtesy of LinkedIn. Of course this can be valuable but the fact that LinkedIn shares information about my employment with NYTimes was nothing I had ... http://websage.net/social-media/2009/07/opting-out-of-behavioral-advertising/ Spend your time innovating, not replicating with the CSS Blueprint framework. http://websage.net/web-design/2008/12/css-framework/ A team member shared with me this wonderful encoder form which takes an email address and uses JavaScript to replace a mailto link with something usable for humans but disabling spam spiders: http://hivelogic.com/enkoder/form http://websage.net/web-design/2008/11/automatic-anti-spam-email-encoder/ Northern Virginia parents and children alike have a new valuable resource dedicated to spiritual education based on the Baha'i Writings: Spiritual-Education.net The site features a beautiful Sakura theme of WordPress and quotes Baha'u'llah's famous words: "Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value. Education can, alone, cause it to reveal ... http://websage.net/bahai-faith/2008/08/new-site-on-spiritual-education/ Nickolai has outdone himself once again. This silent hero who introduced me to Dreamweaver way back in 1998 and has labored steadfastly on translating Baha'u'llah's Writings into Bulgarian and establishing the first Baha'i website in Bulgarian has launched a beautiful new Bulgarian Baha'i website! The content is based on "The Baha'is" ... http://websage.net/bahai-faith/2008/06/and-a-beautiful-new-site-for-the-bahais-of-bulgaria/ I just installed the new Firefox 3.0 and it is indeed very fast. I still need to get used to the changes but this is nothing new when you use new software. What I am more excited is that the website which has been for a long time my homepage, BahaiPrayers.org, ... http://websage.net/bahai-faith/2008/06/new-firefox-and-newly-redesigned-bahai-prayers-site/ A beautiful new web site has been launched during the Festival of Ridvan by the Baha'i International Community. In addition, a newly revamped news web site has been launched at news.bahai.org. Here is a direct quote from the press release: HAIFA, Israel — The Bahá’í World News Service has launched ... http://websage.net/bahai-faith/2008/04/new-web-site-for-the-bahai-international-community/ The Baha'i World Center has launched a new website dedicated to the life of Baha'u'llah, the Prophet-Founder of the Baha'i Faith. I am grateful for having had the honor of playing a tiny role in this project -- mainly by assisting the very capable web team of the ... http://websage.net/bahai-faith/2007/11/a-photographic-narrative-of-the-life-of-bahaullah/