Whenever someone asks me if I useFoursquare, my answer is always the same: what’s the point? More often than not I completely forget to check in, and as a result I’ve probably probably checked in at a total of about 3 or 4 places since I first downloaded the app. My own absent-mindedness aside, for some people, checking in is now second nature. That prompted me to start thinking, what is it that encourages someone to check in?...

For aspiring entrepreneurs, taking a concept from inception to launch can happen faster an cheaper than ever before. You just launched a shiny new site, and your product has been thoroughly tested and debugged — and now you’re in the hot seat (either from investors, co-workers, or yourself) to ramp up your almost non-existent marketing efforts. Here are 10 relatively lightweight efforts (in no particular order) that just might get you on the cover of your favorite magazine before you know it:...

Today I complained (on Google+) about web forms where you have to re-enter your email address. I always feel insulted when sites ask me that. As if I can’t be trusted to know my own email address. It also doesn’t make sense in the era of the browser ‘auto-fill’ which fills out this information for me. After my complaints I received a bunch of other complaints from readers and decided to share these with you web designers and developers....

When was the last time you installed something? You know, like getting a CD and installing the software? Not as often as you thought right? Well the reason for that is Web Apps are awesome, easy to update and access. However with all things awesome they are often buried in a room filled with everyone else. I am going to pick out a few cool Web Apps (some old and some fresh) and put them on center stage and away from the crowd....

Can you remember what life was like before the Internet? Queuing in banks during lunch hour, buying music in record shops and writing letters with a pen and paper. It’s almost laughable now. But as useful as the Internet is, there’s still plenty happening online that falls short of game-changing, and not much closer towards useful. We’re not talking about well-meaning Web apps that set out to change the world but fail, and we’re not talking about badly-designed websites either....