Archive for July, 2008

  • What is a “wow” design, anyway?

    What is a “wow” design, anyway?

    Making a “wow” design is very difficult. What is a “wow” design, anyway? It is highly subjective of course, but being listed here http://www.thefwa.com is a sure sign of knowing you designed something very attractive. Creating a website that is highly attractive in terms...

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  • A Method, System, and Apparatus for Facilitating Transactions Between Sellers and Buyers for Travel Related Services

    A Method, System, and Apparatus for Facilitating Transactions Between Sellers and Buyers for Travel Related Services

    After many hours of hard work we have submitted the main patent application for our invention. The name of the patent is “A Method, System, and Apparatus for Facilitating Transactions Between Sellers and Buyers for Travel Related Services”. This will, for the first time on...

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  • Network Effect and Language Barriers

    Network Effect and Language Barriers

    Since we are building a marketplace we need to care about the “network effect” (sometime referred to as Metcalfe’s Law). The more people use Merrcury, the higher the value of Merrcury is to its users. Since we are planning a global marketplace, we need to...

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  • Our AJAX Choice: jQuery

    Our AJAX Choice: jQuery

    Nowadays developing a web site without AJAX on it is like building a car without power steering. Many people expect AJAX as a standard feature, even if they have no idea how it works or what it actually means. German did a throughout research to...

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