James Osborn

Writing Web From a Business Angle

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Affluence.org – Vanity sells for big bucks

Affluence.org has been proclaimed ‘Facebook for rich people’. Every niche demographic seem to have their own social network and Affluence.org has been designed for rich people who like to talk to rich people… exclusively. It aims to bring ‘the members-only country club‘ mentality to the web but whilst this may sound like a good business [...]

Are Web Designers Becoming The Cowboy Builders of the 21st century?

Someone I met made an interesting point recently. When I was telling of my interest in the web industry instead of a vague look of comprehension that is common among ‘normal people’ I was greeted with an open hostility for those in the field. Although this is the first time I have seen such a [...]

Site Review of the Week

The Internet is abundant with sites that are bad ideas or badly executed and so I thought it was time to throw my oppinion into the mix and review a few of these sites that I think have potential.The first entrant to the list is *drumroll please*… MeOwns (http://www.meowns.com/). Although this site stands for most [...]