Author Archives: normalkid

On Twitter…

Posted on May 11, 2008 by normalkid

About a month ago, I joined Twitter. My account: http://twitter.com/arnoldkim I’d heard all the commotion about it for some time, but finally decided to join in on the fun. I’m still a relatively sporadic poster of Twitters, but find the … Continue reading →

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Application Icons and Domain Names

Posted on May 9, 2008 by normalkid

Years ago, Apple published a developer magazine. I don’t even remember the name of it, but it covered various topics on programming on the Mac or Apple II, but it would also occasionally have humor articles. One in particular stuck … Continue reading →

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Compete.com’s Margin of Error

Posted on March 15, 2008 by normalkid

When we try to figure out the growth of a site, or the relative traffic between sites, we often turn to the only free public tools available for the job. That would be Compete.com and Alexa.com. Both are known to … Continue reading →

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Traffic Stats of Top Blogs

Posted on March 1, 2008 by normalkid

A pet peeve of mine is when bloggers mistakingly interpret Technorati’s Top Blogs list as a measure of a site’s relative traffic. This is not what it measures. Technorati’s Top Blogs list measures the number of inbound links, not traffic … Continue reading →

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Digitimes… Now An Accurate Source of Apple Information

Posted on February 29, 2008 by normalkid

Last year, I wrote an article about how Digitime’s accuracy with relation to Apple-related rumors had been very poor. It based on their historic results at the time. Things have changed considerably, however, and I try to give credit where … Continue reading →

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I Wish Articles Would Make Sense

Posted on February 21, 2008 by normalkid

As MacRumors editor, I read a lot of random articles…. and one of the most frustrating things is finding what sounds like a good relevant article… which at first glance seems fine, in the end, doesn’t quite make sense. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Understanding Sites. Hurdle to adoption?

Posted on February 3, 2008 by normalkid

Besides my usual website activities, I tend to pay a lot of attention to the nature of the websites, and like to explore what’s been popular and what’s not. For personal interest as well as research for potential new projects. … Continue reading →

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MacRumors’ Macworld Coverage Success and Sleeping on the Sidewalk

Posted on January 22, 2008 by normalkid

This year, MacRumors’ coverage of the Macworld San Francisco 2008 keynote address knocked it out of the park. Reviews were universally positive, and it makes me really proud of what we’ve accomplished. What makes this accomplishment even more impressive is … Continue reading →

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The Special Hell of Site Redesign

Posted on December 12, 2007 by normalkid

When you have an established site, one of the most tumultuous events that can happen is a major site redesign. No matter what the changes are, no matter what the improvements are, there is always a very vocal group of … Continue reading →

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Less is More, at least on MacRumors

Posted on December 1, 2007 by normalkid

MacRumors.com has developed a unique culture over the years, which is a product of its primary author (myself), I suppose. MacRumors was never all about the rumors, but clearly, that’s been a big focus of the site. In the early … Continue reading →

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