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Just Break 'Em: Not So Cool Rules in Marketing and Media

August 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Manifestos

by Freddy J. Nager, Founder & Fusion Director, Atomic Tango LLC
For all our talk of freedom, we Americans LOVE rules…

Our favorite sport, football, has the most rules of any sport on the planet.

Poker players make up new rules with every hand (“threes and hearts are wild except for the Queen, which you can pass to [...]

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DotComrades: Great Anti-Heroes in Web Development History

May 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Random Observations

by Freddy J. Nager, Founder & Fusion Director, Atomic Tango LLC
Over my fifteen years of working in website development, I’ve encountered some bizarre and fascinating characters rivaled only by the people who gravitate to show business. Here are just a few I’ve met — perhaps you recognize some of them?…

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You Can Lead a Horse to Water But… The Limitations of SEO

April 19th, 2009 · 3 Comments · How To Tips

by Freddy J. Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango LLC & Website Creative Director
Search engine optimization (SEO) is that magical science of making Google and other search engines fall madly in lust with your website. The more your site is optimized, the higher it appears on search rankings. The challenge?

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That Great Big Sexy Mistake: 5 Reasons Not To Use Flash

March 4th, 2008 · 11 Comments · How To Tips

A Flash-based website is like a supermodel date: awesome to look at, but after a while, you’ll just want someone who can carry on a conversation…*

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Cute, Clever and Contagious: The HEMA Website

February 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Case Studies

by Freddy J. Nager, Founder & Fusion Director, Atomic Tango LLC
At first, the website for the Dutch department store HEMA looks like a bland generic ecommerce site. But wait a few seconds (or just click on the cup) and sit back and enjoy…
In terms of branding, this hyper-animated site presents HEMA as a fun place. [...]

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Not So Artfully Crafted: Blue Moon’s Un-Wired Ad

December 29th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Case Studies

by Freddy J. Nager, Founder & Fusion Director, Atomic Tango LLC
So I’m thumbing through the latest issue of Wired magazine (which, by the way, features a brilliant article on the music industry by David Byrne) when I come across an attractive painting of beer. (What’s not to like?) As a huge fan of microbrews, [...]

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