The JS:

<script type='text/javascript' src='jquery.easy-autofill.js'></script> 
<script type="text/javascript"> 
$(function(){
	$('#targeted-form').autofill();
});
</script>

The html:

<form id="targeted-form"> 
	<fieldset> 
		<legend>Contact Me</legend> 
		<label for="contact-form" class="off-screen">Name</label> 
		<input type="text" name="s" value="" /> 
		<label for="contact-form" class="off-screen">Email</label> 
		<input type="text" name="s" value="" /> 
		<label for="contact-form" class="off-screen">Comment</label> 
		<textarea></textarea> 
		<input class="submit" type="submit" value="Submit" /> 
	</fieldset> 
</form>

It is important to know that the text that is used for the autofill is grabbing the label tag just before the input or textarea.

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Email has become a huge communication tool in all of our workdays. The biggest risk in using this tool can be miscommunication. We could almost all agree that face to face conversations are less likely to have communication breakdowns than email, but this isn’t always feasible.

I have had a great deal of emails blow up in my face because I wasn’t clear or concise on what I was saying or whatever I had typed was taken the wrong way. This is why you must take just a little extra time before hitting that “send” button.

To clear this up I’ve started to write emails like I see web sites written; easy to use and easy to skim. Here is an example of an email that could be hard to read:

Hey John,

I made the changes that you wanted on the site.

Thanks!
Ryan

This could work, but I almost guarantee an email will come back from John saying, “What site was that again?” or “Did you remember to change the content images?” There is some room for improvement:

Hey John,

I made the following changes to the Wong Wong & Luk site:

• Changed the navigation button from “About Us” to “About the Firm.”
• The lower nav and main nav now match
• The content images on the home page have changed per the PSD

http://wongwongluk.com

Let me know if you have questions

Thanks!
Ryan

This us much easier to read and the content is laid out in a scannable format. Using things like bulleted lists, bold and links can help a great deal when communicating

This tool has exponentially increased my productivity. No more Start Menu, Quick Launch, or messy desktops. A simple alt+space bar will pull up Launchy and you can type any program, document or folder.

Download here

PC or Mac, I really suggest some sort of application launcher. If you are on the Mac, check out spotlight. It’s already installed. Just press command+space bar to activate.

There is still room for more features in the site, but in my opinion, we have a very solid site.

Check out Global Citizens Network and leave a comment and let me know what you think.

News Coverage

Kare 11 also did a story on it and interviewed yours truly. You can also check out the F1 web site.

Check back for updates. Once the site for Global Citizens Network is complete (still a work in progress), I will post a link.

Kristina Halvorson of Brain Traffic presented on Monday evening. Brain Traffic is a content-strategy firm, where some of there extensive projects include Caribou Coffee and Target.

Content Isn’t Sexy

Kristina was very blunt when talking about her field. “Content Isn’t Sexy.” It’s not something that people want to necessarily want to talk about.

People want to talk about:

• Brand
• Social Media
• User-Submitted Content

Content IS important.

You have to take in account about how the user is interacting with your content. When you are interacting with a brand offline, they are trying to capture you. ONLINE you are already engaged. This was something that I hadn’t really thought about before. Users are willingly coming to you for information on the web. Take advantage of this.

A good example that Kristina brought up was REI. The content on their site isn’t just products. They are putting in useful, how-to’s and other informational articles to draw people to their site.

More Info

If you want to find out more about Brain Traffic visit their site or check out their blog.

To find out more on the “Conversations About The Future of Advertising, MIMA+MCAD have set up a Ustream channel you can check out as well.