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Jul 29, 2011

Land ho! Sail ho!

Jul 29, 2011 3:31 PM Posted by Unknown
I gotta say, the 1st half of 2011 passed so fast I don't quite remember what happened... Well OK I do remember but maybe it's not that spectacular. Not memorable.But I intend to make the 2nd half a lot more exciting, and to prove the point, we actually headed East to Bukit Gambang, Pahang for a Retreat,...

Jul 4, 2011

Mar 24, 2011

Web Design & The Chief Alchemist?

Mar 24, 2011 8:01 PM Posted by Unknown ,
I've been asked many times, in meeting rooms, sales presentations, wedding dinners, old boys gatherings, why do I carry this rather unusual title?"CHIEF ALCHEMIST"?Why indeed?There's the long answer and the short answer thing. So for this post, I will get to the short answer, which might be more relevant...

Mar 22, 2011

Feb 21, 2011

Creating Depth In Web Design

Have you seen one of those website that makes you want to touch the monitor to feel the texture or a beautiful big image so real you want to jump right into it? No, we're not talking about those fancy 3D flash websites but one that plays with depth so well it creates a whole new dimension right at your...

Feb 17, 2011

A Project Executed With Love :- The Girl Effect

Feb 17, 2011 11:36 AM Posted by Unknown , , ,
It's seldom I come across a project that I will rave about. And I mean, we are seldom given a brief that will change the world, one person at a time, a village after another.Here's a little story about something I find extremely compelling. Over the weekend, I started reading an amazing book called...

Feb 8, 2011

Digital Marketing and Customer Experience Design

Guys, there's an elephant in the room!For almost 15 years, which I believe is about the full length of the e-commerce history, the digital marketing or similarly called interactive marketing industry across the globe seems not keen on paying attention to the idea of improving the service experience...

Google's Work of Art

4:40 PM Posted by Unknown , , , ,
After the successful and controversial Google Street View, Google did it again this time by introducing the **Google Art Project. Explore museums around the world in few clicks and discover masterpieces at incredible zoom level.**Google Art Project is an adaptation of the Street View Project for indoor use.This unique collaboration with some of the world’s most acclaimed art museums enables us to...

Feb 1, 2011

Digital & Web Trends 2011

Feb 1, 2011 2:55 PM Posted by Unknown , , , , , ,
Have you been to YTL's YES flagship store at Lot 10, Kuala Lumpur? Gadget lovers will enjoy spending time in the store with many gadgets to play with such as iPad, latest mobile phones, Mac and others. There is a huge digital wall at the store called the "Touchwall" displaying information such as the...

Jan 26, 2011

Happy Birthday, XTOPIA!

XTOPIA is officially 1 year old (blow the candle, yeah!).XTOPIA has come a long way since 2004 when XiMnet first launched our own Content Management System (CMS) for our first client, BP PETRONAS Acetyls Sdn Bhd (BPPA). I still remember the days back then when we tried to hack and assemble the open-sourced...

Jan 25, 2011

XIMNET & Digital Alchemy in 2011

2011 is going to be a special year for XIMNET. Yeah, I will explain, but before that, some backgrounders.2011 is the 11th year XIMNET has been in the web development business. I will, from now onwards, no longer refer to XIMNET as a web development company but simply as a Digital Agency. I think a digital agency not only sounds a lot better, but also because the work we do at XIMNET are no longer...