Managing and leveraging your analytics system for your webpages and website is vitally important. We’ve talked about that a number of times on some of our other blogs (ChurchCrunch mostly) and most people wouldn’t argue with that.

But finding the right system and software to use can be tricky, not to mention using (and understanding) 3rd party traffic calculators (Quantcast, Alexa, Compete, etc).

In fact, it’s been proven time and time again that these third party services aren’t very accurate. A good read from a very trusted source shows that the proof is in the pudding. Thanks Reddit.

In fact, as a result, we’ve decided to pull Quantcast as an analytics provider since we’ve reviewed, month-over-month, the inaccuracies. It’s pretty sad, even when it sits right in our own sites!

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Even though I’m a ardent fan and user of SnagIt Beta for the Mac I’m all for using a number of different apps that do relatively the same thing.

Someone showed me this the other day and it is simply the easiest website screen grab software available and I couldn’t believe I didn’t know about it!

Check it out:

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I was working on a client’s site last weekend and needed to do a backup of all their old content [images, media, rich text] but was unable to find an export feature on their CMS.

In fact, there was really no way of even getting in to the system via FTP either. So, I needed an app that could download and save the site locally for archiving and future excavation.

I found one that worked really well:

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I’m a fan of Seth Godin and his book Linchpins and I saw an example of how one individual celebrated some of the linchpins within their organization with physical ones!

I thought that was neat.

So, how are you celebrating your team mates and co-workers?

I’ve already got an Iron Man decal on my Mac Book Pro but @bayshorts just showed me one that’s even better…!

The Street Fighter (Ryu) MBP decal. OMG, so legit!

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I love coffee, Nintendo, and all things geeky and gadgety.

So, a combination of the elements blows my mind! @Dewde, can we buy one of these for our offices?

Pretty please? Images and a vid after the jump…

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We’ve been doing a small podcast for a few weeks now and I’m not sure if I actually polled our reader base for good ideas…!

Shame on me.

So, if you’re podcasting, what software do you use and/or recommend?

I think there’s something theological here… seriously.

Your thoughts?

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One of the best things about the internet is the availability of all types of data. This would include anything from news articles, to online entertainment, to rich media, and even very expensive software.

As I had mentioned previously, I remember when I was younger how I downloaded full versions of very expensive software (like Photoshop) and how I thought it was the neatest thing ever. There was a time where I didn’t pay for any video games either.

But what happens when the tables are turned? What happens when someone takes some of your hard earned work and then begins to distribute it freely to the world?

I discovered this recently and here’s my response…

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By now you probably know someone that has essentially “quit” or “deleted” their Facebook profile and account because of some personal issue with privacy or time management (or mis-management) or some other reason.

But whether or not you’re a fan of using the Facebook service personally you have to make note and be cognizant of the contributions and advancements that Facebook has created in terms of technology, and even how they have forever-changed the way we engage in the online space.

Here are some examples of the “bigger picture” that you surely can’t miss…

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