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FancyZoom 1.1CSS, Javascript, EffectFebruary 13th, 2008

Smooth Javascript Image Zooming For Your Web Pages
This much-requested chunk of Javascript to zoom images inline, originally written for this blog but later rolled out to the Panic website and used for screenshots, is now polished up, bug-fixed, available for you to use on your website!

Focused on the smoothest, most polished zooming animation possibleAutomatically scales images from any image link, with no HTML changesPreloads full-size images in the background on link mouseoverNo resource-heavy Javascript libraries — 100% coded from scratch to zoomDraws a nice drop shadow under the full-size image to offset it from the pageUses Safari 3’s “box-shadow” feature to draw the drop shadow natively, no images requiredRequires only two new lines of code in your HTMLTested and works with Safari, Firefox, IE7, and IE6. (Looks better in modern browsers.)

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The question of social networks and what good they are to your business or site has been creeping around for awhile. Many people absolutely hate the idea of using social networking sites, for what reasons I do not know. It maybe that they are introvert and do not know how to socialize or maybe its the fact that when they hear social networking they think MySpace right away. Filled with kids!. What good is that to me?

Well, these people might be missing the point. Although places like Friendster, Face Book and MySpace are for the younger generation there are many businesses and professional using these sites with great success.

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