Daily Reading - Tuesday, June 26 2013

First of all, don’t be afraid to make initial contact
Whether you read a blog post and hesitate at emailing the writer, or you’re at a conference and are too nervous to talk to a speaker….you’re making a big mistake!

Specificity is king

Follow up
Follow up twice, every 48 hours. Some people are afraid to follow up because they don’t want to be annoying. The truth is that by following up, you’re being less annoying because you prevent me from feeling bad about forgetting to respond to your initial email. The follow up should be short and ask the question you initially wanted answered without mentioning the person didn’t respond to your previous email

Google Consumer surveys
Add realtime surveys to your website

Visual Studio 2013 and ASP.NET Preview
New cool feature Browserlink, there is no need for LiveReload.

Rails 4.0: Final version released!