Time for something totally unexpected [with oomph!]

Having trouble seeing this email? Read the online version here. Hey , Every once in a while you’ve gotta do something unexpected. Like running a special on Image Mapper... Image Mapper 4.2 — for only $4.99! Crazy? Nah—we just wanted to do something special this weekend because we’re celebrating the birthday of the second app we ever made. And we forgot to get it a card and some balloons, oops! Image maps are still used every day. We can't even fathom how many of those are made with Image Mapper!  Think about it: You’ll find yourself wanting an image map sooner or later. So you better honor this loyal little guy’s birthday and pick it up for less than the cost of a [insert anything from Starbucks]. Plus, having the unique vintage look in your toolbox with associated bragging rights is totally worth the 5 bucks too. So how does it work? Imagine you’ve got one giant super-cool image but you want different parts of it to be clickable. Sure, you could chop it up into dozens of tiny pieces, painstakingly reassembling them on a webpage so that certain parts are links...but that would be a horrible waste of time! Welcome to the wonderful world of image mapping. Just load up your picture, draw shapes around clickable parts of it, and supply links to create hot spots in your image. Use squares, rectangles, circles, or the unique free-form chicken-nugget-shaped buttons (really). Here’s a view of the Image Mapper workspace: Hey, can you give me some inspiration? Of course! Get a diagram of the solar system and draw circles around the sun, each planet, and their moons. Now drop in links to more information for each celestial body. Wait, wait, here’s a better one: You have a map of Europe and want each country to be clickable. Simply load up the image and use the polygon tool to draw borders around the countries. Picture of your face? Circles on the eyes, a rectangle over the nose, and polygon around the mouth. Now each facial feature is a web link! A picture of the floorplan of your house links to first-person photographs from the inside. Puppies need homes! Click the one you like the most for adoption info. Yes, this could go on and on, because image maps are almost universally applicable! Yep, you did all of this using one simple image. Now your website visitors can get click-happy, and you only had to load up your graphic and image mapping code. Experts agree that image mapping is exactly 192,765 times easier than image slicing! Some things get better over time, and with 15 years of refinement, Image Mapper is definitely one of them. (Psst , you can bring a friend to the party too—we won’t mind.) This message was sent to: adelhamdy.inbox@blogger.com. You received this message because opted-in this address to our newsletter via our Website when you downloaded or purchased our products or services. To learn more about how we use your information please read our privacy policy or contact: abuse@coffeecup.com You can change your newsletter settings or unsubscribe at anytime. Your request may take up to 72 hours to process. © 2012 | CoffeeCup Software, Inc. | 165 Courtland Street, Suite A, Box 312, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA