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We’re having a Google Christmas!

This is the time of year of sharing and generosity, but Google seems to be going above and beyond the usual holiday spirit this month.  You would think releasing a new phone or redesigning the most iconic homepage on the Internet would be enough, but they’ve been doing much, much more lately. Here’s a recap of all of our Christmas gifts from Google so far this holiday season! (more…)

Online Identity – Google Ups The Costs

Google completely rocked my world earlier this week when Marissa Mayer (vice president of search product and user experience at Google, and totally my idol) announced that Google search results will now be in real-time. (more…)

New Landing App for Wild Veggie’s Facebook Page Launched

We recently designed, developed and launched a new app to serve as the new landing page for Wild Veggie’s Facebook page. We continued the same look and feel as in the SouperDrink.com, and the online and traditional advertising. This gives us the opportunity to quickly familiarize our visitors with the Wild Veggie brand. (more…)

Locking Down Your Blog: How to Create a Members-Only Site with WordPress

12325028371319467784Recently one of our clients needed a secure website put up pretty quickly, and the features they needed on the site made it sound like it should be built as a WordPress blog. But WordPress was built for sharing, not keeping things secret! Keep reading to see how we took a social blogging platform and turned it into a highly secure, members-only website! (more…)

Interactive Conferences

I’ve been incredibly excited all week about the Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants’ 2009 CME Conference & Exhibition. We’re doing a lot of great things to help keep their members in the loop, and so far we’ve had a steady, positive response.

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Designers Face-Off

I decided to do something a little different with the blog today and give a little insight into the designers at O’Neill Communications. Our three designers are Nancy, myself and Brandon. Nancy O’Neill is the Creative Director, I’m the Assistant Creative Director and Brandon is the Director of Digital Communications.

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Why Social Networking is NOT all that Great

Yes, I said it.

WAIT! Don’t get me wrong. I’m obsessed with Facebook and Twitter. I’ve recently discovered Tumblr, and I’m a WordPress fanatic. I post regularly to various forums and blogs that appeal to my interests. I love the Internet and being able to connect with people in a variety of ways.

But sometimes all of the above is a bigger pain than an asset. (more…)

Introducing the Canvas Tag in HTML 5

Now that we’re seeing widespread acceptance of HTML 5 in all modern browsers (if you’re still using any version of Internet Explorer, please, please, please learn to browse happy!) I wanted to take a closer look at the new “canvas” tag. (more…)

How to Write a Blog Post

As an avid blogger, I often get blank stares from friends of all ages. Some are confused as to why I blog. I can’t really answer that in a satisfactory way – I love to write, and I love myself, so it comes naturally to combine the two. The second question I get is how a blog should be written. That is much easier for me to answer! (more…)

Banner Ads

We all have seen them. Sometimes (and more often than not), they are those cleverly designed boxes above, below, or to the side of our favorite Web pages. Sometimes (unfortunately), they are those awfully annoying pop-ups that prevent us from seeing what we visited the Web site to see in the first place.

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