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Feb 2, 2009 by Kevin
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Creating a usable 404 page

One often overlooked feature of web design is the 404 Error page. This is the page that a visitor will see when a certain page or file is not found. Here’s the basic template I use to create a 404 error page: XHTML <h2>Page Not Found</h2> <p>The page you requested…

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Jan 27, 2009 by Kevin
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Showing Blog Author Images with WordPress

For the EnerBLOG project EnerNOC wanted a way of managing and displaying profile pics for each author. The idea behind this was to give the blog a more personal feel. To accomplish this we used the User Photo plugin for WordPress. This plugin allows users to upload their own photo.…

WordPress CMS

Jan 20, 2009 by Tim
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SEO Campaign Tips for Beginners

Stephanie Leffler, Senior VP of Network Solutions really nails SEO right on the head. This video is a great representation of just how effective SEO/SEM can be. A Quick Overview: (some great tips and ideas that increase the effectiveness of your SEO/SEM campaign) – Add Good Content: Provide a lot…

Digital Marketing

Jan 9, 2009 by Kevin
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WordPress Development Themes

Today I set up a WordPress blog for the Who Reps It project: I came across a very helpful post at Refueled.net that supplies 3 basic templates to base your WordPress theme on. It has a basic 2 column, with the sidebar on the left or the right, and a…

WordPress CMS

Jan 9, 2009 by Kevin
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Sample WordPress Content for Previewing Themes

Today I set up a WordPress blog for the Who Reps It project: I came across a very helpful post at WP Candy that supplied a .xml backup of a WordPress blog with basic sample content. Acting as a style guide, this allows developers/designers to get a better idea of…

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Jan 4, 2009 by Richard
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What Obama is teaching us about internet marketing

Regardless of what political party you support there is something undeniably brilliant about the Obama campaign. At face value the idea that millions of strangers will give you $10, $25, or $200 seems odd. Yet that is exactly what successful web businesses are trying to do every day. Extracting the…

Digital Marketing

Jan 2, 2009 by Kevin
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Creating a Video Tour with CSS, XHTML and jQuery

Here’s a little resource I wipped up for the Who Reps It project we’re currently designing at FTS. It’s a re-usable video tour page that runs on Vimeo. For now it uses a sample video. Once the application is designed we’ll use a screencasting program (I prefer ScreenFlow) to create…

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Dec 29, 2008 by Richard
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Detroit: Learn from the Apples, Amazons of the world

First Published: Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology – December 29, 2008. Right now it’s a little embarrassing to be an American car manufacturer. You find yourself asking for billions in handouts so you can continue building cars that the market doesn’t want. If that weren’t bad…

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Dec 21, 2008 by Richard
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Online shopping experiences: Joyful of woeful?

First Published: Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology – December 21, 2007. I just finished my holiday shopping online. It was the last day I could order online and still get free shipping on my gifts before Christmas. That’s important, but not nearly as important as the…

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