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Google Font API Gives Developers More Page Design Options

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

One of newest APIs out of Google Labs, the Google Font API, allows designers and developers to use more than just the standard 'web safe' fonts as part of a page's look and feel. This tool helps promote SEO without limiting a site's look and feel.
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Posted by Carl Tortola in Design | Comments

How PCI Compliance and MA Data Standards are Affecting Web Developers in Massachusetts

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

There are two important standards which web developers and their clients in Massachusetts need to know about. They are: Massachusetts 201 CMR 17.00 and PCI Compliance.
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Posted by Charles Dalsass in New Technology | Comments

6 Reasons Small and Mid-sized Businesses should be Participating in Social Media

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Social media is a powerful tool that can, and should, be used by small and mid-sized companies to grow their business. It is a cost effective method for engaging with customers in the more personalized space of Web 2.0 and building strong relationships while also increasing reach.
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Posted by Shannon Quinn in Social Media | Comments

Implementing Generic Site Search using mnoGoSearch

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

This will show how easy it is to set up a keyword site search.
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Posted by Arek Jankowski in Open Source | Comments

Form Builder module for the Neptune Web Edit CMS - Part 2

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

More details about the upcoming form builder module for the Neptune Web Edit CMS.
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Posted by Arek Jankowski in Neptune Web Edit CMS | Comments

iPhone and Future of Mobile Web Application Development

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Charlie talks about his experience developing an application for the desktop vs. mobile, and explains why iPhone/AppStore may not be the dominant platform for mobile web development going forward.
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Posted by Charles Dalsass in New Technology Open Source | Comments

Email Marketing Design and Development Best Practices

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

This article discusses tips and guidelines for developing email marketing messages that will appear consistent across multiple email clients and web services, as well as how to get a message your outbox, past a recipient's junk filter, to their inbox.
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Posted by Carl Tortola in Design | Comments

Form Builder module for the Neptune Web Edit CMS

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Read about the upcoming form builder module in the Neptune Web Edit CMS.
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Posted by Arek Jankowski in Neptune Web Edit CMS | Comments

HTML Search and Replace Tool

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

An update to "dwreplace", a command-line, Open Source, search and replace utility for performing searching against free-form HTML files.
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Posted by Charles Dalsass in Open Source | Comments

Best Practices for Popular User Interface Elements

Monday, January 11th, 2010

This article identifies best practices to follow to create a positive and compelling user experience.
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Posted by Shannon Quinn in Design | Comments

Optimizing Your Calls to Action

Monday, January 11th, 2010

This article explores ways to optimize your calls to action to improve your website's lead generation capabilities.
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Posted by Shannon Quinn in Design | Comments

SEO approaches in HTML design and development

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

The article explores ways to optimize your content for search engine visibility without sacrificing style.
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Posted by Carl Tortola in Design | Comments

What to Look for in a Multilingual CMS for your Web Site

Monday, December 28th, 2009

This video shows how the Neptune Web Edit CMS enables you to work with multilingual content.
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Posted by Charles Dalsass in Multilingual CMS Neptune Web Edit CMS | Comments

Why I like Adobe AIR

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

I recently had time to experiment with Adobe's AIR technology and was very optimistic about its potential.
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Posted by Charles Dalsass in New Technology | Comments