Published On: Jan 30, 2010 1:35 am
This multi-part story is presented for those parties that are contemplating using CiviCRM with Drupal for an online project. The information provided will apply particularly well if you are looking to utilize CiviCRM for running an association or membership group. Background It all starts with an idea… We were approached by a client to build… read more
Published On: Jan 18, 2010 12:23 pm
Late last year, Google announced that it was sending traditional brick and mortar businesses bar code decals to put on their windows, with these QR barcodes (a two-dimensional barcode that represents the URL of the company’s local listing) people can scan them outside with their phones and bring up business listings with all kinds of… read more
Published On: Jan 4, 2010 1:25 pm
A statement that we have pondered over and over throughout 2009… Does your business need to be on twitter? Should you be spending time on Facebook and other Social Media? Marketers always seem to think so, but at what cost? Just like any marketing initiative, you cant just approach your social media strategy without a… read more
Published On: Dec 15, 2009 6:38 pm
During part of my daily routine, I commonly browse the web and search for popular keywords for clients and my own organic SEO efforts. Many times my search efforts lead to a directory of sorts. Usually multiple directories. Today I happened upon the hugely popular website citysearch.com. How I got here is irrelevant to this… read more
Published On: Dec 11, 2009 1:04 pm
Last week, Google announced Personalized Search for everyone. Personalized search has been previously available, but only to individuals signed in with a Google account. They are now making it available to anyone via an anonymous cookie. Privacy concerns aside, is this really necessary for relevance? Or is this just another way of aggregating data and… read more
Published On: Nov 16, 2009 4:25 pm
With the announcement of Drupal being used to power WhiteHouse.gov, Drupal has been thrust into the spotlight even more. Its merits of a content management system have already been heralded, but as Drupal matures, people are starting to understand its power even more, and use it for non-CMS uses, such as the recently featured site… read more
Published On: Nov 3, 2009 4:19 pm
While the 6 million dollar man may have been “Better, stronger, faster“, Google Analytics appears to have gotten “Better, stronger, smarter.” Back on October 20th Google released a blog post notifying the world of their enterprise class improvements to the excellent Google Analytics software that has become the standard web analytics tool (at least in… read more
Published On: Oct 27, 2009 9:51 am
When in need of Content Management System (CMS) for your website you can’t go wrong with Drupal. Several years ago our company was evaluating different options for (CMS) software for our clients. As with any software selection in today’s time there are generally 3 options to pursue: Build it yourself – custom programming (flexible and… read more
Published On: Oct 13, 2009 4:56 pm
This Christmas season is turning into the season of Android, with the mobile operating system reaching nearly 20 devices currently, and another half dozen expected to be released in the next few weeks. With Android now on all US mobile providers excluding AT&T, which has the iPhone, and Blackberry still as strong as ever in… read more
Published On: Oct 1, 2009 2:14 pm
Posting to twitter is a great way to get your message out. It lets people who are following you or, more likely, following a key phrase or word, know that you have something to say of value. However, more important than your single is the ability for users to re-tweet (RT) your message. This makes… read more
Published On: Sep 24, 2009 3:13 pm
Back in at the beginning of 2009 Google launched the beta of Google Sync. Google sync allowed Google users to synchronize their Gmail contacts and Google Calendar events to their iPhones or Windows Mobile devices (Android natively syncs data). Syncing mail was not included but that was until now. Google now has push email for… read more
Published On: Aug 31, 2009 9:55 am
At recent Internet & Technology Summit, Keynote speaker Mike Volpe, VP of Inbound Marketing @ hubspot.com, presented “The Future of Marketing”. Mike wrapped up his presentation with the following two points: Stop thinking like an advertiser or marketer Start thinking like a publisher or a socializer After hearing this, I thought of a recent email… read more