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What’s new in “New Media” in 2012?

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On Friday I spoke on a panel about Media, to the current class of Leadership Butler County. My topic was “New Media,” though when you think about it, the Web has been around for a couple of decades so it’s not so very new any more. Here’s the presentation I gave: What's new in "New […]

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Client site launch: Allegheny Chesapeake Physical Therapy

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For Allegheny Chesapeake Physical Therapy, we wanted to create a site that could expand with their practice — no small challenge, given their 12 locations, wide range of services, and variety of client tools and content. We created their redesigned site using the Joomla open source content management system. Their web team can update all […]

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Four steps for turning website visitors into customers

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Have a lot of visitors to your website? Great! Do you know how many of those site visitors go on to buy your products or services? No? That’s not great. Of course the number of people visiting your site is important, but the number of people taking action based on what they find on your […]

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Client site launch: Duffy’s Pet Care

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Mary Ann Brookes has managed her pet grooming and boarding business, Duffy’s Pet Care, for many years. But she looks continually for ways to expand the business and provide better service for her clients. When she came to us with ideas for a website, we wanted to make sure the site highlighted her expertise. We […]

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The ultimate guide to bad web design

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Funny and painfully true: twenty-eight tips for “How to Make the Worst Website“ Creating a terrible website seems to be a common goal on the internet. I’ve seen it accomplished many times, so I thought I’d make it easier for everyone and post the ultimate guide. From the time a visitor enters your site to […]

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Refresh Pittsburgh meeting

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The next meeting of Refresh Pittsburgh will at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, April 1 at the Creative Treehouse in Bellevue. Refresh Pittsburgh is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of Internet developers in the Pittsburgh area. To start the evening, Pat Collins will present “CakePHP: Rapid […]

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