Topic: Technology
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It’s no question that the world of sports is evolving to the second screen. People are constantly looking for updates, shelling out top dollar for exclusive rights to highlights and games that might not be immediately available in the morning newspaper or on SportsCenter. As an avid football fan, I’m…
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The first question I always get when I’m wearing the Google Glass is “HOW did you get that? I thought they weren’t out yet??” The story is pretty ordinary – I tweeted to Google’s Project Glass why I should be trusted with their newest, most exclusive piece of technology. And…
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He doesn’t have a job or any money. He can’t tie his own shoes, count past 10 or spell his name. But he’s fast becoming a coveted consumer. That’s because my youngest son, not yet three years old, is pretty adept at using the iPad and iPhone. Flipping through my…
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Without content, a website is nothing but logos and oft-neglected promises that something is “coming soon.” Content, besides being the sole reason for a website’s existence, forms the root of all decisions about a website’s form and purpose.It’s a very common pitfall in web development: the site-map, wireframes and design…
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There are plenty of CMS platforms out there, most with cool made up names like DotNetNuke, Joomla, Umbraco and Magento. We’ve built client sites on many of them, but for this fifth(!) and most recent version of our agency website, we chose to build on Drupal.Here are 5 reasons why: 1. The Price Was Right…
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One day last week, as she often does, my daughter tore off down the driveway to pick up that morning gift of information. Only this time she came to a sudden halt, turned back and screamed, “Daddy, your newspaper’s gone.” Yes, sadly, it was. And my new fascination with the…
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Imagine if ten mechanics showed up at your door and offered to build you a car. For free. Not only will they build you a free car, they promise to be available 24 hours a day to do maintenance whenever something breaks and routinely install upgrades to make your car…
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Statistics are a boon to online advertising. They allow us to gauge the effectiveness of campaigns, diagnose issues with content and answer the big question, “How popular is my site?” Without statistics, site owners (and advertisers) would be blind. Unfortunately, there is a growing movement that wants statistics tracking to…
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Today’s websites commonly employ Content Management Systems (CMS) instead of plain HTML, allowing non-programmers to make ad-hoc updates to content on the site. When building a site equipped with CMS, a big question for website developers is, “Which CMS do I use?” The CTP interactive team has some opinions on the matter,…