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Social Media Web Development

9 Free Ning Alternatives And Some Open Source Solutions

Many people have started communities on the popular network creation site Ning since its inception. On April 15th they announced they would no longer offer their free services.

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How To Themes Web Development WordPress

How To Convert an XHTML Website Template into a WordPress Theme

So you have an XHTML valid website template and you would like to put it on top of WordPress. Whether you are starting from scratch or moving your existing website to WordPress as a CMS, this guide will help you get the conversion done.

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Digital Marketing How To Web Development

Does Your Business Need A Website?

A couple years ago I would have said it depends. Now it is a necessity. It doesn’t matter how big your business is or how much money you bring in. If you exist, I want proof of it on Google.

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Blogging Web Development WordPress

WordPress As a CMS

Rather than reinvent the wheel here I’m going to share some articles I both agree with and have found helpful in the past. WordPress is extremely powerful in its simplicity but is made more powerful by its loyal users. The future of this platform is very exciting as we stretch the possibilities of traditional websites.

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Web Development

16 Useful Blogs for Web Design and Inspiration

Part of keeping up to date with industry trends is knowing where to look for good quality web resources. Some sites stick out in this category more than others. I thought it would be nice to share a list of the sites I frequent the most often when in need of inspiration or web design […]

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How To Web Development

Using Custom Social Bookmark Icons With AddThis Analytics

(Note: This code is meant to be put in your WordPress Template. However, it should be easy to modify it for other uses.)

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Blogging Plugins Rant Web Development WordPress

Woah! I Can't Read Your WordPress Blog

I’ve made this mistake in the past and it may have cost me a few readers. People get trigger happy with their plugins and readers can’t get to the content.

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Digital Marketing Flash How To Variable Video

Variable Video

I’ve talked about variable video and personalized video a little in the past. Now let’s look at some more examples and break down some of their components.

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Digital Marketing Flash

Interactive at Drupa

Over the last couple of weeks I’ve had the privilege of working on a cross media marketing campaign for Canon Europe. In true ‘I can do anything’ fashion, we at Magicomm decided to throw everything we had into it. The campaign is going to be showcased in the Canon booth at Drupa.

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Digital Marketing Flash How To Variable Video

Interactive Video How-To and Examples

I talked awhile back about personalized video and how it could be (is) the next big marketing medium. The benefits of personalized video are obvious, you’ll get better quality personal information and it is very viral.