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Why Big Data is a Big Deal for Higher Education

Data isn’t sexy. Placed next to Instagram, Pinterest, or the latest social media property, a table of raw data just isn’t going to garner much notice. But just because data isn’t shiny doesn’t mean it…

Fran Zablocki project manager Posted by Fran Zablocki on 4.26.2013
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50 Shades of #CCCCCC: A Primer on Website Background Image Techniques

So your web page is a bit lacking in color and looks like rice on a paper plate in a snowstorm.  It’s time to introduce some color.  One straightforward place to start is to experiment…

Kevin Zink senior consultant Posted by Kevin Zink on 3.21.2013
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Trust that Feeling: Congruence as a Driver of the Website Redesign Process

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. -Mahatma Gandhi In other words, be congruent. Don’t tell your direct reports to write more descriptive subject lines with…

Posted by Sarah Eva Monroe on 3.20.2013
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Get Organized: 5 Free Apps for Better Productivity

The check box. The line out. The crumpled Post-It note cast into the trash. Whatever your method, there’s nothing quite like deleting a task off a never-ending to-do list. What is it that makes crossing…

patrick powers mstoner Posted by Patrick Powers on 3.12.2013
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Building Responsive With Performance in Mind

Things happened so quickly. I can remember being on client calls, repeatedly having to build a case for the need to address mobile devices on our clients’ websites. Those days are gone. Whether or not…

Jim Johnson senior consultant Posted by Jim Johnson on 2.22.2013
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Update: Buzzr CMS Soon Ready for Higher Ed

Our goal is simple: Provide institutions that don’t need a fully customized content management system (CMS) with a quality alternative that requires no technical resource capability on campus. We’re just about there. We announced last…

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Bill_McLaughin_small Posted by Bill McLaughlin on 2.15.2013
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They’re Engaged: Tips to help mobile users love your interface

As mStoner’s new senior creative director, many of my future pieces will grapple with design and visual communication. This time around, however, I’m putting on my pivot tabling, behavioral psychology hat. Mobile user behavior is…

Posted by Sarah Eva Monroe on 2.7.2013
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Higher Ed Mobile Traffic Revisited

Last June, I blogged about mobile traffic trends in higher education. Throughout the year there was a lot of discussion and energy around mobile and responsive web design. I mentioned that I would keep an…

greg zguta technical lead Posted by Greg Zguta on 2.6.2013
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Specifications and #RWD

As we close out 2012, a big thing that stands out for this year is the way responsive web design (RWD) has changed the work we do. We have thought about and worked on how…

greg zguta technical lead Posted by Greg Zguta on 12.21.2012
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Scaling a Mountain of Text

Over the last year, I’ve spent a lot of time focusing on responsive web design. Having been a developer of websites and applications for over a decade now, I understand that the landscape is constantly…

Jim Johnson senior consultant Posted by Jim Johnson on 12.12.2012