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Tablets are the New PCs - or are they?
People building websites should be keeping a close eye on their analytics.
Artificial Intelligence
Stop! You are doing mobile wrong!
For as long as mobile sites have been around the conventional wisdom has been: build your website first and then create a mobile site as an add-on;...
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Top 5 reasons why web designers should love Drupal
If you are a web designer and you haven't worked with Drupal before, you should really give it a try. Here are the top 5 reasons why...
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Who Owns Your Code? (hint: you should be using the GPL)
It's been a long time coming, but after a short talk with my Lead Drupal Architect, we've officially changed the idea rights in our default proposal...
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How YouTube Could Still Win Big
YouTube is a cable network with nothing but public access on. There are literally billions of videos and with over two billion video views per day,...
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The Framework is dead. Long live the CMS.
If you don't know already, the framework is dead.
Git
Bad Ideas Don't Stick Around For Long - But They Still Get Funded
In this day and age whether you are talking about movies or ad campaigns, bad ideas - or badly executed ideas - don't stick around very long.
Drupal
How to Decide Between WordPress & Drupal
WordPress is great - and so is Drupal. They are different platforms and should be selected for different projects depending on the needs. So how do...
Education
Hey Google! All your base are belong to Facebook...
As a long time Google Ad user, I've been a big fan of the ability to submit ads on Google. It's (relatively) easy and allows you to tailor your ads....
Artificial Intelligence
How to improve the default user list using Views in Drupal7
Taking the time to make the Drupal admin friendlier is rarely on the top list of priorities for clients.
Drupal
Getting Content Administrators to Crush on Drupal
We're just getting back from a great weekend at DrupalCampLA. A lot of topics were raised there but the message that really came home for me was...
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Stop talking about scaling, make Drupal easier to use
It seems that I hear a lot of people within the Drupal community focusing on how to make Drupal scalable.
Drupal
How to increase traffic to your blog
If you've got some technical expertise and you're looking to increase your blog traffic stick to this winning formula: the "How to". A successful how...
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We may not always be the right fit... but we probably know someone!
It seems that I often hear the term "full service agency" used a lot in the advertising/design/marketing/development world.
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Grace Under Pressure: 2010 Emmy Nominations
I'd like to take a moment and recognize the accomplishments of my team.
The Importance of Writing Down Your Plan
People are often surprised when things don't go according to plan. In the web development world this may be a customer presentation, server...
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With Drupal+Ubercart, be wary of alternative payment gateways
If you are using Ubercart to do ecommerce with Drupal, be sure to use one of the mainstream payment gatways: Authorize.net or Paypal.
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Drupal Design Camp Boston Sponsorship
Metal Toad is now sponsoring Drupal Design Camp Boston. There are a number of reasons for this, but the foremost is that Drupal needs to build...
Business
Shopping for a Web Developer is like Shopping for an Auto Mechanic
If you've been tasked with selecting a web developer, you may find the experience a lot like looking for an auto mechanic. Ultimately you want to get...
Drupal
How to Select a Good Drupal Development Shop: Trust, UX & Security
If you are in the market for Drupal development, you may feel like you are trying to pick a car mechanic without knowing anything about cars. Like...
Design
Web Designers: Don't expect to earn points by suggesting technology solutions.
Please don't get me wrong. Developers like designers who familiarize themselves with the technologies they are designing for.
JQuery
Developers Think of Design as Black Magic
Developers think of design as Black Magic*. Really.
Design
When it comes to web development, it can be tough to be the last person to touch something
Do you remember that Art Director who burst into your office with a crazy deadline for a print piece and then let you figure out who to actually make...
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Design has a big impact on web development
You know that button on the website you want to change? The one that looks like it was designed in 1999? Guess what? It was designed in 1999, and so...
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What Every Designer Should Know About Development
As someone who has worked in the web industry for over 10 years, I've seen a lot of friction between designers and developers.