COPE-ing with Copy 101 – The Long and the Short of It
There’s one question people invariably ask when it comes to copy: “How long should I write?” You can ask a hundred different people and you’ll likely…
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Defining Consent (Both Expressed and Implied) -- Canada's Anti-Spam Laws Simplified and Demystified
At the core of Canada's anti-Spam laws, which come into effect July 1, 2014, is the word "consent." Essentially, as we discussed yesterday in our…
What’s the Right Marketing Vehicle? Only You Can Tell
It can be frustrating for business owners looking for information about how best to use their limited resources. Every week, you'll find a new article…
Five 'Actual' Blog Writing Mistakes
Earlier today, one of my favourite sites, Ragan's PR Daily, posted a piece entitled 10 common Blog Writing Mistakes. Unfortunately, the article broke…
Accessibility Matters - Exploring the Hows and Whens of Alternative Text
The most frustrating part of accessing the web as a blind user, in my opinion, is images. Whether they're infographics or pictures used to add a…
Ask Echidna -- The Way We Do the Things We Do
We've received another batch of questions for today's Ask Echidna, so we thought we'd take this opportunity to answer some of the frequently asked…
Writing the Foundations of a Drupal/Islandora Partnership - Part One of an Interview with Susan Brown
Digital Echidna has been working with a number of partners on a project called the Canadian Writing Research Collaboratory (CWRC), a project that…
Islandora and Drupal Shops: the Challenges and Successes -- Part Two of an Interview with Susan Brown
Yesterday, we introduced you to the Canadian Writing Research Collaboratory (CWRC) project. Today, we share project leader Susan Brown's thoughts on…
More Messaging Lessons from the Fringes
Word of mouth is incredibly powerful. And with the importance of social media in our lives, it's essential to your success that those words are the…
Accessible Hiring: Right Idea; Historically Wrong Approach
Today marks the end of Disability Employment Awareness Month. And as much as Digital Echidna as a company and I, individually, are strongly involved…