To Use Image Links, or Not to Use Image Links...
Successful websites have a logical navigation that allows users to quickly and easily find the information they are looking for. Usability, design and…
The importance of voice search for university and college websites
Colleges and universities are creating new strategies to stabilize their web properties and implement solutions that support our tech-first way of…
Window-Eyes' Shutting Causes Challenges, Changes for Users
Last week marked the end of a long-standing text-to-speech engine, Window-Eyes. More than two decades after its creation, this commercial screen…
The Many Strengths of Diversity
Today is Canadian Multiculturalism Day and it marks the 30th anniversary of the Canadian Multiculturalism Act. And, as one who believes in our…
Contextualizing Screams - Using Photo, Video, and Text to Share Your Business Passion
Sometimes, in business, the best way to express yourself isn't through words, but through a 'scream.' My music tastes run in cycles. Currently, I'm…
How Rick Springfield Predicted the Future of Internet Commerce in the Year 1983
Nostradamus? The Mayans? Carnac the Magnificent? Wiarton Willie? All fine prognosticators in their own right, but all pale in comparison to the most…
Putting the Focus on Your End User
We have a simple adage when it comes to understanding customer needs, desires, and challenges – if you want to know what they want, just ask. Yet too…
The (Sometimes) Inexact Science of Measurement
I was at a shortlist presentation yesterday when asked about web success metrics and examples of successful metrics that we've helped some of our…
Giving Back? How to Make it a Part of Who We Are
To misquote Lao Tzu, a journey of 472 steps begins with a single step. As Digital Echidna participated in today’s Stair Climb in support of the United…
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…