Diagnosing Site Speed Issues Requires a Surgical Approach
You’ve likely been told to never Google your symptoms. After all, it inevitably seems that Internet rabbit hole of medical information always leads to…
Build Credibility With Client Testimonials
An echidna is an Australian mammal that has learned to thrive in the harsh Australian outback. With spikes like a porcupine and a snout like an…
Could Foursquare Be the Next Twitter?
If you are thinking, what is foursquare? Then read on - remember three years ago when you asked the same question about Twitter. Location-based social…
Is Print Advertising Dead?
“Print advertising is dead,” or “buying print ads is like throwing your money away," – they’re just a few of the statement that I often hear in my…
Hockey Season Starts - So What is the Best Team?
The NHL season gets underway tonight and many of us at Digital Echidna are fans. There are those who don't get the appeal of sports; some think it's…
Is a Bird in the Hand Worth Burning the Bush? The Real Cost of Aggressive Communication
So... remember this experiment? Where I tilted at the virtual windmill that is The Quick-Fix, Snake-Oil-Salesman Approach to Creating Content? Well…
The ABCs of WCAG – Mapping Out an Accessible Future
For anyone who has been working in the digital accessibility field, sometimes it can feel like being lost in an alphanumeric soup! And for those of us…
Execution at dawn photos only serve to kill interest, excitement
It goes without saying, but content that's complemented with visuals can dramatically improve its look and feel, not to mention its ability to attract…
Are You Creating Unintentional Barriers to Accessible Employment?
I’m currently on the train, en route to Toronto to participate in a meeting of the Employers’ Partnership Table -- a group of various businesses and…
Full Disclosure: Integrity in Writing
Content can be great. Context will always make it better. I've been in this game a while and one of the biggest questions that businesses, politicians…