Stumping for Votes or Stomping on Customers?
In today's social-media-dominated world, it can be tough separating an individual from the brand he or she represents. But regardless of whether your…
A PSA on Creating Accessible PDFs
In a recent blog post, I discussed how CAPTCHA accessibility is the number-one accessibility issue faced by blind computer users. However, a close…
Subtle Exposure: Making Accessibility Mainstream
Making one's business or organization accessible to customers, employees, and others is essential -- but that accessibility needs to come through in a…
Kicking Off a Month of Accessibility By Putting Ability First
For a few years now, Digital Echidna has put accessibility at the fore of everything it does. And with the Ability First Champion Awards less than a…
Headlining Reasons to Think Ability First
Last Friday morning, at the Ability First's Champion Awards breakfast, I was in the company of enlightened people. That might be a strong statement…
Content Matters: The Peril of Prioritizing Style Over Substance
Ever since the beginnings of the Internet, people have been trying to game the system to place first in search results. Some have nefarious intentions…
Why It’s Time to Invite Social to the Corporate Party
It’s the bane of every social networker’s existence – how do you accurately define the return on investment for your social media activities? Business…
Not So Black and White - Or Black and Blue or White and Gold
Is it blue and black or is it white and gold? The answer doesn't matter; the fact that the question exists at all is fascinating and something to keep…
No Short Cut to Quality Content - Despite What the Black-Hat Snake-Oil Salesmen May Say
I have a few posts running in my head, but none have tapped that vein which allows them just to spill right out on the page. So when the Twitters…
Dress for Success -- The Politics of Wearing the Right Message
The message is the most important part of your business communications, but how you deliver it can either amplify it or obscure it. Yesterday, I…