Your Website Needs Ownership
Let me paint you a picture. You’ve been working on your company’s new website for 5 months now. The design is perfect, all of the content has been…
A 1.0 World versus a 2.0 World
I recently attended a Communications Workshop where I had the pleasure of listening to Ira Basen of CBC, speak about the differences between a 1.0 and…
Reviewing, Reporting, Communications - Six Foundational Items that Transcend All
A few weeks ago, I had the honour of teaching a class at Western's Faculty of Information & Media Studies. The instructor, Dan Brown, is a friend of…
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…
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…
Re-Thinking the Way We Design Websites
Jeffrey Zeldman, author of Designing With Web Standards, said it best, “ content proceeds design, design in the absence of content is not design, it’s…
5 Steps to Help You Run a Successful Web Project
1) Define the Project Team & Stakeholders Early On Web projects are generally of interest to a series of stakeholders within an organization. It’s…
Drink the Kool-Aid? We Prefer Drupal Beer!
Some people think that we Drupal fans drink the content-management Kool-Aid. The truth of the matter is that we're far more upscale in our beverages…
Entropy is Inevitable, Expending Energy -- Yours or Ours -- Can Delay the Chaos
Labour Day weekend is kind of that last kick at the ol’ relaxational can for summer. Today, the kids are off to school and, as Andrew mentioned last…
Social Media 2012 – The Year in Review Part II – The Good
Yesterday, I discussed my top five negative trends in social networking, but that’s no way to end a year. Today, for my final post of 2012, I want to…