Drupal North: Putting the Principles of Engaging Presentation to Work
What makes training effective? Content is obviously the foundation, right? But delivery can be just as important. I’ve been given a lot of thought to…
Experience the best that BADcamp has to offer
In a few days' time, several of us will be heading West to experience BADCamp 2019. For those non-Drupallers out there, BADCamp is the Bay Area Drupal…
Adopting open source in the transit and transportation industry
The fundamental building blocks of running an efficient and user-focused public transportation network and building a well-designed, effective, and…
Observations from my First Hackathon
Hackathons. These marathon computer-programming competitions generally involve spending the day (or days) with strangers, forming teams around a…
Coming Through in the “Clutch” -- Three Ways We Strive for Continuous Improvement
Part of knowing where you’re going is understanding where you’ve been. At Digital Echidna, we feel a project launch is just a milestone in a much…
Is Wolfram|Alpha a Better Way to Search?
This week marks the launch of Wolfram|Alpha, which claims to be an intelligent search engine. Actually Wolfram|Alpha does not use the term "search…
2013 – The Year We Learned How to Connect
The subtitle of the film 2010 was called "The Year We Make Contact." In many ways, 2013 was the year we learned how to connect. From the rise of…
J-Say Starts to Bridge Speech and Text Gap for Visually Impaired Computer Control
There are certain pieces of software that are just fascinating to me. A computer that speaks through text-to-speech applications provides worlds of…
How to Reduce eCommerce Friction to Build Lasting Customer Relationships
Need to Know eCommerce friction can be defined as anything that makes it harder for shoppers to complete a purchase, including complicated checkouts…
Northern Recognized by Retail Insider as a Top eCommerce Agency in Canada
Retail Insider, one of Canada’s leading retail industry publications, recently recognized Northern as one of the best eCommerce agencies in the…