Hindsight In 2020 - New Ways to Do Business Powered by the Consistency of Change
Early morning on Mar. 14, 2020, I boarded a flight at the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport after four wonderful days in one of Canada’s…
Connecting the Dots: Braille in the Digital Age
Remember when the idea of a paperless office was a thing? No one would need hard copies of anything: computers and digital technology would supplant…
Improving Site Performance: A Deeper Dive on Page Load (Part Two)
In the previous installment, I talked conceptually about how to approach testing and what we are trying to learn. This time we’re going to get our…
By Air, Ground or Sea: Key to Accessible Travel is Knowledge
The adage “expect the best and prepare for the worst” is a truism in accessibility, particularly in a hypothetically jurisdictionally-confused, stress…
An Engaging Site Leads to an Award Nomination
Earlier this week, Digital Echidna was named a finalist in the 2017 Acquia Engage Awards for its work on the SUNY Oneonta website. In total, over 200…
Driving App Installs and Customer Engagement on Rexall’s BeWell App
With Northern's help, Rexall's BeWell app saw a 69% increase in application installs, a 256% increase in total conversions, and a 19% decrease in cost per conversion.
Is Justin.tv Better Than YouTube?
YouTube is the industry leader for pre-recorded online video, but Justin.tv claims to be the innovator in online LIVE streaming video. Justin.tv uses…
Preserve Universal Analytics and GA4 Data Before the Deadline
Need to Know Access to historical Universal Analytics data will end on July 1, 2024 Businesses that wish to save their UA data need to choose a route…
When Custom Import is a Better Choice than Migrate -- Custom Code Support and Examples
With the arrival of Drupal 8, several contributed modules -- which were previously add-ons for Drupal 7 -- received renewed attention and were…
Generating Content Ideas Should Never Be Random
Fake it 'til you make it? It's debatable as to whether or not it works. But when it comes to creating content that resonates, it's better to wait for…