Integrating Social Media into a Web Content Strategy
Posted on Sep 1, 2007 06:16:57 PM
Whether you’re an employee or a consultant, it sometimes falls to you to drag an organization into the 21st century—and that often means convincing a company to adopt social media. Someone might even be asking you about some new web tool their son or daughter is using.
Outside of the tech industry, skepticism and fear are the norm when it comes to social media. But it is simply about finding the best way to communicate Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Content, Integrating, into, Media, Social, StrategyMaking the Invisible Visible: Process, Inspiration and Practice for the New Media Designer
Posted on Dec 1, 2006 09:22:22 PM
Hillman Curtis needs little in the way of introduction. He is one of the most recognized and acclaimed designers working today. His first book, Flash Web Design (New Riders, 2000), has sold more than 100,000 copies. But this is not another book about Flash, and it’s about more than Web design. Curtis has set out to write an inspirational book—a combination of good practical advice and beautiful pictures. It’s Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Designer, Inspiration, Invisible, Making, Media, Practice, Process, VisibleScalable Media Hosting with Amazon S3
Posted on Oct 21, 2006 05:15:18 PM
Imagine you have a small web site with big potential. You’re currently using a reasonably-priced web host that provides good value for the amount of traffic you normally receive. Perhaps you’ve even gone one step further, and are hosting your site on a dedicated server. But now your site has caught the attention of the blogosphere—you’re about to get much more traffic than you can handle with your current web hosting setup. ##1## Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Amazon, Hosting, Media, Scalable, withCSS Styling for Print and Other Media
Posted on Aug 17, 2006 10:38:44 PM
Note: This excerpt from the upcoming book “Pro CSS Techniques” by Jeff Croft, Ian Lloyd, and Dan Rubin, has been edited for this publication with permission of the chapter’s author, Ian Lloyd. The excerpt is approximately two-thirds of the length of the original chapter.
There are many different media types that you can apply to CSS, some of which are more useful than others, and they let you specify the look, Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Media, Other, Print, StylingNew Issue: Integrating Social Media into a Web Content Strategy
Posted on Aug 14, 2006 04:08:05 PM
Digital Web is happy to welcome back Britt Parrott this week, with a very helpful post about breaking the concept of social media’s good side to reluctant organization in Integrating Social Media into a Web Content Strategy. Ever tried to explain the social appeal of Twitter or Flickr to those unfamiliar with social websites? Or how to integrate social aspects into key components of your site(s)? Try a different approach that emphasizes the value of openness, transparency and customer engagement. Get started on your organization or project with Britt’s thorough guidance.
Tags: Content, Integrating, into, Issue, Media, Social, StrategyIntegrating Social Media into a Web Content Strategy
Posted on Jun 22, 2006 06:22:18 PM
Whether you’re an employee or a consultant, it sometimes falls to you to drag an organization into the 21st century—and that often means convincing a company to adopt social media. Someone might even be asking you about some new web tool their son or daughter is using.
Outside of the tech industry, skepticism and fear are the norm when it comes to social media. But it is simply about finding the best way to communicate Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Content, Integrating, into, Media, Social, Strategy