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WordPress Invades Hub 2012

By Marvin Kane | Published: July 17, 2012

When I was deciding which CMS (Content Management Platform)  to adopt as my primary web building tool, I chose WordPress because of the size and enthusiasm of its community. Well, I just wrapped up WordCamp 2012 (read my take on WordCamp 2011)  hosted, again, by Boston University and can tell you the community is growing [...]

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Designing for Mobile Devices: What It Is and What It Isn’t

By Marvin Kane | Published: November 30, 2011

According to Mary Meeker, Internet analyst and Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, within the next five years “more users will connect to the Internet over mobile devices than desktop PCs.” For business owners looking to launch a new website, it is essential to consider how the site will render on mobile devices. For web designers, the [...]

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8 Sure Fire Indicators It’s Time to Overhaul Your Website

By Marvin Kane | Published: November 21, 2011

Back in 1995 I wondered how I would make a living once every business had a website. I hadn’t yet fully grasped the real potential of the web. Few people did. Over the years, of course, it has become obvious that websites, like gardens, need tending. Sometimes they need more than tending. They need to [...]

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WordPress Invades the Hub

By Marvin Kane | Published: July 25, 2011

I just wrapped up a great weekend of WordPress related stuff at the Boston WordCamp 2011 held at Boston University’s Sherman Hall. Man there are a lot of really smart people out there and I’m grateful for their willingness to share their knowledge. For me the sense of community has always been the differentiator between [...]

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The New Rules of Engagement

By Marvin Kane | Published: July 11, 2011

Last May I explained why I don’t like to get paid in full and in advance noting that this usually meant the client was more interested in the tax write off than in building a quality website. I added that it was next to impossible for me to do good work when a client is [...]

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