Another Twitter fumble cost Adam Orth his position as game director at Microsoft. A speculative article on the next Xbox being ‘always online’ was released by Kotaku and many websites which sent many video game fans into a frenzy. Adam Orth tweeted a question on why fans were so against an ‘always online’ console. The [...]
Google Analytics can’t track everything. Sometimes you’re going to need to give it a little extra attention to help it along. Event tracking is one of the premiere ways to capture visitor behavior when they use content that can’t have Google Analytics tracking code. With a little planning, and event tracking code, you can learn [...]
Event tracking in Google Analytics is extremely beneficial for tracking things that don’t register as URLs on your site. For example, if you have a PDF to download, you may want to know how many times that PDF link is clicked, or you may have a form you want to know every single time someone [...]
Responsive web design has become the darling of the Internet, and it certainly as its reasons. Most sites will talk about the technical implementation and the benefits RWD has with mobile devices. Kristina Kledzik talked about the SEO of Responsive Web Design, and this covers some of the intangibles of responsive web design that are [...]
Generally I like reading Seth Godin’s work, but I really thought he missed the point with How to make a website: a tactical guide for marketers. There’s a lot very wrong with his approach. He attempts to create a framework, and perhaps his words are best for the start of a project. His ideas usually [...]
Many Facebook like buttons stopped working today due to some changes internally on how the Like button functions with respect to content restrictions, publishing updates and interactions with users. Many sites using the HTML5 or XFBML methods to share content saw a link labeled as “Error” on their pages. When they clicked on the error, [...]
WordPress 3.5 “Elvin” was released recently, and I knew close on its heels would be another Genesis update. Genesis 1.9 was released January 7, 2013. While some updates are subtle and a little under the radar, there are others that will jump out at you. Updated Design and Wider Layout The Genesis style sheet got an overhaul, and [...]
In April 2010, I hired on to Ball State University to solve a complex problem. How do we make the Sitecore CMS really work for our institution? On the surface the question seemed simple, but as you dive deeper down you run into all the rabbit holes one could fall in: technical needs, content needs, [...]
WordPress 3.5 was released on December 11, 2012. There are a number of great updates to take advantage of, but one of the most impressive updates is how media is managed and interfaces with your content. When I read the list of updates, I got very excited about the possibilities. I think you will too. [...]
In my complete lack of real free time, I like to spend time playing video games. I grew up with them, and I won’t apologize to anyone for taking continued interest in gaming. I do like looking at things like the Neurology of Gaming. Video games get a bad rap, and much like anything else [...]
