In opinion on
3 February 2012 with no comments
I was recently invited to be a guest co-host on “New Stuff”—an internet audio show (podcast) on themesh.tv. It was recorded last Friday and officially released yesterday for download and your listening pleasure.
To listen to the show, go to:
It was a great discussion led by Lee Yount about the recent uproar regarding the controversial SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act), Apple’s release of iBooks textbooks (along with iTunes U, iBooks Author, iPads, etc.), new gadgets unveiled at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas and one of the latest social media platforms to take the internet by storm—Pinterest.
There was also some good stuff on iPads vs. Kindles and other tablets, mentions of twitter accounts to follow, favorite iPhone apps and more. (more…)
In tutorials, web design on
5 January 2012 with 1 comment
Facebook Status/RSS Feed Tutorial
This tutorial will teach you how to place a Facebook Page’s wall status feed into an html web page using Feedburner. It’s very similar to how you would create an RSS feed for your blog. (This is not a tutorial on how to integrate a “Like Box” from Facebook, which in my opinion looks pretty clunky, and Facebook limits the amount of CSS customization since they host the CSS files themselves.) I’m not a programmer myself, but a basic knowledge of HTML and CSS is required to customize the look and feel of the feed, and an understanding of publishing html web pages is a must. The gist of this lesson is to get a Facebook Page wall’s status feed or simple RSS feed placed within a web page.
>> Click here for an example of the final. (more…)
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2 January 2012 with no comments
New year… new resolutions! Here’s a list I’d like to make public of my new year’s resolutions as a web designer. (By making it public, I’m hoping I’ll stay on track a bit more.) They are in somewhat particular order, but who knows in which order they will be completed. These may take me all year, but here’s to trying! (more…)
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20 December 2011 with no comments
NEW YORK, NY, December 13, 2011 — m.e.designlab has been selected for the 2011 Best of Hickory Award in the Web Site Design & Development category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).
The USCA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.
Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2011 USCA Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USCA and data provided by third parties.
About U.S. Commerce Association (USCA)
U.S. Commerce Association (USCA) is a New York City based organization funded by local businesses operating in towns, large and small, across America. The purpose of USCA is to promote local business through public relations, marketing and advertising.
The USCA was established to recognize the best of local businesses in their community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations, chambers of commerce and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to be an advocate for small and medium size businesses and business entrepreneurs across America.
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22 November 2011 with no comments
A colleague and I recently had a discussion around this question: What is the possibility of white-labeling WordPress to brand it as our own?
The answer she found was a plugin created and available through Video User Manuals called White Label CMS.
This is a great plugin and I think it definitely adds a nice touch to a client’s admin panel, making them feel it’s customized for them. I also like how it has an option for “Hide the nag update” which is great because it disables the “You are using WP version 3.x, please update to the latest version” which tends to throw clients into a tizzy. Using this plugin for this purpose adds an extra little step in the WordPress setup, but I think it goes a long way and is well worth the added effort. (more…)