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The Quick and Dirty Guide to Managing a Legacy System: Top 10 Things to Know

December 3, 2015 by radii

If you work in IT, or even in a department that is associated with IT, at some point you may be asked to take over a website or web application that you had no part in managing. You may have been in grade school for all that matters when it was installed, but somehow this landed on your plate and you are the go to person when it comes to the site questions. Even if it does not work the way the current world works, it may look like some hideous attempt at something leading edge. So congratulations--you are the proud new owner of a “Legacy Website"!

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User Experience: Storytelling by Design

November 9, 2015 by radii

Stories may be the single most powerful way to convey an idea to another human being. At its most fundamental, it's not only how we learn about the world around us, it's how we interpret it and teach it to others. Metaphors and descriptions spark understanding in a way that plain-and-dry data never can. But although Story itself is rarely disputed as a powerful way to educate and humanize tedious subjects, it's often overlooked as a method to improve the user experience of websites today.

For the web industry, storytelling by design is a growing interest of many designers. But why? Do cookie-cutter websites really leave anything left to be desired? And moreover, can storytelling by design have a practical purpose beyond subjective aesthetics?

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4 Golden Rules for a Really Successful Trade Show

March 17, 2015 by Radii

It’s Trade Show Season; this year, you want your marketing dollars to count. From experience, you know that generating qualified leads at a Trade Show isn’t accomplished from just showing up. So what are the must-do’s when planning for an event?

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3 Reasons Why Your Business Needs to Blog in 2015

February 20, 2015 by Radii

There has been lots of buzz recently declaring the death of the blog. It’s time to ring in the New Year and see why blogging is still the one most important thing businesses must do to boost their online presence in 2015.

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