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It’s Not Always About the SEO
Published
04/17/2011
You can optimize the daylights out of a site… do everything right, get the content, set the architecture, get the inbound links and still this site is sitting on top of you, probably for a very good reason.
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It’s Not Always About the SEO
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JJNelsonDDS.com
Published
03/02/2011
The Client:
John J Nelson DDS has a dentistry practice that has been in Winter Park Florida for over 25 years. He is a Professional’s client of 3cStudios, who came by way of a referral from one of our existing Professional’s clients.
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JJNelsonDDS.com
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Birth Announcement! It’s a p3!
Published
02/18/2011
On February 26th 3cStudios will release our third major version of 3cPlatform – p3. This new version is a leap forward in our vision for a comprehensive, totally web based platform for managing the most important information a small or mid-sized business manages on the web.
So what’s in the latest version?
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Birth Announcement! It’s a p3!
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YOOtheme™ gets introduced to 3cPlatform™
Published
02/04/2011
3cStudios took a look at YOOtheme.com a while back, and we were immediately impressed with their creative designs and attention to detail. But until recently we hadn’t had the opportunity to use one of their designs for a client website that was powered by 3cPlatform™. It was love at first byte.
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YOOtheme™ gets introduced to 3cPlatform™
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Format Dates in SQL Server like C# and VB.net
Published
02/01/2011
Search is a big part of the functionality built into our web applications and datetime data types are one of the more difficult types to search because the data is stored differently than it is displayed. We use ASP.net and C# as part of our arsenal of development tools and many times we need to search the database in the same format as the user is seeing it. So for a while now we have been wishing there was a way to do something like this:
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Format Dates in SQL Server like C# and VB.net
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Search Engine Marketing - PPC
Published
01/14/2011
A basic explanation of Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and how a PPC ( Pay Per Click) Ad works
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Search Engine Marketing - PPC
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Information on Scum Bag Spammers
Published
12/14/2010
Our hosted websites recieve attempts from scum bag spammer trying to populate sites with profanity and/or advertisements. The most puzzling ones are the ones that try and use software to automate filling comment fields or form fields with advertising or just plain gibberish. Our internal tracking systems (AEMS) is able to log the activity and we thought others would like the information so they could do the same.
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Information on Scum Bag Spammers
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E-mail is Now Protected by 4th Amendment
Published
12/15/2010
In a decision ruled only yesterday, the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has stated that e-mail should be treated like other private forms of communication when it comes to search and seizure. That is, the authorities have no more right to ask an internet service provider to turn over your e-mail.
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E-mail is Now Protected by 4th Amendment
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Not Being Liked - Bad For Business
Published
11/28/2010
Facebook “Likes” may have seemed trivial at one point but that may be about to change, and in a big way. Google and the other major search engines have been paying attention to what social interaction and social content means to their search customers and “Likes” soon may have an impact on search results.
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Not Being Liked - Bad For Business
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Use Twitter To Fix Complaints?
Published
09/26/2010
When Tony Bosco saw mostly negative reviews about the restaurant Wow Bao, he Tweeted: "Going to 'business' dinner (at)Wow Bao. Can any1 tell me if it's going to suck as much reviews suggest."
And almost immediately he got a response from an unexpected source —
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Use Twitter To Fix Complaints?
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$2K for Your Office Computer?
Published
09/22/2010
If we offered you $2,000 for your office’s primary computer, would you take it? Nearly 98% of the people we’ve asked start off by saying sure! In today’s hardware market it could easily be replaced and you would probably end up with a better computer and a warranty.
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$2K for Your Office Computer?
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What’s New in 3cFreeStore - Sept 13, 2010
Published
09/13/2010
We have been working "one on one" with customizations and changes for each of our organizations using 3cFreeStore, and this is our first release that includes several of those features and suggestions. The new release was published on Sunday night and here is a short list of the new improvements.
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What’s New in 3cFreeStore - Sept 13, 2010
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The New 3cStudios.com
Published
09/08/2010
2010 has been a busy year for us and we continue to evolve. Both our development team and our design team convinced me that instead of developing an elaborate portfolio section on our website, why not “show off” a little and redesign our own site and incorporate all the great technology that we develop for our clients. Needless to say it wasn’t a hard sell.
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The New 3cStudios.com
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Top 15 Usability Factors For Your Website
Published
07/18/2010
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Top 15 Usability Factors For Your Website
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5 Catastrophic Web Mistakes
Published
07/06/2010
1. No Web Presence at All
2. Not Knowing Your Audience
3. Lengthy Text
4. Stale Content
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5 Catastrophic Web Mistakes
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Death of the 5-Page Website
Published
06/19/2010
Are you considering building a website for your small business? Before you dive in and create one, it’s important that you make sure what you create today can grow and change as your business does. Look at the business and not the number of pages
Jennifer Shaheen of Entrepreneur magazine nailed it on the head when she said - When you decide to build a website avoid this statement: "I want a basic five-page website to get me started.”
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Death of the 5-Page Website
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Adobe Vs. Apple: Whose Side Are You On?
Published
05/16/2010
Adobe: We Love Apple, But They're Taking Away Freedom
Adobe co-founders Chuck Geschke and John Warnock ("Our thoughts on open markets") are quoted as saying “We believe that Apple, by taking the opposite approach, has taken a step that could undermine this next chapter of the web — the chapter in which mobile devices outnumber computers, any individual can be a publisher, and content is accessed anywhere and at any time.
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Adobe Vs. Apple: Whose Side Are You On?
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Should your company be tweeting?
Published
05/10/2010
Here are some questions to consider:
- Can you articulate the company vision in 140 characters or less, minus PR puffery and cliché?
- Can you give credit to cool, innovative, or thought-provoking ideas, even if coined by someone else?
- Are you willing to listen to and engage others, even if "others" = employees, customers, or activists?
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Should your company be tweeting?
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Microsoft, Apple & Google Agree: “The Future Of The Web Is HTML5"
Published
05/03/2010
2010 is shaping up to be a big year for HTML5. Apple and Google have been advocates, and now software giant Microsoft is joining in. When Internet Explorer 9 comes out, it will support HTML5 and with its overwhelming dominance help make it common across the web (thunderous applause can actually be heard in the background if you hold the internet to your ear).
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Microsoft, Apple & Google Agree: “The Future Of The Web Is HTML5"
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How To Drive Blog Readership
Published
04/06/2010
If you have a blog then you know that the biggest challenge next to content is readers. How do you get your audience, who are bombarded by hundreds (thousands?) of messages per day, to focus on your messages?
Of course your first responsibility is providing content your audience will actually find relevant and useful. Your second responsibility is to tell them, often, that your content exists.
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How To Drive Blog Readership
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