Posts tagged as "conference"

Posted by admin on 1st March 2010

A Different Conference Experience

Today I attended an “emarketng” conference hosted by the city’s major college – by their business school actually – which I suppose would be the nearest local competitor to where I work. 
I’ve never felt so alone! So helpless! The opening keynote by Mitch Joel was fantastic, bang-on and inspiring.  It home when he described his [...]

Posted by Melissa on 5th October 2009

#heweb09 Increasing Web Usability (with or without a redesign)

Notes from #heweb09 presentation – visit http://2009.highedweb.org for abstract & podcast.
Eye Tracking
poynterextra.org/eyetrack2004/hp7.htm > part of an eye tracking study > this is how fast people are looking through your pages.
users will spent at approximately 10 – 15 seconds scanning your site before clicking away – consume about 20%
F Pattern or Golden Triangle (piece of pizza [...]

Posted by Melissa on 28th July 2009

eduWEB 2009: "Web Content Provider 101 — When Knowing How to Type Just Isn’t Enough"

Presenter: Terri Vaughan, Web Customer Support Specialist, Clemson University
Abstract:
Are you one of the lucky individuals who provide support for your organization’s Web content providers who have little, if any, Web experience? Does your organization think typing and word processing skills are all that are needed to be a Web content expert? Is the “Webmaster” role [...]

Posted by Melissa on 21st July 2009

eduWEB 2009: "I can do THAT with Google?" by @bradjward, blue fuego

Presenter: Brad J Ward, CEO – Blue Fuego
Abstract: I will walk through many of Google’s services and products and show attendees how they can use them to increase productivity within their workplace as well as provide a better experience for their website visitors.Sites featured include, but are not limited to, Google Docs, Maps, Alerts, Webmaster [...]

Posted by Melissa on 21st July 2009

eduWEB 2009: William & Mary Redesign Presentation

Notes from presentation …
I’m very excited about this presentation – even their ppt is pretty!

Intro:

W&M was working from a design that was 9 years old
Spent about 4 months pre-planning, then RFP and selected mStoner
Partnership with mStoner was citical to project’s success

The mStoner Essence: (Redesign Strategy)

Discovery
Strategy Development
Content Creation
Design + Testing
Technology pecifications
Implementation + Launch
Constant Communication

Plus signs [...]