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  • Derek Eder

    Book Review: Here Comes Everybody

    Published on Feb 18, 2010 by Derek Eder | Category: books | 0 comments

    I recently finished reading Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky. For those of you who don't know who this is, check out his amazing TED...

  • Roman Kofman

    Books for Budding Web Developers

    Published on Jan 05, 2010 by Roman Kofman | Category: books | 1 comment

    As part of our team, we have two people who have never designed a web site: Demond Drummer (Organizer) and Tahirih (TEA) Klass Metzger (Office Manager). However, since they are worki...

  • Billy Belchev

    The future of print magazines? Only a part of it.

    Published on Dec 17, 2009 by Billy Belchev | Category: design | 0 comments

    While enjoying my morning homemade espresso, I stumbled upon a video of a prototype digital magazine reader called Mag+ and dubbed by some as the future (and the savior) of print mag...

  • Todd Reifenrath

    A DROID Convert

    Published on Dec 07, 2009 by Todd Reifenrath | Category: mobile | 1 comment

    I was a Blackberry user until recently switching to a DROID. I liked the small form factor of my Blackberry Pearl but didn't like its small display or lack of applications (although...

  • Nick Rougeux

    Donation Motivation

    Published on Oct 14, 2009 by Nick Rougeux | Category: design | 0 comments

    Recently, we had the opportunity to study what motivates people to donate online the lesson we learned from the experience was invaluable. The idea A new fundraising campaign h...

  • Derek Eder

    There's a New Mobile Site in Town

    Published on Sep 21, 2009 by Derek Eder | Category: mobile | 0 comments

    Last month, we launched our first dedicated mobile site for the Council of Real Estate Brokerage Managers (CRB). The request started with a client's Board membe...

  • Todd Reifenrath

    Kindled by a Kindle

    Published on Sep 03, 2009 by Todd Reifenrath | 0 comments

    Since a young age I've been enamored with shiny new gadgets. As a kid these included Apple II computers (I often forfeited recess for screen time), the Atari 2600 (Space Invaders an...

  • Billy Belchev

    Webitects is presenting at Agile2009

    Published on Aug 24, 2009 by Billy Belchev | Category: design | 0 comments

    If you have done any Agile software development, you already know that the biggest Agile conference will be in Chicago this year. Well, we got ourselves a presentation spot at Agile2...

  • Todd Reifenrath

    Opportunities and potential

    Published on Aug 21, 2009 by Todd Reifenrath | 0 comments

    Today is my oldest son's first day of second grade -- a milestone (one noticed more by parents than children). With the new school year comes a new teacher, new classmates, and new ...

  • Roman Kofman

    Transparency and consistency: A magic formula for the web

    Published on Aug 20, 2009 by Roman Kofman | 0 comments

    Overview As Webitects gets more and more projects that call for a Web 2.0 approach, I find that my skills as a web developer transfer surprisingly well to developing online comm...

  • Matt Ephraim

    Learning from the Community

    Published on Aug 18, 2009 by Matt Ephraim | 0 comments

    A few weeks ago, I attended a community meeting in Chicago's 4th ward. The meeting, held by the Chicago 2016 Olympic Committee, was intended to provide an outlet for...

  • Nick Rougeux

    Who uses fly-up menus?

    Published on Aug 09, 2009 by Nick Rougeux | Category: design | 1 comment

    The Weather Channel apparently does. I've only seen "fly-up" menus used on one other site that would have easily qualified for Worst Website Ever years ago and was amazed when I disc...