Blog
Webitects in the Cloud-
Published on Feb 5, 2012 by Todd Reifenrath
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technology
- We've been hosting websites and email since the early days of the web. In the beginning, this was as simple as configuring physical servers connected to a dedicated internet connecti...
- E-commerce and online payments
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Published on Jan 2, 2012 by Todd Reifenrath
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technology
- Many of our client websites accept online credit card or e-check payments. Online payment may be necessary for an online store, electronic subscriptions, donations, member...
Mapping Chicago's Vacant Buildings-
Published on Oct 11, 2011 by Derek Eder
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opengov
- There are more than 14,000 reports of vacant and abandoned buildings in Chicago. Where are they? What is their status? Who is responsible? I created a building finder that explores t...
- Look at Cook: A Budget Visualization for Cook County, IL
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Published on Aug 25, 2011 by Derek Eder
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opengov
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LookAtCook.com is a budget transparency visualization for Cook County, IL displaying all county departments broken down by fund and control officer from 1993 to 2011. It was do...
Text-to-donate vs. Text-to-pledge-
Published on Feb 28, 2011 by Tahirih Klass Metzger
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mobile
- Over the last few years many non-profit organizations have changed the way that they campaign for fundraising. New strategies leverage technology trends and take advantage of the pop...
- Text-to-donate SxSW Core Conversation Preview
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Published on Feb 21, 2011 by Todd Reifenrath
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mobile
- I am excited to facilitate a core conversation at the 2011 South by Southwest Interactive (SxSWi) conference titled Text-to-Donate Fundraising for Non-Profits. This session will be S...
- Let's Recycle
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Published on Feb 4, 2011 by Derek Eder
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Recycling in Chicago is tough for a lot of people. Some are fortunate enough to live within the city's Blue Cart Program, but for the rest of us, we have to haul our recyclables to...
Mobile site or mobile app?-
Published on Nov 3, 2010 by Paul Baker
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design,
mobile
- Many people ask us, should we build a mobile website or an app? We generally suggest that clients build a mobile site first, unless there are compelling reasons to have an app.
Mobi...
Design: the in word that is now out-
Published on Sep 17, 2010 by Billy Belchev
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design
- How could anyone help but love the term ‘design?’ I certainly did. It was an in word in my line of work—implying ingenuity, inventiveness, innovation, intelligence,...
- Thoughts on SxSWi 2010 and why SxSW is like pizza
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Published on Mar 19, 2010 by Todd Reifenrath
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conference,
design,
mobile
- This was my third year attending the South by Southwest Interactive conference in Austin, Texas. The SxSW interactive conference launched in 1994 (there are also SxSW film and music...
- Book Review: Here Comes Everybody
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Published on Feb 18, 2010 by Derek Eder
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books
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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...
Books for Budding Web Developers-
Published on Jan 5, 2010 by Roman Kofman
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books
- 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...
- The future of print magazines? Only a part of it.
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Published on Dec 17, 2009 by Billy Belchev
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design
- 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...
- A DROID Convert
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Published on Dec 7, 2009 by Todd Reifenrath
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mobile
- 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...
Donation Motivation-
Published on Oct 14, 2009 by Nick Rougeux
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design
- 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...
- There's a New Mobile Site in Town
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Published on Sep 21, 2009 by Derek Eder
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mobile
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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...
- Kindled by a Kindle
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Published on Sep 3, 2009 by Todd Reifenrath
- 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...
- Webitects is presenting at Agile2009
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Published on Aug 24, 2009 by Billy Belchev
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design
- 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...
- Opportunities and potential
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Published on Aug 21, 2009 by Todd Reifenrath
- 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 ...
- Transparency and consistency: A magic formula for the web
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Published on Aug 20, 2009 by Roman Kofman
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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...
Learning from the Community-
Published on Aug 18, 2009 by Matt Ephraim
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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...
- Who uses fly-up menus?
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Published on Aug 9, 2009 by Nick Rougeux
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design
- 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...
