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IMSafer. IM Monitoring for your kids.

written by Dave Merwin
Tuesday, January 9, 2007

Instant Message monitoring. Help protect your kids while they go about their on-line lives.

Meet the creators in an interview with Robert Scoble. If this is a topic you are concerned with, YOU NEED TO WATCH THIS INTERVIEW. They discuss chat, IM, MySpace and more.

John Edwards on the Web

written by Dave Merwin
Thursday, December 28, 2006

Senator Edwards has been very purposeful in using the web as a platform for getting his message out. Politics aside, I really like what I see. His team does a very good job selling the man and the message. Here is a quick top five of what he is doing well:

Does Your Site Have Copy?

written by stephen.h
Wednesday, October 26, 2005

A List Apart: Articles: Attack of the Zombie Copy
Attack of the Zombie Copy
Does your site have copy? Of course it does, otherwise what is the point? Go read this article. It gave me chills.

Telling a Story

written by stephen.h
Wednesday, July 27, 2005

This post on churchmarketingsucks.com tells a very common tale.
I agree with what Kevin is saying, and I would take it one step further.
I believe that the word “marketing” has become a catch phrase that has lost it’s meaning. Any time you talk about the church, you are marketing. That article that churchmarketingsucks.com refers to was […]

Engaging or Yelling

written by Dave Merwin
Wednesday, July 13, 2005

A co-worker and I were discussing an odd concept this morning. The company that I work for most of the time has a time of fellowship over breakfast every Wednesday morning.

Top 10 Things to Consider in Useability Design

written by stephen.h
Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Heuristics for User Interface Design
Designing your church’s website or database tools? This is a good article on some things to think about. Brought to you by Jacob Nielson, the usability guru.
From the site:
The system should speak the users’ language, with words, phrases and concepts familiar to the user, rather than system-oriented terms. Follow real-world conventions, […]

Do We Even Need a Website?

written by Dave Merwin
Monday, July 11, 2005

One thing that I do not hear discussed is the reasons why you even need a website. In my consulting work, I will frequently ask if the client is sure that they need a website.

What we feel, What they feel

written by stephen.h
Friday, July 8, 2005

Recently I introduced my son to a fine tradition in my family, Field & Stream. This tradition has been passed from father to son for generations. It is a glorious and rich tradition of teaching the younger generations to be connected to sporting and an encouragement to take part.

Recently I introduced my son to a […]

Church Signs

written by stephen.h
Sunday, April 17, 2005

Church Marketing Sucks: ‘Hell-Bound Pope’ Sign Not a Good Idea
First of all… Introducing churchmarketingsucks.com. It is a good site and will be added to our links shortly. Usually very well written.
I have wanted to do a project for some time that builds a visual catalog of all the different church signs and how bad they […]

How to Design a Site

written by Dave Merwin
Friday, April 15, 2005

Digital Web Magazine - Creating a Site Design Plan

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