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How One Little Girl Built an Empire Have you seen the Susie’s Lemonade commercial from Verizon? Even though this commercial has been running for over a month, I still haven’t tired of it. But you have to understand this in context—I rarely sit through commercials. I am that channel-surfing guy you can’t stand to watch…
Every so often I read studies that were performed to survey the amount of effort businesses put into their online marketing. I am still astounded at the lack of resources being directed into the web, especially by small businesses. Research I’ve seen shows that up to 15% of small businesses don’t even have a website!…
Normally I Blog about industry-heavy topics and techno-stuff. So while I could be writing about the fact that your phone provider is documenting your every movement with your GPS, I was inspired instead to do something a little different this time around. Earlier this week I attended a presentation, and the presenter is obviously…
Yesterday the Webtivity Team was discussing the security vulnerabilities that have plagued the Joomla! CMS since its introduction. We have never felt comfortable recommending Joomla! as suitable website platform because of this. I regularly monitor the Security Blogs for any exploits pertaining to popular Web Applications, and I hadn’t seen a major security vulnerability to…
Preparing for the Rebound Today I had the pleasure of presenting a workshop to a talented group of real estate professionals at the MAR Tech Tune-Up Conference. Part of what I really love about my job is meeting new people who work in various industries, come from different backgrounds, and look at the world from…
Honest SEO Tactics Prevail Over the past month the SEO world has been abuzz and industry tacticians have been watching closely to determine how recent changes to the Google algorithm will shape search results. We have noticed significant changes to our clients’ rankings over the past month, which are discussed below. One of the major…
Recent Google Changes Address Hacked Websites While doing research for a client I came across a Google result that would send chills up my spine if I were the website owner. The screenshot at right shows a Google result page where the top result has been flagged by Google as being “compromised“. If you look…
Mobile Websites vs. Mobile Applications At the time of this posting smartphones make up almost a quarter of the total mobile marketshare, and growth is accelerating blindingly. As smartphones continue to increase in popularity we increasingly receive questions about mobile applications–you’ve probably heard Apple’s trademarked tagline, “There’s an app for that.” With the popularity of…
Webtivity Projects Featured on PageDown’s Website What a pleasant surprise when we received a call from a company in California that was researching shopping cart solutions. One of the owner’s colleagues recommended looking into the PDshop shopping cart, a solution Webtivity has used for several of our clients over the years. When he arrived on…
Your Security is at Risk! Your computer and network are very similar to your car. To keep it running properly and safely, you have to make sure it is maintained. At the basic level you should at least be sure you keep your Operating System (e.g., Windows), web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer) and Internet Security…