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Academic Law & Policy Journal Launches New Website

Academic Law & Policy Journal Launches New Website

08 August 2010

URL: www.jnslp.com Based in Sacramento, California, and co-sponsored by the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism in Syracuse, NY, this unique academic journal has launched its first website featuring a full archive of past content. The website features imbedded PDF viewers for past journal articles, imbedded RSS feeds, an online subscription form, and an integrated [...]

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Research Center Launches New Dynamic Website

Research Center Launches New Dynamic Website

08 August 2010

URL: insct.syr.edu The Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) at Syracuse University launched its first dynamic CMS-based website this week after a 6-month design and develop process. Working closely with the Maxwell Schools ICT staff for some technical requirements, the new site has many improved features, including: a commercial CMS known as Ektron that [...]

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New website for Dr. Audrey Kurth Cronin’s book: “How Terrorism Ends”

New website for Dr. Audrey Kurth Cronin’s book: “How Terrorism Ends”

02 April 2010

Dr. Audrey Kurth Cronin, a scholar associated with the National War College and Oxford University, was in need of a simple, elegant website to feature her new book, How Terrorism Ends. In addition to reviews, audio interviews and publications associated with her book, Dr. Cronin also wanted to display her research data, containing variables for [...]

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New Website Launched for Professional Scholar – It Slides, Fades and More!

New Website Launched for Professional Scholar – It Slides, Fades and More!

17 February 2010

URL: www.georgeemitchell.com This sharp, dynamic website powered by the free content-management system Joomla! presents a professional, clean look for PhD candidate George E. Mitchell. This website includes a state of the art administrative side to allow George to add and edit content from anywhere he has Internet access. Additional features include: a contact form for [...]

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New Website Launched for Idaho State Senator Nicole LeFavour

New Website Launched for Idaho State Senator Nicole LeFavour

26 January 2010

URL: http://www.4idaho.org Background: Six years ago I designed candidate Nicole LeFavour’s website as she was running in her first primary for the Idaho District 19 House seat.  She is now a State Senator in the same district. I volunteered six years ago to design her website (it’s my way contributing to political campaigns that I [...]

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Network Solutions Websites Suffer Wide-Spread Hack

Network Solutions Websites Suffer Wide-Spread Hack

19 January 2010

Diplomatic row between Israel and Turkey may have sparked the cyber attack, which has targeted a large number of Israeli and Western websites This weekend an unknown number of websites hosted by the widely-used Network Solutions hosting provider were “hacked” by a group claiming support for the Palestinian cause. Websites that were targeted had their [...]

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Marketing for nonprofits with zero ad dollars

Marketing for nonprofits with zero ad dollars

10 January 2010

Having worked for a number of non-profits over the years, I’m no longer surprised when there is no budget for advertising. It’s a blessing when leadership understands the importance of branding, design and the value of outreach. But even when you have great leadership, there is still little room in a non-profit budget for advertising. [...]

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Best Grunge Design Resources

Best Grunge Design Resources

21 December 2009

I’ve been looking around for great textures, abstract and stylish fonts for grunge designs and have found the following links for fonts, grunge backgrounds, Illustrator and Photoshop brushes to be helpful! Grunge Fonts The master of all posts on Grunge fonts: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/100-great-abstract-and-grunge-fonts/ Grunge Textures and Backgrounds The definitive sources: http://www.grungetextures.com/ http://www.textureking.com/index.php/category/grunge Grunge Brushes for Illustrator [...]

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An Introduction to Promoting Your Non-Profit on the Web

07 December 2009

When consulting with a new nonprofit client on their online marketing efforts, I usually list a few very simple steps they can take that will go a long way toward improving their strategy. Here’s some guidance I recently gave to a major university undergoing a website and online marketing overhaul: 1. Apply for a Google [...]

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Joomla Resources for Beginners

03 December 2009

Since I’m just starting out with Joomla, I thought I’d collect some of the best resources I’ve found along the way for my own future reference. Perhaps these links will come in handy for others as well. Please feel free to send me your own. Reference Books: Joomla! 1.5: A User’s Guide, 2nd Ed., June [...]

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