Monthly Archives: February 2012

West Coast Group Benefits Gets More Control of Their Site with a Move to WordPress

Wordpress San Diego

Like many businesses, West Coast Group Benefits had a well functioning website capable of handling all of their online needs. However, also like many businesses, West Coast wanted more control over their site’s content – not only to change bits and pieces here and there, but to have the ability to add entire pages or sections, without the need for advanced technical knowledge or hiring a San Diego web development company – like us. The benefits of WordPress go well beyond it’s user friendly interface and continuous improvements through it’s open source framework; it can also be a useful tool for supporting search engine optimization (SEO) initiatives.

By David Lussky on February 16, 2012
Categories: Develop

Valentine’s Day Google Doodle

Happy V-Day, everybody. I wore my Valentine’s Day colorscheme catshirt. What are you doing today?

By Alex Chousmith on February 14, 2012
Categories: Culture, Design

Social Media Explained

Came across this today and had to share!

By Megan Ayala on February 6, 2012
Categories: Market

2012 Super Bowl Commercials

For some people the best part of watching the big game is seeing all the hilarious commercials advertisers come up with. Although there wasn’t anything too over the top, there were definitely some funny moments, including my personal favorite… M&M’S “It’s That Kind of Party” ad. Thanks to Ad Age, you can watch all of the spots that ran nationally during the game – all in one place.

By David Lussky on February 6, 2012
Categories: Press/News

Ninthlink (Re)Launches CareConscious.com: A Resource for Helping Family Caregivers

There are currently more than 60 million family caregivers in the US – a number which is sure to rise as the amount of baby boomers requiring care increases – while the amount of professional caregivers available continues to decrease. About the same time we launched the site, CNN published an article about the many challenges faced by such family caregivers.

The caregiving burden (for lack of a better word) oftentimes falls on families and indviduals that aren’t emotionally, physically, or financially prepared to deal with being a caregiver – leading people to become stressed & less productive in their own lives; all of which present a new set of challenges.

Enter CareConscious, a company whose mission is to help people in a similar situation get help with difficult decisions, uncover the financial, legal and emotional traps that threaten caregivers, and get direct access to the right resources.

By David Lussky on February 6, 2012
Categories: Design, Develop

Things You Can’t Do In IE8

It is February of the year two thousand and twelve, and while overall web stats claim that older Internet Explorer versions account for only ~ 15% of web traffic, the reality for your business could be quite different. What if you are looking to update your (company’s) website for the new year, but find that the majority of your visitors have not updated their web browsers in the past year (IE9 was released on 3/14/11)? While it may be true that with enough diligence, you can get IE6 – IE8 to do just about everything that modern browsers can do, there are a few things, specifically when working in CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), that can really throw a wrench in the works. Here are some CSS pitfalls to be sure and avoid: READ MORE

By Alex Chousmith on February 3, 2012
Categories: Tips, Develop

Artist David Choe Collabs With Mr. Zuckerberg

Not only is David Choe known for doing amazingly off the wall crazy cool things with his artistic talent, he is now worth 200 million in facebook stock. Not bad for doing what you love and being fully expressed. Much love to artists that live by their own means and get paid like rock stars. Also check out his show called “Thumbs Up“