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Blog 04
Web Solutions for the $0 Budget
This post is for all those clients with the best intentions and no funding. There are many existing, online resources
where you can get your content online, and in many cases, it's absolutely free.
Beginner Resources
SiteKreator - You can instantly design, build and host a fully-branded website for personal or business use.
Weebly - With Weebly you can create a fully branded website using a drag and drop interface, and change your design any time.
Zinadoo - Lets you create and share a mobile website.
CreataPlace - Create a professional portfolio website without programming. And it's affordable.
freewebs - Fast and easy website creator with hundreds of available templates and customizable widgets.
Wufoo - Online form builder with full CSS and XHTML integration.
formspring - Another online form builder. This one lets you get all of the form submissions through an RSS feed or single spreadsheet instead of hundreds of emails.
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Adam LaVail
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Blog 03
Website Ownership
A man hired a web designer to build out some pages, and make some updates to an existing site. When the designer was finished, the client refused to pay, and changed the password to the server, so the web designer couldn't log in and take down the pages he'd created. I guess the designer took the client to court, and the client ended up with a 4th degree felony for criminal fraud.
The recent opinion from the New Mexico Supreme Court upheld the ruling from the District Court that, unless otherwise specifically stated in the initial contract, a website is the property of the author, and not the client who commissioned the site. The main justification was the author of the code owns the copyright to it (unless specifically given away), and, since it is the code which lends value to the website (and not the domain name, or the hosting, etc...), that value constitutes ownership of the site itself. The client only receives an implied license to use the copyrighted material.
Meridiansix doesn't take such a hard line with our clients. Here is the position from our own FAQ.
6. Who owns the work?
You do. The website, identity, or print design we create for you is yours. All published/posted files are the exclusive property of the client. Meridiansix only retains ownership of source files that were used to create the final product. We do not require our clients to purchase or participate in any proprietary software–we don't believe in it.
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Pete Reilly
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Blog 02
Love 2.0
It's still in beta but it's running pretty smooth...
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Adam LaVail
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Blog 01
Google's Socialstream
I'm like most people who think Google is great, then get a nervous twitch in my belly. The reality of Google's trustworthiness probably lays between their slogan, "Don't be evil," and the old adage, "Power corrupts." My secret desire is to have Google give me access to the content of every book ever written— for free. Is that so wrong?
In the world of social media, MySpace is an ugly dumpster and Facebook is the new king. It only made sense that Google tried its hand in this new mega-meta-market. They paired up with Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute, and developed a refined understanding. View their results here.
Even with a cursory look through the demo video, it appears they've got some forward thinking and strong programming. It's greatest application will be in its ability to be utilized as a baseline platform other communities; turn-key functionality that widely integrated across multiple websites. This would empower smaller enterprises to engage social media meaningfully at a fraction of otherwise large startup costs and delays.
How does it look? Meh... It ain't Apple ; )
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Adam Lavail
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