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No screen left behind: Creating a digital experience for multiple devices

http://www.teehanlax.com/blog/no-screen-left-behind-creating-a-digital-experience-for-multiple-devices/
There is a growing need to support any and all screen sizes and devices. This article takes a look at the options we have to consider and makes a very important note, there is no right answer to the problem, but there are a multitude of solutions to consider and explore.

 

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HigherSites Weekly Web Roundup

A collection of stories we’ve been reading over the last week. You can keep up-to-date with the stories we find by following us on twitter @highersites.

Hands on live demo of Siri

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2odHjevn8Q

We were sceptical of Siri at first, but this live demo at the Apple event does make it look pretty awesome; but we’ll wait to see how many people actually use it in the real world. Continue reading

HigherSites Weekly Web Roundup

This is a quick roundup of things we have been reading recently here in the office.

Adobe Acquires Typekit

http://blog.typekit.com/2011/10/03/adobe-acquires-typekit/

Typekit is a site that allows you to use web fonts on your own website. We have used it ourselves on NextGenCel, Spindlewood Lodges, Wessex Audio Visual and Life Skills Direct and the acquisition by Adobe could bridge the gap in using web fonts offline for designing pages in PhotoShop or Fireworks as well as publishing fonts you choose yourself. Continue reading

HigherSites moves offices

As part of joining forces with Cardstream, HigherSites has adopted a new home. Our new offices based on the Blackbrook Business Park in Taunton are large, open plan and… air conditioned! We have plenty of space for holding meetings and will ensure it’ll be the ideal home for our planned future expansion!

Feel free to drop in for a chat any time, and offer some opinion on the eclectic decor…

Our new address is:
York House
Blackbrook Park Avenue
Taunton TA1 2PX

Telephone 01823 44 44 42

HigherSites joins forces with Cardstream

For the past 2 years HigherSites has been part of The Mostly Media Group. While this has been a rewarding relationship beneficial to both companies, a recent opportunity to partner with Cardstream, a leading online payment gateway, brought with it opportunities that everybody felt couldn’t be ignored.

Who are Cardstream?

Cardstream are a global payment gateway offering excellent online payment processing with industry leading security and the UK’s lowest rates. For more information about the Cardstream company and their services, please visit www.cardstream.com

Does this affect me as a client of HigherSites?

In short, no. HigherSites will continue to operate as before, but with all the improvements our new relationship brings. The only real major difference is the new location…

How do I get to number one in Google?

This is the question that every website owner asks me and the one to which there is no straightforward easy answer. My dad always used to impress upon me that you can’t get something for nothing. Google is the same. You want a top rank, you’re going to have to put in some effort. Quick fixes invariably don’t work.

Here’s how I answer the impossible question: “How do I get to number one in Google?” Continue reading

Is SEO dead?

The Internet. It’s a changing beast. I look back fondly on the days where META Keywords held the key to unlock search engine success. I would finish a website, tap in some keywords and submit it to HotBot, Infoseek et al, check the rankings a few minutes later, re-tweak the keywords, re-submit, and then check again. Heck, it was possible to get anything to the top of the search engines within a few hours. Things have moved on.

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