April 11, 2013
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We’re strong proponents of the “content is king” mantra for higher ed websites. But, if reading our content is cumbersome on smaller screens will we miss an opportunity to make a connection? Enter responsive design. It’s new. It’s exciting. You … Continue reading
November 9, 2012
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…to do a lot of things, actually. But I’m thinking about what goes into presenting a unified web presence. On a site of over 50,000 pages. Maintained by nearly 1000 web editors. One piece of this puzzle is training. Since … Continue reading
September 13, 2012
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So you’ve set up the framework for your page, placing it in the appropriate spot on your site, giving it a readable URL and meaningful title, and filling in the description metatag. Next we will take a look at what … Continue reading
September 11, 2012
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We started with a quick overview of what Google says to concentrate on in your search rankings (do what’s best for your visitors) and how the W&M site search works. Now let’s move on to your actual web pages in … Continue reading
September 7, 2012
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There is no magic bullet for getting your site ranked highly in Google’s (or any other search engine’s) search results. However, there are a handful of best practices that can help you make your pages more relevant to users and … Continue reading
September 4, 2012
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Creative Services can celebrate a successful year of design, videography, illustration and photography according to the University and College Designers Association (UCDA). In its 42nd annual design competition, judges evaluated over 1,100 entries, awarding only 163. Creative Services is proud … Continue reading
July 12, 2012
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You’ve asked and we’ve responded! Cascade listboxes can now display RSS feeds and Twitter as well as the show the latest events from the W&M Event system. Pulling in an RSS feed is a great way to highlight the latest … Continue reading
June 21, 2012
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Folks from Creative Services and Information Technology have been working over the last several months to create a suitable replacement for the portal technology that sat behind myWM. We realized the need to require a login to a page of … Continue reading
June 14, 2012
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We are excited to announce that the W&M School of Education launched their mobile site today (http://m.education.wm.edu/) joining VIMS, the Law School and the main W&M site. The goals for each of these new mobile sites are to offer a quick and easy way to … Continue reading
June 7, 2012
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The W&M Law School launched their mobile site today (http://m.law.wm.edu/), joining VIMS and the main W&M site. If you are on a mobile device and visit the Law School homepage you can: see upcoming events and the latest news find people using the directory … Continue reading