When I was very young, the excitement of Christmas started to build some five or six weeks prior to the big day. In early November the shop windows of local retailers would be transformed from the hum drum into glittering grottos. Soon after, street bunting would appear and Christmas lights would be raised along the length and breadth of Main Street. Things just didn’t look different, they sounded different too. Christmas carollers singing the likes of ‘God Rest You Weary Gentlemen’ and ‘Silent Night’, put the final perfecting touches to the transformation. Read more...
When your web site needs to uniquely identify its users, creating a simple authentication system often ends up being a chore. You have to create an inviting registration process as well as store and check passwords.
Even if you make your best effort to streamline the registration, there will always be users who decide to move along, opting out of your web site.
Why? Well, when it comes to registration, most of us on the Internet are just burned out. We’ve all had our fair share of forms asking us for names, birthdays, passwords and mother’s maiden names (or your favourite pet).
Thankfully, we have OpenID to improve conversion rates and ensure that users follow through to their unique experience on your web site. Read more...
In this video blog Matthew talks about the current state of the social media industry, why it’s important to have a plan and goals when engaging in social media marketing for your business, and why social media management is most effective when handled in-house.
I have been talking to a lot of people regarding the big question in Winnipeg – what will they name the Winnipeg NHL team? Here are a few reasons why the team should be called the Winnipeg Jets: Read more...
It’s rare that a project passes by my desk at The Web Shop that couldn’t benefit from the use of external resources. Whether that might be inspiration, stock photography, an icon pack, or an interesting color swatch, I’m all for utilizing available resources. In this post I’d like to highlight my top 5, enjoy! Read more...
