Cicada Gallery http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog1.php en-US-utf8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 College Collage http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog7.php/2009/09/09/college-collage Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:17:53 +0000 Sue Waite-Langley Blog Design 42@http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/ <p><a href="http://www.collegecollage.net"><img class="postphoto" src="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/collegecollage.png" alt="CollegeCollage.net" /></a></p> <p>This pro bono project was a simple blog set-up for a college student who is participating in a one-year internship in blogging and social media. Although the template was designed by <a href="http://www.freewebsitetemplates.com/preview/architecture/">FreeWebsiteTemplates.com</a> it was modified to the student's specifications for the types of information she wanted to have included on the site and then coded for the b2evo blog platform. It is comprised of five inter-related blogs presented in a semi-magazine style format. This particular design was chosen <a href="http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog7.php/2009/09/09/college-collage#more42">Read more &raquo;</a><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog7.php/2009/09/09/college-collage">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> CollegeCollage.net

This pro bono project was a simple blog set-up for a college student who is participating in a one-year internship in blogging and social media. Although the template was designed by FreeWebsiteTemplates.com it was modified to the student's specifications for the types of information she wanted to have included on the site and then coded for the b2evo blog platform. It is comprised of five inter-related blogs presented in a semi-magazine style format. This particular design was chosen Read more »

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]]> http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog7.php/2009/09/09/college-collage#comments http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog7.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=42 Creative Tutors International http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog7.php/2009/09/09/creative-tutors-international Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:20:37 +0000 Sue Waite-Langley Redesign 41@http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/ <p><img class="postphoto" src="/Images/ctfranchisesnip.png" alt="CreativeTutorsInternational.com" width="92" height="300" />Recently I was approached by the owner of Creative Tutors International, Inc. She had originally hosted the franchise website for her company as a subweb on her <a href="http://creativetutors.com">master site</a>. Besides being difficult to maintain as a subweb, she was not getting the sort of traffic she had originally hoped for and wanted the site moved to its own domain with appropriate links between the master site and the franchise opportunity site. She also wanted some serious revisions made. </p> <p><strong><em>The amount of information originally included as part of the site was to be drastically edited, rewritten, and reduced.</em></strong> It was her feeling that the sheer volume of information was overwhelming.<a href="http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog7.php/2009/09/09/creative-tutors-international#more41">Read more &raquo;</a><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog7.php/2009/09/09/creative-tutors-international">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> CreativeTutorsInternational.comRecently I was approached by the owner of Creative Tutors International, Inc. She had originally hosted the franchise website for her company as a subweb on her master site. Besides being difficult to maintain as a subweb, she was not getting the sort of traffic she had originally hoped for and wanted the site moved to its own domain with appropriate links between the master site and the franchise opportunity site. She also wanted some serious revisions made. 

The amount of information originally included as part of the site was to be drastically edited, rewritten, and reduced. It was her feeling that the sheer volume of information was overwhelming.Read more »

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]]> http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog7.php/2009/09/09/creative-tutors-international#comments http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog7.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=41 Make Your Top Tweet Count! http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog6.php/make-your-top-tweet-count Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:35:33 +0000 Sue Waite-Langley Twitter 40@http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/ <p>I just finished reading <a href="http://technmarketing.com/web/5-ways-to-guarantee-you-wont-get-followed-back-on-twitter/">5 Ways to Guarantee You Won't Get Followed Back on Twitter</a>. Steps one through four were typical and common sense ideas. But number five was a zinger and I imagine I'm not the only person who hasn't thought of this concept. Everyone knows the old adage that "you only get one chance to make a first impression". In today's world of social networking it seems that we must also strive to always make a good "last impression" as well. To quote...<a href="http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog6.php/make-your-top-tweet-count#more40">Read more &raquo;</a><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog6.php/make-your-top-tweet-count">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> I just finished reading 5 Ways to Guarantee You Won't Get Followed Back on Twitter. Steps one through four were typical and common sense ideas. But number five was a zinger and I imagine I'm not the only person who hasn't thought of this concept. Everyone knows the old adage that "you only get one chance to make a first impression". In today's world of social networking it seems that we must also strive to always make a good "last impression" as well. To quote...Read more »

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]]> http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog6.php/make-your-top-tweet-count#comments http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog6.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=40 The 5 Fastest Ways To Get "Unfollowed" and Generally Ignored on Twitter http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog6.php/the-5-fastest-ways-to-get-unfollowed-and-generally-ignored-on-twitter Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:50:17 +0000 Sue Waite-Langley Twitter 39@http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/ <p><a href="http://joyoftech.com"></a></p> <p><img class="postphoto" src="/Images/hare.png" alt="Hare Krishna vs. Apple joyoftech.com" width="92" height="300" /></p> <p>...at least by me.</p> <p>There are hundreds of posts written about Twitter etiquette and all of the myriad ins and outs of being followed by an ever expanding circle of, well, followers. People honestly, we're not in high school anymore and the number of people following you truly does not reflect your popularity so it's probably not a good idea to measure your self image by the number in the followers column. Which brings me to the first of five surefire ways to get me to unfollow you.<a href="http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog6.php/the-5-fastest-ways-to-get-unfollowed-and-generally-ignored-on-twitter#more39">Read more &raquo;</a><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog6.php/the-5-fastest-ways-to-get-unfollowed-and-generally-ignored-on-twitter">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>

Hare Krishna vs. Apple joyoftech.com

...at least by me.

There are hundreds of posts written about Twitter etiquette and all of the myriad ins and outs of being followed by an ever expanding circle of, well, followers. People honestly, we're not in high school anymore and the number of people following you truly does not reflect your popularity so it's probably not a good idea to measure your self image by the number in the followers column. Which brings me to the first of five surefire ways to get me to unfollow you.Read more »

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]]> http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog6.php/the-5-fastest-ways-to-get-unfollowed-and-generally-ignored-on-twitter#comments http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog6.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=39 Twitter Skin | Portfolio http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog7.php/2009/08/17/twitter-skin-portfolio Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:16:08 +0000 Sue Waite-Langley Twitter Skins 38@http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/ <p>Cicada Gallery can design a skin for your Twitter page to your specifications or to match an existing site.</p> <div class="thumbnail"><a title="&lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/addisoncounty&quot;&gt;Addison County, Vermont&lt;/a&gt; Regional Genealogy Research" rel="lightbox[twitter]" href="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/twitteraddison.png"><img class="style1" src="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/thumbtwitteraddison.png" alt="" width="100" height="100" /></a> <a title="&lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/akplaycare&quot;&gt;Adventure Kids Playcare&lt;/a&gt; Corporate Twitter" rel="lightbox[twitter]" href="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/twitterakp.png"><img class="style1" src="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/thumbtwitterakp.png" alt="" width="100" height="100" /></a> <a title="&lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/chloelangley&quot;&gt;Chloe Langley&lt;/a&gt; Personal Twitter" rel="lightbox[twitter]" href="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/twitterchloe.png"><img class="style1" src="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/thumbtwitterchloe.png" alt="" width="100" height="100" /></a> <a title="&lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/overcoffee&quot;&gt;Over Coffee&lt;/a&gt; Personal Twitter" rel="lightbox[twitter]" href="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/twittercoffee.png"><img class="style1" src="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/thumbtwittercoffee.png" alt="" width="100" height="100" /></a> <a title="&lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/janctfounder&quot;&gt;Creative Tutors&lt;/a&gt; Corporate Twitter using new personality brand concept." rel="lightbox[twitter]" href="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/twitterct.png"><img class="style1" src="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/thumbtwitterct.png" alt="" width="100" height="100" /></a> <a title="&lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/giftsnc&quot;&gt;GIFTSNC&lt;/a&gt; Not-for-profit Corporate Twitter" rel="lightbox[twitter]" href="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/twittergifts.png"><img class="style1" src="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/thumbtwittergifts.png" alt="" width="100" height="100" /></a> <a title="&lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/lebzzzzz&quot;&gt;leBzzzzz&lt;/a&gt; Professional Networking Twitter" rel="lightbox[twitter]" href="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/twitterlebzzzzz.png"><img class="style1" src="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/thumbtwitterlebzzzzz.png" alt="" width="100" height="100" /></a> <a title="&lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/swaitela&quot;&gt;Sue Waite-Langley&lt;/a&gt; Personal Twitter" rel="lightbox[twitter]" href="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/twitterswaitela.png"><img class="style1" src="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/thumbtwitterswaitela.png" alt="" width="100" height="100" /></a> <a title="&lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/tessalangley&quot;&gt;Tessa Langley&lt;/a&gt; Personal Twitter" rel="lightbox[twitter]" href="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/twittertessa.png"><img class="style1" src="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/thumbtwittertessa.png" alt="" width="100" height="100" /></a> <a title="&lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/timmystutor&quot;&gt;Timmy's Tutor&lt;/a&gt; Twitter site developed for launch of new corporate personality brand launch." rel="lightbox[twitter]" href="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/twittertimmy.png"><img class="style1" src="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/thumbtwittertimmy.png" alt="" width="100" height="100" /></a> <a title="&lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/waitegenealogy&quot;&gt;Waite Genealogy Research Forum&lt;/a&gt; Family Genealogy Research" rel="lightbox[twitter]" href="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/twitterwaite.png"><img class="style1" src="http://cicadagallery.net/Images/thumbtwitterwaite.png" alt="" width="100" height="100" /></a></div><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog7.php/2009/08/17/twitter-skin-portfolio">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Cicada Gallery can design a skin for your Twitter page to your specifications or to match an existing site.

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]]> http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog7.php/2009/08/17/twitter-skin-portfolio#comments http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog7.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=38 Redesign | Portfolio http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog7.php/2009/08/16/redesign-portfolio Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:38:39 +0000 Sue Waite-Langley Redesign 37@http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/ <p>Cicada Gallery can redesign an existing website or blog to your specifications.</p> <div class="thumbnail"><a title="&lt;a href=&quot;http://ct4k.com&quot;&gt;Creative Learning 4 Kids&lt;/a&gt; Redesign and recoding of corporate not for profit website. Creation of matching blog." rel="lightbox[redesign]" href="/Images/CT4k.png"><img class="style1" src="/Images/ct4kthumb.png" alt="" width="100" height="71" /></a> <a title="&lt;a href=&quot;http://creativetutors.com&quot;&gt;Creative Tutors&lt;/a&gt; Redesign and recoding of corporate website. Creation of matching blogs for each franchise owner. Design of Twitter skin to reflect the new corporate personality brand." rel="lightbox[redesign]" href="/Images/creativetutors.png"><img class="style1" src="/Images/creativetutorsthumb.png" alt="" width="100" height="71" /></a> <a title="&lt;a href=&quot;http://diagnosticlearningservices.com&quot;&gt;Diagnostic Learning Services&lt;/a&gt; Redesign and recoding of corporate website. Creation of matching blog. Logo design." rel="lightbox[redesign]" href="/Images/dls.png"></a> <a title="&lt;a href=&quot;http://waitegenealogy.org&quot;&gt;Waite Genealogy Research Forum&lt;/a&gt; Surname genealogy research website with matching blog." rel="lightbox[redesign]" href="/Images/wgrf1.png"><img class="style1" src="/Images/wgrfthumb.png" alt="" width="100" height="71" /></a></div><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog7.php/2009/08/16/redesign-portfolio">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Cicada Gallery can redesign an existing website or blog to your specifications.

 

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]]> http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog7.php/2009/08/16/redesign-portfolio#comments http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog7.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=37 Website Design | Portfolio http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog7.php/2009/08/16/website-design-portfolio Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:34:21 +0000 Sue Waite-Langley Website Design 36@http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/ <div class="thumbnail">Cicada Gallery can design a website for you to your specifications.</div> <div class="thumbnail"><br /></div> <div class="thumbnail"><a title="&lt;a href=&quot;http://amandasdance.com&quot;&gt;Amanda's Dance Express&lt;/a&gt; Corporate website for dance studio with matching blog." rel="lightbox[website]" href="/Images/adx.png"><img class="style1" src="/Images/adxthumb.png" alt="" width="100" height="71" /></a> <a title="&lt;a href=&quot;http://chloelangley.com&quot;&gt;Chloe Langley&lt;/a&gt; Professional resume site with matching Twitter skin." rel="lightbox[website]" href="/Images/cel.png"><img class="style1" src="/Images/chloelangleythumb.png" alt="" width="100" height="71" /></a> <a title="&lt;a href=&quot;http://giftsnc.org&quot;&gt;GIFTSNC&lt;/a&gt; Corporate website for not for profit company with matching blog and Twitter skin. Logo design." rel="lightbox[website]" href="/Images/giftsNC.png"><img class="style1" src="/Images/giftsncthumb.png" alt="" width="100" height="71" /></a> <a title="&lt;a href=&quot;http://tessalangley.com&quot;&gt;Tessa Langley&lt;/a&gt; Professional resume site." rel="lightbox[website]" href="/Images/tessa1.png"><img class="style1" src="/Images/tessalangleythumb.png" alt="" width="100" height="71" /></a></div><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.cicadagallery.net/cicada/blog7.php/2009/08/16/website-design-portfolio">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Cicada Gallery can design a website for you to your specifications.

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