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Let The Games Begin

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Shortly after that last Harry Potter movie came out, I fell into a spiraling depression that led me to talking in a British accent and shouting “EXPELLIARMUS” at random passerby. I like to think that I’m not the only person who had this reaction, but it’s hard to say…   The thing that finally brought [...]

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One Giant Apple Tree

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

After reading and attempting to put in perspective Apple’s 2012 Q1 earnings ($13.06 billion), I needed to step back and see why Apple is chosen over its competitors.  Why are so many buyers so quick to go Apple? What is in their products that is not in their competitors’ products?   Note:  I do not have any [...]

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SOPA & PIPA Shelved… for Now

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Today the Internet is free and pure. I see it as a physical form of what Carl Jung called our collective unconscious. It is a completely collaborative, user-generated platform we have built to share ideas with one another. It continues to grow into an incredible hub of information passing. Our World Wide Web is responsible [...]

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A Digital Army of Darkness

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Today is a dark day. And I don’t mean just because it’s overcast and rainy outside in Charleston. Today is the day of blackouts. Many of the web’s most popular sites are going black today to protest SOPA (Stop Internet Piracy Act in the House) and PIPA (Protect IP Act in the Senate). Although they [...]

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Clementine Bikes – Carbon Speed Machines

Monday, January 16th, 2012

We just launched a nice temp site for our friends over at Clementine Bikes. Check back soon for a fully functional site with pictures and detail of the 3 bikes they will be offering. But in the meantime, take a look at the fully responsive temp site. Adjust your browser size or view it from [...]

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Tracking Keyword Rankings With Advanced Web Ranking

Friday, January 13th, 2012

Since we last reviewed Advanced Web Ranking’s SEO software, they’ve done a complete overhaul of the user interface. It’s new, shiny, and works great. So, we thought we’d take another look at it, this time using a common task to highlight the improvements they’ve made. Here’s our example problem: for some of our clients, we [...]

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White Turtles On The Beach

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

For those out there who missed this year’s “Happy Holidays from Blue Ion” message due to over-zealous spam filtering or first-day-back-from-vacation email deleting, here’s a link from us to you. Many thanks to Brennan for capturing the magic that morn.

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Spotted.

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

A la the Ferris Bueller Cubs game, we just spied some of our colleagues on national television during the workday. Next time at least wear fake mustaches, guys.  

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Google Zeitgeist 2011

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Check out the latest version of Google’s “Zeitgeist” – their recap of the top search trends for the year. The data and information is great, but I’m most impressed by the interface design of the whole thing. While 2011 may have been the year of Casey Anthony and Steve Jobs, in my opinion 2011 has [...]

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The Curse of Blackbeard’s Skull

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Need plans for Halloween? The Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum will be transformed into a Ghost Ship! Blackbeard’s ghost and crew will lurk within the USS Yorktown on October 28th – October 31, 7:00pm – 11:00pm. We have been helping them with some print advertisement and an awesome banner that is hanging out at [...]

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