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Welcome to Channel K.
Since we couldn't be general managers of our local television station (or even get a cable access show like Wayne and Garth), we decided to start our own channel here. Programming will vary with a new post periodically about best practices for web design and usability, useful tips and tidbits for clients and our take on topics that get us on our soapboxes. Sound good? Feel free to subscribe via the blue box at the left to receive the newsletter version of Channel K in your inbox.
If you've been here before, you'll remember Channel K as our online diversion, playground, garage and research laboratory. That's still the case. Links to our extensive collection of games, demonstrations, proofs of concept and cool (but useless) toys are to the left. We'll continue to post those as well for your enjoyment. One warning - Channel K requires all the latest and greatest browser plug-ins. If you have the goods, come on in. We'll try not to crash your browser.
Depending on which survey you read, 25-70% of all software development projects fail, go over budget or past deadline. And there are numerous examples of spectacular project failures and wasted fortunes, like the Denver Airport's baggage system, the California DMV's driver's license renewal system and American Airlines' flight booking system.
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Innovating and updating a website doesn't always have to be an epic redesign effort. Periodic aesthetic changes can keep your site looking fresh and your visitors coming back. Here are seven sizzling suggestions to kindle your creativity.
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We try to give back whenever we can, and a recent opportunity was just the chance we were looking for to share and share a like with Birmingham businesses and non-profits and our peers in the creative and design business. You see, there’s nothing worse for a designer than to have a killer creative concept and no budget or availability to use the perfect photograph to tie it all together. It’s like trying to bake a pie with no crust, bread with no flour, well, you get the idea. And if you’re a designer charged with promoting the City of Birmingham, a dearth of quality images leaves you cooking an omelet with no eggs.
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With smart phones getting smarter every day, “mobile” is quickly becoming a concern for webmasters and online marketers. But the landscape is evolving so rapidly that adaptation can be daunting. Here are some practical steps you can take to make your website and online marketing efforts more mobile friendly. Best of all, none of these require major development or out of pocket expense.
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Yahoo announced this week that Microsoft's Bing now powers all of its U.S. and Canadian organic (non-paid) search results. The Bing engine will now account for 28 percent of searches, compared to Google's 62 percent.
For businesses actively optimizing their sites for search engines, this merger has some implications. First and foremost, the "big three" are now the "big two." Any time previously spent submitting to Yahoo, poring over Yahoo search engine results pages, reporting rankings, etc. is now time you can devote to other pursuits. Companies that previously optimized only for Google may now find it worth their while to expand their SEO horizons after the consolidation.
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Watch our new HD demo video, with original score by our own Donnie Garvich.
Wow, thanks for making it this far. Either you think Kinetic might be able to help your company or you find the site somewhat entertaining so far.
We noticed that much of what we share in our introductory meetings with clients wasn't already on the website and asked ourselves why. Since we didn't find an answer, here we (and you) are.
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, a screenshot may be worth two thousand. Plenty of tools have come along in our 15 years that have improved collaboration, including web conferencing and desktop sharing, but we find ourselves using this method with clients more than most others.
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