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Entries from February 2009

The Perils of Web Development, or, Doing Things the “Right Way”

February 26th, 2009 · No Comments

When our clients come to us with an idea, chances are good they are imagining more than just “a website.” Unline other industries, our customers do not come to us and simply say, “One website, please.” The products we create are unique, and our clients have expectations for their website before they even meet us. [...]

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Tags: Web Development

CommonPlaces Partners with Acquia

February 24th, 2009 · No Comments

CommonPlaces is officially a Gold Partner of Acquia. Everyone here is excited and honored by the distinction. Here’s a link to our press release.

Again, we can’t say enough how excited we are to be partnered with a company that will play a dramatic role in Drupal’s future. In addition, we feel priviledged to be in [...]

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Tags: Drupal · Press Releases

Lost in Translation

February 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Like any industry, Web development has its own lexicon of terms and acronyms. Working with the Web everyday, our team passes these words around the office all day. It’s only when we talk to friends and family about these things that we’re reminded the majority of people have no clue what we’re talking about.

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Tags: Web Development

Six Blogs Every Internet Marketer Should Follow

February 3rd, 2009 · 4 Comments

Internet Marketing is a fast-paced and rapidly changing field. If you’re interested in strengthening your online marketing muscles, here are six blogs you should follow (seven if you count this one!).

Conversation Marketing – As far as this author is concerned, Conversation Marketing is the best Internet Marketing blog on the Web. Ian Lurie writes informative [...]

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Tags: Internet Marketing · SEO & Social Media

Web Application Security Conference – February 10th

February 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

CommonPlaces has partnered with Katalyst Strategies and WhiteHat Security to offer a free workshop on the subject of Web application security. The workshop will be run by WhiteHat, a leader in Web security. The conference will be held on Tuesday, February 10th at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. To register for this [...]

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Tags: Press Releases