Tag: Web Technology

17 Jul ‘18

Website Marketing: A Step by Step Guide

17 Jul ‘18

In: Content Management Systems (CMS), Los Angeles, Marketing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Web Design & Development, / By: Chris Simental / 0 Comments

A website is of very little value if it doesn't get much traffic. The "if you build it, they will come" mentality has never worked. The best marketing strategies for...

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20 May ‘18

9 Website Design Questions to Ask Before You Start

20 May ‘18

In: Branding & Visual Design, Content Management Systems (CMS), Nonprofit Resources, User Experience Design, Web Design & Development, / By: Chris Simental / 0 Comments

When embarking on a new website design project, you'll want to be prepared to answer the important questions below. Knowing the answers to these will not only make the entire...

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29 Oct ‘15

Why ExpressionEngine could be a great choice for your next CMS

29 Oct ‘15

In: Branding & Visual Design, Los Angeles, Marketing, Technology, User Experience Design, Web Design & Development, / By: Chris Simental / 0 Comments

At Ripe, we've worked with a number of Content Management Systems over the years including Drupal, Joomla, WordPress, Expression Engine, Movable Type, and many more that I've since forgotten (probably...

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15 Sep ‘15

My Week with Intel XDK

15 Sep ‘15

In: Los Angeles, Mobile App Design & Development, Technology, / By: Chris Simental / 0 Comments

Intel XDK is one of the more recent offerings for developing cross-platform mobile applications. We wanted to evaluate it for an upcoming project and here's my assessment...

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30 Jan ‘14

Kobayashi Maru

30 Jan ‘14

In: Business, Inspiration, Something else, else, / By: Chris Simental / 0 Comments

The phrase Kobayshi Maru may sound like a trendy Japanese philosophy such as Kaizen (the philosophy or practice of continuous improvement) but it actually comes from the...

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28 Mar ‘13

Why I Love Pixels and So Can You!

28 Mar ‘13

In: Technology, / By: Chris Simental / 0 Comments

I got my first taste of digital imaging in 1994. I was working for a company called Bowhaus, a digital imaging service bureau. It was my first...

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9 Nov ‘12

Software as a Service Can Be a Pain in the SaaS

9 Nov ‘12

In: Rants, Technology, / By: Chris Simental / 0 Comments

There is a goodly amount of talk around "software as a service (SaaS)" these days on the Internets. The general idea of SaaS is that software run from "the cloud"...

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20 Oct ‘12

Thoughts on the “Post-PC Era”

20 Oct ‘12

In: Technology, / By: Chris Simental / 0 Comments

The term "Post-PC Era" is used a lot lately. It was coined by Apple in reference to the new era of computing where smartphones, tablets, eBook readers, gaming consoles, and...

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30 Sep ‘12

Hooray for Flash! Cross-platform support has never been easier.

30 Sep ‘12

In: Custom eLearning Solutions, Technology, / By: Chris Simental / 0 Comments

We recently created a cool interactive presentation for a client of ours and have some interesting lessons to share. In a nutshell, we have created an interactive presentation that works...

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