The Digett Blog

February 3, 2012 by jd

Stop talking about the fold.
Apple's Magic Mouse is an example of easy scrolling

I have been as guilty as anyone in talking about the fold — the invisible (shall I push and say "imaginary"?) line where scrolling begins. I even think about the fold when I design a web site. Why am I thinking of a concept that came from the newspaper industry? Perhaps I spent too much time on my school's newspaper staff! 

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February 1, 2012 by Art

Battle of the Drupal 7 Modules: CKEditor vs WYSIWYG
CKEditor for Drupal logo

CKEditor is the WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor of choice around the Digett office. While some may bemoan the use of a WYSIWYG editor at all, even an experienced developer can usually save a lot of time during content entry by using one. Drupal does not come with a built-in editor but there are many excellent options; CKEditor is the cream of the crop.

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January 30, 2012 by Amy

How to Generate Leads with LinkedIn
How to generate leads with LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a great way to connect with colleagues and former business partners, but it also has the power to bring you more business — if you do it right. Here’s three ways to use LinkedIn to generate leads for your company.

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January 27, 2012 by jd

Leave Arial and Times in the past — @font-your-face to the rescue
Leave Arial and Times in the past -- @font-your-face to the rescue

If you are a graphic designer or Drupal themer, you don't need to be stuck using Arial on your website; you can easily use a great typeface from one of several providers and implement them using a Drupal module called @font-your-face.

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January 25, 2012 by Art

Revisited: Mega Menus in Drupal 7
Mega Menu Whitehouse.gov

Back in September, I wrote a blog post about making Mega Menus in Drupal. After publishing the post I found numerous issues with the proposed method and ended up using another method on the project that precipitated the article. After recently receiving a few comments on the original post I realized that it was time for a followup.

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January 24, 2012 by Mark

Want advice about video? Tell a story.
Use video to tell a story

After a recent insightful conversation with Stephen Mick of Proof Creative in Austin, I felt like I had to capture his advice in a post. I'm positioning it as advice to digital agencies, but anyone should be able to extract value from it. My apologies to Stephen in advance if I've misrepresented anything he intended to say.

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January 23, 2012 by Amy

How to Create a LinkedIn Company Profile
How to create a LinkedIn company profile

A Linkedin company profile is the ideal one-stop location for prospects who want to learn about your company, products, and services; having this content up to date is the first step to making LinkedIn a source of leads for your business. Here’s how to create your LinkedIn company profile.

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January 20, 2012 by Amy

How to Create & Promote a Whitepaper [Free Download]
How to create and promote a whitepaper

Like most businesses, we know you want to generate leads and keep your sales funnel full. Making sales through referrals, networking or even cold calling may be working for you, but did you know that your website can generate qualified leads, too?

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