Marketing automation tools and website personalization can transform your site from a source of static information into a two-way conversation with your users. But as in any real-world conversation you need to follow the social ground rules or risk alienating your users.
Don’t be “that guy” (or gal)
You know the one: the stranger on [...]
In part 1 of this series Introduction to Sitecore Parameter Templates: Making Sublayout configuration more intuitive we looked at the advantages of using Parameter Templates.
In part 2 of this series Introduction to [...]
Tablets are a rapidly growing market in the world of internet accessible devices and should be taken into consideration when developing any usable website today. Tablet adoption rates are expected to increase from about 6% of internet users in 2010 to nearly 40% of internet users by 2015. Your website needs to be ready for [...]
In part 1 of this series Introduction to Sitecore Parameter Templates: Making sublayout configuration more intuitive we looked at the advantages of using parameter templates
For the context of this article I will be working on a simple online department store, with multiple departments.
The NLC development team knows a lot of people new to Sitecore parameter templates can find them a little challenging. This is the first in a series of posts designed to help make them a little more intuitive.
Sitecore’s sublayouts and Page Editor interface offer some out-of-the-box configuration options which allow content authors to alter [...]
A screwdriver is just a screwdriver until you are handed a screw, then the type of screwdriver becomes much more important. There may be arguments over which head is “the best” but the truth is that each one has their strengths and weaknesses. By limiting yourself to one type, you may leave yourself ill prepared [...]
If you’re involved or interested in social media at all, you’ve likely caught wind of the maelstrom of outrage surrounding recent changes to the Klout algorithm. If you missed the melee, here’s a brief synopsis.
Klout is a company dedicated to measuring social media influence. They use a proprietary algorithm to calculate a score (called [...]
There are jobs in the jobless recovery – and skilled developers of any flavor rarely spend much time in the unemployment line. But I think this consistent demand obscures a deeply significant shift in that the market for developer skills. The future will be owned by those who can effectively optimize products and platforms to [...]
NLC President Shannon Ryan recently participated in a debate over cloud computing hosted by CDN – Computer Dealer News. Shannon went head-to-head (virtually) with Patrick Power, Practice Manager for the Advanced Solutions division of Acrodex.
The two talked about a range of topics including cloud business models, the different benefits of going to the [...]
When it comes to having a good web content strategy, the first step is to have a solid governance plan in place. Without a concrete plan to determine who is in charge of the content, even great content can quickly go bad.
Maintaining content is easy when it’s going well but when something goes wrong, [...]
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