http://www.eibs.co.uk/content-management-blog.rss One of the great misconceptions about designers is that we think “we know best”. It's certainly true the profession attracts a particularly type, pop culture consumers, cinephiles, art and design geeks with Sky+ boxes fit to burst with unwatched TV and iTunes libraries that can be measured in light-years. While this passion and drive for consuming and creating can sometimes create an air of “arty elitism” don't be intimidated, most of us see.... http://www.eibs.co.uk/content-management-blog/posts/?blogpost=13 Mon, 16 May 2011 14:03:57 GMT 20110516140357 Mon, 16 May 2011 14:03:57 GMT 20110516140357 Tue, 17 May 2011 10:21:13 GMT 2011051710102113 “I'm Feeling Lucky”Google, one of the worlds' most valuable brands has been creeping into the global consciousness since the start of the millennium. The name is so commonplace that in 2006, the word “Google” was entered in the Oxford English Dictionary:“Google. Verb. Meaning - To search something on the world wide web.” Google's rise has been astronomical. www.google.com is the worlds most visited website by a country mile and in 2008,.... http://www.eibs.co.uk/content-management-blog/posts/?blogpost=14 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:40:17 GMT 20110613104017 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:40:17 GMT 20110613104017 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:11:32 GMT 201106161531132 All computer software has a minimum set of requirements that must be met by any system on which it runs. Defining these requirements plays an important role in ensuring that the software behaves in a predictable, stable and consistent manner. By changing these requirements infrequently, it is possible to maintain the software with relative ease as you can have confidence that new versions and service releases will run wherever existing versions do. However, the world of computing is.... http://www.eibs.co.uk/content-management-blog/posts/?blogpost=15 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:23:31 GMT 20110714102331 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:23:31 GMT 20110714102331 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:25:23 GMT 2011071410102523 In part one I began to take a look into the new technologies which are now available to us having made the transition to the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 from 2.0. I covered the Entity Framework 4, a data access library, but this is not the only area in which we can benefit. This time I'd like to focus on two more additions: Windows Communication Foundation and ASP.NET MVC. Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) First released as part of .NET 3.0, WCF is now in its.... http://www.eibs.co.uk/content-management-blog/posts/?blogpost=16 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:31:28 GMT 20110819153128 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:31:28 GMT 20110819153128 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:49:06 GMT 201108191534906 Struggling for inspiration for your website? Need a change? Or just fancy visiting somewhere new?The EIBS design team take a break from creating stunning Easysite web designs to talk you through their current favourite sites from the world wide web... Marlon - MoodstreamAs a creative artist sometimes you hit a brick wall in terms of ideas and inspiration, a visual equivalent of 'writers block'. Sometimes you need to go off task and take a break while you wait for the creative.... http://www.eibs.co.uk/content-management-blog/posts/?blogpost=17 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:22:42 GMT 20110915102242 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:22:42 GMT 20110915102242 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:25:41 GMT 2011091510102541 Social Media: 'free global communication', 'the latest online fashion trend', 'a place to share and organise your social life', or 'a way to spy on that ex you never quite got over'... often described in variety of ways but Social Media should never be described as a 'natural marketing environment'. Social media networks, whether they be Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ are first and foremost communication channels. They're.... http://www.eibs.co.uk/content-management-blog/posts/?blogpost=18 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:53:20 GMT 20111005105320 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:53:20 GMT 20111005105320 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:53:20 GMT 2011100510105320 1 – Define Your GoalsThe first thing you need to think about when planning your website are the goals. What are the goals of your website? Are you trying to sell your product? Provide information? Offer support to your customers? Fundraise for your charity? There is no 'generic' website template and without a clear goal you'll struggle to develop an effective web presence for your organisation. 2 – IA (Information Architecture)IA is the structural design and.... http://www.eibs.co.uk/content-management-blog/posts/?blogpost=19 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:58:28 GMT 20111128095828 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:58:28 GMT 20111128095828 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:58:52 GMT 201111280995852 6 - Category Structure for your ContentIt may sound obvious but, from the beginning, you should be thinking about your content and where it is going on your website. What sort of pages will your content appear on? A feature homepage? News pages? Product pages? Directories? Blogs? Contact pages? It may sound obvious, but you'd be surprised how many clients get distracted with layouts and design without thinking about the content that will be populating these pages. An analogy we use is,.... http://www.eibs.co.uk/content-management-blog/posts/?blogpost=20 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:57:17 GMT 20111213105717 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:57:17 GMT 20111213105717 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:11:28 GMT 2011121311111128 On Wednesday 18th January large parts of the World Wide Web ceased to function with hundreds of websites shut down for the day. Reddit, the news sharing site, had its content blacked out; search engine giant, Google had its logo blacked out, and more notably the worlds' 6th most popular website (and almost everyone's first port of call when seeking knowledge) Wikipedia, closed down for 24 hours and presented its visitors with this message: "Imagine a World Without Free.... http://www.eibs.co.uk/content-management-blog/posts/?blogpost=21 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:33:53 GMT 20120120093353 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:33:53 GMT 20120120093353 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:37:57 GMT 201201200993757