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North Bay Web Design Conference Coming Up

Webvanta is pleased to be a sponsor of the North Bay Web Design Conference, coming up May 20 in Rohnert Park, CA.

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Outsmarting Google: an Excellent SEO Book

Among all the web-related disciplines, search engine optimization (SEO) surely has the greatest volume of conflicting information. In a field filled with everything from bad advice, outdated information, and outright scams, it is hard to know what to believe.

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The Mobile + Social Boom, in Hard Numbers

Financial reports for first-quarter 2012 have started coming out, and there are some impressive unit numbers embedded in them.

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Green Music Center Website Debuts

We recently launched a new site for the Green Music Center, a world-class performing hall on the Sonoma State campus that has been more than a decade in development.

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Responsive Design is Not the Only Good Answer

We are big believers in the importance of mobile devices. But I am troubled by the degree to which responsive design is preached as the only modern approach.

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High-Tech: The Incredible Depth of Simple Experiences

Here's the "studio version" of a 5-minute talk I gave last night at O'Reilly's Ignite event in Sebastopol.

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How to Reliably Tell Android Tablets from Phones

The bizarre reality is that there is no clean, reliable solution for distinguishing Android tablets from Phones. Google really messed this up through a lack of leadership.

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Get Your Designs Featured in an Upcoming Book

You may be familiar with Patrick McNeil's well-regarded books, The Web Designers Idea Book Volumes 1 and 2. He's currently working on Volume 3 and is looking for examples of sites to include.

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Online Courses for Web Designers Launched

During the past few years, we've seen first-hand how many designers struggle with the essentials of web technology. In response, we've put together three online courses that give designers what we've found to be the essential background for building modern websites.

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Building a Sales and Marketing Resource Site

As Foley Family Wines has grown to encompass 34 brands, the sheer amount of marketing collateral became hard to manage. Working with designer Ginny Laughlin of Athena Design Group, Webvanta built a custom site that provides easy access to thousands of pieces of marketing collateral for the salespeople, distributors, and retailers of all these brands.

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