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| METHOD TO THE MADNESS |
A Matter of Integration:
Choosing Your Web-Crafting Partner
by Jose Rosa
These days, it seems that everybody has a nephew, neighbor, or cousin who is a self-proclaimed "web developer" or "web designer." In any given place of business, a quick and easy solution to finding the right person to build an online presence would seem to be to simply network and "ask around." Perhaps the V.P.'s son is a graphic designer. Perhaps the secretary's cousin owns a hosting company. It could be a great idea to kill two birds with one stone by getting a good deal on your company's web site while helping out an employee's relative or friend, right?
In almost all cases, wrong. Most graphic designers are not hosting experts. Most hosting companies do not employ full-time, in-house web promotion experts. Most search engine optimization specialists are not artists or designers. This is more important than you may think.
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COMING UP ROSES
RosArt Client Success Stories |
Casey, Gerry, Reed & Schenk, LLP: San Diego's Good Guys
by Alexandra Pallas
Casey, Gerry, Reed & Schenk, LLP, the oldest plaintiff's law firm in the San Diego, makes clear the positive influence that lawyers can have on society. The firm is committed to providing justice for persons afflicted by wrong doers, and its lawyers have outstanding credentials and abilities in all areas of litigation. The web site design, development, and promotion done by RosArt for CGR&S have not only benefited the firm's own changing business, but have also helped to drive RosArt far ahead of the curve in the multimedia field. Click
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RosArt Named "Best"
RosArt was named "Best Latino Web Designer" by San Diego Metropolitan Magazine. (April 2003). Click
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Pro-Bono Work: C.A.T.'s New Cradle
RosArt has brought local theatre to the Internet, through providing the San Diego-based Community Actors Theatre (C.A.T.) with a complete $30,000 web site (www.communityactorstheatre.com). The site, which was built on a pro-bono basis, includes online ticket purchasing, regular updates of the C.A.T. play list, theater history, and photographs. Click
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"Companies Are Unprepared For California Data Privacy Law"
"A new California identity-theft law that goes into effect July 1 could have legal ramifications for companies around the country."
...to read more CLICK HERE (www.computerworld.com)
"Net tax backers want California on same page"
"Representatives for nearly 40 states hoping to begin widespread taxing of Internet shopping pitched their cause to California [recently], hoping to recruit a heavyweight ally for their growing national movement.
In a sign the state is becoming more receptive to collecting online sales taxes, state Controller Steve Westly, a former eBay executive, declared his support, saying, "California can't afford to be a non-player on this issue."
Also adding to the momentum, Westly has commissioned a study on the question from the state Board of Equalization, which oversees tax policy. That board will vote March 26 whether to join talks with other states, while a Senate bill to make California join their cause receives its first hearing later this month."
(Wasserman, Jim. The San Diego Union-Tribune. Mar 13, 2003)
"ABA Refuses To Endorse UCITA"
"The backers of the controversial UCITA software licensing law intend to push ahead this year with their efforts to win more state adoptions, despite a decision by the American Bar Association (ABA) not to endorse the proposed law."
...to read more CLICK HERE (www.computerworld.com)
"New Virginia Law Makes SPAM A Felony"
"The law raises the penalties for the worst spammers to a prison term of as long as five years and various fines."
...to read more CLICK HERE (www.computerworld.com)
"California Senate OKs Anti-SPAM bill"
"The California State Senate [last week] approved a bill that would make it illegal to send unsolicited e-mail advertising and allows people to sue spammers for $500 per unwanted message. If the bill, which now goes to the California Assembly, becomes law, it would be one of the strictest antispam measures in the country. Gov. Gray Davis has taken no position on the measure."
...to read more CLICK HERE (www.news.com)
"E-commerce merchants show strength"
"In a sign of the vitality of e-commerce, online merchants collectively broke even last year as sales surged 48 percent, providing a bright spot in an otherwise lackluster retail environment, according to an annual survey released Thursday. Online sales soared to $76 billion, according to a survey of more than 130 retailers conducted by Shop.org, an arm of National Retail Federation, and Forrester Research, an Internet research company."
...to read more CLICK HERE (Mercury News)
"Customer Satisfaction Growing In E-commerce Sales"
"New research shows that consumers continue to rate their online shopping experiences highly, something that is helping to fuel steady growth in online sales."
...to read more CLICK HERE (www.computerworld.com)
Improve Your Online Presence with a Newsletter
"A properly conceived and implemented newsletter dramatically improves your business. Here's why."
...to read more CLICK HERE (www.clickz.com)
"Six Technologies That Will Change the World"
"Imagine robots that can read your mood and ink-jet printers that can crank out transplantable hearts. The visionaries you are about to meet have not only imagined these things -- they're hard at work building them. It ain't easy being a visionary these days. That's especially true in the corporate world, where risk-taking has fallen out of favor."
...to read more CLICK HERE (www.business2.com)
"IBM developing a hands-free translator"
"Imagine you're in a foreign country where you don't speak the language, and you need to decipher a confusing train schedule in a hurry. Wouldn't it be handy to be able to talk into a device, asking questions about departures and ticket prices, and have your queries translated into spoken word in the native language of train officials?"
...to read more CLICK HERE (www.zdnet.com)
"Audio/Video Searching on the Web"
"Looking for audio or video files on the Web? Singingfish.com now provides multimedia searching capabilities. What exactly is the content to which Singingfish provides access?"
...to read more CLICK HERE (www.clickz.com)
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Just A Noodle?
Simple innovations, a few materials, and imagination can be the right combination to discover and invent revolutionary technologies. How did a manually operated backyard machine turn into an international network with 25 factories in eight countries?
In 1958, a man named Momofuko Ando built a small home-based workshop in Ikeda City, Osaka, which grew into the world-renowned company, Nissin Foods. Ando's invention eventually set new standards for mass production, food preservation, and international marketing techniques.
Ando discovered how to preserve traditional "ramen" noodles in his backyard. He realized that deep-frying his flavored noodles was the answer to removing moisture and helping to prevent spoilage. With a simple idea and minimal facilities, Ando found the right technique to make his original Instant Ramen, which was nicknamed "Magic Noodles". These noodles would become an indispensable part of rescue aid operations, war time foodstuffs, and poverty and starvation relief. The machines used to manufacture them would go on to set a precedent for food preservation and production standards.
About forty billion Instant Ramen packages sell per year in over one hundred countries, securing about forty percent of the competitive market. How do they do it? Target audience, target audience, target audience. Marketing and production standards change and vary according to geography, culture, and climate. In Japan, for example, the length of the noodle is longer than in the United States. In Brazil, 75 percent of products are soup-type. Masala-flavored products are most popular in India.
Quite a history, for being "just a noodle."
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