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Six Tips for Stronger Web Content // May 04 // JLB

How many company websites have you visited recently where the copy (not the headline) impacted you in any way? Do you remember any words, phrases or lasting feelings? Off the top of my head, I can’t cite one example. Given how much time I spend on a computer “surfing the net,” this is sort of […]

Social Media – Is It Working for You? // Apr 21 // JLB

We’ve been talking (and tweeting) a lot lately about the power of social media for businesses. JLB has been using outlets like Twitter and Facebook for a few years now, and at the beginning of 2011, we unveiled a social media package for our clients. It’s been received well, and we’ve signed up a dozen […]

Therapy // Mar 28 // JLB

So, I’ve suffered a few “shots to the heart” the past month, and I’d like to use this blog time as therapy — on the company clock, of course. The cool thing about therapy is (not that I have any experience), the patient isn’t expected to make any sense of his own bloviating — that’s […]

Podcamp – Nashville’s top-shelf (interactive) unconference // Mar 19 // JLB

It’s been a couple of years since we’ve attended PodCamp. It’s not that we opted out of last year for any particular reason, but we didn’t make it a priority. This year is different. This year, we are going again. And this year, it’s bigger than it’s ever been.   “What’s PodCamp?” you ask… well, […]

Facebook's Makeover // Feb 27 // JLB

Facebook changing its layout is like the grocery store moving the bread aisle. It takes a while to get used to and to find your way around again. The latest Facebook change is no different. Some people like the fact that you can instantly see photos of friends and information about the person whose profile […]

Backwards compatible HTML5 the JavaScript way // Feb 24 // JLB

HTML5 isn’t new news, but it is still is the latest and greatest of the HTML language to date.  Unfortunately, the majority of developers, myself included, are putting-off learning and using the new technology.  Learning new markup and making sure everything is cross-browser compatible are no fun tasks.  Fortunately, one those those can be easily […]

Why HootSuite is so sweet… // Feb 21 // JLB

So we’ve been playing a little at Camp JLB. The latest toy? HootSuite. If you’re new to social networking, you might not know what HootSuite does. If you’ve been social networking, you might not realize how far HootSuite extends.

Protection: It's not just for your… // Dec 16 // JLB

A couple months ago, there was quite a big fuss about a new Firefox extension, called Firesheep, that allowed virtually anyone using the Firefox browser to steal valuable login information of people sharing an unencrypted wifi connection. In simpler terms, if you logged in to your Gmail, Facebook or Youtube account at a place like a coffee shop, another person connected to the same wifi could essentially access those same accounts for a brief amount of time.

Holiday hiatus // Dec 14 // JLB

We’re just days away from our annual Holiday Hiatus, and it’s crazy to think that another year is coming to an end. What is “Holiday Hiatus,” you ask? It is the much anticipated end-of-the-year break for Team JLB. Think of it as a college Christmas break… for adults. Typically, we take our annual work Hiatus […]

JLB's five favorite WordPress plugins // Sep 30 // JLB

It’s no secret that the dev team here at JLB is in love with WordPress.  It’s PHP-based, it’s flexible, it’s an easy install, it’s user-friendly.  Sure, there are other content management systems out there that might be a better project-specific fit, but overall, WordPress is out go-to CMS savior.  However, WordPress still leaves quite a […]