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�ݺ�ߣshows by User: dmolsenwvu / http://www.slideshare.net/images/logo.gif �ݺ�ߣshows by User: dmolsenwvu / Tue, 15 Oct 2019 15:49:08 GMT �ݺ�ߣShare feed for �ݺ�ߣshows by User: dmolsenwvu Taking Your HTML Email Communications from "Ew" to "Wow" /slideshow/taking-your-html-email-communications-from-ew-to-wow/182444338 highedweb-email-191015154908
HTML emails can suck. From the 1990s era code to uninspiring templates to fulfillment and statistics in an alien CRM HTML emails are something that many choose to ignore. Or, at best, develop and deliver outside of a CRM. In the summer of 2018 University Relations at West Virginia University implemented a new way of delivering HTML emails in support of Enrollment Management. We found we could be more creative and focused in our messaging than we ever expected. Early numbers show we may have influenced our class with our new strategy. In this session, you’ll follow along with a case study that will cover how we: • Re-thought our email communication plans from the ground-up • Helped designers and developers collaborate with Enrollment Management using Litmus • Built a tool on top of MJML to help speed up our development time, as well as segment copy and imagery, for our emails • Track the effectiveness of our email communications using a dashboard built in Data Studio And it’s all CRM agnostic.]]>
HTML emails can suck. From the 1990s era code to uninspiring templates to fulfillment and statistics in an alien CRM HTML emails are something that many choose to ignore. Or, at best, develop and deliver outside of a CRM. In the summer of 2018 University Relations at West Virginia University implemented a new way of delivering HTML emails in support of Enrollment Management. We found we could be more creative and focused in our messaging than we ever expected. Early numbers show we may have influenced our class with our new strategy. In this session, you’ll follow along with a case study that will cover how we: • Re-thought our email communication plans from the ground-up • Helped designers and developers collaborate with Enrollment Management using Litmus • Built a tool on top of MJML to help speed up our development time, as well as segment copy and imagery, for our emails • Track the effectiveness of our email communications using a dashboard built in Data Studio And it’s all CRM agnostic.]]> Tue, 15 Oct 2019 15:49:08 GMT /slideshow/taking-your-html-email-communications-from-ew-to-wow/182444338 dmolsenwvu@slideshare.net(dmolsenwvu) Taking Your HTML Email Communications from "Ew" to "Wow" dmolsenwvu HTML emails can suck. From the 1990s era code to uninspiring templates to fulfillment and statistics in an alien CRM HTML emails are something that many choose to ignore. Or, at best, develop and deliver outside of a CRM. In the summer of 2018 University Relations at West Virginia University implemented a new way of delivering HTML emails in support of Enrollment Management. We found we could be more creative and focused in our messaging than we ever expected. Early numbers show we may have influenced our class with our new strategy. In this session, you’ll follow along with a case study that will cover how we: • Re-thought our email communication plans from the ground-up • Helped designers and developers collaborate with Enrollment Management using Litmus • Built a tool on top of MJML to help speed up our development time, as well as segment copy and imagery, for our emails • Track the effectiveness of our email communications using a dashboard built in Data Studio And it’s all CRM agnostic. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/highedweb-email-191015154908-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds" /> HTML emails can suck. From the 1990s era code to uninspiring templates to fulfillment and statistics in an alien CRM HTML emails are something that many choose to ignore. Or, at best, develop and deliver outside of a CRM. In the summer of 2018 University Relations at West Virginia University implemented a new way of delivering HTML emails in support of Enrollment Management. We found we could be more creative and focused in our messaging than we ever expected. Early numbers show we may have influenced our class with our new strategy. In this session, you’ll follow along with a case study that will cover how we: • Re-thought our email communication plans from the ground-up • Helped designers and developers collaborate with Enrollment Management using Litmus • Built a tool on top of MJML to help speed up our development time, as well as segment copy and imagery, for our emails • Track the effectiveness of our email communications using a dashboard built in Data Studio And it’s all CRM agnostic.

Taking Your HTML Email Communications from "Ew" to "Wow" from Dave Olsen

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1 The Google Marketing Workflow Workshop /dmolsenwvu/the-google-marketing-workflow-workshop google-workflow-workshop-190531193803
The rise of digital platforms has given marketers the ability to track everything that our customers are doing. Tracking “all the things” presents problems though. What metrics show that a platform is effective? How do we collect the data in the first-place? In this workshop we’ll cover how to combine three Google products into the ultimate data gathering and reporting workflow. One that will save you time while giving you the answers you need and moves beyond “page views.”]]>
The rise of digital platforms has given marketers the ability to track everything that our customers are doing. Tracking “all the things” presents problems though. What metrics show that a platform is effective? How do we collect the data in the first-place? In this workshop we’ll cover how to combine three Google products into the ultimate data gathering and reporting workflow. One that will save you time while giving you the answers you need and moves beyond “page views.”]]> Fri, 31 May 2019 19:38:03 GMT /dmolsenwvu/the-google-marketing-workflow-workshop dmolsenwvu@slideshare.net(dmolsenwvu) The Google Marketing Workflow Workshop dmolsenwvu The rise of digital platforms has given marketers the ability to track everything that our customers are doing. Tracking “all the things” presents problems though. What metrics show that a platform is effective? How do we collect the data in the first-place? In this workshop we’ll cover how to combine three Google products into the ultimate data gathering and reporting workflow. One that will save you time while giving you the answers you need and moves beyond “page views.” <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/google-workflow-workshop-190531193803-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds" /> The rise of digital platforms has given marketers the ability to track everything that our customers are doing. Tracking “all the things” presents problems though. What metrics show that a platform is effective? How do we collect the data in the first-place? In this workshop we’ll cover how to combine three Google products into the ultimate data gathering and reporting workflow. One that will save you time while giving you the answers you need and moves beyond “page views.”

The Google Marketing Workflow Workshop from Dave Olsen

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1 Building an Academic Program Database and API with Contentful and Amazon Web Services /slideshow/building-an-academic-program-database-and-api-with-contentful-and-amazon-web-services/120239243 highedweb-upd-api-181022011405
How many degree listings does your institution’s website have? How robust is that information? How consistent and on-brand is it? The amount of information related to academic programs is vast and varied. Tuition, scholarships, plans of study, facilities, profiles, media and more. Having clear and consistent academic information would be a differentiator for many schools. A single source-of-truth for academic content might be the holy grail. This presentation shares how West Virginia University has started to tackle this problem. Their Academic Programs API combines Contentful, a headless CMS, with Amazon Web Services. This has led to a flexible, easy-to-update system for authors, developers and designers. In this session, you’ll learn how to: * Work with content owners to show them the importance of centralized content and how to source it * Define content models and relationships in Contentful * Use AWS’s Lambda, DynamoDB and API Gateway services to build an API * Expand your efforts beyond academic information * Take control of your institution’s content]]>
How many degree listings does your institution’s website have? How robust is that information? How consistent and on-brand is it? The amount of information related to academic programs is vast and varied. Tuition, scholarships, plans of study, facilities, profiles, media and more. Having clear and consistent academic information would be a differentiator for many schools. A single source-of-truth for academic content might be the holy grail. This presentation shares how West Virginia University has started to tackle this problem. Their Academic Programs API combines Contentful, a headless CMS, with Amazon Web Services. This has led to a flexible, easy-to-update system for authors, developers and designers. In this session, you’ll learn how to: * Work with content owners to show them the importance of centralized content and how to source it * Define content models and relationships in Contentful * Use AWS’s Lambda, DynamoDB and API Gateway services to build an API * Expand your efforts beyond academic information * Take control of your institution’s content]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2018 01:14:05 GMT /slideshow/building-an-academic-program-database-and-api-with-contentful-and-amazon-web-services/120239243 dmolsenwvu@slideshare.net(dmolsenwvu) Building an Academic Program Database and API with Contentful and Amazon Web Services dmolsenwvu How many degree listings does your institution’s website have? How robust is that information? How consistent and on-brand is it? The amount of information related to academic programs is vast and varied. Tuition, scholarships, plans of study, facilities, profiles, media and more. Having clear and consistent academic information would be a differentiator for many schools. A single source-of-truth for academic content might be the holy grail. This presentation shares how West Virginia University has started to tackle this problem. Their Academic Programs API combines Contentful, a headless CMS, with Amazon Web Services. This has led to a flexible, easy-to-update system for authors, developers and designers. In this session, you’ll learn how to: * Work with content owners to show them the importance of centralized content and how to source it * Define content models and relationships in Contentful * Use AWS’s Lambda, DynamoDB and API Gateway services to build an API * Expand your efforts beyond academic information * Take control of your institution’s content <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/highedweb-upd-api-181022011405-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds" /> How many degree listings does your institution’s website have? How robust is that information? How consistent and on-brand is it? The amount of information related to academic programs is vast and varied. Tuition, scholarships, plans of study, facilities, profiles, media and more. Having clear and consistent academic information would be a differentiator for many schools. A single source-of-truth for academic content might be the holy grail. This presentation shares how West Virginia University has started to tackle this problem. Their Academic Programs API combines Contentful, a headless CMS, with Amazon Web Services. This has led to a flexible, easy-to-update system for authors, developers and designers. In this session, you’ll learn how to: * Work with content owners to show them the importance of centralized content and how to source it * Define content models and relationships in Contentful * Use AWS’s Lambda, DynamoDB and API Gateway services to build an API * Expand your efforts beyond academic information * Take control of your institution’s content

Building an Academic Program Database and API with Contentful and Amazon Web Services from Dave Olsen

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1 Reimagining Your Website: What are prospective students looking for and how are they finding it? /slideshow/reimagining-your-website-what-are-prospective-students-looking-for-and-how-are-they-finding-it/67123906 reimagining-web-presentation-161013125412
Review insights from the 2016 Ruffalo Noel Levitz E-expectations Report and discover tips and tools for implementing these strategies across your websites.]]>
Review insights from the 2016 Ruffalo Noel Levitz E-expectations Report and discover tips and tools for implementing these strategies across your websites.]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2016 12:54:12 GMT /slideshow/reimagining-your-website-what-are-prospective-students-looking-for-and-how-are-they-finding-it/67123906 dmolsenwvu@slideshare.net(dmolsenwvu) Reimagining Your Website: What are prospective students looking for and how are they finding it? dmolsenwvu Review insights from the 2016 Ruffalo Noel Levitz E-expectations Report and discover tips and tools for implementing these strategies across your websites. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/reimagining-web-presentation-161013125412-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds" /> Review insights from the 2016 Ruffalo Noel Levitz E-expectations Report and discover tips and tools for implementing these strategies across your websites.

Reimagining Your Website: What are prospective students looking for and how are they finding it? from Dave Olsen

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1 Progressive Mobile Strategy Redux: The Future Friendly Enterprise /slideshow/progressive-mobile-strategy-redux-the-future-friendly-enterprise/55342550 future-friendly-enterprise-151120162313-lva1-app6892
A common refrain from both management and clients alike today (still!) is, "We need an app...." Unfortunately, over the long-term, mobile solutions will need to be more diversified than a single app or even a single platform. Not only will your customers be affected by the rapid adoption of smartphones but also your workforce and business processes. From optimizing web content to developing unique experiences mobile will touch and transform your entire enterprise. Together we’ll look ahead to see what kind of changes an enterprise needs to make to be future friendly. This talk was presented at the Huawei Mobile Information Revolution Think Tank on November 19, 2015.]]>
A common refrain from both management and clients alike today (still!) is, "We need an app...." Unfortunately, over the long-term, mobile solutions will need to be more diversified than a single app or even a single platform. Not only will your customers be affected by the rapid adoption of smartphones but also your workforce and business processes. From optimizing web content to developing unique experiences mobile will touch and transform your entire enterprise. Together we’ll look ahead to see what kind of changes an enterprise needs to make to be future friendly. This talk was presented at the Huawei Mobile Information Revolution Think Tank on November 19, 2015.]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:23:13 GMT /slideshow/progressive-mobile-strategy-redux-the-future-friendly-enterprise/55342550 dmolsenwvu@slideshare.net(dmolsenwvu) Progressive Mobile Strategy Redux: The Future Friendly Enterprise dmolsenwvu A common refrain from both management and clients alike today (still!) is, "We need an app...." Unfortunately, over the long-term, mobile solutions will need to be more diversified than a single app or even a single platform. Not only will your customers be affected by the rapid adoption of smartphones but also your workforce and business processes. From optimizing web content to developing unique experiences mobile will touch and transform your entire enterprise. Together we’ll look ahead to see what kind of changes an enterprise needs to make to be future friendly. This talk was presented at the Huawei Mobile Information Revolution Think Tank on November 19, 2015. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/future-friendly-enterprise-151120162313-lva1-app6892-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds" /> A common refrain from both management and clients alike today (still!) is, "We need an app...." Unfortunately, over the long-term, mobile solutions will need to be more diversified than a single app or even a single platform. Not only will your customers be affected by the rapid adoption of smartphones but also your workforce and business processes. From optimizing web content to developing unique experiences mobile will touch and transform your entire enterprise. Together we’ll look ahead to see what kind of changes an enterprise needs to make to be future friendly. This talk was presented at the Huawei Mobile Information Revolution Think Tank on November 19, 2015.

Progressive Mobile Strategy Redux: The Future Friendly Enterprise from Dave Olsen

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1 Case Study: Rebuilding an Admissions Web Presence /slideshow/case-study-rebuilding-an-admissions-web-presence/55138693 admissions-strategy-dmolsen-151115223718-lva1-app6892
From print-heavy communication plans to ad hoc social media efforts to an ever expanding number of web sites we are very good at building silos of content. In this session we'll discuss the data, tools, and strategy that West Virginia University used to pare down and better integrate their Admissions-related communication efforts.]]>
From print-heavy communication plans to ad hoc social media efforts to an ever expanding number of web sites we are very good at building silos of content. In this session we'll discuss the data, tools, and strategy that West Virginia University used to pare down and better integrate their Admissions-related communication efforts.]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2015 22:37:18 GMT /slideshow/case-study-rebuilding-an-admissions-web-presence/55138693 dmolsenwvu@slideshare.net(dmolsenwvu) Case Study: Rebuilding an Admissions Web Presence dmolsenwvu From print-heavy communication plans to ad hoc social media efforts to an ever expanding number of web sites we are very good at building silos of content. In this session we'll discuss the data, tools, and strategy that West Virginia University used to pare down and better integrate their Admissions-related communication efforts. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/admissions-strategy-dmolsen-151115223718-lva1-app6892-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds" /> From print-heavy communication plans to ad hoc social media efforts to an ever expanding number of web sites we are very good at building silos of content. In this session we'll discuss the data, tools, and strategy that West Virginia University used to pare down and better integrate their Admissions-related communication efforts.

Case Study: Rebuilding an Admissions Web Presence from Dave Olsen

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1 Admissions Brain Dump /slideshow/admissions-brain-dump/51032822 admissions-brain-dump-150728205805-lva1-app6892
This discusses some techniques we used to build the new Admissions website as well as monitoring how the website is used.]]>
This discusses some techniques we used to build the new Admissions website as well as monitoring how the website is used.]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2015 20:58:05 GMT /slideshow/admissions-brain-dump/51032822 dmolsenwvu@slideshare.net(dmolsenwvu) Admissions Brain Dump dmolsenwvu This discusses some techniques we used to build the new Admissions website as well as monitoring how the website is used. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/admissions-brain-dump-150728205805-lva1-app6892-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds" /> This discusses some techniques we used to build the new Admissions website as well as monitoring how the website is used.

Admissions Brain Dump from Dave Olsen

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1 Implementing Brand Patterns at West Virginia University /dmolsenwvu/dmolsen-implementingbrandpatterns dmolsen-implementing-brand-patterns-150602130858-lva1-app6892
Ensuring the consistent adoption of brand elements across various channels can be a problem for many large organizations. As West Virginia University rolls out a new brand campaign our central Digital Services unit is sharing tools with our web development community to help them make this shift. In this talk you will learn how we’re using patterns to: * modernize and standardize toolsets * encourage broad and fast adoption of the new brand elements * make it easier to incorporate future changes to brand elements This process has not been without its challenges so expect many pitfalls and missteps to be shared.]]>
Ensuring the consistent adoption of brand elements across various channels can be a problem for many large organizations. As West Virginia University rolls out a new brand campaign our central Digital Services unit is sharing tools with our web development community to help them make this shift. In this talk you will learn how we’re using patterns to: * modernize and standardize toolsets * encourage broad and fast adoption of the new brand elements * make it easier to incorporate future changes to brand elements This process has not been without its challenges so expect many pitfalls and missteps to be shared.]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2015 13:08:58 GMT /dmolsenwvu/dmolsen-implementingbrandpatterns dmolsenwvu@slideshare.net(dmolsenwvu) Implementing Brand Patterns dmolsenwvu Ensuring the consistent adoption of brand elements across various channels can be a problem for many large organizations. As West Virginia University rolls out a new brand campaign our central Digital Services unit is sharing tools with our web development community to help them make this shift. In this talk you will learn how we’re using patterns to: * modernize and standardize toolsets * encourage broad and fast adoption of the new brand elements * make it easier to incorporate future changes to brand elements This process has not been without its challenges so expect many pitfalls and missteps to be shared. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/dmolsen-implementing-brand-patterns-150602130858-lva1-app6892-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds" /> Ensuring the consistent adoption of brand elements across various channels can be a problem for many large organizations. As West Virginia University rolls out a new brand campaign our central Digital Services unit is sharing tools with our web development community to help them make this shift. In this talk you will learn how we’re using patterns to: * modernize and standardize toolsets * encourage broad and fast adoption of the new brand elements * make it easier to incorporate future changes to brand elements This process has not been without its challenges so expect many pitfalls and missteps to be shared.

Implementing Brand Patterns from Dave Olsen

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1 The Death of Lorem Ipsum and Pixel-Perfect Content (MinneWebCon version) /slideshow/death-of-lorem-ipsum-and-pixelperfect-content-minnewebcon-version/47291711 death-of-lorem-ipsum-minnewebcon-150422094829-conversion-gate01
A designer has been asked to mock up an example student profile page in Photoshop. It’s beautiful. The student’s name fits perfectly under the profile image. Their bio is split into two perfectly aligned columns. The design just feels… right. Approvals are given and the production of a website with many different profiles is started. As more profiles are added the design no longer seems to work. It’s starting to seem like the website itself will no longer work. The cold, hard reality of varied and inconsistent web content has hit the project hard. Do we make large design changes or just live with it? To head off this question we should utilize real content as we develop mock-ups. But it shouldn’t just be one set of real content. Delivering the best possible and most robust websites requires us to design using the best-case, worst-case, and every-case-in-between content. By combining the skills of content specialists, designers, and even developers designs will be that much stronger.]]>
A designer has been asked to mock up an example student profile page in Photoshop. It’s beautiful. The student’s name fits perfectly under the profile image. Their bio is split into two perfectly aligned columns. The design just feels… right. Approvals are given and the production of a website with many different profiles is started. As more profiles are added the design no longer seems to work. It’s starting to seem like the website itself will no longer work. The cold, hard reality of varied and inconsistent web content has hit the project hard. Do we make large design changes or just live with it? To head off this question we should utilize real content as we develop mock-ups. But it shouldn’t just be one set of real content. Delivering the best possible and most robust websites requires us to design using the best-case, worst-case, and every-case-in-between content. By combining the skills of content specialists, designers, and even developers designs will be that much stronger.]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2015 09:48:29 GMT /slideshow/death-of-lorem-ipsum-and-pixelperfect-content-minnewebcon-version/47291711 dmolsenwvu@slideshare.net(dmolsenwvu) The Death of Lorem Ipsum and Pixel-Perfect Content (MinneWebCon version) dmolsenwvu A designer has been asked to mock up an example student profile page in Photoshop. It’s beautiful. The student’s name fits perfectly under the profile image. Their bio is split into two perfectly aligned columns. The design just feels… right. Approvals are given and the production of a website with many different profiles is started. As more profiles are added the design no longer seems to work. It’s starting to seem like the website itself will no longer work. The cold, hard reality of varied and inconsistent web content has hit the project hard. Do we make large design changes or just live with it? To head off this question we should utilize real content as we develop mock-ups. But it shouldn’t just be one set of real content. Delivering the best possible and most robust websites requires us to design using the best-case, worst-case, and every-case-in-between content. By combining the skills of content specialists, designers, and even developers designs will be that much stronger. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/death-of-lorem-ipsum-minnewebcon-150422094829-conversion-gate01-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds" /> A designer has been asked to mock up an example student profile page in Photoshop. It’s beautiful. The student’s name fits perfectly under the profile image. Their bio is split into two perfectly aligned columns. The design just feels… right. Approvals are given and the production of a website with many different profiles is started. As more profiles are added the design no longer seems to work. It’s starting to seem like the website itself will no longer work. The cold, hard reality of varied and inconsistent web content has hit the project hard. Do we make large design changes or just live with it? To head off this question we should utilize real content as we develop mock-ups. But it shouldn’t just be one set of real content. Delivering the best possible and most robust websites requires us to design using the best-case, worst-case, and every-case-in-between content. By combining the skills of content specialists, designers, and even developers designs will be that much stronger.

The Death of Lorem Ipsum and Pixel-Perfect Content (MinneWebCon version) from Dave Olsen

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1 Case Study: Automating Outage Monitoring & Communication /slideshow/case-study-automating-outage-monitoring-communication/44325340 case-study-statuspageio-150205153411-conversion-gate01
This is a review of how West Virginia University's Digital Services unit monitors and communicates system outages. In the past we have had little coverage for our systems. Notices amounted to emails which didn't work well at 2am. We've now been able to combine a number of solutions (New Relic, Pingdom, Slack, PagerDuty, StatusPage.io) into one cohesive monitoring and communication workflow.]]>
This is a review of how West Virginia University's Digital Services unit monitors and communicates system outages. In the past we have had little coverage for our systems. Notices amounted to emails which didn't work well at 2am. We've now been able to combine a number of solutions (New Relic, Pingdom, Slack, PagerDuty, StatusPage.io) into one cohesive monitoring and communication workflow.]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2015 15:34:11 GMT /slideshow/case-study-automating-outage-monitoring-communication/44325340 dmolsenwvu@slideshare.net(dmolsenwvu) Case Study: Automating Outage Monitoring & Communication dmolsenwvu This is a review of how West Virginia University's Digital Services unit monitors and communicates system outages. In the past we have had little coverage for our systems. Notices amounted to emails which didn't work well at 2am. We've now been able to combine a number of solutions (New Relic, Pingdom, Slack, PagerDuty, StatusPage.io) into one cohesive monitoring and communication workflow. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/case-study-statuspageio-150205153411-conversion-gate01-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds" /> This is a review of how West Virginia University's Digital Services unit monitors and communicates system outages. In the past we have had little coverage for our systems. Notices amounted to emails which didn't work well at 2am. We've now been able to combine a number of solutions (New Relic, Pingdom, Slack, PagerDuty, StatusPage.io) into one cohesive monitoring and communication workflow.

Case Study: Automating Outage Monitoring & Communication from Dave Olsen

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1 The Death of Lorem Ipsum & Pixel Perfect Content /slideshow/the-death-of-lorem-ipsum-pixel-perfect-content/41488295 death-of-lorem-ipsum-take4-sans-video-141112212345-conversion-gate02
A designer has been asked to mock up a student profile page in Photoshop. It’s beautiful. The student’s name fits perfectly under the profile image. Their bio is split into two columns that perfectly line up. Unfortunately, all of this perfectly laid-out content is an unrealistic best-case scenario. Our content never fits this perfectly. Names are longer than the eleven characters used in the mock-up. Bios naturally vary in length from person to person. The reality is that we will have large variation in our content. Rather than addressing these variations after we’ve received approvals and started building a website, we should stress-test our designs with real content from the start of our process. To deliver the best possible product, we need to design for the best-case, worst-case, and every-case-in-between when it comes to possible content. * Learn how systems and patterns can help us build reusable and shareable components for our websites * Discover the benefits of taking the design process out of Photoshop and moving it to the browser. * Learn how content specialists can engage with the design process from the beginning and be advocates for realistic content. * Explore how real and varied content, not lorem ipsum, can be used to test a design and how it might work. * Discover how developers can also be involved in this process to ease integration of a design with a CMS or a custom solution.]]>
A designer has been asked to mock up a student profile page in Photoshop. It’s beautiful. The student’s name fits perfectly under the profile image. Their bio is split into two columns that perfectly line up. Unfortunately, all of this perfectly laid-out content is an unrealistic best-case scenario. Our content never fits this perfectly. Names are longer than the eleven characters used in the mock-up. Bios naturally vary in length from person to person. The reality is that we will have large variation in our content. Rather than addressing these variations after we’ve received approvals and started building a website, we should stress-test our designs with real content from the start of our process. To deliver the best possible product, we need to design for the best-case, worst-case, and every-case-in-between when it comes to possible content. * Learn how systems and patterns can help us build reusable and shareable components for our websites * Discover the benefits of taking the design process out of Photoshop and moving it to the browser. * Learn how content specialists can engage with the design process from the beginning and be advocates for realistic content. * Explore how real and varied content, not lorem ipsum, can be used to test a design and how it might work. * Discover how developers can also be involved in this process to ease integration of a design with a CMS or a custom solution.]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:23:45 GMT /slideshow/the-death-of-lorem-ipsum-pixel-perfect-content/41488295 dmolsenwvu@slideshare.net(dmolsenwvu) The Death of Lorem Ipsum & Pixel Perfect Content dmolsenwvu A designer has been asked to mock up a student profile page in Photoshop. It’s beautiful. The student’s name fits perfectly under the profile image. Their bio is split into two columns that perfectly line up. Unfortunately, all of this perfectly laid-out content is an unrealistic best-case scenario. Our content never fits this perfectly. Names are longer than the eleven characters used in the mock-up. Bios naturally vary in length from person to person. The reality is that we will have large variation in our content. Rather than addressing these variations after we’ve received approvals and started building a website, we should stress-test our designs with real content from the start of our process. To deliver the best possible product, we need to design for the best-case, worst-case, and every-case-in-between when it comes to possible content. * Learn how systems and patterns can help us build reusable and shareable components for our websites * Discover the benefits of taking the design process out of Photoshop and moving it to the browser. * Learn how content specialists can engage with the design process from the beginning and be advocates for realistic content. * Explore how real and varied content, not lorem ipsum, can be used to test a design and how it might work. * Discover how developers can also be involved in this process to ease integration of a design with a CMS or a custom solution. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/death-of-lorem-ipsum-take4-sans-video-141112212345-conversion-gate02-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds" /> A designer has been asked to mock up a student profile page in Photoshop. It’s beautiful. The student’s name fits perfectly under the profile image. Their bio is split into two columns that perfectly line up. Unfortunately, all of this perfectly laid-out content is an unrealistic best-case scenario. Our content never fits this perfectly. Names are longer than the eleven characters used in the mock-up. Bios naturally vary in length from person to person. The reality is that we will have large variation in our content. Rather than addressing these variations after we’ve received approvals and started building a website, we should stress-test our designs with real content from the start of our process. To deliver the best possible product, we need to design for the best-case, worst-case, and every-case-in-between when it comes to possible content. * Learn how systems and patterns can help us build reusable and shareable components for our websites * Discover the benefits of taking the design process out of Photoshop and moving it to the browser. * Learn how content specialists can engage with the design process from the beginning and be advocates for realistic content. * Explore how real and varied content, not lorem ipsum, can be used to test a design and how it might work. * Discover how developers can also be involved in this process to ease integration of a design with a CMS or a custom solution.

The Death of Lorem Ipsum & Pixel Perfect Content from Dave Olsen

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1 Optimizing web performance (Fronteers edition) /slideshow/optimizing-web-performance-fronteers-edition/40108048 fronteers-final-141010060849-conversion-gate01
Today, a web page can be delivered to desktop computers, televisions, or handheld devices like tablets or phones. While a technique like responsive design helps ensure that our web sites look good across that spectrum of devices we may forget that we need to make sure that our web sites also perform well across that same spectrum. More and more of our users are shifting their Internet usage to these more varied platforms and connection speeds with some moving entirely to mobile Internet. In this session we’ll look at the tools that can help you understand, measure and improve the web performance of your web sites and applications. The talk will also discuss how new server-side techniques might help us optimize our front-end performance. Finally, since the best way to test is to have devices in your hand, we’ll discuss some tips for getting your hands on them cheaply.]]>
Today, a web page can be delivered to desktop computers, televisions, or handheld devices like tablets or phones. While a technique like responsive design helps ensure that our web sites look good across that spectrum of devices we may forget that we need to make sure that our web sites also perform well across that same spectrum. More and more of our users are shifting their Internet usage to these more varied platforms and connection speeds with some moving entirely to mobile Internet. In this session we’ll look at the tools that can help you understand, measure and improve the web performance of your web sites and applications. The talk will also discuss how new server-side techniques might help us optimize our front-end performance. Finally, since the best way to test is to have devices in your hand, we’ll discuss some tips for getting your hands on them cheaply.]]> Fri, 10 Oct 2014 06:08:49 GMT /slideshow/optimizing-web-performance-fronteers-edition/40108048 dmolsenwvu@slideshare.net(dmolsenwvu) Optimizing web performance (Fronteers edition) dmolsenwvu Today, a web page can be delivered to desktop computers, televisions, or handheld devices like tablets or phones. While a technique like responsive design helps ensure that our web sites look good across that spectrum of devices we may forget that we need to make sure that our web sites also perform well across that same spectrum. More and more of our users are shifting their Internet usage to these more varied platforms and connection speeds with some moving entirely to mobile Internet. In this session we’ll look at the tools that can help you understand, measure and improve the web performance of your web sites and applications. The talk will also discuss how new server-side techniques might help us optimize our front-end performance. Finally, since the best way to test is to have devices in your hand, we’ll discuss some tips for getting your hands on them cheaply. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/fronteers-final-141010060849-conversion-gate01-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds" /> Today, a web page can be delivered to desktop computers, televisions, or handheld devices like tablets or phones. While a technique like responsive design helps ensure that our web sites look good across that spectrum of devices we may forget that we need to make sure that our web sites also perform well across that same spectrum. More and more of our users are shifting their Internet usage to these more varied platforms and connection speeds with some moving entirely to mobile Internet. In this session we’ll look at the tools that can help you understand, measure and improve the web performance of your web sites and applications. The talk will also discuss how new server-side techniques might help us optimize our front-end performance. Finally, since the best way to test is to have devices in your hand, we’ll discuss some tips for getting your hands on them cheaply.

Optimizing web performance (Fronteers edition) from Dave Olsen

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1 The Why and What of Pattern Lab /slideshow/the-why-and-what-of-pattern-lab/33015990 pattern-lab-140401215402-phpapp01
Responsive design is forcing us to reevaluate our design and development practices. It's also forcing us to rethink how we communicate with our clients and what a project's deliverables might be. Pattern Lab helps bridge the gap by providing one tool that allows for the creation of modular systems as well as gives clients the tool review the work in the place it's going to be used: the browser. This talk is a deep dive into how Pattern Lab is organized and how to take advantage of it.]]>
Responsive design is forcing us to reevaluate our design and development practices. It's also forcing us to rethink how we communicate with our clients and what a project's deliverables might be. Pattern Lab helps bridge the gap by providing one tool that allows for the creation of modular systems as well as gives clients the tool review the work in the place it's going to be used: the browser. This talk is a deep dive into how Pattern Lab is organized and how to take advantage of it.]]> Tue, 01 Apr 2014 21:54:02 GMT /slideshow/the-why-and-what-of-pattern-lab/33015990 dmolsenwvu@slideshare.net(dmolsenwvu) The Why and What of Pattern Lab dmolsenwvu Responsive design is forcing us to reevaluate our design and development practices. It's also forcing us to rethink how we communicate with our clients and what a project's deliverables might be. Pattern Lab helps bridge the gap by providing one tool that allows for the creation of modular systems as well as gives clients the tool review the work in the place it's going to be used: the browser. This talk is a deep dive into how Pattern Lab is organized and how to take advantage of it. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/pattern-lab-140401215402-phpapp01-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds" /> Responsive design is forcing us to reevaluate our design and development practices. It's also forcing us to rethink how we communicate with our clients and what a project's deliverables might be. Pattern Lab helps bridge the gap by providing one tool that allows for the creation of modular systems as well as gives clients the tool review the work in the place it's going to be used: the browser. This talk is a deep dive into how Pattern Lab is organized and how to take advantage of it.

The Why and What of Pattern Lab from Dave Olsen

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1 The Squishy Future of Content - HEEMAC Edition /slideshow/the-squishy-future-of-content-heemac-edition/31841890 squishy-content-140303064257-phpapp01
This talk was given as a keynote for the HEEMAC conference at the University of Southern Florida. With the adoption of responsive design, we're finding that our pixel perfect content is no longer being placed in pixel perfect boxes on pixel perfect web sites. Placeholder content no longer suffices during development. Copy and paste doesn't work in migrating between designs. With the emergence of the small screen as a primary computing device, web site design is more strongly informed by our content than ever before. With these changes we need to rethink how content affects layouts, and how we can best communicate these changes and engage with stakeholders to create future-friendly web sites. Learn why we need to be advocates for content at all phases of a project. Explore the fundamental content types and content rules that will shape how content flows and is viewed by visitors. Learn how content choreography can help keep our stakeholders most important message the focus of your site. Review and rethink our web development workflows to create a new process that is better suited to addressing the constraints of the small screen.]]>
This talk was given as a keynote for the HEEMAC conference at the University of Southern Florida. With the adoption of responsive design, we're finding that our pixel perfect content is no longer being placed in pixel perfect boxes on pixel perfect web sites. Placeholder content no longer suffices during development. Copy and paste doesn't work in migrating between designs. With the emergence of the small screen as a primary computing device, web site design is more strongly informed by our content than ever before. With these changes we need to rethink how content affects layouts, and how we can best communicate these changes and engage with stakeholders to create future-friendly web sites. Learn why we need to be advocates for content at all phases of a project. Explore the fundamental content types and content rules that will shape how content flows and is viewed by visitors. Learn how content choreography can help keep our stakeholders most important message the focus of your site. Review and rethink our web development workflows to create a new process that is better suited to addressing the constraints of the small screen.]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2014 06:42:57 GMT /slideshow/the-squishy-future-of-content-heemac-edition/31841890 dmolsenwvu@slideshare.net(dmolsenwvu) The Squishy Future of Content - HEEMAC Edition dmolsenwvu This talk was given as a keynote for the HEEMAC conference at the University of Southern Florida. With the adoption of responsive design, we're finding that our pixel perfect content is no longer being placed in pixel perfect boxes on pixel perfect web sites. Placeholder content no longer suffices during development. Copy and paste doesn't work in migrating between designs. With the emergence of the small screen as a primary computing device, web site design is more strongly informed by our content than ever before. With these changes we need to rethink how content affects layouts, and how we can best communicate these changes and engage with stakeholders to create future-friendly web sites. Learn why we need to be advocates for content at all phases of a project. Explore the fundamental content types and content rules that will shape how content flows and is viewed by visitors. Learn how content choreography can help keep our stakeholders most important message the focus of your site. Review and rethink our web development workflows to create a new process that is better suited to addressing the constraints of the small screen. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/squishy-content-140303064257-phpapp01-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds" /> This talk was given as a keynote for the HEEMAC conference at the University of Southern Florida. With the adoption of responsive design, we're finding that our pixel perfect content is no longer being placed in pixel perfect boxes on pixel perfect web sites. Placeholder content no longer suffices during development. Copy and paste doesn't work in migrating between designs. With the emergence of the small screen as a primary computing device, web site design is more strongly informed by our content than ever before. With these changes we need to rethink how content affects layouts, and how we can best communicate these changes and engage with stakeholders to create future-friendly web sites. Learn why we need to be advocates for content at all phases of a project. Explore the fundamental content types and content rules that will shape how content flows and is viewed by visitors. Learn how content choreography can help keep our stakeholders most important message the focus of your site. Review and rethink our web development workflows to create a new process that is better suited to addressing the constraints of the small screen.

The Squishy Future of Content - HEEMAC Edition from Dave Olsen

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1 The What & Why of Pattern Lab /slideshow/the-what-and-why-of-pattern-lab/31348283 pattern-lab-140218111838-phpapp01
Responsive design is forcing us to reevaluate our design and development practices. It's also forcing us to rethink how we communicate with our clients and what a project's deliverables might be. Pattern Lab helps bridge the gap by providing one tool that allows for the creation of modular systems as well as gives clients the tools review the work in the place it's going to be used: the browser. This deck reviews some of the features of Pattern Lab. It also discusses how I feel it can fit into the overall workflow of a team. It doesn't cover the technical aspects of the tool but I'm happy to follow-up if anyone wants me to. Also, be sure to check out the documentation at http://pattern-lab.info/docs/]]>
Responsive design is forcing us to reevaluate our design and development practices. It's also forcing us to rethink how we communicate with our clients and what a project's deliverables might be. Pattern Lab helps bridge the gap by providing one tool that allows for the creation of modular systems as well as gives clients the tools review the work in the place it's going to be used: the browser. This deck reviews some of the features of Pattern Lab. It also discusses how I feel it can fit into the overall workflow of a team. It doesn't cover the technical aspects of the tool but I'm happy to follow-up if anyone wants me to. Also, be sure to check out the documentation at http://pattern-lab.info/docs/]]> Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:18:38 GMT /slideshow/the-what-and-why-of-pattern-lab/31348283 dmolsenwvu@slideshare.net(dmolsenwvu) The What & Why of Pattern Lab dmolsenwvu Responsive design is forcing us to reevaluate our design and development practices. It's also forcing us to rethink how we communicate with our clients and what a project's deliverables might be. Pattern Lab helps bridge the gap by providing one tool that allows for the creation of modular systems as well as gives clients the tools review the work in the place it's going to be used: the browser. This deck reviews some of the features of Pattern Lab. It also discusses how I feel it can fit into the overall workflow of a team. It doesn't cover the technical aspects of the tool but I'm happy to follow-up if anyone wants me to. Also, be sure to check out the documentation at http://pattern-lab.info/docs/ <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/pattern-lab-140218111838-phpapp01-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds" /> Responsive design is forcing us to reevaluate our design and development practices. It's also forcing us to rethink how we communicate with our clients and what a project's deliverables might be. Pattern Lab helps bridge the gap by providing one tool that allows for the creation of modular systems as well as gives clients the tools review the work in the place it's going to be used: the browser. This deck reviews some of the features of Pattern Lab. It also discusses how I feel it can fit into the overall workflow of a team. It doesn't cover the technical aspects of the tool but I'm happy to follow-up if anyone wants me to. Also, be sure to check out the documentation at http://pattern-lab.info/docs/

The What & Why of Pattern Lab from Dave Olsen

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1 The Squishy Future of Content - Key Communicators Edition /slideshow/the-squishy-future-of-content-key-communicators-edition/30673181 squishy-content-slideshare-140131103009-phpapp02
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The Squishy Future of Content - Key Communicators Edition from Dave Olsen

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1 The Squishy Future of Content - Penn State Edition /dmolsenwvu/the-squishy-future-of-content-penn-state-edition squishy-content-140129133947-phpapp02
With the adoption of responsive design, we’re finding that our pixel-perfect content is no longer being placed in pixel-perfect boxes on pixel-perfect websites. Placeholder content no longer suffices during development. Copy-and-paste doesn’t work in migrating between designs. Rather, website design is more strongly informed by our content than ever before. With these changes we need to rethink how content affects our development workflow as well as understand how content and messaging affect layouts. • Learn why you need to be an advocate for content at all phases of a project. • Explore the fundamental content types and content rules that will shape how your content flows and is viewed by visitors. • Learn how content choreography can help you keep your most important message the focus of your site.]]>
With the adoption of responsive design, we’re finding that our pixel-perfect content is no longer being placed in pixel-perfect boxes on pixel-perfect websites. Placeholder content no longer suffices during development. Copy-and-paste doesn’t work in migrating between designs. Rather, website design is more strongly informed by our content than ever before. With these changes we need to rethink how content affects our development workflow as well as understand how content and messaging affect layouts. • Learn why you need to be an advocate for content at all phases of a project. • Explore the fundamental content types and content rules that will shape how your content flows and is viewed by visitors. • Learn how content choreography can help you keep your most important message the focus of your site.]]> Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:39:47 GMT /dmolsenwvu/the-squishy-future-of-content-penn-state-edition dmolsenwvu@slideshare.net(dmolsenwvu) The Squishy Future of Content - Penn State Edition dmolsenwvu With the adoption of responsive design, we’re finding that our pixel-perfect content is no longer being placed in pixel-perfect boxes on pixel-perfect websites. Placeholder content no longer suffices during development. Copy-and-paste doesn’t work in migrating between designs. Rather, website design is more strongly informed by our content than ever before. With these changes we need to rethink how content affects our development workflow as well as understand how content and messaging affect layouts. • Learn why you need to be an advocate for content at all phases of a project. • Explore the fundamental content types and content rules that will shape how your content flows and is viewed by visitors. • Learn how content choreography can help you keep your most important message the focus of your site. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/squishy-content-140129133947-phpapp02-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds" /> With the adoption of responsive design, we’re finding that our pixel-perfect content is no longer being placed in pixel-perfect boxes on pixel-perfect websites. Placeholder content no longer suffices during development. Copy-and-paste doesn’t work in migrating between designs. Rather, website design is more strongly informed by our content than ever before. With these changes we need to rethink how content affects our development workflow as well as understand how content and messaging affect layouts. • Learn why you need to be an advocate for content at all phases of a project. • Explore the fundamental content types and content rules that will shape how your content flows and is viewed by visitors. • Learn how content choreography can help you keep your most important message the focus of your site.

The Squishy Future of Content - Penn State Edition from Dave Olsen

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1 The Squishy Future of Content /slideshow/the-squishy-future-of-content/28101004 squishy-content-dmolsen-take-3a-131110204247-phpapp02
With the adoption of responsive design, we’re finding that our pixel-perfect content is no longer being placed in pixel-perfect boxes on pixel-perfect websites. Placeholder content no longer suffices during development. Copy-and-paste doesn’t work in migrating between designs. Rather, website design is more strongly informed by our content than ever before. With these changes we need to rethink how content affects our development workflow as well as understand how content and messaging affect layouts. • Learn why you need to be an advocate for content at all phases of a project. • Explore the fundamental content types and content rules that will shape how your content flows and is viewed by visitors. • Learn how content choreography can help you keep your most important message the focus of your site.]]>
With the adoption of responsive design, we’re finding that our pixel-perfect content is no longer being placed in pixel-perfect boxes on pixel-perfect websites. Placeholder content no longer suffices during development. Copy-and-paste doesn’t work in migrating between designs. Rather, website design is more strongly informed by our content than ever before. With these changes we need to rethink how content affects our development workflow as well as understand how content and messaging affect layouts. • Learn why you need to be an advocate for content at all phases of a project. • Explore the fundamental content types and content rules that will shape how your content flows and is viewed by visitors. • Learn how content choreography can help you keep your most important message the focus of your site.]]> Sun, 10 Nov 2013 20:42:47 GMT /slideshow/the-squishy-future-of-content/28101004 dmolsenwvu@slideshare.net(dmolsenwvu) The Squishy Future of Content dmolsenwvu With the adoption of responsive design, we’re finding that our pixel-perfect content is no longer being placed in pixel-perfect boxes on pixel-perfect websites. Placeholder content no longer suffices during development. Copy-and-paste doesn’t work in migrating between designs. Rather, website design is more strongly informed by our content than ever before. With these changes we need to rethink how content affects our development workflow as well as understand how content and messaging affect layouts. • Learn why you need to be an advocate for content at all phases of a project. • Explore the fundamental content types and content rules that will shape how your content flows and is viewed by visitors. • Learn how content choreography can help you keep your most important message the focus of your site. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/squishy-content-dmolsen-take-3a-131110204247-phpapp02-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds" /> With the adoption of responsive design, we’re finding that our pixel-perfect content is no longer being placed in pixel-perfect boxes on pixel-perfect websites. Placeholder content no longer suffices during development. Copy-and-paste doesn’t work in migrating between designs. Rather, website design is more strongly informed by our content than ever before. With these changes we need to rethink how content affects our development workflow as well as understand how content and messaging affect layouts. • Learn why you need to be an advocate for content at all phases of a project. • Explore the fundamental content types and content rules that will shape how your content flows and is viewed by visitors. • Learn how content choreography can help you keep your most important message the focus of your site.

The Squishy Future of Content from Dave Olsen

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1 The Server Side of Responsive Web Design /dmolsenwvu/the-server-side-of-responsive-web-design ress-final-131021100213-phpapp01
Responsive web design has become an important tool for front-end developers as they develop mobile-optimized solutions for clients. Browser-detection has been an important tool for server-side developers for the same task for much longer. Unfortunately, both techniques have certain limitations. Depending on project requirements, team make-up and deployment environment combining these two techniques might lead to intriguing solutions for your organization. We'll discuss when it makes sense to take this extra step and we'll explore techniques for combining server-side technology, like server-side feature-detection, with your responsive web designs to deliver the most flexible solutions possible.]]>
Responsive web design has become an important tool for front-end developers as they develop mobile-optimized solutions for clients. Browser-detection has been an important tool for server-side developers for the same task for much longer. Unfortunately, both techniques have certain limitations. Depending on project requirements, team make-up and deployment environment combining these two techniques might lead to intriguing solutions for your organization. We'll discuss when it makes sense to take this extra step and we'll explore techniques for combining server-side technology, like server-side feature-detection, with your responsive web designs to deliver the most flexible solutions possible.]]> Mon, 21 Oct 2013 10:02:12 GMT /dmolsenwvu/the-server-side-of-responsive-web-design dmolsenwvu@slideshare.net(dmolsenwvu) The Server Side of Responsive Web Design dmolsenwvu Responsive web design has become an important tool for front-end developers as they develop mobile-optimized solutions for clients. Browser-detection has been an important tool for server-side developers for the same task for much longer. Unfortunately, both techniques have certain limitations. Depending on project requirements, team make-up and deployment environment combining these two techniques might lead to intriguing solutions for your organization. We'll discuss when it makes sense to take this extra step and we'll explore techniques for combining server-side technology, like server-side feature-detection, with your responsive web designs to deliver the most flexible solutions possible. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/ress-final-131021100213-phpapp01-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds" /> Responsive web design has become an important tool for front-end developers as they develop mobile-optimized solutions for clients. Browser-detection has been an important tool for server-side developers for the same task for much longer. Unfortunately, both techniques have certain limitations. Depending on project requirements, team make-up and deployment environment combining these two techniques might lead to intriguing solutions for your organization. We'll discuss when it makes sense to take this extra step and we'll explore techniques for combining server-side technology, like server-side feature-detection, with your responsive web designs to deliver the most flexible solutions possible.

The Server Side of Responsive Web Design from Dave Olsen

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1 Measuring Web Performance - HighEdWeb Edition /slideshow/measuring-web-performance-highedweb-edition/26950197 webperformance-131007140746-phpapp01
Today, a Web page can be delivered to desktop computers, televisions, or handheld devices like tablets or phones. While a technique like responsive design helps ensure that our websites look good across that spectrum of devices we may forget that we need to make sure that our websites also perform well across that same spectrum. More and more of our users are shifting their Internet usage to these more varied platforms and connection speeds with some moving entirely to mobile Internet. In this session, we’ll look at the tools that can help you understand, measure and improve the performance of your websites and applications. The talk will also discuss how new server-side techniques might help us optimize our front-end performance. Finally, since the best way to test is to have devices in your hand, we’ll discuss some tips for getting your hands on them cheaply. This presentation builds upon Dave Olsen’s “Optimization for Mobile” chapter in Smashing Magazine’s “The Mobile Book.”]]>
Today, a Web page can be delivered to desktop computers, televisions, or handheld devices like tablets or phones. While a technique like responsive design helps ensure that our websites look good across that spectrum of devices we may forget that we need to make sure that our websites also perform well across that same spectrum. More and more of our users are shifting their Internet usage to these more varied platforms and connection speeds with some moving entirely to mobile Internet. In this session, we’ll look at the tools that can help you understand, measure and improve the performance of your websites and applications. The talk will also discuss how new server-side techniques might help us optimize our front-end performance. Finally, since the best way to test is to have devices in your hand, we’ll discuss some tips for getting your hands on them cheaply. This presentation builds upon Dave Olsen’s “Optimization for Mobile” chapter in Smashing Magazine’s “The Mobile Book.”]]> Mon, 07 Oct 2013 14:07:46 GMT /slideshow/measuring-web-performance-highedweb-edition/26950197 dmolsenwvu@slideshare.net(dmolsenwvu) Measuring Web Performance - HighEdWeb Edition dmolsenwvu Today, a Web page can be delivered to desktop computers, televisions, or handheld devices like tablets or phones. While a technique like responsive design helps ensure that our websites look good across that spectrum of devices we may forget that we need to make sure that our websites also perform well across that same spectrum. More and more of our users are shifting their Internet usage to these more varied platforms and connection speeds with some moving entirely to mobile Internet. In this session, we’ll look at the tools that can help you understand, measure and improve the performance of your websites and applications. The talk will also discuss how new server-side techniques might help us optimize our front-end performance. Finally, since the best way to test is to have devices in your hand, we’ll discuss some tips for getting your hands on them cheaply. This presentation builds upon Dave Olsen’s “Optimization for Mobile” chapter in Smashing Magazine’s “The Mobile Book.” <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/webperformance-131007140746-phpapp01-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&height=120&fit=bounds" /> Today, a Web page can be delivered to desktop computers, televisions, or handheld devices like tablets or phones. While a technique like responsive design helps ensure that our websites look good across that spectrum of devices we may forget that we need to make sure that our websites also perform well across that same spectrum. More and more of our users are shifting their Internet usage to these more varied platforms and connection speeds with some moving entirely to mobile Internet. In this session, we’ll look at the tools that can help you understand, measure and improve the performance of your websites and applications. The talk will also discuss how new server-side techniques might help us optimize our front-end performance. Finally, since the best way to test is to have devices in your hand, we’ll discuss some tips for getting your hands on them cheaply. This presentation builds upon Dave Olsen’s “Optimization for Mobile” chapter in Smashing Magazine’s “The Mobile Book.”

Measuring Web Performance - HighEdWeb Edition from Dave Olsen

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1 https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/profile-photo-dmolsenwvu-48x48.jpg?cb=1571154495 PHP developer focused on delivering mobile content and services using the mobile web. Developed and currently maintain several open source projects including: Detector, a JS/PHP server-side feature-detection library; Throttle, a node.js-based utility for throttling network speed to test mobile sites; and the PHP library of ua-parser. I have experience in managing and deploying complex projects in a large enterprise setting including a content management system that powers several hundred websites. I've also been involved in developing and implementing social media strategies using Twitter, Facebook, foursquare and text messaging. I would like to continue developing mobile solutions and ... dmolsen.com/ https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/highedweb-email-191015154908-thumbnail.jpg?width=320&height=320&fit=bounds slideshow/taking-your-html-email-communications-from-ew-to-wow/182444338 Taking Your HTML Email... https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/google-workflow-workshop-190531193803-thumbnail.jpg?width=320&height=320&fit=bounds dmolsenwvu/the-google-marketing-workflow-workshop The Google Marketing W... https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/highedweb-upd-api-181022011405-thumbnail.jpg?width=320&height=320&fit=bounds slideshow/building-an-academic-program-database-and-api-with-contentful-and-amazon-web-services/120239243 Building an Academic P...