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The Mobile Internet, It’s Here to Stay | Mobile Web Design
Monday, July 26th, 2010I remember a time before the internet, I remember the dark ages of the internet that involved dialing into bulletin board services and slow, slow internet connections, I remember when AOL was the largest internet provider in the US. Times have changed.
Today, the internet is not only fast, but it is mobile. With the inception of the iPhone several years ago and the many phones that followed, the internet is now easy to access from everywhere.
The problem is that not all web sites look great on mobile phones (even iPhones). As a result, many companies are moving to select one or both of the following options.
1) A mobile version of their website.
2) An iPhone App for their website content and business/organization information.
This is especially important for organizations or businesses that have a events, news updates, or want users to be able to find them from their phone and on the go.
We provide solutions for iPhone development and mobile website design and development for clients of all shapes and sizes.
Contact us today for more information on iPhone app design or mobile website design.
Interview with NetWorth Jacksonville | Web Design & Development
Monday, July 26th, 2010Design Extensions founder, Jay Owen, was recently interviewed by Networth:
Featured in Florida Times Union
Monday, June 28th, 2010This past Sunday’s edition of the Florida Times Union featured quotes and information on Design Extensions owner, Jay Owen, related to the iPad and it’s application for business.
Check it out at http://jacksonville.com/business/2010-06-27/story/more-ipad-users-doing-business-not-entertainment-device
Featured on MTI TV
Thursday, May 27th, 2010Design Extensions founder, Jay Owen, was recently featured on MTI TV. MTI TV is a featured internet broadcast from one of our clients, the Metal Treating Inistitute. View the video interview here.
World Golf Village Area Business Expo
Friday, April 16th, 2010Next Saturday, April 24th, Design Extensions, along with 64 other areas businesses will be on exhibit at the World Golf Village Area Business Expo. The event will be held in the Legends Ballroom in the St. Johns County Convention Center at the World Golf Village.
This event is open to the public and free of charge. The event opens at 9AM and concludes at 3PM. There will be free samples, raffles, & fun surprises in store for all ages.
We will have a special prize to raffle at the event and also have examples of our work on display. I will be on site all day to answer questions or field ideas about web design, graphic design, internet marketing, or social media.
Some of the free things happening at the event include:
- FREE shoulder massages from Island Massage
- FREE spinal analysis scans by The Village Chiropractic
- FREE face painting at the Brightway Insurance booth
- FREE samples of individual mini portrait sessions by Jennifer Jordan Photography
A gold buyer will be on hand to give cash for unwanted gold so attendees can leave with more money than they had when they came. Many vendors will be offering coupons or discounts on their goods or services including specials on IMAX and Hall of Fame tickets.
Bring the family for a day! Visit the Expo, have lunch at the Renaissance, catch an IMAX movie, visit the World Golf Hall of Fame, try your luck on the putting green or just enjoy the view. For more information contact Kelly DeVivo at 904-342-0670.
Come by our booth and see us, we love visitors!
View a link to the flyer on our Facebook fan page.
Complete Vendor List:
| Haven Trust Bank of Florida |
| The Spice & Tea Exchange |
| Hall of Fame |
| Fresh Perspectives |
| The Back Office, LLC |
| Cabana Caddies |
| Palencia Club |
| Jewels by Park Lane |
| Cruise One |
| Arbonne |
| Design Extensions |
| Solar Fit |
| Party Lite |
| Discovery Toys |
| Sparkling Ems Gems |
| Xocia |
| New York Life |
| Tupperware |
| Florida Business Exchange |
| Economic Empowerment |
| Sweet Baby Cakes |
| Mix-it Up Networking |
| Unique Travel |
| LCS Sweet Tooth |
| Pucci’s Designer Cuts for Dogs |
| Prudential Financial |
| Star Babies |
| Business Solutions Unlimited, LLC |
| AFLAC |
| Citrusolution Carpet Cleaning |
| 31 Gifts |
| All About Pools |
| Silva Insurance Group, Inc. |
| Edward Jones Investments |
| Proof of Assets |
| Wellington Homes & Rainbow Intl |
| First Atlantic Bank |
| Wise Business Services |
| Cruises, Inc. |
| Mary Kay |
| Grace & Mercy |
| Silpada Designs |
| Horizon Promotional Products |
| Compass |
| Pampered Chef |
| Craig Funeral Home |
| RMG Mortgage Group |
| The Tek-Guy |
| All Florida Soft Water of St. Johns |
| The Village Chiropractic |
| Dell Maintenance |
| Surface Systems |
| About Floors and More |
| Brightway Insurance |
| Jennifer Jordan Photographer |
| Money Pages |
| Gold Exchange |
| Juice Plus |
| Davidson Companies |
| Jaguars |
| Ric Rac Ribbon |
| Spickelmier & Associates LLC |
| Tastefully Simple |
| Accredited Appraisals |
| Island Massage |
Frauds, Scams, and The Internet
Monday, February 8th, 2010We have had several calls and e-mails lately from people asking if we have job postings online because they received a message from a company called Design Extensions that seemed a little shady.
It turns out that there is a company, that appears to be from Russia, that is using our business identity along with a fake web site to pretend to offer people jobs and then have them commit all types of money fraud.
We have reported this company to their host, had them shutdown several times and they keep coming back up. We also reported them to the http://www.ic3.gov/
Details about the scam can be found here: http://www.bobbear.com/design-extensions-llc.html
From what we can tell, these folks have been doing this for years to companies and people all over the place. If you have ideas or contacts on how to shutdown companies like this, feel free to drop us a line.
Thanks and be careful who you accept an online job offer from!
Featured on 37signals.com Product Blog
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
We have some exciting news! Thanks to Jason Fried (President of 37signals) and his team, we have been featured as a case study on the 37signals product blog.
If you don’t know about 37signals and their products, you should. They were founded in 1999 (same year as us) as a Web design firm by Jason Fried, Carlos Segura, and Ernest Kim in Chicago. They focused on powerful usability strategies and their original web site was a source of inspiration for our work and many others around the world. After several years as a very successful design firm, their focus shifted to several web apps.
Today, they produce four great web apps and have published two books (with one more on the way in March called REWORK). We have used their longest running app, Basecamp, to manage our business for almost 5 years. It is an online project management system that is so easy to use it’s crazy. We love it and as we said in the case study, don’t know how we would operate without it.
Other products they offer include Highrise (a great way to track contacts, set follow-ups and assign tasks), Backpack (organize your business and share calendar with a team), and Campfire (a great group chat app).
We have been long time fans of the folks at 37signals and it’s an honor to be featured on their product blog.
If you are a looking for a better way to keep track of your business — look no further than the products from 37signals.
UPDATE: 37signals just launched a new site (today) called Haystack.com. We have been featured on their front page all afternoon and you can check out our detailed listing page here.
Adding video to your web site.
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009With the popularity of Youtube and social networking, video is here to stay on the web and will only get bigger. Users internet connections are faster and download speed is no longer as much of a concern as it once was.
Youtube and similar public options can be a great way to share video in a social and “viral” way. But what if you want to post something exclusively to your web site, with your companies branding, and without links to other youtube videos?
We now offer an incredible video solution for sites that want to host one video or multiple videos. It can event be customized to include your logo and is customizable in many ways.
Check out the new video from the Jacksonville Symphony that we have integrated into their web site here: http://www.jaxsymphony.org/channel4.php
Here is an example of how it appears embedded in a page. We would love to answer any questions you have about video on your web site and how it can help connect to current and new customers. Contact us today with any questions.
