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Share Walls

As the news industry continues its move online, publishers have struggled to figure out how best to monetize their online traffic.

A year ago, the New York Times launched an innovative pay wall system that allows visitors to read 10 articles a month for free.  If you want more,...

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“Doodling” Your Homepage

In honor of the 4th of July, our creative team has put together a custom animation for our homepage.  Visit www.thebrickfactory.com to check it out. 

We were inspired to create custom versions of our Brick Factory homepage by the awesome work the Google team does with their Doodles. ...

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The cost of Search Personalization

Many Internet companies (like Google, Microsoft, Netflix, and Amazon) tout the virtues of search personalization.  By using a multitude of factors, the companies can provide more relevant information to a person.

I agree that there are benefits to it.  When I google “Montgomery County Public Libraries,” search engines can use my IP address – that indicates that I’m in the Washington,...

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A Look Under the Hood: Our Mobile Statistics

I’m not breaking any news here when I tell you that mobile is exploding.  Smart phone sales have overtaken sales of PCs.  There are nearly a billion smartphones worldwide.  10% of all web traffic now comes form mobile devices.

This is all important stuff for us to follow. ...

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Top 10 Best Designed College Websites: The Sequel

We did a post on the best designed college websites a couple years ago. Since the digital world is constantly evolving and it seems trends become outdated overnight, we thought it would be worthwhile to take a fresh look and see what has changed in the last few years.

Interestingly enough,...

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