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WebPub Presents: TBA January 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010 Time: 12:00p–1:00p Location: N42, Demo Center [read more]
WebPub Presents: Web Media Accessibility: Increasing Value while Decreasing Cost
Accessibility of websites is critical not only for compliance but also result in a better overall web experience for all users. Stephani Roberts one of MIT’s Web Accessibility Consultants will discuss the importance of accessibility on the web and resources available here at MIT. CJ Johnson and Chris Antunes from 3Play Media will talk about Accessibility issues surrounding web media and discuss how remedying these issues will create an interesting and dynamic site for all users. Date: Thursday November 19, 2009 Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM Location: MIT Campus Building N42 Demo Center (211 Massachusetts... [read more]
WebPub Presents: Social Media and Your Organization
Thursday, September 24, 2009 Time: 12:00p–1:00p Location: N42, Demo Center Speaker: Corey McPherson Nash, a national branding and design firm Social Media, the “building” of shared meaning among communities, is becoming more pervasive in our personal and professional lives. As blogs, Facebook, Flickr, YouTube and Twitter have become growing components of the communications mix, organizations need to develop strategies for using these new media to support their goals and objectives. Every business, school and institution needs to be aware of how social media not only projects who they are... [read more]
WebPub Presents…Web Apps: The Collision of Design and Business with Jared Spool
May 28, 2009 Topic: Web Apps: The Collision of Design and Business Speaker: Jared Spool, UIE Time: 12:00p–1:00p Location: 46-3001 Who has the best practices for web app design and what do they do to make world-class applications? Jared will share the latest research in the techniques and methodologies that can make a huge difference. Thousands of sites have the same web app: the e-commerce checkout process. They all do essentially the same thing: exchange the site’s products for the customer’s money, simultaneously arranging for delivery and payment. Yet, every single one is... [read more]
Access Oriented Web Design with Scott Jehl
“Access-Oriented Web Design” is an approach for safely applying progressive enhancement in websites and applications so they deliver an accessible and functional experience to the widest audience possible. Web design guru Scott Jehl from Boston’s The Filament Group discussed “Access-Oriented Web Design: Building highly-interactive web apps that work for everyone” at our April 2009 WebPub presentation. Scott specializes in website design and development, is a member of the jQuery and jQuery UI design teams, and runs WriteMaps, an application for planning websites.... [read more]
