Wave Goodbye to Google Wave

Earlier this week Google owned up to the low adoption and poor customer reaction to their 2009 ‘breakthrough’ product Google Wave. “We don’t plan to continue developing Wave as a standalone product, but we will maintain the site at least through the end of the year and extend the technology for use in other Google…

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San Diego Web Design

Designing websites in San Diego enables CPD to be involved in a wide range of industries. In 2010 we have expanded our service offering with additional internet marketing capabilities,  added partnership resources, and increased our design team. So how can Crown Point Design help your website?

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Using Clean Code in Website Design

Although the world wide web has become very sophisticated over the years, there are still issues with websites that are built using ‘sloppy code’. All web pages produce HTML that is translated by your web browser (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc.). Web pages that produce HTML errors may produce issues for users who are viewing the…

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Improvements Made To Google Images Search

Yesterday Google started rolling out its improvements to Google Images which now allows up to 1,000 images to be displayed in a single search page. This new website technology is called ‘infinite scroll’ which allows for fewer clicks and a faster ability to find the image you are looking for. When scrolling over any image, a…

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Email Marketing Discussion :: Video

There are common questions that come up around being successful with Email Marketing and CPD owners Scott Farquharson and Christopher Vassallo address some of those in this discussion. E-mail Marketing is incredibly important in today’s online marketing strategies and the value cannot be overlooked. There are several best practices that should be considered when executing…

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How to Create an FAQ page

A great way to provide valuable content for your website is to create a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page that provides answers to the most popular questions that your customers have. An FAQ page can be one of the top ranking pages in your site traffic. Additionally, FAQ pages can receive great ranking to common…

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Photo Shoot From A Helicopter

About a month ago I got the opportunity to do a photo shoot from a helicopter over San Diego – up and down the coast line of La Jolla, over the skyline of San Diego, and the Harbor. One of the koolest photo shoots I have done. I can only imagine how amazing it would…

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A Must Watch Wall Animation Video

Produced by BLU (who also has a very kool website design – www.blublu.org) The video is called BIG BANG BIG BOOM and is “an unscientific point of view on the beginning and evolution of life … and how it could probably end“. This video shows how design can tell a story… Spend 10 mins of…

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Pros + Cons of Google Voice

Last week Google announced that they have opened access to Google Voice for everyone in the U.S. (previously available by invite only). According to Google, “Google Voice isn’t ready for businesses and schools quite yet, but we’re exploring additional functionality for organizations.” We will stay tuned for future updates and functionality, but this is a…

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All Designers Should be NAPP Members

CPD is proud to be a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). There are many benefits to joining NAPP including being part of the large member community that ranges from beginners to professionals. The association is a great fit for Photographers, but also provides value for graphic designers and website designers due…

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