Yearly Archives: 2013

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Adding Value With jQuery

jQuery is a Javascript library that is being used today on many websites. It has become popular because of the value it can add to a site and because of how easy it is to use. Flash-Like Animations Adobe’s Flash® has long been the industry standard for Web animations, but it has always been unable... Continue Reading

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Part 2: HTML5 Video, Multimedia for the Future

Modern browsers have made video and audio files easier than ever to use. With HTML5 and the <video> tag, you can have your Adobe has announced that it will slowly phase out support for this format. Additionally, you will find that most mobile devices, including tablets, cannot play your site’s video files. The bottom line;... Continue Reading

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Web Marketing Stuff I Didn’t Even Know Existed

As a new Web developer, I came into my position with a design background and user-interface knowledge, but I quickly realized there is so much more to developing websites at Etna Interactive! Etna has a lot of Web marketing stuff figured out. Here are just a few of the things I've learned since I started... Continue Reading

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A Great Client Request

As a project coordinator at Etna, I receive client requests daily from our account executives. However, every once in a while, a client will directly request a site update. I recently received one of the best, most thorough requests, so I had to brag. This client really impressed me by providing me with the following:... Continue Reading

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Working with SQL Parameters in Cold Fusion

Most modern Web application frameworks provide native mechanics to protect databases from undesirable SQL execution. Cold Fusion’s answer to input sanitization is the tag cfqueryparam that is only valid inside a cfquery block. It is not a newcomer to the language but I will still from time to time see it being underutilized. It is... Continue Reading

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What Your Closet Can Teach You About Web Marketing

Your clothes closet is a mangled mess again. Getting ready in the morning is a hanger-wrestling feat, and you’re afraid to let small children and pets near the closet doors in fear of losing them forever. It’s time for a spring cleaning. Like your closet, your website and its marketing tactics need some thorough attention.... Continue Reading

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Email Marketing: It’s Time Well Spent

A common question we hear on the marketing team: Why does it take so long to send out an email? It comes up often, and I don’t blame clients for asking. It seems like an email campaign should take an hour or two, at most. Well, that’s not the case and for good reason. Behind... Continue Reading

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