Here at Sitepro, we are pleased to announce the addition of four new staff members! Kari Braun, graphic designer, Jeff Scanlon, video/multimedia producer, and Jerad Rask and Aaron Gausmann, web developers, have recently joined the Sitepro team.
20 Years of the World Wide Web, 15 Years of Sitepro
On August 6, 1991, a service was made available to the public for the very first time: The World Wide Web. A mere 20 years later, there are over 25 billion web pages, 1 trillion unique web addresses and hundreds of millions of users!
Sitepro has been there for 15 of those 20 years, and we'd like you to help us celebrate!
Sitepro now offers SSL certificates through VeriSign, one of the most recognized trust marks in the world, displayed on over 90,000 websites in 145 countries.
When countless blogs and pundits are throwing their opinions and deals onto the internet, it might not seem like publishing standards apply. Spelling and style errors are everywhere. It’s all about getting out your message; nobody cares about the technicalities, right?
Sitepro is proud to be a sponsor of the 5th Annual Jump-Start Downtown Business Plan Competition. The competition is for entrepreneurs interested in opening a business in Downtown Eau Claire. It is open to any type of business, from high-tech to office services to gift shops. The grand prize is $5,000 start-up capital.
You may have read Katie Rafko's blog posting early in June related to Sitepro's sponsorship of the STEPS for Girls summer camp at UW-Stout. Sitepro was asked to produce a short promtional video made from video footage shot by the STEPS videographer, Jon Robinson.The finished piece was put together yesterday afternoon. Check out the video in the full entry.
Recently on the Sitepro Blog, we have switched to using an enhanced commenting system called Intense Debate. Intense Debate provides many features that will supercharge the community, increase comments, and increase pageviews. Some notable features include commenter profiles, reputation scores, email notifications, reply by email, and facebook integration. Watch my screencast and read all about the awesomeness that is Intense Debate!
For those unfamiliar with the term "Hat Trick," it's a sports term referring to any one player scoring three times within a single game. If you're like me and grew up on the local ice rink, it's a hockey term. Today's blog isn't about bone crushing hockey action, but instead the Telly Awards. The Telly awards (3oth anniversary this year) recognize the best in local and regional television, web and film production. This year Sitepro was fortunate enough to win three awards on three submissions, hence the "hat trick" reference.
The Sitepro team wants to make sure you're getting the most out of your website and the technology we have available for our customers. To meet those goals, we send out two free monthly emails to provide value both to our existing clients and those interested in web tech and trends. Read past the break to sample some of what you're missing - we hope you'll decide to subscribe!
The Science Technology and Engineering Preview at UW-Stout for Girls (STEPS) will be taking place again this summer in June and July. Sitepro is supporting this exciting program by sponsoring two girls to attend the weeklong technology camp.
STEPS is an introduction to the exciting world of science, technology and engineering. Campers participate in a variety of workshops that give them hands-on experience with high-tech equipment and processes. An example of program activities during the week includes designing, manufacturing, and piloting a radio controlled boat. Campers will photograph and write articles about their activities that they will combine at the end of the week to create a newsletter in UW-Stout's Graphic Communications Laboratory.
Sitepro is proud to support a program that inspires young ladies to consider careers in science, technology, and engineering. To learn more about the program, visit STEP's website.
