Tag Archives: tools

SoapUI: The Insider’s Tool for Working with APIs

Posted on by Douglas Karr
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It seems every time I meet with a good friend, I hear about a new tool that makes life easier. I had coffee with David Grigsby, a .NET integration monster who works for DocuSign. David and I were discussing SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) versus REST APIs (that’s how we roll). I tend to favor REST APIs because they’re easier to visualize and develop a chunk at a time with – as well as reduced issues with authentication. David, as a .NET guru, loves SOAP since it provides much more … Continue reading →

4 Simple Online Infographic Generators

Posted on by Douglas Karr
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infographics

The infographics industry is exploding and now we’re seeing some new tools to help. Currently, infographics agencies charge between $2k and $5k to research, design and promote a fantastic infographic. These tools will make development of your infographics a lot less costly, easier to design and publish, and some include reporting modules to see how well the infographics are distributed and promoted. Some of them are a bit young so you may have to deal with some bugginess, but they’re all very impressive. Easel.ly – create and share visual ideas … Continue reading →

MindMapping and Collaboration for the Enterprise

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Mindjet Enterprise

Our client, Mindjet, has launched a new offering specifically designed for enterprises, call Mindjet for Enterprise. In addition, they rolled out an update to their Connect collaborative work management product – bringing full integrations across Web, desktop and mobile devices for anytime, anywhere collaboration (and a new website to match the new solutions). Mindjet Connect V4 continues the product evolution to provide a single user experience that connects ideas and plans with execution of those plans. Mindjet Connect users now get Top level navigation between the Vision and Action elements … Continue reading →

Sitecore Brings Content Management to Printed Brochures

Posted on by Douglas Karr
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Sitecore Adaptive Print Studio

The marketing campaign production life cycle, starting with the conceptualization of an idea and extending through the development phase to the final report, data sheet, brochure, catalog, magazine or anything else is a tedious and time-consuming process. Sitecore, a market leader in online content management system software, has rolled out a new technology that has the potential to revolutionize this process for print materials. Sitecore’s Adaptive Print Studio not only provides the organization with better control over the entire process, but can also cut the development life cycle time from … Continue reading →

Create Tests Easily with Verify

Posted on by Douglas Karr
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While analyzing some real-time alerts today on marketing automation for our client, Right On Interactive, Marty Thompson came across a link to a testing site called Verify. It’s a very affordable testing site that has a ton of features and a very simple, intuitive interface for getting your designs, sites and layouts tested and capturing feedback. Here’s the Verify overview video: Verify has the following testing methodologies available: Click Test – See where users click based on a question. Memory Test – Find out what people remember. Mood Test – … Continue reading →

Infographic: The Web Designer’s Toolkit

Posted on by Douglas Karr, Douglas Karr
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Designer Apps

Like breadcrumbs, every once in a while you follow the breadcrumbs and find a gem on the Internet. Today’s gem wasn’t really finding this infographic, it was finding the company who developed it, Best Vendor. Best Vendor is a really beautiful site that’s easy to use, providing you with a means to show what applications you’ve tried and which ones you haven’t. Go check it out! As for the Infographic, what are the apps that web designers use? Best Vendor put this together by asking 180 designers and creative professionals … Continue reading →