The Haversine formula is one of the easiest to use pieces of complicated math I’ve had the pleasure to use. If you’re not familiar with it, it’s pretty simple in theory – it’s an extension of the Pythagorean formula from a grid to the surface of a sphere, which basically means that you can use… Continue reading Using the Haversine Formula in Drupal 7
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Google Shakes Up SEO
Google’s Slot Games for a search engine is coming to fruition, changing how SEO works and resulting in a more relevant and functional search experience for everyone. Google’s quest to organize the internet began in 1996. As a text-based search engine, it made sense that content should determine a website’s ranking. However, black-hat spammers soon… Continue reading Google Shakes Up SEO
Five Ways to Class Up Your Website
Web evolution can result in dated design. Updated optimization will increase engagement, clicks, purchases, or other types of actions. Achieving a new, fresh site, with updated optimization can result in measurable business benefits. Stretch It Out Dated sites are in love with the boxed layout. Using your full real estate is the best practice when… Continue reading Five Ways to Class Up Your Website
Improve your Frontend Toolset with Grunt and LibSass
Learn how you can leverage Grunt and LibSass as groundwork to improve your Frontend Development process and deliver better optimized sites for clients. At NEWMEDIA we’ve been utilizing Sass and Compass compiled with Ruby for CSS Preprocessing for quite some time now in our Drupal projects. While this toolset has served us well, the toolset… Continue reading Improve your Frontend Toolset with Grunt and LibSass
NEWMEDIA is Ranked the #1 Web Designer in Denver by Clutch
We understand what it takes to build a website that converts for your business using advanced UX design concepts and SEO ranking techniques. Our 20+ year track record in an ever-shifting and evolving marketplace helps us recognize unforeseen business opportunities while simultaneously delivering unprecedented results. Because of that, we’ve been ranked as the #1 web designer in… Continue reading NEWMEDIA is Ranked the #1 Web Designer in Denver by Clutch
Social Media Wars: Snapchat launches new search functionality
There’s a war going on between the titans of the social media world but what are they fighting for? Snapchat’s new search functionality cements their status as a serious player in the online advertising world.
Google “Fred” Update Shakes up SEO but Does it Even Matter?
The SEO world was set aflame on March 9th, 2017 when webmasters everywhere reported sharp drops in their traffic and keyword rankings. This update was nicknamed “Fred” but was it really even that big of a deal? There was a massive Google update in early March nicknamed “Fred” but does it really even matter?
NEWMEDIA’s Site Development Process (SDP)
At NEWMEDIA we have spent a great deal of time perfecting our site development process. Through many trials and errors we have converged on a SDP that works for us. When working in a team or in an environment where your code and systems are going to be used by people other than yourself, it… Continue reading NEWMEDIA’s Site Development Process (SDP)
Details matter in business and in trail work
We were happy to jump in when a non-profit educational group reached out to NEWMEDIA asking for our help. Shore up some badly eroded biking trails? Sure thing! A majority of our team lives an active, healthy lifestyle with several members game to thrash any mountain trail ride. Besides, who can say no to a… Continue reading Details matter in business and in trail work
Test Driven Development with RSpec and Chef
Test driven development (TDD) ensures that you’ve properly defined your code’s goals, that your code has achieved these goals, and that future changes to the code will not break existing functionality. Now that we have addressed the fundamental concepts of using Chef data and cookbooks, it’s useful to step through a specific example using the… Continue reading Test Driven Development with RSpec and Chef