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iStockphoto Uses Twitter for Customer Service
Posted on March 17, 2009
Twitter search for iStockphotoClick on the image to see a larger version of a screen shot of the Twitter search I used to get info about the iStockphoto site being down.

I get nearly all of the photos for my blog [...]

EBRI Web Site Redesign
Posted on March 13, 2009
Matrix Group International collaborated with Smith Strategic Inc to give the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) a new Web site redesign that was classic and timeless.  Matrix implemented the design created by Smith Strategic and took responsibility for the site build and content management system.  Our work included:
  • Implementing the design with the goal of making the EBRI site more visible [...]
Getting Started with Facebook – Part 2 – The New Facebook Pages
Posted on March 11, 2009
FacebookStarting today, March 11, fans of organizations with Facebook pages will interact with their favorite orgs, companies and brands the way they interact with their buddies.  On March 11, all Facebook pages will have status updates, walls, and links, just like personal pages. What does this mean? Well...
  • Fans will interact with [...]
Open Budget Initiative
Posted on March 9, 2009
The International Budget Partnership (IBP) collaborated with Matrix Group International to launch a redesigned web site for a special initiative to promote public access to budget information and the adoption of accountable budget systems across the globe. IBP helps to make budget systems more responsive to the needs of poor and low-income people in society and, through the Open Budget [...]
What is a Tag Cloud? And How Do Tags Connect People?
Posted on March 6, 2009
Word CloudHave you visited a Web site recently that had a list of topics and some topics were in a larger font or in a different color? That's called a tag cloud and I love them. But what exactly are they? Wikipedia says that a tag cloud is a [...]
Subsidized COBRA Coverage in Stimulus Plan = Additional Burden for Small Businesses
Posted on March 3, 2009
I got a call from my insurance agent today. He wanted to be sure that I knew about the new COBRA provisions in the stimulus package that went into effect a few weeks ago. The stimulus plan provides subsidized COBRA benefits to workers (and their families) who lose health care coverage because of involuntary termination of employment (read: [...]
Spirit Airlines Sucks; American Express Rocks
Posted on February 27, 2009
Poor customer ServiceI am so mad.  I booked tickets on Spirit Airlines to attend a wedding in Mexico later this Spring.  I booked the tickets on the Spirit Airlines Web site, paid extra to check bags, even paid extra to reserve seats.  Here's the problem: their system [...]
Electrical Contractor Magazine Anti-Counterfeits Initiative
Posted on February 26, 2009
Electrical Contractor Magazine(ECMAG, in collaboration with TED Magazine, recently launched an Anti-Counterfeit Products   Initiative to aggressively fight the increase in counterfeit electric products in the United States. For the new anti-counterfeiting campaign, ECMAG and TED Magazine turned to Matrix Group to create a Web site that will serve as a central repository of resources in the fight against the influx of [...]
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
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The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) was established in 1985 to advance a balanced and realistic understanding of American interests in the Middle East. When WINEP decided to launch an Arabic portal, they turned to Matrix Group for help because of our experience working with other research organizations and implementing content management systems; multi-lingual capabilities; and user-focused design [...]
Discover Policing
Posted on February 25, 2009
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is the world's oldest and largest nonprofit membership organization of police executives, consisting of operating chief executives of international, federal, state and local agencies of all sizes.  As part of a national recruitment effort, IACP and the Bureau of Justice Assistance tasked Matrix Group International with creating a new “Discover Policing” Web [...]

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