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  1. Noozhawk Asks: Will Readers Answer?

    'Noozhawk asks innovation + inspiration for Santa Barbara County', red boxes with white icons: ?: Ask, checkbox: Vote, magnifying glass: Investigate, and lightbulb: Answer. Black text below 'Noozhawk Asks: What's Your Question?'

    Noozhawk, an independent local news site in Santa Barbara, launched Noozhawk Asks, a collaborative journalism effort that offers readers the opportunity to influence—and even choose—what stories Noozhawk reports.

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  2. The Month that Chrome Made the Internet Non-Secure

    Gif of a search bar showing the 'not secure' notice in the address bar upon searching

    In February I wrote about some then-new security warnings implemented by Google Chrome for sites that collected passwords or credit card numbers without having a security certificate. Many sites were affected by that change. Many more are about to be.

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  3. Make Your Website Talk Like a Pirate!

    Orange background with the Hop duck wearing a pirate bandana and an eye patch, a brown

    September 19th is Talk Like a Pirate Day! If you’re running ExpressionEngine, check out Hop PrivatEER, free(!) software add-on that will automatically convert all your boring regular text to thrilling pirate speak!

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  4. Recurring Donations Are Worth More Than Just the Money

    Content-driven sites with a passionate audience are increasingly finding success with the recurring revenue support models including paywall subscriptions, content-specific funding, and contributor benefits.

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  5. A New Look, A New Mission

    Hop Studios logo on a yellow background. White 'h' with a duck in the centre and 'Hop Studios' written below

    Yes, it’s a redesign of our own website and a new logo as well. But like a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly, there’s a deeper change to Hop Studios that we’re announcing today as well.

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