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  1. Saying a Fond Farewell to Google Site Search

    Paper in a typewriter with 'We'll Miss You' typed out

    This month, Google is permanently discontinuing Google Site Search (GSS), a paid service that allowed organizations to utilize Google search tools on their own website(s).

    Users of GSS could customize the look of the search results to match their site, and benefitted from Google’s search…

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  2. Evolving from Within

    This week is Social Venture Institute Vancouver, run by the Hollyhock Leadership Institute. I’m pretty thrilled to say I’m attending!

    SVI is a conference that brings together business leaders and social entrepreneurs who are (or want to be) running socially conscious organizations. From…

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  3. Red Alert: Prepping for Breaking News

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    Breaking News: Yes, Travis will be doing a presentation about breaking news at the New York Press Association’s Spring Conference and Trade Show on Friday, April 13, in Albany, NY.

    His talk, “Red Alert: Prepping for Breaking News (PDF),” is designed to help news organizations with websites…

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  4. Youth Gratitude & Purpose Toolkit Story

    Claremont Graduate University researcher Susan Mangan reached out to Hop Studios in August 2017 for help on creating an online toolkit, and she needed that help in a hurry! Susan had created a series of exercises for youth teachers that was part of the Greater Good in Action Fostering…

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  5. Roses Are So 2017; PushEE is 2018

    Valentine’s Day is approaching. This year, say it with browser notifications! (True, they aren’t as sexy as roses, but they may be more effective.)

    Hop Studios is releasing a new ExpressionEngine add-on: PushEE!  PushEE allows you to create and publish notifications directly from the…

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