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Noozhawk Asks: Will Readers Answer?
Our client Noozhawk, an independent local news site in Santa Barbara, launched an interesting online journalism experiment this week. Noozhawk Asks—Information + Inspiration for Community Journalism offers readers the opportunity to influence—and even choose—what stories Noozhawk reports.…
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The Month that Chrome Made the Internet Non-Secure
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.
In April Google announced that these…
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Make Your Website Talk Like a Pirate!
Avast, ye landlubbers! Don’t be caught taking a caulk—September 19th is Talk Like a Pirate Day! All gentle-men and -ladies o’ fortune should, of course, talk like a pirate on Talk Like a Pirate Day, but what about yer website?
Nay t’ worry. We at Hop Studios have got you covered. If you’re…
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Recurring Donations Are Worth More Than Just the Money
Content-driven sites with a passionate audience are increasingly finding success with the recurring donation/subscription model. Some content sites have gone over to a full subscription paywall: The New Yorker allows anyone to read a very limited number of stories per month, but beyond that…
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A New Look, A New Mission
Stop. Look around. There’s something different here.
“Fresh paint?” you say. ” A new font? Hey.. the menu’s different, too! Wait…. Is this a redesign?”
Indeed, that’s all true—we’ve relaunched Hop Studios ... but that’s not all that’s different, and this redesign isn’t just skin…
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