It never fails to surprise us how design can have such a strong impact on a site’s performance. Recently we had the opportunity to do a complete redesign for one of our client’s blogs: americanehr.com/blog. The legacy blog, which always produced quality niche content, was launched very rapidly with little planning and design thought. Legacy [...]
Category Archives: Interactive
2011.12.02 – 10:03 am
The value of web design, and how you can significantly improve your blog traffic.
2011.04.29 – 12:35 pm
Why Facebook Deals may drive out other group buying platforms.
Amidst all the hype about social commerce, Facebook just launched its first test of Facebook Deals among several US cities. Deals is Facebook’s new group-buying platform, which competes with other sites like Groupon, LivingSocial, and Google Offers. All which allow users to receive daily deals on products and services relative to their location. Groupon, the [...]
2010.08.23 – 3:37 pm
Does your website have dead ends?
When a visitor stops engaging with your site, they’ve hit a dead end. This could occur after they’ve finished requesting a quote, registering for an event, or reading this blog post. The visitor got what they came for, so they close their browser, they leave your website, and the connection between you and your customer [...]
2010.03.23 – 11:47 am
Chatroulette! Finding unique ways to connect with your audience
Whether you’re using Facebook to share recent news about your company, telling engaging stories on YouTube, or changing people’s perceptions through intelligent blog posts, there are hundreds of social mediums that brands and individuals can choose from to connect with each other in valuable, and meaningful ways. Chatroulette, being another one of these mediums, offers [...]
2009.01.28 – 11:07 pm
Gravid Beardies!
Our bearded dragons, Cree & Bella have been acting strange for a few days, and now we know why. One of them has started laying eggs. Here’s the live feed of our beardie cam: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/hot-tomali Share and Enjoy:
2009.01.23 – 10:29 pm
New Purdy’s Website Launched
Hello! We are excited to let you know that we just finished launching a brand new website for one of Canada’s largest chocolate retailers – Purdy’s Chocolates! If you had ever visited the old Purdy’s site – you’ll notice a ton of changes. The design better reflects their branding, the navigation is much more intuitive, [...]
2008.10.15 – 5:39 pm
Politics Goes Cutting Edge
We just completed our federal election here in Canada yesterday, and I need to say that absolutely NOTHING about our Canadian election stands out as memorable (well, maybe Stephen Harpers lovely blue sweater does stand out a bit). We had a minority Conservative government before the election, and now, 300 million dollars of our tax [...]
2007.11.16 – 5:57 pm
Hot Tomali Gets Recognition in Las Vegas
The eHealthcare Leadership Awards in Las Vegas had a slice of the hot stuff when they chose Hot Tomali for the Best Site Design award for our work on CanadianEMR.ca. Chosen by 101 judges, the site was recognized for, amongst other things, its “strong branding and excellent usability” and the “unusual, attractive, and engaging” design. [...]
2007.06.13 – 11:52 pm
Spry Widget is why we should use Dreamweaver CS3
Not only does Dreamweaver CS3 handle video so well – as well as flash, the Spry widgets make our lives a lot easier…. Of course this is the case for us who aren’t developers, knows nothing about Ajax… A Spry widget is a page element that combines HTML, CSS and JavaScript data to enable user [...]
2007.05.29 – 6:02 pm
The $1.65 Billion dollar answer is: Googletube!
So, we get word from Debbie last night that our new blog is going live ASAP, and everybody better be ready to contribute. Imagine the pressure … I need to find something newsworthy and relevant to write in our company’s blog that I presume is intended to attract interest from others who are curious to [...]
