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In Your Best Interest

Posted October 11, 2010 | by strangeduck | in Web Sites | one response In Your Best Interest web site screenshot of home page

InYourBestInterest.ca is the personal web site for bonds expert and frequent RobTv.com guest W.H. Hank Cunningham, who provides free advice and information on Canada Saving Bonds and fixed income investing in Canada.

I was responsible for adapting the design and requirements provided by Strange Duck Media into a functioning… Read the rest

BookShorts Inc

Posted October 11, 2010 | by strangeduck | in Web Sites | no responses

BookShorts

www.bookshorts.com

Here is the re-skinned version of the site featuring a new logo and brand direction. By “skinning” I mean the site has a new look and User Interface, but we kept its “bones” intact. The new look for the site took less than a week to design… Read the rest

Adept Technologies

Posted October 11, 2010 | by strangeduck | in Web Sites | no responses Adept Technologies

This U.S permitting software company gets a new updated look.

adepttech.com

Adept Technologies

This U.S permitting software company gets a new updated look.

adepttech.com

International Women’s Forum Canada

Posted October 11, 2010 | by strangeduck | in Web Sites | 4 responses International Women's Forum Canada

The Canadian Chapter of this international organization launches a new wen site.

iwfcanada.ca

International Women’s Forum Canada

The Canadian Chapter of this international organization launches a new web site.

iwfcanada.ca

WFCanada.com is the official website for the Canadian chapter of the International Women’s Forum, an organization of pre-eminent women with 60 affiliated forums in 21 nations. The Canadian Chapter needed… Read the rest

A site for Rona Maynard’s musings

Posted September 30, 2010 | by strangeduck | in Web Sites | one response Rona Maynard - Let's Talk - screenshot of the web site.

Beloved ex Chatelaine editor Rona Maynard finds a new home online.

Rona Maynard – Let’s Talk

RonaMaynard.com is the website and online community for Rona Maynard, a Canadian author and former editor of Chatelaine magazine. The website launched to coincide with the publication of her 2007 book MyRead the rest

Make My Logo Bigger Cream

Posted September 5, 2010 | by strangeduck | in Fun | one response excerpt thumb

Phooey on us designers. We always make the logo too small and leave too much white space on the page. Now with “Make My Logo Bigger Cream” you can fix up your professional designs and the way you like them.

5 Easy Steps to Get More Followers on Twitter

Posted May 23, 2010 | by irene | in Social Media | 7 responses excerpt thumb

Here are five easy steps you can do right now to get more followers on Twitter.  No time for chit chat, let’s get right down to it:

1. Follow OTHER people on Twitter.

The best way to get more followers is to follow more people yourself. This works because… Read the rest

Canada's Prime Minister to use YouTube

Posted March 11, 2010 | by irene | in Marketing | 2 responses excerpt thumb

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is turning to social media  and will live stream responses to his throne speech on the TalkCanada YouTube channel.

“Social media is changing the way Canadians interact with politicians,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement Wednesday. “It allows Canadians to have unfiltered and… Read the rest

A Tribute to Writer Paul Quarrington

Posted January 22, 2010 | by irene | in Friends | 9 responses Writer Paul Quarrington smiles standing in front of a graffitti wall.

Paul Quarrington photo by Irene Duma

Canadian screenwriter, novelist and musician Paul Quarrington passed away from lung cancer peacefully on Thursday at his home. Paul was a friend and colleague – I had the pleasure of working with him on several BookShorts projects, as well as working for… Read the rest

Best Press Kit Examples

Posted September 15, 2009 | by irene | in Marketing | 5 responses excerpt thumb

Here’s a great article  and video by  Nic Baisley – a movie reviewer from The Film Snobbery, with some great tips on how to construct your film’s  Press Kit.

Movie reviewers are going to be a big tarket audience for you to reach, to help you get the word… Read the rest

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