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		<title>Beyond Usability – Engaging Users through the Experience</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ciarda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Users have come to expect a solid information architecture, engaging content, consistent interaction models and great visual treatment - now it's time transcend expectations by considering the holistic site experience. Read examples of sites and software that are going beyond usability and engaging users through the site experience.]]></description>
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		<title>Motivity Tour: Google Webmaster Tools Integration</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A screenshot tour of Motivity CMS and it's integration with Google Webmaster Tools. This tool can help you have more control over your Google rankings by helping you identify crawl issues, index or update a site map, view commonly searched keywords, and choose settings that help tell Google how you'd like your content to be indexed.]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Site Speed Optimized?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As pointed out on Google&#8217;s Research Blog, speed matters. Google ran a test on their search results to determine how page loading time affects user satisfaction. In Google&#8217;s experiment, they injected a delay of only 100 to 400 milliseconds. The decline in the number of searches is certainly measurable. While none of us have the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Usability is in the Eye of the Beholder</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month I attended the Search Engine Strategies conference in San Jose. I was there to pick up on the latest and greatest ground-breaking techniques used for UI, SEO, SEM, SMO, and other various acronyms of internet marketing importance. I attended several classes, teaching me everything from why on Earth Twitter just might be remotely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Custom 404 Widget Helps Provide Better User Experience</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google&#8217;s recently introduced custom 404 error pages make your site more user-friendly. How often have you either clicked a link to a page that no longer existed or typed in an incorrect URL? The result is typically either a bland 404 page not found error (see example at right) or a static page that offers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Web Design For Credibility</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Blast Advanced Media our creative development services are based on user centered design, but one of our main goals for design for any client is to provide their business with credibility. We want to provide your clients, customers and consumers with the highest level of confidence in using your site and doing business with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Case Study: CSAC-Excess Insurance Authority</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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