I was invited to attend the Chicago Industry Xchange conference held in collaboration between the various local meetings and events professional chapters. Great event held in the Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier. What was surprising to me what the data from the session polls. Here is what I found.
Over 2 million blog posts are published each day, which represents an unreal amount of content for a search engine to sift through and recommend to those searching for answers to their questions. As a blogger, in order to even get to the point where Google begins recommend your posts, your site must first be optimized …
In this episode of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I are joined by Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of the open source software project known as WordPress. In this one hour and thirty minute interview…
Jetpack 4.1 was released today with performance improvements that make calls to the database more efficient, reducing what Jetpack does on each page load. Slideshows should load faster now that the…
Eventbrite - Front & Social presents WordPress Mentor Session - July 2016 - Monday, July 11, 2016 at Next Door, Chicago, IL. Find event and ticket information.
Appy hour is a thought leadership series and mixer for Chicago's boldest and brightest creatives, innovators, entrepreneurs and change makers. We invite you to indulge in libations as you meet fellow founders, learn more about local resources and gain insights from Kaeya Majmundar, CEO of Kaeyos, Inc, which houses her Shark Tank funded company, BZBox and her celebrity-studded company, ZipTank. - Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Every startup needs to decide how to handle their technology needs – whether your startup just needs a website or you’re building a SaaS application. Listen to our panel discussion to learn: -- The pr
With this workshop, this is what you will be able to do: 1. Create your own personal or small business website on your own domain name. 2. Better understand how websites work and what you should be doing. 3. Build upon your skills and apply this knowledge to your existing career. Your training reservation will be then …
Download Blisk - a free browser for web developers. Blisk is a toolbox for development, debugging and testing: emulation, sync, analytics, and screenshots.
Snapchat has become a digital mecca for high-school and college-age students, allowing them to send disappearing photos and videos. Now, they are startled to find their parents and other older folks have taken to the app.
The Chicago tech ecosystem is an exciting place to be. All across the city, thousands of techies are relentlessly chipping away at some of the world's most interesting challenges. Judging by
Creating a name for your startup isn't hard. This article explains that why while a name is important, the service or product behind it should be the focus.
Google is continuing the slow rollout of a feature called Google Posts which allows certain entities to publish directly to the front page of search results.