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2011 was a busy, busy year. We grew and changed and took on challenges. Many successes, a few missteps – but we’re here, stronger than ever and ready to use what we’ve learned to make 2012 better than ever. Here are a few key lessons we learned in 2011. See more
Big Sea has grown by leaps and bounds this year. We’ve had the opportunity to work on some amazing projects, with amazing people and have brought on amazing talent. It’s been a growing-stretching kind of year; a finding-our-groove kind of year. For this and more, I am thankful. See more
Working in a team environment requires a certain degree of coding etiquette. We think of this as Programming 101, and find ourselves spending much more time than we’d like correcting others’ mistakes. Pay attention. See more
With over 17,000 plugins in the WordPress repository (and growing every day), the opportunities to bloat your blog with functionality is overwhelming. We build a lot of blogs, and we’ve compiled our list of 5 essential tools you’ll need to build, syndicate and promote your blog content. See more
I’m honored to have spent the past few days geeking out with some of our industry’s top contributors. The folks who wrote the books and blazed the trails. And they couldn’t be more awesome. See more
Some Background: What is EdgeRank? What you see in your Facebook newsfeed isn’t magic; it’s controlled by a very important algorithm called EdgeRank. Facebook wants users to be engaged, so EdgeRank is a critical aspect of their business. The EdgeRank … See more
Facebook’s annual f8 developer conference began today, where they will announce a whole bunch of new features and changes. Right now most people are focusing on speculations about what’s coming, but in the past 30 days they’ve changed a lot … See more
Jessica came aboard at Big Sea earlier this summer to help wrangle new clients and manage projects. She’s an insightful and motivated addition to the team, and has been a huge help in organizing the business-side of running this little agency. See more
Charlene (@ckayfoote) has been working with us for a number of years – as both a designer and a client. This month, she joined our team fulltime and we’re very excited to introduce her to everyone. See more
You want to share your posts on Facebook, but when you do, the thumbnail image that displays isn’t relevant or pretty or even related to the post you’re sharing. So, you leave your links bare and lose that visual “Pow!” that helps draw attention to your content. Here’s how to set a thumbnail image for Facebook using Thesis theme and Wordpress’s own Featured Image functionality. See more
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Illustrations by Lauren Rasch. Photography by Ashley May Photography.
