Another MU WebCom project is done! The redesigned Human Resource Services (HRS) site is live. This was a long, complex project that touched almost everyone on our staff. Every aspect of the site was rebuilt, from the information architecture to the final design. The following is a quick recap of our goals.
It’s time again to start nominating your favorite higher-education Web sites for the annual eduStyle Awards. This is the same awards where Mizzou Wire won Best Magazine Site last year. Time to nominate is limited, so be sure to head over to eduStyle, browse the Gallery and nominate a deserving site.
Interface_ blog now has a Twitter account. We’ll be posting blog updates along with quick thoughts and links about higher-ed Web design. Check out or Twitter page and Follow us!
Over the Thanksgiving break, Nick DeNardis of EDU Checkup put up a video review of the redesigned MU Biochemistry Web site. We scored a 94%, so I think he liked it! Check out the video review embedded below or on EDU Checkup review page.
Good job to everyone who worked on the site.
The turnout at today’s Web Developer’s meeting was overwhelming. Make no mistake, I hold no delusions that the packed house showed up just to see my lovely face (and it is lovely). No, I know that the vast majority of them showed up for the Google Enterprise Search presentation given ably by Nathan Rader and Corey Bradford of Google.
So what did I take from the presentation? It’s pretty obvious that the Search appliance would be an enormous step up in terms of usability for our users; and that’s what it’s all about right? Being able to weight results, key in on specific results, point specifically to what resources (internally and externally) we want to index, etc. Not to mention the other opportunities that arise with analytics, maps and other Google apps in the future.
But even more so, I can tell from the influx of e-mails that this morning’s meeting is going to create a storm of discussion over whether this is a solution for us, and that is EXACTLY what the Web Developer’s Group is all about. Call it synergy, cooperation, collaboration or whatever, but it’s basically working together. If we all get involved here on campus there’s no end to what we can accomplish together. Working in a vacuum gets you nowhere and I can only hope that the meeting this morning is a harbinger of larger meetings in the future. So, thanks to all who made it out today. I expect to see you all out in a month!
The inaugural Higher-ed Web Awards, put on by EduStyle, have announced this year’s winners and our own Mizzou Wire won Best Magazine Site!
Congratulations to everyone on the team. Mizzou Wire was a huge undertaking for our small office and I think the site has exceeded everyone’s expectations.
I also want to note that our sister college, Missouri S&T, also won an award. Their Name Change Conversations blog won Best Institutional Blog. A hearty congratulations goes out to them too.
It is a great time to be a web developer! We recently mentioned how Opera had released version 9.5 of the Opera browser. Today, the mozilla foundation will release version 3 of Firefox.
To celebrate the release of Firefox version 3, I thought I would provide you with a list of interesting articles and a download of FireFox 3 - Revealed courtesy of Sitepoint.com.
First up, get the most out of Firefox 3 — with this FREE eBook from sitepoint.com!
Next up, webmonkey (yes, they are back!) has a great article on Why You Should Download Firefox 3 Right Now
Last, LifeHacker speed tested the 4 major browsers (Opera 9.5, Safari for windows 3.1.1, Firefox v3 RC3, IE 7) to see which was the fastest in 3 major categories: startup time, Javascript & CSS, and memory use. Speed Testing the Latest Web Browsers
Regardless of which browser you find to be your favorite, the fact that all the major browser vendors are updating their browsers to better support CSS, HTML standards and Javascript will surely make our lives as developers easier and more efficient!
Jason posted a couple of weeks ago about the release candidate for Firefox 3. We now have an official launch date for the final version of Firefox version 3. The Mozilla developers announced last night that it is their “… expectation to ship Firefox 3 this upcoming Tuesday, June 17th.”
EduStyle, a Web design gallery dedicated to higher education websites, has announced nominations for their inaugural Higher-ed Web Awards and our own Mizzou Wire has been nominated for Best Magazine Site.
Be sure to check out all the other nominees and sign-in to cast your vote.
