June 1, 2010 in Social Media by Andy Miller

Social Media is Changing Perspective

While the words Facebook and Twitter may seem faddish, they are a substantial portion of 21st century lingo. When no name athletes can gain television time for posting an inflammatory remark on Twitter, one must open their eyes to the possibilities of Social Media. And, we must realize that information in this digital age is [...]

May 30, 2010 in Hosting by Andy Miller

Managed Hosting

It seems as though everyone is offering hosting. Cheap prices. Numerous features. Unlimited e-mail addresses. While I do not want to negate the role of such companies, I believe that a necessary distinction must take place when defining web hosting.
Web hosting takes many forms and is available for all sorts of organizations from enterprises to [...]

May 21, 2010 in Blog, New Technology, Rising Trends by Andy Miller

Data Visualization as a Medium

A large portion of my activities is serving as the Assessment Coordinator for Southeastern University in Lakeland, FL. Specifically, I work for the Office of Institutional Research & Retention. During the past year, our office was tasked with preparing our accreditation report–a comprehensive report identifying the university’s compliance with accreditation standards. As you would imagine, [...]

May 19, 2010 in Rising Trends, Social Media by Andy Miller

Is Your Life Just One Big RPG?

Over the years, web design has taken on many flavors. At its inception, websites contained pure content in very dry templates. But, as technology progressed, the design interface became more important that the content (pictures, standard color schemes, etc.). From this point, websites diverged into sites with “movement” as demonstrated in the Flash revolution. The [...]