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March 24, 2008 Huberspace owner speaks about usability on panel
Jim Huber answers questions about usability and other Web design topics at Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce hosted panel.
October 1, 2007 Huberspace nominated for Technology award

Huberspace nominated for an award in the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce's 2007 Small Business Awards.

September 24, 2007 Huberspace presents "Pizza and Preconceived Web Site Notions"

Huberspace owner discusses common misconceptions about Web sites and the Web users to Loudoun Chamber group.

September 5, 2007 Huberspace in the spotlight at network group relaunch

Jim Huber kicks off Loudoun Chamber network group meeting with an interactive presentation called "What's in YOUR Web Site."

July 1, 2007 Huberspace celebrates fifth anniversary

After five years, Huberspace is going strong, still adding services and team members dedicated to goals vs. glitz.

July 1, 2006 Huberspace celebrates four years in business

Four years of web design for political, law firm, and commercial sites, as well as freelance cartooning.

January 22, 2006 Backdoor 2.0 Content Management System unveiled by Huberspace
The latest version includes new features, such as blog and testimonial admin tools, and other upgraded system tools.
November 15, 2005 Huberspace wins Home Based Business of the Year Award

Huberspace takes home the prize for home based business for the the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce's Small Business Awards.

White Papers

January 1, 2008 Web site owners, you're not special!

People know what makes sites hard to use... till they have one of their own.

October 1, 2007 Common Web site misconceptions, Part 1

Search engine optimization misconceptions that are still pretty common.

July 1, 2007 In defense of graphics

Despite my criticism of flashy Web sites, I do believe that graphics are important.

April 1, 2007 The Drive-by Medium

If you expect people to read your content, size does matter. And in this case, longer is not better.

January 1, 2007 Youthful Web design indiscretions

I used to think Web design was graphics and programming. It's so much more, and now I know. Read what I now know.

October 1, 2006 Uncool sites and proud of it

People visit business sites to satisfy their needs. Coolness isn't one of them.

July 1, 2006 A case against blogs

Not everyone thinks blogs are the greatest. Here's why we don't.

Other News

August 28, 2007 You Don't Know Jack About Web Site Usability
A good example about developers that give lip service to Web usability testing but don't know what it is.
August 23, 2007 Users wrongly trust higher Google results
Why SEO is important, but also why good content is.
July 30, 2007 SEO Epiphanies
Major revelation: SEO doesn't mean anything when no one can use your site.
July 24, 2007 The 'Three Moments of Truth' Web Site Checklist
Web Usability = good marketing.
July 3, 2007 Yahoo Unveils Personalized Ads
Yahoo's advertising service uses behavioral, demographic and geographic information to display ads that cater to users' interests.
April 30, 2007 Marketers zooming in on your daily routines
Big companies perform extensive usability testing to improve their products.
February 12, 2007 The human factor in gadget, Web design
Popular sites, such as YouTube, demonstrate that good user design makes for a good Web site.
February 11, 2007 Forget Gimmicks: Buyers Want Numbers
Real estate agent and brokers realize that better information on Web sites sells, not flashy toys.
October 14, 2006 Politicians Try Out MySpace
Candidates use social-networking sites, such as MySpace and Facebook to attract young voters.
June 5, 2006 Study: Web is the No. 1 media
Web media is the dominant at-work media and No. 2 in the home, according to a new report from the Online Publishers Association.