Latest News
Huberspace News | |
| November 18, 2009 | Hidden Web site problems revealed Huberspace owner identifies persistent Web site problems to Loudoun Network Alliance. |
| September 10, 2009 | Backdoor 4.0 released! Now add video and audio to your site. Security, error handling, and usability improvements. And more updates! |
| May 6, 2009 | Blind accessibility sites not just for visually-impaired Jim Huber gives eye-opening presentation to Loudoun LeadShare group about value of designing sites accessible to blind. |
| January 15, 2009 | Backdoor 3.0 Content Management System released The latest version includes text formatting, better usability, and lots of improvements. |
| October 24, 2008 | New site design for Huberspace unveiled At last, Huberspace.net gets a redesign! |
| September 17, 2008 | Jim Huber puts "users" on the spot Benefits of usability are shown by Huber to Loudoun Chamber networking group in Leesburg. |
| August 20, 2008 | Huberspace nominated for 2008 Small Business of the Year Award The Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce nominated Huberspace for the big award for its 2008 Small Business Awards. |
| 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." |
| September 1, 2007 | Ready, set, spoof Jim Huber spoke to Campaigns & Elections about parody political campaign sites. |
| 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 them 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 | |
| January 5, 2010 | What's Next in Web Design? "Better interaction design, less graphic design. Better user experience, less debates about taste. Faster technology, more reliable design standards." Where have you heard that before? |
| November 15, 2009 | Google Does Not Use Keywords Meta Tag You can stop asking about "plugging keywords into Google." It doesn't help, and probably hasn't for a long time. |
| October 12, 2009 | "Purposely plain" portal wins Fairfax County wins 2009 Best of the Web for it's non-flashy, easy-to-use Web site. |
| October 2, 2009 | Text still rules How to get readers' attention? Hint: it's not with with the graphics. |
| August 26, 2009 | Facebook Exodus Is the novelty of the social media site beginning to wear off? |
| August 15, 2009 | Google, Microsoft Share Image Search Optimization Tips The ramifications are huge for image SEO. This is how it works. |
| May 12, 2009 | Google Digs Deep to Refine Search Sloppy Web page coding, your days are numbered. Google, welcome home! We've been waiting for you. |
| March 4, 2009 | Google Exec: Clicks Don't Equal Success, Bounce-Rate Does |
| February 11, 2009 | Which Online Marketing Tactic Delivers Highest ROI? The top three don't necessarily involve any graphics. |
| January 15, 2009 | Teens on social networks still outrank adults 2-1 Adults use social networking primarily for personal rather than professional reasons. More evidence against social networking hype. |
| January 12, 2009 | Why Text Remains King of the Web Video is cool, but text still rules. |
| December 9, 2008 | People don't trust company blogs Yet another reason we're not on the blog bandwagon. |
| September 23, 2008 | How To Build A Killer Small Business Web Site Step 1: call Huberspace. :-) |
| September 22, 2008 | Banner Advertising: What's a Good Click-Through Rate? Very, very low. No one looks at banner ads. |
| September 16, 2008 | Web 2.0 payoff still hazy Data on emerging technologies show Web 2.0 isn't giving companies a big return. |
| August 13, 2008 | How Search Engines Are Used On A Typical Day Snapshot of how people use search engines from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. |
| May 24, 2008 | Web users 'getting more ruthless' No-nonsense Web sites are validated once again. |
| May 4, 2008 | Has Facebook Jumped the Shark as a Political Tool? Social networking in politics isn't as great as we've been hearing. |
| 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. |
