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Met Museum Releases High Resolution Artwork Images for Free Use Under Creative Commons license

The Met Museum announced on Feb. 7 that 375,000 high resolution images of artworks in its collection are now available under the Creative Commons license. This means that hundreds of thousands of artworks can now be downloaded and used for free without requiring special permission. Head to the Creative Commons website, and you can search…

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Just Launched: Stanton Springs Website Design

Owned and managed by a partnership between TPA Group and the Joint Development Authority (JDA) of Jasper, Morgan, Newton, and Walton counties, Stanton Springs is a comprehensive master-planned community that is ideal for businesses requiring build-to-suit opportunities, large corporate campuses, data centers, advanced manufacturing or bio-pharmaceutical facilities, or high-technology distribution centers. It is home to both…

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privacy with https encryption

Protect your visitors’ privacy with https encryption

Securing your WordPress site is imperative. It builds customer confidence and trust, and can improve your site’s search rankings. To protect site visitors from eavesdroppers, it is now recommended that all sites use https to protect your visitors’ privacy. Sites with HTTPS also get HTTP/2, which can improve site performance and boost search engine rankings.  Web…

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Google is cracking down on intrusive popups

Google has announced that it will begin cracking down on “intrusive interstitials” on January 10, 2017, because this type of ad “can be problematic on mobile devices where screens are often smaller.” This is specific to mobile devices and further reinforces Google’s emphasis on the mobile search experience saying that “pages where content is not easily accessible…

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what will it cost to seo my website?

What does it cost to SEO my website?

Time and again, clients as me “what does it cost to SEO my website?”  And I cringe.  There is no simple answer, at least not one they want to hear. Gone are the days where you can spend some time and money optimizing your website with foundational SEO best practices and get the results you’re…

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focus design interiors website redesign

New Website Design Launched for Focus Design Interiors

Focus Design Interiors is an established and award-winning architectural interior design firm in Atlanta, GA. Orange Star worked with them to design a new coffee table book concept website that is image-focused, clean, sophisticated, architectural and easy to navigate. Their stunning portfolio is the main focus of the site and is categorized by the different types of projects they…

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air specialists website redesign

Atlanta’s Air Specialists Inc. launches a newly designed website

After months of hard work, we are excited to officially announce the launch of Air Specialists’ new website! AirSpecialists.com The website has been redesigned to improve overall appeal and user experience. The information architecture and design is focused on quick access to product information and contact information for pricing and assistance. Special attention was given to…

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Bret Witter website design

What do Dewey the Cat and The Monuments Men have in common?

I am pleased to announce the launch of a newly designed website for bestselling author Bret Witter. Bret is a professional co-author. He has written six New York Times bestsellers including the Dewey the Cat books and the Hollywood blockbuster The Monuments Men.  His books have sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide and spent more…

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