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Posted on 10.30.09

Halloween Show: Bumpus at the Elbo Room

by Stacy

Halloween is here…what better way to spend it than hearing things go Bumpus in the night? MB’s own James Johnston and Travis Chandler are in Bumpus, a Chicago music group that plans to “go old school and return to their roots” at this weekend’s show. Halloween show info: Elbo Room 10/31/09 10 p.m. 2871 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL Q: James, what can we expect by spending Halloween at the Bumpus show? James: Scary music, a giant zombie banana, something to…

Posted on 10.29.09

Workshop: SEO for Success

by Stacy

Polish your pixels in SEO with this upcoming workshop hosted by Tim Frick. SEO for Success Date: November 6th, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. CST Location: Community Media Workshop Columbia College, Room 919 218 S. Wabash, Chicago, IL In this workshop you will learn: - The difference between inbound and outbound efforts to drive traffic - How regular content updates drive search engine results - Why blogs and content management systems are fundamental to website success and the importance of keyword-rich…

Posted on 10.29.09

Top Five Reasons to Upgrade Your CMS

by Stacy

Using an outdated system to manage your website’s content is fraught with many potential problems, including the possibility that the site could get hacked. Arts organizations and non-profits are particularly susceptible to this because they are often resource-constrained in technical departments and if they have IT resources at all, upgrading the website’s content management system typically isn’t at the top of an already long list of needs. But it should be. Your website is often the first place people go to…

Posted on 10.22.09

From Pen to Pixel and Back Again: Profile with Tim Frick of MB

by Stacy

Having met Tim Frick in a fiction writing workshop, I knew his pen and paper and fiction writing before anything else. Soon, I came to know that Tim brings humor, creativity and passion to all the things he does, from pixels to pork and squash stew. Now, a quick byte with Tim in our arts and creative profile series. Q: Tim, tell me about what your personal artistic passion is? Tim: Personally, I think entrepreneurialism is one of the most creative…

Posted on 10.21.09

The Art of Writing: Profile with MB Content Developer Stacy Jones Sutton

by Stacy

Stacy scouts for technology news and trends, creates keyword-rich content and digital marketing for Mightybytes and its clients, as well as writes fiction. Her profile continues our support of the arts throughout October and conversations with the MB team. Q: Tell me about what your personal artistic passion is? Stacy: Writing and storytelling. I create content for a living, so I get to do what I love which is terrific. In my fiction writing, it is a constant struggle to sit…