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Posted on 10.09.09

The Art of Improv: Profile with MB developer Steve Persch

by Stacy

Tricky Mickey improv group performs at The Playground in Chicago Oct. 14th at 8 p.m. We profile actor, writer, director (and Mightybytes web developer) Steve Persch in our continued support of Chicago Artists Month by talking with our team and friends about their art and creative process. Steve is a member of the comedy improv group, Tricky Mickey, with Mike Abdelsayed and Steve Gensler. Performing next at The Playground in Chicago, Oct. 14th, Nov. 18th and Dec.10th. With three performers, Steve…

Posted on 10.05.09

WordPress 2.7 Complete Review

by Stacy

WordPress 2.7 Complete by April Hodge Silver and Hasin Hayder is a great resource for bloggers and web designers to get a good handle on how the WordPress system works, where its strengths and weaknesses lie, and how to customize it to suit your needs. The book covers both interface training and code development with equal facility. If you merely want to learn how to install the application, add themes and plug-ins, and get blogging, there is plenty of information here…

Posted on 10.02.09

Terrible Spaceship Interactive Music and Video Show

by Stacy

As part of Chicago Artists Month, we are profiling Mightybytes folks on their artistic endeavors. Travis Chandler, James Johnston and Mightybytes alum Whit Nelson are all involved in Terrible Spaceship, an interactive band with live triggered cinematic shows behind them in a theater-esque performance, whose style is called ‘ambient synthetic horror pop.’ The next performance is Saturday, October 3rd at Martyrs on Lincoln Ave. Their Orson-Welles-inspired first album is available at iTunes. Terrible Spaceship presents “Zontar the Thing from Venus” is…

Posted on 10.01.09

Chicago Artists Month

by Stacy

Take a closer look at art and artists in Chicago by joining the festivities of Chicago Artists Month, sponsored by the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. This year’s theme is Chicago Artists Month 2.0, referring to Web 2.0 and highlighting the ways artists interact via technology to engage audiences, distribute their work, relate with each other, and share knowledge. Check out the featured artists, social media links, and October calendar of events on the CAM site. Highlights include open…

Posted on 09.29.09

Keyword Density Debate

by Stacy

The jury appears to still be out on keyword density. Historically, more keywords on a page tended to show up higher in search results, but abuse of keyword repetition has changed how search engines treat this. Jason Glover’s article, “What is the Ideal Keyword Density?” cites that “no more than 5% keyword density is recommended by Google” and stresses the same point we do: quality content is crucial. If it doesn’t make sense, it is not going to work for your…