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April digitalVU meeting
Apr. 30, 2010—Anna Belle Leiserson from the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center talks about what’s new in Web technologies, with topics including HTML5, changes in browsers / OS, Apple vs. Adobe and what it means for us, the mobile Web and Google adding speed to their algorithm. John Brassil from ITS talks about their new streaming delivery platform....
Progress of the migration of news site data
Apr. 30, 2010—We’ve been chugging along on the Vanderbilt News site migration over the past several weeks. Once we finally made the decision that we would definitely be going with WordPress as the backend, we could finally start working out the process for migrating approximately 4,000 pages from the old CMS. It was a 4 step process...
Social media handbook released
Apr. 8, 2010—A new handbook for university faculty and staff wishing to use social media tools such as Facebook or Twitter to promote their program, research or department is now available. The handbook is available online. The handbook, produced by the Office of University Web Communications in the Division of Public Affairs, includes: An overview of how...
Redesign Updates – April 1
Apr. 1, 2010—Thanks so much to everyone who has commented, emailed and called about the ongoing redesign process. We have received invaluable input from students, faculty and staff all across the Vanderbilt community. Last week, we had an evening focus group with several current Vanderbilt students. They did a card sort for the current Students second level...
Peabody Research Office Email Template
Mar. 30, 2010—We assisted Thom Garrison in the Peabody Research Office in creating a template for an email newsletter that goes out to PI’s on possible funding for their research.
Reunion website launched
Mar. 21, 2010—We assisted DAR Communications in the redesign and development of the Reunion website. The site is a combo of wordpress pages and custom php/mysql scripts. Most of the site content and class pages are in wordpress. The VandyGrams (e-postcards alums can send to each other with classic images from their time at Vanderbilt) and the...
Proposed new homepage design
Mar. 15, 2010—The Office of University Web Communications has been working on a new look for the Vanderbilt homepage and top levels pages, set to launch the week of May 17, 2010. We’re once again using our blog to share our designs with you, the Vanderbilt community. We hope you take some time to look at our...
Vanderbilt website redesign – 2010
Mar. 15, 2010—The Office of University Web Communications has been working on a new look for the Vanderbilt homepage and top-levels pages, set to launch the week of May 17. We’re once again using this blog to share our designs with you, the Vanderbilt community. We hope you take some time to look at our designs, read our...
Process … from wireframe, to comp to code
Mar. 12, 2010—Take a look at how we got to where we are with the design. Please install Flash Player and turn on Javascript to see this feature.
Mobile Apps launched
Feb. 7, 2010—Finding out where to eat, what’s happening and how to get around are common questions on every college campus. Now at Vanderbilt University, the answers to these questions can be quickly and easily found using new applications developed by Vanderbilt engineering students for iPhone and Android mobile devices. The new free apps, Dining, Campus Map...
Vanderbilt on Twitter
Jan. 29, 2010—Interested in Twitter, but not sure where to start? Using Twitter, but feeling overwhelmed by the millions of tweets flowing across the site each day? Have no idea what Twitter is, and wondering what the fuss is all about? A new Web site, http://twitter.vanderbilt.edu, aims to help members of the Vanderbilt community meet each of...