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Thoughts from Blend Interactive
One of Blend’s core values is a dedication to advocacy and progress — to expand upon and give back to the community that fuels us. This is where those thoughts live.
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Main Site or Microsite — Make the Most of Your Digital Event Strategy
Hosting an event for your association is one thing, but promoting it online to the right audience is a different conversation.
Input Sanitizing and Common Pitfalls of User Input
With the rise of malicious bots on the Internet, websites are becoming more vulnerable to data breaches. Implementing sanitizing techniques can protect your website and your users.
Umbraco vs. Drupal
Chase Burandt, Lead Umbraco Developer, breaks down the reasons why Blend evolved from working with Drupal to Umbraco.
The 101s of the Web Off-site link
A playlist dedicated to all things web development, from what a CMS is to the language used for Front-End/Back-End. You have a question — we want to answer it.
Put Your Oxygen Mask on First, Before Assisting Others: On Maintaining Internal Projects.
Internal projects are often put off for client work, but making sure your internal projects reflect what you can do for your potential clients could be the factor in closing a deal.
How Developer Cross-training Helps Projects Succeed
Cross-training developers results in increased productivity, more collaboration, and better results for client projects.
A Vision for a Pain-Free Migration
Migrations don’t have to be a pain — Blend has a process and vision going forward of how to make the migration process simpler.
Keeping Your Website Fresh: 10 Post-Launch Web Tasks
A website's success doesn't hinge on what happens on launch day — it's an ongoing balance of maintenance and improvement after your site has already launched.
Journaling as a Management Tool
In management, your team depends on you to help follow up on solving pain points and barriers. But, for the mind of an engineer with a spotty memory, managing this workload can be difficult. Blend's Director of Development Bob Davidson explains how he supplements his workflow with a mix of technology, process, and habit through daily journaling.
Beyond Blend.
Blend doesn’t just write here: we also write books, create videos, and dive deep into our individual disciplines. Check out some of our external sources of knowledge.
The Web Project Guide
A phase-by-phase look at the web design and development process, providing context to each step.
Coding with Bob
A YouTube series by our director of development, focusing on .NET coding and Optimizely development.
Eating Elephant
A blog about content strategy, information architecture, and understanding user needs.