Website for Ceramic Discount Warehouse – ship for Glazes, Bisque tiles, Wood Tile produces, ceramic supplies and accessories

Rodney in our office found this great flash animation that allows you to zoom out to the observable universe / galaxy / solar system, and down to the micro / nano level, too: http://htwins.net/scale/

In a new article, Microsoft deepened its corporate friendship with Facebook Wednesday, announcing tighter integration with the social network into Bing's search results. Bing will display data from Facebook, such as user profiles and pages your friends have "Liked,"...

We just completed a 1 hour project to update basic content on a website, www.FirstCabinClub.com, and here's what they had to say about the experience: "Working with Customer Paradigm is a good experience. You have not forgotten the importance of customer service....

My wife was on MSNBC last Friday, and Thursday night I was looking for the top tips for preparing for a TV Interview.  This article was very helpful: http://www.dpkpr.com/en/art/182/ I've posted a clip of the video segment she was on here:...

A great article in the NY Times about the Short Attention Spans for Web Videos: 19.4% leave after 10 seconds of watching a web video.  44.1% abandon a web video by 60 seconds.

Interview with our client, Rabbi Jamie Korngold on MSNBC Watch the segment here: Video of Rabbi Jamie Korngold on MSNBC.   Customer Paradigm provides enterprise level Magento solutions, website design, and digital marketing services that focus on YOUR business...

Rabbi Jamie Korngold, the Adventure Rabbi, is quoted in USA Today: Americans’ views of God shape attitudes on key issues

One of our clients has had a couple of slower days.  Today, we sent out an email campaign to their past customers, and here's what Janet said, "We're Busy!!  We went from having the phones silent to having eight phone lines ringing (and there's only 4 of us...

Internet Explorer usage falls below 50%

Great posting on the 5 Essential WordPress Plugins for Small Businesses: http://www.readwriteweb.com/biz/2010/10/5-essential-wordpress-plugins-for-small-businesses.php -- Jeff

The jury is still out as to whether or not Google Instant search will decrease long-tail keyword searches, because Google Instant displays results as you type in the first part of a phrase.

FYI, I've posted a new case study about Google's Instant search system, and how it may affect company's search engine optimization and cost per click advertising campaigns: http://www.customerparadigm.com/index/600/google-instant-CPC-SEO-case-study.php

This week, Customer Paradigm launched two new sites. www.foodfriends.org This client came to CP needing a system that could use their existing site and integrate a shopping cart system. We used our PageDirector content management system to help FoodFriends exceed...

FYI, I've posted a link to my latest case study: Video Email Campaign for Non-Profit Organization: http://www.customerparadigm.com/index/599/video-email-campaign-case-study.php

Twitter this morning announced a few updates to two key areas of functionality for their service: the logging in process from third-party apps, and the URL shortening system. I'm happy that the login process will be more seamless and secure; the URL shortening also...

One of the biggest wastes of time in Web Development? When people overwrite html or other web files.

Social media case study: Facebook Places

Finally! A way to report someone using gmail.com who is spamming you: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/request.py?contact_type=abuse FYI, I have received this email 4-5 times for different domains I own... and in the past it's been very difficult to report someone...

Quick photo headshot taken in Boulder, Colorado.

Yesterday I created an email campaign to help promote the Adventure Rabbi's upcoming Rosh Hashanah Retreat in Winter Park, Colorado.  (Details here) But I didn't want to bug the people who had already signed up, so I updated one of the fields in the database with...

FYI, if you wanted to see where I was last week, I was helping Rabbi Jamie Korngold, the Adventure Rabbi, guide hiking and biking in Aspen, Colorado for a Jewish Foundation. Here's some of the 2,800 images from last week:...

Great news: Saul Schottenstein Foundation B Contributes $25,000 to Adventure Rabbi: Synagogue Without Walls:http://www.adventurerabbi.org/press/saul-schottenstein-foundation-b-contributes-25000-to-Adventure-Rabbi.htm

Google Updates Its Image Search - a great story about an important way to drive SEO results: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/20/google-updates-its-image-search/

Metaweb (inc Freebase) has joined google:http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/deeper-understanding-with-metaweb.htmlHere's the summary: Deeper understanding with Metaweb 7/16/2010 10:38:00 AM Over time we’ve improved search by deepening our understanding of queries...

FYI, we've helped add a new image gallery for Finished Basements to help people find more images of Basement Remodeling projects for The Finished Basement Company:http://www.finishedbasement.com/gallery.phpWe also created an XML-based image sitemap,...

My latest SEO case study: Publish your content with an eBook:http://www.customerparadigm.com/index/533/SEO-eBook-case-study.phpFree eBooks to reach new customers.I wanted a new, novel way to reach out to new customers. Every week I write an eLearning column like this...

We're thrilled to announce our new service, Website Designed In An Afternoon Service.   How It Works: You schedule a four-hour block of time (for example, 12 noon - 4:00 pm). By 4:00 pm, you leave with a functioning 4-6 page website, guaranteed. Website Designed In An...

I spoke last weekend at the Boulder WordCamp for WordPress, about Search Engine Optimization.  For the tech-savvy part of the crowd, here's more information about it all: WordPress Search Engine Optimization Process To start with we need to make sure that the theme or...

My latest Free eBook: 12 Critical Strategies for Effective Email Communication:http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/18572     12 Critical Strategies for Effective Email Communication Ebook By Jeff Finkelstein Rating: Not yet rated. Published: Jul. 09,...

Seth Godin has a great blog posting on conversion ratios in his post...

Friend of Customer Paradigm, Simmy Haber was just quoted in The Forward about her business in Boulder, Colorado:In Boulder, Colorado, artist and quilt maker Simmy Haber, has used repurposed silk and an organic cotton and bamboo blend to create a more sustainable...

Just in case you missed the live version, the radio show that featured me for a 1 hour special on iPad development and trends has been posted here:http://psiphonconsulting.com/internetbusinessstrategies/2010/06/17/marketing-to-the-new-media-iphones-and-ipads/

I know I tend to use Google to search a lot, but I saw this screen for the first time today.  Sounds like I needed to prove that I was human to Google.  Very strange.I did copy-paste a link into Google:...

We're so happy that we could help design and launch the Website for the Saul Schottenstein Foundation B: http://www.saulschottensteinfoundationb.org/

After many months of hard effort, we've launched the West Rail site:http://www.westrail.net/Strategically located in Colorado Springs, CO, WestRail is well positioned to serve our North American railroad and freight car repair shop customers from our new 18,000 sq....

I was just mentioned on American Express Open forum in an article, 7 Genuine Ways to Generate Click-Throughs:http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/technology/article/7-genuine-ways-to-generate-click-throughs-julie-rains A quick preview: 1. Contain one main message...

We just created a new website helping people affected with the Oil Spill Cleanup:Here's content from the site: If you have suffered property damage or loss of income as a result of the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, you may be entitled to compensation. We can...

Interesting new blog posting about Equal Pay is the Law:http://www.fdazar.com/blog/?p=94

Nielson Report: Online Ads More Effective Than Traditional TV:In a recent report by Dave Kaplan, Nielsen’s senior VP of product leadership, and Beth Uyenco, director of global research at Microsoft, they found that online ads are actually more effective than...

Here's Steve Jobs thoughts on why mobile phones will not support Flash. It sure would be nice to see some sort of compromise to allow us to view Flash though...

For all of the people interested in helping keep your unsubscribe rate low, this is one of the best unsubscribe links ever! http://www.groupon.com/denver/unsubscribed

How to add a Facebook Like Button to your website (easily):http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/like

God in the Wilderness - Going to it's 3rd printing! Rabbi Jamie Korngold, the Adventure Rabbi's first book, God in the Wilderness (Doubleday, 2008), is going to its third printing! Take a look at their website for more information: http://www.GodIntheWilderness.com/...

Seth Godin just wrote a great article about how Apple sold $150 million worth of iPads on the first day. How did they do it? Here's a link to the...

Our Client, Rabbi Jamie Korngold, will be featured in tomorrow's print version of the USA Today newspaper.It was just published on their website, so here's a sneak peak:USA Today Article About Adventure Rabbi: God is found in the wilderness for Passover, Holy Week