Social Media Week Social Media Week Stephen gives his impressions Kate Gingold / Monday, October 14, 2013 0 2677 Article rating: No rating I attended Social Media Week Chicago both in connection with my ongoing work as Digital Governing Analyst at Sprocket Websites and just for my own information and desire to keep up with the latest trends in search, social media and technological change. Read on for what appear to be the most important trends. Read more
Congratulations to DNN Evoq! Congratulations to DNN Evoq! We like hanging with a winner Kate Gingold / Tuesday, October 8, 2013 0 2889 Article rating: No rating The recently-rebranded DNN Evoq Content (formerly DotNetNuke Professional Edition) was given the People's Choice award during the annual evaluation event run by CMS Critic. Blogger Mike Johnston wrote that "it certainly was a hard fought battle but only one can be named." That's good news for business owners: content management websites are only getting better. And DNN is the best. Read more about it. Read more
Sprocket Nominated for Innovation Award Sprocket Nominated for Innovation Award But Our Clients Are the Real Winners Kate Gingold / Monday, September 9, 2013 0 2917 Article rating: No rating Sprocket Websites is proud to announce that we have been nominated for a 2013 Chicago Innovation Award in the category of website design and development. Sprocket's unique use of of-the-shelf technology and creative flair empowers businesses, not-for-profit organizations and governmental departments to do great things online while being good stewards of their budgets. Read more
We Worry So You Don't Have To We Worry So You Don't Have To Datacenter Upgrade Boosts Capacity 150% Kate Gingold / Friday, July 26, 2013 0 3255 Article rating: No rating We work with PowerDNN to host our clients' DNN websites. We chose PowerDNN because they are the world leader in DNN infrastructure and hosting. Still, there's always room for improvement and we're happy to report that PowerDNN recently improved by doubling redundancy and increasing throughput capacity. Translated from geekspeak, that means they've reduced the chances that your website will go down when something freaky happens to one of the many moving parts. One less worry for us when we're taking care of your website. Read more
Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday! Sprocket Websites Turns 3 Kate Gingold / Wednesday, June 12, 2013 0 3655 Article rating: No rating The Sprocket Websites team celebrates its third birthday in June. We've come a long way and look forward to continuing the upward trend. Working with small- to mid-sized businesses has been our forte, but we've also carved a niche for ourselves in getting government groups online. Compiling information and reaching citizens has never been easier than with today's web tools. Sprocket Websites has built a Digital Governance Team specifically to provide this service. Contact us today and we'll introduce you! Read more
I Am The CMS! I Am The CMS! Observations from CMS Expo 2013 Don Gingold / Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2 7412 Article rating: No rating It's an intriguing thought. Website owners and developers alike spend a great deal of time considering what CMS to use, but that's not the most important part, as I came to realize at this year's CMS Expo. Read more
Greetings from CMS Expo! Greetings from CMS Expo! The "DNN Guy" checks out the "competition" Don Gingold / Tuesday, May 14, 2013 1 5154 Article rating: No rating The 7th annual CMS Expo began this morning at the Hotel Orrington in Evanston, although the fun began last night at our Chicago DotNetNuke User Group meeting, also held here. I'll tell you what happened last night, and what's in store for the Expo. Read more
Website Eases Fears of Collision Repair Clients Website Eases Fears of Collision Repair Clients Online services and trustworthy content reassures visitors Don Gingold / Friday, April 26, 2013 0 9324 Article rating: No rating Watsonville Auto Body Collision Centers puts the client's needs first in their shops so they wanted their website to do the same. Automobiles are a major investment and dealing with accident damage can be distressing. The Watsonville Auto Body website strives to reassure customers and make the repair process easier. Read more
Updating Websites During Emergencies Updating Websites During Emergencies Will County Health Dept. Keeps Citizens Informed Don Gingold / Friday, April 19, 2013 0 2947 Article rating: No rating In the wake of the floods, the Will County Health Department jumped into action to get citizens immediate and necessary information. Their website has a news module that lets staff post articles easily and quickly. Read more
Sprocket Holds Ceremonial Ribbon Cutting at Mixpo Event Sprocket Holds Ceremonial Ribbon Cutting at Mixpo Event Introduced to Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce Kate Gingold / Monday, March 18, 2013 0 3075 Article rating: No rating Sprocket Websites will be featured at the New Member Showcase on Wednesday during the Mixpo business event of the Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce. Mixpo is the biggest mixer/expo of the year and "ceremonial ribbon cuttings" are held during the evening to introduce new member businesses to all the attendees. Jim Nagy of the West Coast office will be representing the company and meeting as many chamber members as possible. If you're attending Mixpo, look for Jim and say "hello!" Read more