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Hannon Hill on GitHub

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Are you familiar with the versioning control system known as Git?  If so, you can go ahead can skip to the good stuff (starting in the next paragraph). If not, Git is an open source, distributed version control system--a simple command line tool for keeping a history on the state of your source code projects. For more information, take a look at this Video Introduction to GitHub, which explains the basics of Git and how to use it to retrieve Cascade Server related code within our repositories.

Already familiar with Git That’s great, because Hannon Hill offers tons of in-house and user-generated material that can be

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If Things Get Puzzling, Then We Puzzle

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I was hired at Hannon Hill just over 4 months ago   Exciting stuff to be sure—new workplace, new people, new job, new…challenges Just across from my desk sat an unfinished puzzle You likely don’t know me well, so let me tell you, I happen to like puzzles Logic puzzles, math problems and riddles, I am a full on nerd in that respect, and a good old-fashioned jigsaw puzzle really takes the cake for me It’s not a reflection on my childhood or long puzzle marathons with my grandparents I just like them They’re pretty They have a finite solution I think it’s really that immediate sense of

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Redesigning our Monthly Newsletter

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Those of you who subscribe to our monthly newsletter will have noticed a big difference in the design and format of the newsletter this past month. Yep, we redesigned the whole thing! I thought I would take this opportunity to describe the thought process behind our redesign for those of you who are also considering a new design for your newsletter.

First was the decision to redesign it at all Around mid-2011, we updated the look of our newsletter, but left the content structure about the same At this time, our newsletter contained 3-4 stories each month (usually miniature versions of some of our blog posts plus any important

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Spotlighting Recent Site Launches

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In the last couple months, we've had a flurry of new higher education sites launched by clients using Cascade Server While we aren't surprised to see the variety of different things you can accomplish using our CMS, we are consistently impressed by your implementations In addition to showcasing these amazing new site launches, we also want to hear your feedback on which site launches are the most interesting and impressive to you Hearing your opinions only helps us serve you better, so after you've looked at the new sites, leave a comment about the one you think had the best launch It doesn't matter if your interests lie in design, new

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We're Going to CMS Expo - and So Can You!

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CMS Expo 2012 Discount Code Hannon HillLast week, we finalized the conferences that we’re going to sponsor for the next few months, and we’re excited to announce that we’re a Spotlight CMS at the CMS Expo in Evanston, Illinois!

This conference is in its sixth year and features content marketing and strategy sessions, CMS comparison panels, case studies and learning sessions, and a special panel where you can hear from CEOs and founders of CMS providers at the event. Our own Kat Liendgens will be speaking and representing Cascade Server at the conference. 

We’ve chosen to align ourselves with this event because we believe that CMS Expo represents a

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11 Years and Counting

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Happy Birthday to us Hannon Hill turned 11 last month Our chairman, David Cummings, founded the company in his dorm room at Duke, back when most organizations were not using content management systems and the process of maintaining web content was much more tedious than it is now Thanks to David’s vision and entrepreneurial spirit, Hannon Hill has come a long way The company has grown every year, we have added amazing people to our team, and Cascade Server now powers thousands of higher education websites At this time, I thought I’d take a few moments to talk about some of the lessons we’ve learned over the years,

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Rock Paper Scissors Shoot!

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There comes a time during the day, usually shortly after lunch, when I start to feel the afternoon Zzzzz’s creeping up on me. There’s something telling my body that it’s time for a Siesta. Perhaps it’s the digestion process. Perhaps this is when the caffeine injection from the morning wears off. Regardless of the reason, I work in the United States, where mid-workday naps are not looked upon favorably. So instead of giving in to the temptation, I stand up, walk around for a minute, find a brief distraction to wake me up, and then head back to my desk to finish the workday.

In an office full of software developers, you

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How to Blog for SEO

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As a CMS provider, we believe there’s nothing more important than a good content strategy for driving traffic to your website and building credibility with your readers--whether they’re potential students or sales prospects. And an important part of any content strategy is SEO, or Search Engine Optimization. Therefore, when you write blog posts for your organization, you should always consider the SEO ramifications, and even plan for them.

Here’s what I’ve learned about how to blog for SEO:

Create a Search Engine-friendly URL

If you’re using Cascade Server, then each page is automatically given a search engine

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The Publishing Problem Checklist

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Publishing Problem ChecklistEvery once in a while I’ll have a client or a colleague report to me that they are having difficulty publishing an asset (or assets) from Cascade Server.  Given the flexibility of the application, problems like this can stem from a variety of different settings.  The next time you attempt to track down a publishing problem for yourself (or one of your Users), step through the following checklist for the best chance of staying sane:

Is the Asset publishable?
This seems like a no-brainer, but you’ve got to start somewhere.  Check the System pane and make sure that the option to Include when publishingis selected

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The Year of Content and Content Strategy

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As a CMS provider, our top priority is to empower organizations to create and maintain their websites as easily and efficiently as possible. There is nothing more powerful and effective that you can do to generate more traffic to your site, to engage your target audience, and to increase your web marketing ROI than to provide fresh, relevant, and valuable content that is both shareable and share-worthy. Forbes.com recently labeled the year 2012 “The year of content”. We would like to take it a step further and hope that 2012 will also become the “Year of Content Strategy”.

Why?

You’ve already made an

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