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HamiltonBerchman's DesignDetails is a monthly e-newsletter of tips, thoughts, and useful resources related to using the Internet to do business.

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Bert Mahoney writes DesignDetails for HamiltonBerchman. He is the President and Creative Director of HamiltonBerchman and a Board Member of Santa Barbara AIGA. Bert has over 12 years of professional web-based communications experience.

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Volume 02 // Number 06

June 2008

In this issue

  1. Time is Flying
  2. What is RSS and why you should care?
  3. Happy 3rd Birthday
  4. Find of the Month

Hi [firstname,fallback=friend],

Time is Flying .

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Not sure how this month went by so fast but it did. Summer is now if full swing and the mid-way point of 2008 is upon us. I for one cannot believe how fast this year has progressed. You blink and the morning is gone. I feel like the older I get the faster it goes. So I will not waste more time, here is DesignDetails.

What is RSS and why should you care?

Image of an empty chair. Where are you?

With its early predecessors dating back to the mid-1990’s RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, is a fundamental tool in getting your content published to the widest audience possible on the Internet. Simply put, RSS is a web-based format for frequently updated content, such as blogs, news feeds, and podcasts. Read More »

Happy 3rd Birthday

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HamiltonBerchman Design Group turns 3 this month of June in 2008. It has been a great adventure to start HamiltonBerchman and work with so many talented and interesting people. I have had the good fortune of working on some great projects and have had the privilege of helping many people and organizations get more from the Internet. Whether a complete web site or a consultation on Internet strategy and best practices it has all contributed to our success to date. I thank those of you who have been involved with me and HamiltonBerchman in any capacity.

What have I learned? Read More »

Finally, Find of the Month

Every month I share an Internet destination that has some application to doing business, getting things done, or just plain cool. This month it’s a website called Ping.fm. Ping.fm is a web site for people who are blogging and managing multiple personnas on social media sites. It allows people to post one item to multiple Internet websites with the click of a button. I came across this last month and now use it to update my LinkedIn profile and other web sites.

You can signup by using my beta code "pingofpings"
Let me know if you have any questions.

Wrap up

That’s it for this month of DesignDetails. Let me know what you think of the new format, or if you have any questions about any of this content. I always welcome questions and feedback to make this of value to you.

Are you facing a challenge or have a question relating to the Internet? Please share. I can answer your questions and share with everyone—with anonymity of course.

If you like this e-newsletter, consider forwarding to a friend. Thanks for spreading the word.

Do you know someone in need of expert help or advice with web communications? I always welcome your referrals of friends, colleagues, and family. And let me know if you welcome referrals as well.

I’ll talk to you again in June.
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Bert Mahoney AIGA
Publisher, DesignDetails
Principal + Creative Director
HamiltonBerchman Design Group, Inc.
Director of Internet Strategy and Services
AIGA Santa Barbara

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