Inside the Box: March 2009

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Feed Hungry Hoosiers!
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March 2009

in this issue
:: On the Web's Leading Edge
:: Antique Helper Speaks Out!
:: Small Box Video
:: Recent Web Sites
pledgeFor the month of March, Small Box is using the power of our voice (along with many others including our friends at Media Sauce) to add to the thousands of voices who have contributed their support and dollars to the Pledge to End Hunger Campaign. The goal of the campaign is to get food into the hands of Texas families as part of the yearly South by Southwest Music Festival. As companies and individuals around the country contribute to the cause, the state with the most support will also receive trucks full of food to feed the poor.

We at Small Box encourage you to be a part of this movement. Indiana is in first place and stands to benefit as long as people like YOU continue to sign up. With three more semi-trucks of food to give away (in addition to the one already delivered to Austin), everyone's energy and enthusiasm will now shift to rallying their communities to ensure their state is one of the top three states by Friday, March 20, at 4 pm ET. Join the Pledge to End Hunger and read on for more about what we have been working on since our last newsletter.

http://www.pledgetoendhunger.com/
On the Web's Leading Edge
SmallBox Blog


How Search Is Changing and more Twitter Thoughts

Is Twitter starting to erode Google's search dominance? How are you using Twitter? Jeb discusses his ideas on how Twitter is proving to be disruptive technology More>>

Ben's Just One App Away From Tossing His PC!
Ben does not care for Steve Jobs. We're not sure why since he seems to love his Mac Book Pro and iPhone (you're welcome Ben!). So this blog is a last ditch attempt to justify why he still hangs on to his ancient laptop
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Don't Waste Your Money On A Business Blog
Unless you plan to use it. See, you knew there was a catch!
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Talking Tech With Newbies
It's easy for those of us in the tech industry to get caught up in our awesomeness. But if you put us in the middle of a forest we would perish within hours. So this blog is Jeb's reminder (to himself?) to slow down and realize not everyone lives and breathes HTML code. What's HTML code? Exactly.
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7 Step Web Strategy to Save Your Business
Just in case you need a strategy, here's a good action plan that we think most companies can adopt and get real results. By the way if you need help implementing it we can recommend a company...:) More>>

MySpace Autopsy Is Facebook Next?
That joker Tom over at MySpace sure had a fun ride while it lasted. Is Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook doing what it takes to become the next great Internet-has-been? This blog looks to the past to predict future Social Media trends. More>>

What's Behind Amazon's Success?
Conventional wisdom holds that the economy stinks and nobody can make a buck. So why is Amazon.com making money hand over fist? More>>

SEO's Heart of Darkness
Join Jeb as he captains the steamer up the Congo River of the Internet into dark SEO jungles and confronts face-to-face the Mr. Kurtz of SEO - Usability. (btw- Ben wrote that bit- Jeb) More>>
Local Internet Trail Blazer Speaks Out About Small Box
Dan Ripley is a pioneer in the field of Live and Online auctions and continues to scale new Internet heights with Small Box Web.

"After launching and working with our original website format for a period of nearly 8 years, I had become fairly comfortable with the ability to promote our auctions online. I felt that the next step in the process was to make the site more interactive...

Finding the right consultant was easy for me. Jeb and Joe had demonstrated their abilities and increasing competence since building my first Antique Helper site and then starting Small Box.

When I approached them with the overall goals for my site, they efficiently illustrated the need for a full redesign. The result has been a site with the best presentation of my product.

Their CMS provides detailed admin functionality that allows me to constantly add and manage the information that we rely on the web to market to our clients and customers. We are employing Small Box long term to take advantage of Jeb's acute awareness of the future of online networking and I look forward to a tremendous increase in traffic and continued growth of my business thanks to their help."

- Dan Ripley, President, Antique Helper Auctions

MagnifyingGlassGet a $25 Credit towards this weekend's auctions at Antique Helper!

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Screencast of New AntiqueHelper.com
Powerful Behind-The-Scenes Stuff!

MFT Logo Our latest Screencast takes you behind the scenes of the new Antique Helper website to learn how their custom Small Box CMS delivers great search engine results!
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Recent Web Sites

SportEvents.com
Hard to Find Tickets and Packages for Sports, Concerts, and Theater
SportEvents Home PageIndianapolis based SportEvents does tickets, and so much more. We designed and managed the SportEvents site tying together the industry leaders in ticket inventory, Ticket Technologies, and the web solutions company ATBS. Our custom design promotes their Ticket and Hotel packages for the nation's top events including Super Bowl 2010, Master's Tournament and Lodge on Magnolia,
Kentucky Derby Experience, MLB All Star Game, and the NCAA Men's Final Four.

Last month you read Kyle Kinnett's testimonial "Small Box has forever changed Sport Events and our image online to our customers." In addition to the new site for SportEvents.com, Small Box has updated their newsletter, launched 6 private label versions of the main site, and a new service called SportAdventures, a unique corporate getaway package, the ultimate outdoor experience

MagnifyingGlassSee SportEvents.com for yourself

MagnifyingGlassFind out more about SportAdventures

CANDO!
College Avenue Neighborhood Development Organization

CANDO!
CANDO! is a small but determined group of community minded citizens and businesses seeking to improve the quality of life along College Avenue from 56th Street to Massachusetts Avenue. Since November 2008, PJ Christie has been volunteering his project management and leadership abilities to organize the group on the web via small Ning Community, to use online collaboration tools to streamline government and non-profit applications for support and funding, and to publicize the community efforts via PR, web, and television.

MagnifyingGlass Support the Uptown-Indy development

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Antique Helper
Local Online Auction House

MFT LogoIndianapolis auction house Antique Helper was the first Indiana auction company to use eBay Live Bidding. Now with eBay Live Bidding no longer available they looked to Small Box to help them take the next step. The result is a modern, re-designed website with Web 2.0 functionality and online bidding. Check out their portfolio page on Small Box which includes a behind the scenes screencast and owner Dan Ripley's testimonial.


MagnifyingGlassSee Antique Helper's new website!

MagnifyingGlassRead about Antique Helper in our portfolio



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