Google recently released www.20thingsilearned.com, an interactive online book about the fundamentals of the web.  It explains concepts like cloud computing, malware, phishing, plug-ins and browsers.  Illustrated by award-winning German illustrator and children’s author Christoph Neimann, the tome has a storybook feel that encourages the reader to relax and expect simple explanations. Perhaps more wordy than many would prefer, it does a good job of making these concepts accessible to the average Joe.

Many of our clients think they are the only ones who don’t understand technology when, in fact, they are in the majority.  So we’re particularly curious what you think about the book.

Give it a click, then let us know what you think!

It was just a couple of years ago that MySpace wasn’t all that concerned about the fast growing Facebook. Fast forward two years and a handful of CEO changes, and everything has changed. [keep reading]

Now I know why my head hurts!  ~Keleigh

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Google made an announcement last week that could affect a lot of small business owners.  In short, how fast your site loads is becoming more and more important if you want to be/stay at the top of the pile in search results.

If you think your site may load to slowly (more than a second or two), give us a call (360.642.4431) or zap us a note (webmaster@beachdog.com) for a no-cost speed test.