Web Design & Development

Why Comply? The Movement to W3C Compliance

The Internet: a powerful tool with endless possibilities to advance business, connect people and share information. We believe that with those opportunities comes a real responsibility to understand its complexity and provide universal solutions to its issues.

For Web developers, in particular, the onus falls on creating sites aimed at maximizing client contact through well-rounded, functional vehicles that drive traffic and generate sales. And in today's global economy, it also means using code that is W3C compliant.

Sharing the Knowledge

The Role of Authority in Ranking Websites

In their relentless pursuit of delivering a better experience for their customers, Google, Yahoo!, and other high-profile search engines constantly design better algorithms with which to rank websites. Today, link popularity - loosely defined as the number of incoming links pointing to your site - is considered far less important than trust and authority. That is, in order for Google and Yahoo! to place your site on the first page of their organic listings for competitive keywords, your site must be authoritative in its space.

Following the Movement: What Straight North Does and Why

When it comes to security, versatility and stability, there is no better solution in information technology than open source. From operating systems to Web development to just about any common application, the open-source revolution finally has taken hold. Businesses have started to truly understand the benefits of opting for open source, not only to save money, but also for the peace of mind it brings to their IT environment.