• 02 Jul 2009

  Jennifer Dunn joins Gray Web Technology + Design

  Announcement | Article by Gray Web Technology + Design
  We’re proud to announce that Jennifer Dunn has joined Gray Web Technology and Design as an Account Director. Jennifer Dunn has 15 years of marketing and communications experience, with much of her expertise built in the health care industry.
  
  Jennifer joins Gray Web Tech after working for San Antonio-based marketing firm Guerra DeBerry Coody (GDC,) where she served as the account supervisor for one of the agency’s larger clients, a national hospital and health system.
  
  With a strong commitment to helping healthcare organizations improve communications with their consumers, Jennifer led several high profile branding campaigns and countless service line launches. ...

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• 02 Jul 2009

  Taryn Kail joins the AAF-San Antonio Board

  Announcement | Article by Gray Web Technology + Design
  Congratulations to our Project Management Director, Taryn Kail, who has recently become a member of American Advertising Federation- San Antonio’s 2009-2010 Board of Directors. Taryn will lend her support to the Finance and Membership committees and looks forward to the coming year’s events and involvement with the AAF.
  
  The AAF- San Antonio (formerly the San Antonio ADFED) seeks to support San Antonio’s advertising industry and individuals and promote the quality of advertising in San Antonio to local, regional and national audiences.
  
  To learn more about AAF – San Antonio, visit their website at www.sanantonioadfed.org.

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• 23 Jun 2009

  Employment Opportunities at Gray

  Announcement | Article by Gray Web Technology + Design
  We have immediate openings for the following positions:
  

  • Associate Web Developer
  • Interactive Media Traffic Coordinator
  • Social Media Coordinator
  • Web Production Specialist

   

  To learn more about these positions and other opportunities at Gray Web Technology + Design visit our Employment Opportunities page.

  
  

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• 23 Jun 2009

  Habitat for Humanity build day is here!

  | Article by Gray Web Technology + Design
  
  

  
  

  
  

  We appreciate everyone who signed up for the Gray Web Technology + Design Habitat build day this Saturday June 27th.  If you wish to participate in the future please email brad@graywebtech.com for the upcoming build schedule.  
  

  
  

  For those of us carpooling:
  Location: 816 Camaron, San Antonio Texas 78212 (Gray Web Technology + Design offices @ the Finesilver)

  Time: 7:00am

  What to bring: Closed toe shoes, hat, sunscreen and refillable water bottle!  Its going to be a hot one-

  
  

  For those meeting us at the build site:

  Location: Palo Alto Subdivision (Habitat_Build-Palo_Alto_Map.pdf)

  Parking: is off the street in ...

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• 17 Jun 2009

  Site Launch: Saint Vincent Hospital

  Announcement | Article by Gray Web Technology + Design
  

  The new Saint Vincent Hospital website has launched as of Monday, June 15. As a part of a much larger project for Vanguard Health Systems, the Saint Vincent Hospital's site provides a wealth of information for patients, visitors and health care professionals.
  
  The website features an EBSCO Health Library, dynamic forms, Find a Physician search feature and employment search. Google Maps was integrated into the site, providing the viewer with a choice to see either the main hospitals or Saint Vincent Hospitals satellite offices and find quick driving directions to each facility.
  
  
  This site uses the latest release of Sitefinity ...

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• 12 Jun 2009

  Site Launch: St. David's NeuroTexas Institute

  | Article by Gray Web Technology + Design
  

  Gray Web Technology + Design is proud to launch a new website for St. David's NeuroTexas Institute.
  
  The new site for NeuroTexas Institute at St. David's Healthcare launched on June 10, 2009. This Sitefinity 3.5 site includes a featured procedures section, google map, dynamic forms, newsletter archives and sign-up, patient stories, appointment scheduling requests, and more.
  
  The site is designed to work with the look of our earlier work on the St. David's Womens Center of Texas.
  
  This site uses the latest release of Sitefinity (3.5).
  
  Take a look at the St. David's NeuroTexas Institute website.

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• 12 Jun 2009

  Developers Corner: Sitefinity Social Media and Multimedia Enhancements

  | Article by Gray Web Technology + Design

  While this post is geared more towards technical minded web developers it’s also good information for those of us marketing focused folks who use Sitefinity or are considering implementing a Sitefinity Content Management System (CMS).

  Right out of the box the Sitefinity CMS makes it incredibly easy for non-technical users to administer their websites and manage their online campaigns without worry of the behind-the-scenes technical aspects. To learn more about the Sitefinity web content management system visit our pages or Sitefinity’s website.

  Now Sitefinity is making it easier than ever to integrate Social media and Multimedia campaigns. Here are ...

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• 08 Jun 2009

  Developers Corner: Integrating Google Map with Sitefinity

  Web Development | Article by Richard Baugh

  A while back we decided to integrate the Google Map into our websites. We liked the functionality and use of the maps and wanted a way to allow our clients to be able to experience the maps on their websites. So we created a control, two actually, that allows us to place a Google Map on a Sitefinity CMS site with a single location or multiple locations.

  We built the controls out using the Google Maps API, and also leveraged the ever so popular JQuery framework. The controls use a jQuery plugin called jMaps, but was altered to ...

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• 04 Jun 2009

  Social Media: Where to start?

  Instructional | Article by Gray Web Technology + Design
  While it’s tempting to dive right in and join the rush to social media it’s best to slow down and take the time do it right. You need a plan!

  Define your goals

  What do you want to accomplish and how will you measure it? Keep in mind that social media is best used as a platform for ongoing conversation with your audience, not making sales on the spot. Goals can be as simple as the number of fans on the company facebook page or more advanced metrics based on search engine rankings, visitor interactions or sales. It’s best to ...

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• 02 Jun 2009

  Developers Corner: Sitefinity Templates and Stylesheets

  | Article by Richard Baugh
  Sitefinity allows you to add extra link and meta tags to your templates and pages. By going to the properties section of a template or page you can add extra link or meta tags to a template or page, whichever you are working on. By adding these extra tags to a page or template, you are able to add additional styles or overwrite styles already defined. These tags are added after any tag that is added through the master page or through the default adding of all stylesheets for a specified theme, an ASP.Net feature. This makes it useful when ...

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• 22 May 2009

  New Site Launch: Northeast Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

  | Article by Gray Web Technology + Design
  

  Gray Web Technology + Design is proud to launch a new website for Dr. Fox, MD - Orthopedic Surgeon: Northeast Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. The site provides a wealth of information for new and returning patients. Visitors to the site can immediately identify how to find out about procedures offered through the practice and also learn more about the staff and how to set up an appointment. The site also features educational materials, including video resources.
  
  The design of the site allows for a lot of information about several subjects to be presented neatly on the home page and a ...

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• 20 May 2009

  Picasa: Great Way to Organize and Share Photographs

  Instructional | Article by Jim Aderhold

  Picasa is a set of tools that make it easy for you to organize and edit digital photos and create online albums to share with others.
  
  Picasa is owned by Google and is free to use as long as you don’t exceed 1GB of photos. Additional space is reasonably priced. Like other Google tools Picasa is user friendly and intuitive.
  
  Technically there are two pieces to Picasa the first is a software application that you install on your computer the second is the Picasa Web Albums website. The software allows you to edit and organize your pictures. You then upload ...

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• 15 May 2009

  Gray Web Technology + Design is HIRING

  Announcement | Article by Gray Web Technology + Design

  Get your online portfolio fired up and send it our way. We're looking for a Web Designer and a Web Production Specialist.

  Web Production Specialist

  This position is primarily responsible for: assisting the design department with new site builds, upgrading existing sites, assisting other employees with CSS and HTML coding questions, acting as a liaison for the heavy tech department, and assist with internet marketing and analytics reporting. For more details and how to apply, click here.

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  Web Designer

  This position is primarily responsible for the graphic design of websites and website elements. This includes the design and construction ...

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• 14 May 2009

  Facebook for Businesses: Really?

  Instructional | Article by Brad Gray

  Facebook is not just for students anymore. Did you know …

  • There are more than 200 million active facebook users worldwide
  • More than 100 million log on to facebook at least once a day
  • The fastest growing facebook demographic is those over the age of 35
  • More than 3.5 billion minutes are spent on Facebook each day
  • More than 4 million users become fans of Pages, many of which are businesses, each day

  Visit Facebook to see a full list of statistics
  
  So what does this mean for businesses? Well facebook can be a great tool for keeping in touch ...

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• 06 May 2009

  Numbers Behind Your Website: Do You Really Know What's Going On?

  Instructional | Article by Brad Gray

  If you’re not familiar with the term web analytics or don’t know your site’s basic numbers then you’re not getting the most out of your website.  

  Web Analytics as defined by Wikipedia is the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of internet data for purposes of understanding and optimizing web usage.  Read the complete Wikipedia entry on web analytics here. 

   

  Getting a grasp on how many visitors you have, how they get there, and what they’re doing or not doing on the site is critical to getting the most from your web presence.

   

  There are many quick and ...

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• 05 May 2009

  New Site Launch: Weiss Memorial Hospital

  Announcement | Article by Gray Web Technology + Design
  

  Weiss Memorial Hospital's new site, launched on May 4, 2009, is built on the Sitefinity CMS application and features an EBSCO health library, job search, physician search and dynamic forms. Gray Web Technology + Design was also able to create an individual news column for each service category using Sitefinity's news control and custom categories.
  
  This site uses Sitefinity (3.5).
  
  Take a look at the new Weiss Memorial Hospital website.

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• 28 Apr 2009

  Picasa Photo Gallery Integration: Doesn't Get Any Easier Than This!

  Instructional | Article by Gray Web Technology + Design

  Gray Web Technology + Design is happy to announce the release of their new suite of Picasa Photo Gallery Integration Tools. Not familiar with Picasa? Learn more about sharing your photography online here.
  
  What does this mean? You can now use Picasa as your centralized photo gallery and have your favorites pictures pulled into and displayed on your Sitefinity CMS website. Picasa’s photo editing tools, upload ability and social media / sharing capabilities are second to none. Picasa is a free service offered by Google and a great platform to share, distribute and attract targeted traffic to your photography ...

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• 21 Apr 2009

  New Site Launch: MetroWest Medical Center

  Announcement | Article by Gray Web Technology + Design
  

  Gray Web Technology + Design is proud to launch a new website for MetroWest Medical Center of Massachusetts. This site provides a new and modern vehicle for MetroWest's online content and communications. This site is built on the Sitefinity CMS application and features an EBSCO health library, job search, physician search and dynamic forms.
  
  This site uses the latest release of Sitefinity (3.5).
  
  Take a look at the MetroWest Medical Center website.

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• 20 Apr 2009

  Get Your Tweet On!

  Instructional | Article by Gray Web Technology + Design

  Micro-blogging (or limited character blogging) has really come into its own this year with Twitter, one of the latest social media networks to gain a golden amount of public popularity. We want to make it even more popular by encouraging our clients and colleagues alike to get online and get your Tweet on!

  For the uninitiated, Twitter is a free social messaging utility that allows communication in real-time with anyone who cares to follow your messages, also known as “tweets.”

  Micro-blogging is certainly not new. If you’ve ever updated your status on Facebook or MySpace, then you’ve micro-blogged. Twitter is ...

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• 08 Apr 2009

  Gray Wins Bronze ADDY From District 10

  | Article by Gray Web Technology + Design
  On April 25th, Gray Web Technology + Design will be honored with a Bronze ADDY Award in theConsumer Website (HTML) category for their design of Baptist Health System’s Moms and Kids site: www.baptistmomsandkids.com.
  
  This honor is a regional level award which covers the Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana area. It is especially exciting because all of the candidates for this regional award were Gold ADDY winners in their districts. Gray Web Technology + Design recently won a Gold ADDY from the San Antonio chapter of the American Advertising Federation. The ADDY awards are unique in that the winners are ...

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