Multilingual SharePoint Sites Part 2: Variations

Multilingual SharePoint Sites Part 2: Variations

When given the choice, people generally prefer getting more for doing less. With SharePoint 2010, organizations looking for multilingual solutions can experience just that. They’re called variations. When working with clients, you’ll often encounter requirements for creating multilingual versions of the site, internet or otherwise. We’ve worked with this requirement and found the simple SharePoint [...]

DEG helps Timberland, former Beatle spread the love

Having the opportunity to walk a mile in the shoes of former Beatle Ringo Starr may be a dream come true for most fans of the legendary English rock band. But forget the shoes, what about the boots? In November, Digital Evolution Group was responsible for launching new pages for outdoor footwear retailer Timberland that [...]

Multilingual SharePoint Sites Part 1

The ability to reach a multilingual audience with content on the Web no longer falls into the “nice to have” category. If your competition is joining this trend, you would be wise to follow along. SharePoint 2010 gives you this ability out of the box, though there is a lot of confusion about how the [...]

Embedding Video in a SharePoint Website or Extranet

Embedding Video in a SharePoint Website or Extranet

Anyone who has spent time working with SharePoint projects knows the benefits and shortcomings of its out-of-the-box functionality. Customizations are commonplace and are usually coupled with level requisite troubleshooting. As companies continue to move more into social and visual media realms, it’s important to document the various capabilities in SharePoint that can be used to [...]

DEG Gives Back Through Salvation Army’s Adopt-a-Family Program

Over the past few weeks, DEG has been collecting donations for Adopt-a-Family. Adopt-a-Family is a program through the Kansas City Salvation Army, intended to provide families in need with a happy Holiday season. Based on the tremendous donations and support for this cause last year, DEG decided to adopt two Kansas City families this season. [...]

DEG Hallmark Project Featured at Annual SharePoint Conference

The handiwork of the Digital Evolution Group SharePoint team was front and center in California at one of the largest conferences held this year for the Microsoft product. After successfully designing, building, testing and deploying Hallmark’s Retail Connect project, Hallmark’s own Sindie Henson-Pugsley presented the work on the national stage. Henson-Pugsley’s presentation delved into the [...]

DEG Speaking at SharePoint Saturday

DEG Speaking at SharePoint Saturday

DEG’s SharePoint team will be out in force at the upcoming SharePoint Saturday in Kansas City. The event will be held on Saturday, 10 December at the Johnson County Community College Regnier Center. Our team is scheduled to speak at 1:15pm CST and will discuss “Using Kanban to build a SharePoint Extranet”. The purpose of this session is to help development [...]

Charitable Donations as Holiday Gifts [INFOGRAPHIC]

Charitable Donations as Holiday Gifts [INFOGRAPHIC]

During the holidays, many non-profits suggest that donations make great gifts. Recently the popularity of social good campaigns has increased as a way to help charities boost donations during the holidays. There are many webistes where a user can buy a charity gift card online in honor of someone else. A recent survey analyzed how chartible donations are used as [...]

What is ExactTarget’s Sender Authentication Package?

What is ExactTarget’s Sender Authentication Package?

If you send emails through the email service provider ExactTarget, then you have the opportunity to purchase ExactTarget’s Sender Authentication Package (SAP), a service that will help maintain your email sending reputation. It is an annual fee, but one well worth its cost. Speaking with ExactTarget clients, I have found many are confused on what SAP [...]

DEG Celebrates Fall and Wins Flag Football

DEG Celebrates Fall and Wins Flag Football

Spirits were high, the crowd was cheering and the flags were flying! Fifteen members of DEG went head-to-head against Validity Screening in a flag football challenge match. Amazing interceptions were made by our “ringer”, Tyrone, who also plays for the Kansas City Kaos. Tyrone dressed in Validity’s colors making it easier for him to pick [...]