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Control vs. Responsibility: How to choose the best software for your business

Whether you’re the CEO of a Fortune 500 company or the sole-proprietor of a local boutique, you need to be aware of the different types of web-based business software before you’re able to intelligently pick the best option for your organization.

I consult a wide variety of business executives, and many of them don’t know the first thing about web-based business software. Some are eager to learn while others have the “I’m-too-important-to-worry-about-tech” attitude. Sure, that was fine a decade ago (or maybe even a few years ago), but as the mobile and social web transform our business landscape, a CEO with some geek kung fu is a valuable asset to a forward-looking corporation.

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Motionbuzz Launches New Website for LGS Sales

If you love fruit like we do, then you have to take a look at LGS Sales, Ltd.’s new-and-improved website. Headquartered in Bronx, New York, LGS is a four star, A-rated importer of fresh fruits and vegetables best known for introducing clementines from Spain to U.S. consumers.

LGS has been our valued client since 2005. Our first project with them was an interactive CD-ROM. Over the years, we designed several print ads and graphics for their trade booths. So we were very pleased when they chose us to redesign their website.

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Using open source content management systems for school web sites

We recently used open source content management systems for two education websites. For Georgia Tech School of Aerospace Engineering, we used Drupal, and for Melbourne Central Catholic High School, we used Joomla.

The first site, for Georgia Tech School of Aerospace Engineering, was designed by Piszko.com of Atlanta. Motionbuzz completed the Drupal CMS integration. If you’re not familiar with Drupal, it’s the same CMS used for whitehouse.gov and many universities.

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