Posted on February 25th, 2009 by tetchell
Due to some technical problems with last week’s conference call on the Middlebury RFP (not everyone was able to join the call) we are extending the deadline for Web redesign and restructure proposals.
Proposals are now due in electronic form by Monday, March 2, 2009, at 5 p.m. EST. Please send proposals to Tim Etchells, director of [...]
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Posted on February 21st, 2009 by tetchell
Because of some technical difficulties in the call on Friday, 2/20, we’re scheduling an optional follow-up call on Monday, 2/23, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Anyone unable to get into Friday’s meeting, or who has questions still unanswered, is welcome to take part. Use the link below to register for the Web meeting and find the [...]
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Posted on February 21st, 2009 by tetchell
CATEGORIZED QUESTIONS FROM POTENTIAL PARTNERS;
ANSWERS IN ORANGE BOLD.
PROCESS
Will there be one main contact for managing the chosen vendor? What role does the contact (or contacts) have within the redesign effort?
What kind of access will the vendor have to other stakeholders at Middlebury? For example, how will students be involved in the redesign [...]
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Posted on February 20th, 2009 by tetchell
MIIS Information Architecture [PPT]
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Posted on February 13th, 2009 by Michael Roy
We’ve reached a major milestone for our project: the completion of our RFP. You can read it at http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfsgbdf7_3xm3d3shn .
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Posted on February 11th, 2009 by Ian McBride
Items which are bold are links to sites or applications outside of the highly branded, public facing site. As such, we will not require extensive design treatment for these elements, aside from a generic theme and style guide which we can apply to our custom applications.
The sections labeled Interact below will be forward-facing portals [...]
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Posted on February 6th, 2009 by Chris Norris
The following data represents 2008’s summary of the most-used web applications running under our https://www.middlebury.edu and https://web.middlebury.edu websites.
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Internal (on-campus)
Online Directory
Online Forms – (SA PreDep)
Student Ride Board
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External (off-campus)
Online Directory
Online Forms (Admissions, Alumni Giving, SA PreDep)
Online Forms (Alumni Update)
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Combined
Online Directory
Online Forms (Admissions, Alumni Giving, SA PreDep)
BannerWeb Scout
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Summary: The Online Directory is the most-used web application on www|web.
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Posted on February 6th, 2009 by Chris Norris
The following data represents 2008’s summary of connection speed & screen resolution statistics for our http://www.middlebury.edu website. Broadband connection speeds are considered DSL and above.
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Internal
Connection Speed: 100% – Broadband
Screen Resolution: 99% – 1024×768 or higher
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External
Connection Speed: 73% – Broadband, 24% – Unknown, 3% – Dialup
Screen Resolution: 95% – 1024×768 or higher
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Combined (Internal & External)
Connection Speed: [...]
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Posted on February 6th, 2009 by Chris Norris
The following data represents 2008’s summary of “top three” browser & operating system statistics for our http://www.middlebury.edu website.
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Internal
Browsers
61.7% – Internet Explorer
26.2% – Firefox
11.8% – Safari
Operating Systems
81.4% – PC
18.4% – Mac
0.1% – Linux
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External
Browsers
58.1% – Internet Explorer
26.2% – Firefox
14.2% – Safari
Operating Systems
77.4% – Windows
21.4% – Mac
0.8% – Linux
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Combined (Internal & External)
Browsers
59.6% – Internet Explorer
26.2% – [...]
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Posted on February 6th, 2009 by Chris Norris
THESE STATISTICS DO NOT INCLUDE CMS EDITING TRAFFIC!
### Page Views ###
The following data represents 2008’s summary of page view statistics for our http://www.middlebury.edu website.
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Internal page views in 2008 totaled approximately 7,186,044 or 34% of the combined total of internal and external page views, for an average of 598,837 internal page views per month.
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External page [...]
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