Olympus Asset Management leverage Yellahoose-built solution and add blog-driven press release, news and case studies to web site

December 2009 - Southern Maine-based Olympus Asset Management added a big new feature to its web site: easy-to-update news, press release and case studies, and RSS feeds for content syndication. It was able to add the new features, because the site, built by Yellahoose earlier in the year, was specifically architected for growth and feature and function additions.



How quickly was the new feature added? Olympus made a request for the feature the morning of December 14. After finalizing the specific requirements (lots of news and more to come, shouldn't need to come to techies to update, needs to be integrated within the existing site), Yellahoose implemented the feature the morning of December 14. Staff were trained in use of the blog-driven CMS tools after lunch.



The Olympus web site was built using and it is hosted with open source software, and an early but stable version of Blueprint content management system (a.k.a. CMS), developed under its Packawhallop brand. Graphic design was developed by Slickfish Studios working with Olympus and Yellahoose.

Links:

Olympus Asset Management
http://www.olympusassetmanagement.com

Packwhallop
http://www.packawhallop.com

Slickfish Studios
http://www.slickfishstudios.com

Boston Harbor islands science and information site is launched

December 2009 - The National Park Services launched its site sharing science and information for the Boston Harbor islands. The site was developed with NPS by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research at the University of Maine, Yellahoose and graphic design partner Slickfish Studios.



The Boston Harbor islands site makes use of search and geo-spatial visualization for making data on islands in the Harbor easily accessible. Because a lot of the information is geared more towards scientists than lay persons, NPS, the Mitchell Center, Slickfish and Yellahoose worked hard to make a great user interface and work flow.



Database and visualizations tools are part of a larger initiative by the Mitchell Center to build upon existing technologies to create a series of inter-related web portals focused on environmental research, sustainable development and water quality in the Gulf of Maine and the northeast U.S.

The site and its information management and visualization systems are hosted by Packawhallop.

Links:

Boston Harbor islands science and information site
http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/boston-harbor-islands/

National Park Service site on Boston Harbor islands
http://www.nps.gov/boha/

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research
http://www.umaine.edu/waterresearch/

Slickfish Studios
http://www.slickfishstudios.com

Packawhallop
http://www.packawhallop.com

Boston Harbor Islands Visitors Guide – good site for day-trippers
http://www.bostonislands.org/

Nine Point Publishing accepting online submissions for its Omphalos lit mag

December 2009 – Nine Point Publishing's literary magazine, Omphalos, launched new tools on its web site enabling artists and writers to submit work to the magazine online. The site and work-flow were designed by Slickfish Studios and Nine Point. The back-end software was developed by Yellahoose.



Links:

Omphalos
http://www.ninepointpublishing.com/omphalos/

Nine Point Publishing
http://www.ninepointpublishing.com

Slickfish Studios
http://www.slickfishstudios.com

Nordic Heritage Sport Club site updated

November 2009 – Nordic Heritage Sport Club updated its web site with great new enhancements to the content management system (a.k.a. CMS) built by Slickfish Studios and Yellahoose. The enhancements include updated WYSIWYG editing tools, cataloging for event and news archives, and search engine optimization (a.k.a. SEO).

The Club's site, databases and photo galleries are hosted by Packawhallop, a web products and hosting business co-owned by Gordon Holman of Slickfish and Jim Cradock of Yellahoose.

Links:

Nordic Heritage Sport Club
http://www.nordicheritagecenter.org

Slickfish Studios
http://www.slickfishstudios.com

Packawhallop
http://www.packawhallop.com

Yellahoose develops reporting tools for Americorps/Goodwill Industries of Northern New England, Gulf of Maine Council and Olympus Asset Management

January 2009 - January was a very busy month: besides some large ongoing projects (there will be great news on those in February and March!) Yellahoose designed and developed reporting and data visualization tools for a number of business and organizations.

For Americorps and Goodwill Industries of Northern New England Yellahoose built a tool to report on in-kind time and contributions made by Americorps sites. The tool uses Americorps' existing IT infrastructure. For Gulf of Maine Council Yellahoose built grant expense and fund development reporting and visualization tools using tried-and-true IT like SQL, Excel and Flash. For Olympus Asset Yellahoose property valuation tools.

Creative Cottages, Just Yours Jewelry and Porter Panels choose Packawhallop for web and email hosting

January 2009 - Creative Cottages, Just Yours Jewelry and Porter Panels each all chose Packawhallop for their web and email hosting needs.

Packawhallop is a web software products and hosting company owned by Gordon Holman of SlickFish Studios and Jim Cradock of Yellahoose.

Links:

Creative Cottages
http://www.creativecottagesllc.com

Just Yours Jewelry by Mark Dube
http://www.justyoursjewelry.com

Porter Panels
http://www.porterpanels.com
(Check back later for the updated Porter Panels web site!)

Gulf of Maine Times publishes Fall/Winter 2008 issue with Yellahoose help

December 2008 - The online and printed editions of the Gulf of Maine Times, the newspaper of the bi-national Gulf of Maine Council, were published. The new issue includes articles on renewable energy in the Gulf, the impact of high energy prices on lobstermen in the region, and other stories. More content will be added to the web edition over the coming weeks and months.

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Yellahoose worked with Times editor, Nancy Griffin, GOMC committee members and other contractors, including David Keeley (The Keeley Group), Michele Tremblay (naturesource communications), Michelle Muise (popgraphics.net) and Peter Alexander (Talking Conservation) to build this issue.

Links:

Gulf of Maine Times (includes archive of past issues)
http://www.gulfofmaine.org/times/

Gulf of Maine Council
http://www.gulfofmaine.org

The Keeley Group
http://www.thekeeleygroup.com

naturesource communications
http://www.naturesource.net

popgraphics.net
http://www.popgraphics.net

Talking Conservation
http://www.talkingconservation.com