We wanted to stop and thank everyone who has read and inspired us to write each week. It has been great getting your feedback and inspiration to continue to do great work.
This week it is a short list, no real theme but enjoyable non the less.

Getting Semantic With Microformats Series by Emily Lewis
Everything [...]

Over at .eduGuru they are searching for a new blogger. They took applications and had everyone write a guest post, they then let the community decide who the next blogger should be.
I was one of the applicants and wrote my post on Tracking Flash Interaction with Google Analytics. The goal was to not only give [...]

Before and After

The Academic Staff Professional Development Committee web site has just launched. It is a complete refresh from their old web site. Above is the visual comparison of the old (left) to the new (right). The refresh brings the site into a modern look with university branding, simplified navigation and page structure.
Redesign Goals
The goals [...]

Announcing the second annual Blue Beanie Day. Please join us on Friday, November 28, 2008 to show your support for web standards and accessibility.
Participating’s easy: get your picture taken wearing a blue toque or beanie. On November 28, switch your profile picture in Facebook, Twitter, et al., and post your royal blueness to the Blue [...]

Not much of a theme for this weeks links but in the spirit of the chili cook off here are the links of the week. A mix between accessibility, social, tools and marketing. Pick your flavor.

Going from WCAG 1.0 to WCAG 2.0 | 456 Berea Street
Who’s doing social media training?
ALA 272: Accessible [...]

The theme this week is digital media, social or not, its taking over. Traditional media is dying fast, too expensive and eye balls are fleeing quickly. Don’t get left behind.

Tweak YouTube Embeds for Higher Quality [Digital Video]
Is social media more measureable than traditional media?
Webinar: User Experience Task Group Call on World Usability [...]

The Link is a video newsletter from our Computing and Information Technology (C&IT) department on campus to highlight the services, partnerships and computing practices they have to offer. Many of the videos have a humorous twist and feature staff and faculty from around the university.
This is a brand new site so there is nothing to [...]

Where: Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, Michigan. We will be meeting in Room 103 at the Morris Lawrence Building (map). Plenty of free parking is available adjacent to the building.
When: Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Speaker: Mary Donnelly, Senior User Experience Consultant at Evantage Consulting and Cathy McAdam, ACSW
Abstract
Making the web usable for all [...]

After a long search we have found our newest web designer, Joy Reed. She started Monday and comes to us with a wealth of knowledge and new perspective to challenge our conventions. Since we all live and breath Wayne State sometimes our eyes get glossed over and have a hard time getting out of our [...]

It’s design jam time again!  The last two browser design jams were a great success, and the events were featured in a Mozilla Labs blog post.
SOCHI and SCSI now bring you the third design jam in our browser redesign series, answering Mozilla’s call for participation.
WHAT: Prototype or create storyboards for your ideas for improving or [...]