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May 2013
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Disaster Relief for Oklahoma Tornado Victims
Wed, May 22, 2013
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Now Hiring: Operations Engineer
Thu, May 2, 2013
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April 2013
2 posts
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Announcing New LightCMS Plans with No User Limits and No Transaction Fees
Thu, April 11, 2013
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Introducing One-Step Credit Card Setup for Your LightCMS Store
Tue, April 9, 2013
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March 2013
1 post
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Element Fusion, the Creator of LightCMS, Joins Forces with NetSuite
Wed, March 13, 2013
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February 2013
2 posts
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See You at SXSW 2013!
Tue, February 26, 2013
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Upcoming Toolbar Improvements
Tue, February 12, 2013
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January 2013
5 posts
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New Feature: Twitter Card Integration
Thu, January 31, 2013
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LightCMS Hosts the Designers of Tomorrow
Fri, January 25, 2013
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Implementing Google Web Fonts on Your LightCMS Websites
Tue, January 22, 2013
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New Responsive Design: Origami
Mon, January 14, 2013
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Introducing LightCMS Professionals
Mon, January 7, 2013
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3 comments
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December 2012
2 posts
(3 comments)
Year in Review: 2012
Thu, December 20, 2012
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1 comment
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Shine the Light Case Study: Outbox Design
Wed, December 5, 2012
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2 comments
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November 2012
2 posts
(2 comments)
Facebook Comments Integration and Magic Drop Expansion
Thu, November 29, 2012
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2 comments
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LightCMS Case Study: Leap Logic Creative
Mon, November 12, 2012
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October 2012
4 posts
(17 comments)
Introducing Magic Drop Technology
Thu, October 18, 2012
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4 comments
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Recapping the Summer of Love 2012
Thu, October 11, 2012
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2 comments
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Upcoming Database Server Upgrades
Wed, October 10, 2012
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New Features: Disqus Comment Integration and More
Fri, October 5, 2012
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11 comments
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September 2012
6 posts
(19 comments)
New! Design Editor Improvements and Dynamic Body Classes
Fri, September 28, 2012
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3 comments
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New Responsive Design: Slate
Thu, September 20, 2012
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4 comments
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Introducing the LightCMS Affiliate Program
Tue, September 18, 2012
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3 comments
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Summer of Love this Week: Powerful Image Editing and Effects
Thu, September 13, 2012
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7 comments
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Three More Responsive Designs
Wed, September 12, 2012
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Summer of Love: New Responsive Designs and More
Tue, September 4, 2012
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2 comments
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August 2012
4 posts
(28 comments)
Summer of Love: Meta Descriptions for Posts and Events
Tue, August 21, 2012
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3 comments
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Introducing the Image Element
Thu, August 16, 2012
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12 comments
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Summer of Love This Week: Three New Responsive Designs
Thu, August 9, 2012
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7 comments
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Summer of Love: Responsive Design for Tablets and Mobile
Wed, August 1, 2012
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6 comments
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July 2012
5 posts
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Summer of Love this Week: The ESC Hotkey
Mon, July 30, 2012
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11 comments
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Summer of Love This Week: Facebook Open Graph Integration
Thu, July 26, 2012
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6 comments
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Summer of Love This Week: Even More Design Control Through New Special Templates
Mon, July 23, 2012
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5 comments
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Summer of Love this Week: Blog Pingbacks
Fri, July 13, 2012
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Summer of Love this Week: Enhanced Mobile Support for Photo Galleries
Thu, July 5, 2012
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3 comments
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June 2012
5 posts
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Summer of Love this Week: Improved Page Bar with Design Editor Access
Fri, June 29, 2012
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3 comments
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Summer of Love This Week: Blog Pagination
Tue, June 19, 2012
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Design Editor Demo: Redesigning the LightCMS Store
Mon, June 18, 2012
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1 comment
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Summer of Love This Week: Separate Product Option Dropdowns
Tue, June 12, 2012
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4 comments
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Summer of Love This Week: Blog Pings
Mon, June 4, 2012
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2 comments
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May 2012
4 posts
(13 comments)
The New LightCMS Overview Video
Wed, May 30, 2012
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4 comments
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LightCMS's Summer of Love
Wed, May 23, 2012
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6 comments
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Replace Background Images with the Design Editor
Fri, May 18, 2012
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3 comments
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Case Study: LightCMS Powers Over 200 Websites for FCA
Thu, May 3, 2012
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April 2012
3 posts
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Grant Access to Designs with the New Developer Role
Tue, April 17, 2012
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5 comments
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Brand New Design Section Coming to LightCMS
Wed, April 11, 2012
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Inventure Donates New Website to Kid's Marathon Foundation through Shine the Light!
Wed, April 4, 2012
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1 comment
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March 2012
7 posts
(28 comments)
How to Set Up Custom Facebook Page Tabs with Content Your Clients can Control
Wed, March 28, 2012
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22 comments
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Thoughts and Tips on the Timeline Update for Facebook Pages
Fri, March 23, 2012
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No comments
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New Feature: The Store Manager Role
Wed, March 14, 2012
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2 comments
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The SXSW Trade Show 2012
Tue, March 13, 2012
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1 comment
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Welcome to SXSW 2012
Sun, March 11, 2012
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The Design Editor: A Closer Look
Wed, March 7, 2012
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LightCMS Website v6
Mon, March 5, 2012
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3 comments
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February 2012
3 posts
(35 comments)
Introducing the New Design Editor
Tue, February 28, 2012
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18 comments
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New Getting Started Video Now Available
Fri, February 24, 2012
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No comments
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Completely Redesigned, Next Generation Toolbar Interface Coming to LightCMS
Thu, February 9, 2012
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17 comments
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January 2012
4 posts
(5 comments)
See You At SXSW 2012!
Mon, January 30, 2012
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2 comments
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Shine the Light Case Study: Prime Incorporated
Thu, January 19, 2012
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No comments
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New, More Powerful Image Editor
Mon, January 9, 2012
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2 comments
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LightCMS Adds Support for PayPal Express Checkout
Tue, January 3, 2012
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1 comment
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December 2011
5 posts
(5 comments)
Year in Review: LightCMS Grows by 91% in 2011
Fri, December 30, 2011
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1 comment
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Eight New, Free Designs added to LightCMS
Wed, December 28, 2011
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4 comments
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New Feature: Archive Blog Posts By Year
Thu, December 15, 2011
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LightCMS Adds Support for PayPal Website Payments Pro
Thu, December 8, 2011
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Sale! 25% Off All Shirts in the LightCMS Store
Wed, December 7, 2011
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November 2011
5 posts
(1 comment)
Case Study: Wild Ink Press Brings Letterpress Craftsmanship to LightCMS
Mon, November 28, 2011
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LightCMS Integrates Two New Payment Processors: Stripe and Payflow
Mon, November 21, 2011
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How I Got Started: Royce Butler, Fishbowl Studio
Tue, November 15, 2011
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Updated Getting Started Video Now Available
Mon, November 7, 2011
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Get Your Own Web Designers are Sexy T-Shirt and More On the All-New LightCMS Store
Wed, November 2, 2011
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October 2011
3 posts
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New Feature: Carrier-Calculated Shipping
Wed, October 26, 2011
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New Features: Improved Comment Moderation and Spam Filtering
Fri, October 14, 2011
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Case Study: Using JavaScript to Customize the Product Detail Page
Thu, October 6, 2011
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No comments
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September 2011
5 posts
(3 comments)
New Website Donation for Arts Aftercare
Thu, September 29, 2011
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Using Facebook Comments with LightCMS
Thu, September 22, 2011
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3 comments
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Upcoming System Maintenance
Fri, September 16, 2011
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New Resource: Online Store Video
Tue, September 13, 2011
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Variations On a Theme
Tue, September 6, 2011
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August 2011
6 posts
(15 comments)
New Store Feature: Discount Codes
Wed, August 31, 2011
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8 comments
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Our Company Lands on the Inc. 5000 for Fourth Year
Thu, August 25, 2011
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No comments
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Now Hiring: Three Software Engineers
Tue, August 16, 2011
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Using jQuery to Enhance Pages in Admin Mode
Thu, August 11, 2011
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3 comments
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Pricing Plan Improvements, System Upgrades, and More!
Fri, August 5, 2011
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4 comments
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LightCMS Case Study with Creatovision Design Group
Thu, August 4, 2011
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July 2011
7 posts
(9 comments)
Brand Spankin' New Company T-Shirt for Summer 2011
Fri, July 29, 2011
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4 comments
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The Casual Guide to Blogging for SEO
Wed, July 27, 2011
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1 comment
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It's That Easy: Adding Products to Your Store
Tue, July 19, 2011
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Big Infrastructure Upgrades On the Way
Fri, July 15, 2011
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No comments
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Improvements Made to Shipping and Taxes
Thu, July 14, 2011
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1 comment
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LightCMS Shine the Light! Program Recognized for Philanthropic Impact
Wed, July 13, 2011
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3 comments
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We've Updated the WYSIWYG Feature Demonstration Video
Fri, July 8, 2011
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No comments
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June 2011
8 posts
(30 comments)
Keeping Smaller Projects Profitable
Thu, June 30, 2011
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5 comments
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Our Choice in Support Ticketing Software
Thu, June 23, 2011
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7 comments
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Updates Coming to Reseller Marketing Scripts
Wed, June 15, 2011
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2 comments
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Upcoming System Maintenance
Tue, June 14, 2011
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No comments
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New Design Themes for Ecommerce
Mon, June 13, 2011
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No comments
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New Design Viewer Coming June 14
Thu, June 9, 2011
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6 comments
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The Big Launch
Wed, June 8, 2011
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6 comments
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The New Shopping Cart Status Token
Thu, June 2, 2011
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4 comments
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May 2011
3 posts
(65 comments)
Enabling and Disabling Store Features on Your Websites
Tue, May 24, 2011
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No comments
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Coming Soon: Build a Website AND an Online Store
Wed, May 18, 2011
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64 comments
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Our revamped network page
Wed, May 4, 2011
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1 comment
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April 2011
4 posts
(5 comments)
LightCMS Case Study: Inventure
Wed, April 27, 2011
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No comments
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Tips for using blend modes for drop shadow or glow in Photoshop
Thu, April 21, 2011
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3 comments
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Winners of the Talented Wordsmith's Twitter Contest
Mon, April 18, 2011
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No comments
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Easy ways to start using advanced CSS techniques
Tue, April 12, 2011
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2 comments
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March 2011
8 posts
(11 comments)
Web design inspiration from the art of Mark Rothko
Thu, March 31, 2011
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No comments
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New feature: set a page as hidden when you create it
Fri, March 25, 2011
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5 comments
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LightCMS Case Study: Strategy
Wed, March 23, 2011
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No comments
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The SXSW 2011 wrap up
Tue, March 22, 2011
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Overheard on Twitter
Thu, March 10, 2011
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No comments
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Important changes to reseller features and video scripts
Wed, March 9, 2011
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No comments
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Get a Web Designers are Sexy t-shirt at SXSW!
Mon, March 7, 2011
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4 comments
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Creativity and Inspiration: Take more pictures
Wed, March 2, 2011
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2 comments
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February 2011
7 posts
(22 comments)
Scheduled upgrades to the LightCMS hosting infrastructure
Mon, February 28, 2011
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2 comments
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Start Using CSS3: RGBa and better shadows
Wed, February 23, 2011
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3 comments
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Some nice upgrades
Thu, February 17, 2011
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6 comments
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Shine the Light! Case Study: Sean Lukasik
Wed, February 16, 2011
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No comments
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Using HTML5 on LightCMS today!
Thu, February 10, 2011
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1 comment
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New features: improved insert media tool and more
Thu, February 3, 2011
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10 comments
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Our favorites from the "Your Best LightCMS Design" contest
Wed, February 2, 2011
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No comments
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January 2011
7 posts
(12 comments)
Element Fusion Winter 2010 t-shirt revealed
Fri, January 28, 2011
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No comments
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System upgrades scheduled for this weekend
Thu, January 27, 2011
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2 comments
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The new Web Designers are Sexy page and a brand new giveaway!
Fri, January 21, 2011
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No comments
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New feature: date and time format selection coming next week
Thu, January 13, 2011
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10 comments
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Spotlight on Shine the Light!
Wed, January 12, 2011
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No comments
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We finally did it
Fri, January 7, 2011
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No comments
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jQuery resources for designers
Wed, January 5, 2011
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No comments
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December 2010
6 posts
(16 comments)
Farewell, 2010. Hello new year!
Thu, December 30, 2010
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6 comments
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It's time to enjoy those holiday web designs
Wed, December 22, 2010
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No comments
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Using jQuery with LightCMS
Thu, December 16, 2010
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2 comments
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New feature: easily add analytics code or other global header content
Wed, December 15, 2010
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No comments
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New features: blog post auto-summary and more
Tue, December 7, 2010
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3 comments
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Sign up your friends and get the new Web Designers Are Sexy t-shirt!
Wed, December 1, 2010
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5 comments
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November 2010
7 posts
(10 comments)
The gift that keeps on giving
Wed, November 24, 2010
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No comments
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New feature: add users from other websites under your account
Mon, November 22, 2010
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3 comments
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FOWD 2010 Wrap Up
Thu, November 18, 2010
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No comments
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New Web Designers Are Sexy t-shirt released!
Mon, November 15, 2010
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4 comments
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Get to know Matt Grimm, designer and developer
Wed, November 10, 2010
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3 comments
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We're looking to hire another Web Designer!
Mon, November 8, 2010
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No comments
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Have you considered our Shine the Light! program?
Thu, November 4, 2010
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No comments
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October 2010
7 posts
(8 comments)
LightCMS Preferred Partner: Glint Advertising
Thu, October 28, 2010
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No comments
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Future of Web Design Winners Announced
Thu, October 21, 2010
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No comments
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Win a free registration to the Future of Web Design conference in New York
Mon, October 18, 2010
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3 comments
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Introducing drag and drop photo gallery upload
Thu, October 14, 2010
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3 comments
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"I've had it with WordPress! Forever LightCMS!"
Wed, October 13, 2010
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1 comment
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The LightCMS website now running on LightCMS.com!
Mon, October 11, 2010
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No comments
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4 tips for web designers and resellers
Wed, October 6, 2010
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1 comment
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September 2010
15 posts
(61 comments)
Web design trends we're noticing
Thu, September 30, 2010
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5 comments
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Meet Grant. He won an iPad from LightCMS.
Mon, September 27, 2010
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1 comment
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Meet Dustin. He won an iPad from LightCMS.
Fri, September 24, 2010
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5 comments
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Farewell, iPad Giveaway!
Fri, September 24, 2010
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13 comments
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Meet Benjamin and Jasmyn. They won iPads from LightCMS.
Wed, September 22, 2010
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4 comments
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Chad's quick and easy guide to setting up a design business on LightCMS
Tue, September 21, 2010
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4 comments
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Meet Jordan. He won an iPad from LightCMS.
Mon, September 20, 2010
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No comments
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Meet Michael and Ashley. They won iPads from LightCMS.
Fri, September 17, 2010
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2 comments
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New features: global RSS, menu name token, and more
Thu, September 16, 2010
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4 comments
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Meet Stuart Pyper. He won an iPad from LightCMS.
Thu, September 16, 2010
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1 comment
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Meet Will Swain. He won an iPad from LightCMS
Wed, September 15, 2010
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4 comments
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3 tips from our designers on effective web design
Tue, September 14, 2010
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2 comments
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10 iPads in 10 days!
Mon, September 13, 2010
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2 comments
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We're proud to sponsor the Future of Web Design conference in New York
Tue, September 7, 2010
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3 comments
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New feature: style author comments uniquely on your blog
Thu, September 2, 2010
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11 comments
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August 2010
8 posts
(34 comments)
New feature: content editing on mobile touch devices
Thu, August 26, 2010
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No comments
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Our company lands on the Inc. 5000 for third year
Tue, August 24, 2010
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2 comments
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23 CSS3 resources for resellers
Thu, August 19, 2010
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2 comments
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New Twitter account provides more details on system updates
Tue, August 17, 2010
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5 comments
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New feature: element menu functionality for touch devices
Thu, August 12, 2010
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12 comments
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LightCMS Case Study: Steadfast Creative
Tue, August 10, 2010
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10 comments
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Overheard on Twitter
Wed, August 4, 2010
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No comments
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Creating a custom Facebook tab using FBML
Mon, August 2, 2010
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3 comments
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July 2010
5 posts
(19 comments)
Web Designers Are Sexy shirt giveaway (ends August 6)
Fri, July 30, 2010
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No comments
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Photo Gallery improvements coming next week
Thu, July 22, 2010
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6 comments
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Eight new free templates added!
Thu, July 15, 2010
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6 comments
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What is the new body CSS class?
Fri, July 9, 2010
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2 comments
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iPhone 4 review from an Android user
Fri, July 2, 2010
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5 comments
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June 2010
8 posts
(11 comments)
From the mailbag
Wed, June 30, 2010
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No comments
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New features launching Thursday
Wed, June 23, 2010
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4 comments
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LightCMS is now on Facebook!
Thu, June 17, 2010
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No comments
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Launch of new interface improvements moved to next week
Tue, June 15, 2010
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2 comments
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Upcoming server upgrades
Fri, June 11, 2010
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No comments
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Are you using an SEO-friendly CMS?
Thu, June 10, 2010
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No comments
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Interface improvements scheduled – customize your toolbar colors now
Fri, June 4, 2010
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5 comments
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Overheard on Twitter
Fri, June 4, 2010
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No comments
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May 2010
5 posts
(28 comments)
Selection of HTML5 resources
Thu, May 27, 2010
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3 comments
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Overheard on Twitter
Fri, May 21, 2010
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3 comments
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Five new, free designs available now
Thu, May 20, 2010
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6 comments
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Coming soon: major interface and branding improvements
Thu, May 13, 2010
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14 comments
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Using HTML5 to design with Light CMS
Tue, May 4, 2010
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2 comments
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April 2010
3 posts
(5 comments)
Tutorial: using Posterous to enable blogging by email on LightCMS
Thu, April 15, 2010
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5 comments
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New design feature: login status token lets you add custom, personalized content for users
Thu, April 8, 2010
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No comments
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New features: improvements to form notifications and search token
Thu, April 1, 2010
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No comments
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March 2010
4 posts
(16 comments)
New design features: include token, URL token, and design editor syntax highlighting
Wed, March 24, 2010
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11 comments
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From the mailbag
Thu, March 11, 2010
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No comments
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Win an iPod touch from LightCMS at SXSW 2010
Mon, March 8, 2010
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No comments
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Preview of new features launching tomorrow
Tue, March 2, 2010
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5 comments
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February 2010
3 posts
(28 comments)
New features coming next week
Fri, February 26, 2010
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1 comment
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Price increase for HTML Xpress service
Thu, February 25, 2010
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14 comments
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WYSIWYG improvements are on the way
Wed, February 17, 2010
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13 comments
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January 2010
5 posts
(10 comments)
New features: improved blog comment emails and more
Wed, January 27, 2010
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4 comments
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Our company turns ten years strong
Thu, January 21, 2010
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3 comments
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More CMS designs added to the LightCMS gallery
Wed, January 20, 2010
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3 comments
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LightCMS designers can donate websites to non-profits through Shine the Light!
Wed, January 13, 2010
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No comments
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LightCMS Preferred Partner: Collision Media
Wed, January 6, 2010
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No comments
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December 2009
6 posts
(12 comments)
A look back at 2009
Wed, December 30, 2009
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No comments
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Fall Kickoff finale: introducing the Signup element and more
Mon, December 21, 2009
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4 comments
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New design resource: styling elements in LightCMS
Thu, December 17, 2009
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No comments
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New, free designs available
Thu, December 10, 2009
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2 comments
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Tip: use your own domain names on LightCMS
Mon, December 7, 2009
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4 comments
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Tutorial: using Shozu to post media to your LightCMS blog from your phone or by email
Wed, December 2, 2009
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2 comments
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November 2009
5 posts
(20 comments)
Tutorial: using Windows LiveWriter with LightCMS blogs
Mon, November 23, 2009
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6 comments
)
Fall Kickoff: the LightCMS blogging API
Fri, November 20, 2009
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3 comments
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LightCMS offers built-in SEO features
Thu, November 12, 2009
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9 comments
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Three new, free designs available now
Fri, November 6, 2009
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2 comments
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Fall Kickoff: email file links, FTP secure and more behind the scenes
Wed, November 4, 2009
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No comments
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October 2009
7 posts
(11 comments)
Fall Kickoff: design template version tracking and more
Wed, October 21, 2009
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No comments
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Launched: more sites added to the LightCMS gallery
Fri, October 16, 2009
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1 comment
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From the mailbag
Thu, October 15, 2009
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No comments
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Back from AdobeMAX
Mon, October 12, 2009
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No comments
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Fall Kickoff: photo gallery enhancements and time zone offsets are live
Thu, October 8, 2009
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5 comments
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Fall Kickoff: photo gallery enhancements and time zone offsets
Wed, October 7, 2009
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5 comments
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Earn added benefits and cash back with LightCMS Rewards
Thu, October 1, 2009
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No comments
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September 2009
2 posts
(3 comments)
Behind the Scenes: the LightCMS blog
Wed, September 30, 2009
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3 comments
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From the mailbag
Tue, September 29, 2009
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No comments
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