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So you want a website. Chances are you have a pretty good (if somewhat vague) idea of what you want it to do, how you want it to do it, and maybe even what it should look like while it's doing it. And chances are you want a web firm that can give you what you want. But why do you want what you want? Do you want it because it's what you like, or because you know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that it's what your users will want? If it's the first, then you might just be setting yourself up for failure.

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While Merge has always been mobile conscious when developing websites, this summer we have branched out to mobile-specific websites and apps. I’ve had the opportunity to plan and test the user experience through preliminary wireframes, as well as design the user interfaces of these projects.

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"Do you play the piano?" I asked.
"When I was a kid," he said.
"Can you still read music?"
"Maybe. Sure."

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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the holy grail for almost any website--and realizing success with SEO means that you're probably using some dark magic, right? What if you found out search engine optimization nirvana wasn't so mysterious after all? Delve into the five tenants of SEO as Merge unveils the fundamentals behind SEO to find out how to move your website up in the rankings.

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Google finally threw in the towel with Wave, saying that adoption rates just weren’t as they hoped. Many have said that Wave’s fail was that it launched as an invitation based service, which meant that you couldn’t really use it because Wave can only be used with other Wave users, and none of your friends had been invited yet. However, that’s not the reason.

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