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Slabmedia designed the website and organized content using our own web publishing platform. We made it easy for the clients to add and modify content while keeping the site organized and tidy. This website continues to amass new information. Slabmedia will provide a home for it in the coming years. [...] read more

We're excited to announce that Slabmedia has been chosen once again, this time from among 150 reviewed web design firms as one of the top web design companies in Boston by Expertise. com! Criteria include 1. Reputation: A history of delighted customers and outstanding service. 2. Credibility: Building customer confidence with licensing, accreditations, and awards. 3. Experience: Masters of their craft, based on years of practical experience and education. 4. Availability: Consistently approachable and responsive, so customers never feel ignored. 5. Professionalism: Providing service with honesty, reliability, and respect. [...] read more

We're excited to announce that Slabmedia has been chosen from among 388 reviewed web design firms as one of the top web design companies in Boston by Expertise. com! We scored highly on thier evaluation criteria, which included reviews of our reputation, credibility, experience, availability, professionalism, and engagement. We are proud and happy to have been selected by Expertise. com, and we look forward to continuing to bring our experience to bear on helping your business or other web-based venture to succeed! [...] read more

The United States has come to a critical point regarding how the Internet works, as the Federal Communications Commission has opened a public-comment period surrounding the very nature of the way users access and experience the web. One version of the future: it will include so-called fast lanes, meaning bandwidth purchased at a premium, allowed under certain conditions. Future two, you get regulations that prevent that kind of priority access to online bandwidth. So, what does this all this mean, how did it happen, and what can you do about [...] read more

This past weekend, the Heartbleed exploit hit the news. It was and still is, a big bad story. The exploit is difficult to understand, but it is widespread and even if our servers were not affected, it's important you know what happened and what you can do to secure and fix your email connections if you are having any problems. Heartbleed is an exploit that prompts servers to send back sensitive information via inquiries made on secure certificate connections. Most servers run Open SSL which was written a long time ago in the programming language C. [...] read more

Slabmedia is proud to annouce a partnership with the new Slow Social Network Knittlr. com! You may have heard of the slow food movement. Now it's happening in social networking! Sending messages with knittlr is as easy as 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,. . . . 9472! Spend a week or three knitting your own personal message (called a kneet) to a friend. 2 colors of yarn are preferred so you can read the letters. Make sure to knit your knittlr name and the name of the knittlr recipient at the top of the finished square, scarf, [...] read more