TiVo Brings New Web-Connected DVRs to Family Rooms
We all knew it was only a matter of time before the Internet made its way into our family rooms. TiVo introduces two new web-connected DVRs, TiVo Premiere and the TiVo Premiere XL.
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Million Dollar Marketing Ideas Grow on a Zero Dollar Budget
Finally, a marketing workshop that not only tells you what you should be doing, but shows you how to do it!
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JiWire Releases Mobile Web Stats
Do you have a mobile web strategy? If not, it is time to start thinking about creating one.
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How to Measure and Achieve Internet Marketing Performance
The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) is gearing up for another exciting event you don’t want to miss! Special guest speaker Jarrod Loppicolo of Noble Studios will present Measurements for Success with Social Media Marketing.
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It’s hard to imagine a world without Google. Yet many people still don't realize Google offers excellent free marketing tools which can prove extremely valuable to any marketer trying to promote services or products online.
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Noble Studios to Attend 2010 SMG Workshop
Noble Studios is slated to attend the 2010 Strategic Marketing Group (SMG) Tourism, Technology and Marketing Workshop on Wednesday, March 17 at Embassy Suites Resort in South Lake Tahoe, California.
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To be used as a presenter and sales tool, Noble created a CMS driven video for the utilities division of Autodesk.
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New way to experience the Web, email, photos and video
Apple recently unveiled its tablet computer, the iPad. Users can now experience the Web and run movies, music, books, and games in a new way.
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Noble Studios Sponsors 2010 NCET Expo in Las Vegas & Reno
Noble Studios continues to be a loyal platinum sponsor of Nevada's Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology (NCET) fourth annual Entrepreneur and Small Business Expo.
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Noble Studios launches a new interactive touch screen animation for the Historic Fourth Ward School Museum in Virginia City, Nev. The Noble Studios team created the storyboards, design and development of the application, and incorporated it into two touch screens set to display in May 2010.
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Noble Studios worked with Meltwater to assist in the redesign and development of mNews, mPress, and mBuzz.
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CHSI Technologies contracted Noble to create a website that they would be easily updateable and reflect the same technological feel as their products and services. Features include: news module, 'did you know' widget, scrolling header images, and RSS feeds.
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How to Customize Your Twitter Account
Your twitter background should be consistent with your company’s brand. It should communicate who you are and what your followers can expect from your tweets.
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One of our Noble clients recently changed its name. Nevada Industry Excellence (NevadaIE) is the new name for the organization previously known as Management Assistance Partnership (MAP).
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Autodesk asked us to assist in creating a flash wheel with 3D models from wireframe to final build to campaign A Better Way To Design.
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We are back from Europe and had a blast! We came back strong after a week of workshopping in Florence.
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Somer participated in the 2009 Stride and Ride. The event was held in Reno on November 7th to help raise money for MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association) and Jerry’s Kids.
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Lindsay Supports Susan G. Komen
Our newest Noble employee, Lindsay Alford, recently supported Susan G. Komen for the Cure by having the names of six of her loved ones etched into a metal sculpture of the foundation’s signature pink ribbon.
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Some Noble leaders took to the road this month. Kelly Elcome participated in Relay for Life, a fundraiser for the Cancer Research Society.
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You can follow us...follow us wherever we may go. There isn't an ocean too deep. A mountain so high it can keep...keep us away.
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Fuego Living recently commissioned Noble Studios to make a few upgrades to the usability of their site. The most recent addition to fuegoliving.com was the integration of an interactive locator map for users to find the closest Fuego modern grill distributor.
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Another new team member joined the Noble Crew. Kevin is a graduate from Pennsylvania State University and received a BS in Electrical Engineering in 2006.
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Shannon is one of the Noble Crew newbies. She is a UNR alumnus. Her previous northern Nevada employers include:
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Jake’s Crane, Rigging & Transport International
Jake’s Crane, Rigging & Transport International has been erecting Las Vegas and the world since 1946. Jake’s Crane contracted Noble to build 3 affiliate websites and a webstore to develop a more cohesive brand awareness.
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To create realistic 3D models of two designer kitchens with real world UV's. Goal was to match photos identically for Kitchen 1 and create a high end designer level layout using photos as reference for the second. A floor plan for Kitchen 1 was provided in AutoCAD, as well as some of the cabinetry. For Kitchen 2 however, layouts were provided in AutoCAD with reference photos which did not identically match. We were asked to unite and model the two layouts using the assets given for Kitchen 2.
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Noble Studios was contracted by Autodesk to develop a corporate interactive experience that highlighted some of their core products. For a company whose software is used by artists, architects, manufacturers, and engineers, it was important that the interaction demonstrated the key performances of each product.
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During this past Tuesday Studios, Jarrod and Season announced that we made our goal and are heading to Europe in October 2009. Each of us were handed a piece of paper with a number on it and were instructed to open it and read it out loud when the person before us was finished. Here is how it went:
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Last month, we had quite a few of our readers request more information on our Noble Recipe about web browsers (visit Noble Newsletter April 2009).
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Create a video demonstration using Autodesk Navisworks to show features of other Autodesk software and how they integrate. With client provided screen captures of numerous software, our goal was to create a "fly through" 3D model of a Natural Gas Plant and highlight aspects of the new software features.
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Regional Transportation Commission (RTC)
Create an online store that allows transit passes to be sold online for the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County (RTCWashoe). The site must be easy to navigate to accommodate for all demographics and generations.
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Create a CMS driven, search indexable "AJAX" website for the purpose of saving bandwidth, and pushing the limit of web design, allowing for page slide transitions. The site must run a text-image replacement on all content for a fresh look and made entirely to support Fuego Element's representation of "…the start of something new."
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Element is a new line of outdoor products by Fuego, the award-winning design company that has revolutionized outdoor entertaining. Noble was contracted to develop a site that exhibited the Fuego motto that people everywhere should be able to enjoy intelligent, innovative and exciting products.
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We have a new developer! John Underwood graduated from UNR in 2007 with a BS in Computer Science. He is a genius with PHP and is an exceptional addition to the development team. When John is not “geeking out” with us, he likes long walks on the beach and pirate music. Welcome to the team John!
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Noble Studios recently expanded our offices to help us accommodate our growing team. We had a wrecking party to commemorate the exciting event.
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Over this last year, the push for a "server-based" software, in which real-time data is stored and accessed via the internet directly to your workstation, has increased vastly: the ability to tap into a current database of information is a powerful method of producing accurate, up-to-date solutions. Project Showroom envisions a vast catalog of home furnishings to decorate and stylize homes, with the end goal being able to completely furnish a house, and realistically visualize the interior.
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Tahoe Resource Conservation District (Tahoe RCD)
Create a comprehensive website for (Tahoe RCD) one of nearly 3,000 Conservation Districts across the country helping people to protect land, water, forests, wildlife, and related natural resources. The need to update the website by multiple individuals with no prior html knowledge was a main priority.
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A new year means new goals for Noble. Our execs met recently with our exceptional board of advisors and are looking forward to all the possibilities that come with the new year, new president, new goals, new pricing and new services. That’s right, we said new services. Noble Studios is now an official license holder for making iPhone applications.
| Posted on Feb 13, 2009 | Continue Reading >>
Assist-2-Sell, a national real estate brokerage that helps buyers and sellers to list/sell homes, commissioned Noble Studios to create a custom widget for their parent site, Assist2Sell.com. The widget provided a step by step walkthrough of their services in an interactive and easy to navigate tool, using only Javascript. Once completed, the widget was packaged up and delivered to all franchise websites as a universal plug-in into their existing frameworks, which is expected to launch nationally this year.
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Create an innovative website with features and functions never seen before while living up to the company's portfolio of well known house hold names. The site must be developed with PHP and JavaScript based on the design concept provided by Ammunition Group. The portfolio section is to be one the more dramatic sections with page transitioning and keyboard stroke navigation to be a high priority. There is no known existing JavaScript for the functionality that Ammunition is looking for. Many of the website functions will need to be developed from scratch.
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Create an online platform for visitors to easily access information about their account through a secure login and Freeman & Williams (the company). Website design is to portray the local quality of life and staff extra-curricular activities. The site must speak to all Freeman & Williams target audiences: recruits, current clients, future clients, and gaming. Site needed to have a content management system (CMS) for in-house updates and the ability to manage a second website for sub-brand Game Path, LLC.
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This year, our holiday party was in Lake Tahoe on December 19th. We had a blast! After dinner at Friday’s Station (on top of Harrah’s), we caught an improve comedy show (at Harvey’s), and took in some cocktails and gambling before retiring to our rooms at Monte Bleu. Thank you for another great year!
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Center for Cognitive Computing
The Center for Cognitive Computing, a referral client from MetaDesign (we LOVE referrals), recently commissioned Noble Studios for the signature animation of their logo to introduce the company at future presentations held around the nation. It was a nice change of pace for the Noble crew to get to work on this project. The project was considered a success and our work was first presented at the Singularity Summit held at the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence.
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New Holiday Greeting Card Ideas
This past month we began planning for our 2008 Holiday Greeting card. During an intense Tuesday Studios session (a meeting we hold every Tuesday to discuss the inner workings of Noble), we were each given fifteen minutes to sketch our own storyboard versions of the proposed holiday card. See if you can tell what the heck we were talking about. Check out our sketches.
| Posted on Oct 13, 2008 | Continue Reading >>
Nevada State Development Corporation
As the use of the internet for business grows exponentially, Nevada State Development Corporation (NSDC) spent the last few months working with Noble Studios to give itself a more modern, personal appeal for online visitors. The new site offers an easy-to-use CMS, so in-house staff can now keep clients up-to-date on loan programs and interest rates. During the development, it was important that the site redesign incorporate the staff’s love for outdoor adventure along with the passion they have for Nevada business.
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Gamma Pharmaceuticals has recently awarded Noble Studios a four website project. During the next two months, Noble Studios will be working on the design and development of Gamma-Pharma.com, Jugular.com, SavvySelect.com, and BrilliantChoice.com.
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Noble Studios got inked in the Northern Nevada Business Weekly (NNBW).
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NCET Governor’s Cup - Intent to Compete Online Form
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Nevada Magazine - Reader’s Choice Module
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Noble Studios has yet another new crew member. Straight out of UNR, Tyler Kayser brings a Bachelor Degree in Computer Science and heaps of programming experience. He’s a 2nd place winner in the 2008 Governor’s Cup competition and the 2007 president of the UNR chapter of ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). As you can see, Tyler is an achieved Noble Newby. A very BIG welcome to the team!
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Our adventurous Content Developer, Somer Athari took the plunge into the Wild Blue Yonder this past weekend. In an attempt to rid fear of the unknown, she jumped out of a perfectly good airplane attached to a person she had just met. “The best experience of my life yet. I can do anything!”
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With the 45th National Reno Air Races coming this month, we found it fitting to have an air race of our own. The 2nd Annual Noble Nationals Office Opus took flight this month. One by one our paper airplanes, made of only office materials took to the sky. Yet again, Somer prevailed victorious. Her Noble Bomber II flew past competitors with ease which makes her the reigning champion. Her original Noble Bomber, created 2 years prior, was triumphant as well.
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Nevada's Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NCET) presents the annual Entrepreneur Expo, an event that promotes the growth of small businesses all over the state of Nevada. This quickly growing event sparked the need for a website redesign that catered towards the brand we created last year for the event. As a proud sponsor of the event, we hope you attend. The Entrepreneur Week (eweek) is set to kick off February 27, 2009 in Las Vegas and March 13, 2009 in Reno.
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Noble Studios celebrated its fifth birthday by River Rafting down the South Fork of the American River. It was intense. It was a splash. It was class 3 rapids all the way. Fret not! Danger is our middle name (Get it? Noble Danger Studios).
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Produce a realistic software prototype that takes a pre-existing, problematic process – City Utilities – and creates a simple, efficient digital alternative. This prototype is intended to be used in-field by finger / pen input the majority of the time. Create a user interface that could be easily translated across multiple mediums – web, mobile, and desktop.
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NCET Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition
With one of the largest cash awards pool in America, the Governor's Cup is designed to encourage students of Nevada universities and colleges to act upon their ideas and talents in order to produce tomorrow's businesses. Student teams and their faculty advisor's will compete in undergraduate and graduate divisions for cash prizes of nearly $200,000.
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Create a working software prototype capable of replicating real-world workflows common in the field of process piping design. The prototype needed to leverage some of the Autodesk's best existing technologies (already used in various other Autodesk engineering design products), add new tool sets specifically designed for Stella, and integrate contemporary UI design elements.
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A ‘digital city' is a collaborative environment created around a detailed 3D model that allows stakeholders from the public, city government, construction, and business communities to work together in a way that is both engaging and meaningful to understand how policy and proposals could impact the urban environment by experiencing the future of the city before it becomes real.
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Together with Autodesk & DM Solutions (fusion technology), a UI design company was needed to create five, unique styles that would cater to the diverse Autodesk clientele on an international level. The Autodesk program suite, called Mapguide, would be a web-based software suite that would bridge the UI gap between Europe, Asia, and North America.
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Typically, land planning is a painstaking process, which spans several mediums, includes teams of designers/architects/engineers, and oftentimes, takes months/years to complete a given project: Olmsted takes this convoluted procedure and creates a seamless land planning experience.
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Birthdays, birthdays, birthdays. From June 27th – July 30th we celebrated 4 birthdays. Please help us wish Jarrod, Martin, Somer, and Grant A, very happy birthdays. (You can skip the singing, we do.)
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Noble is hiring. We are looking for a few good developers to complete our crew. Naturally, we are looking for someone to fit the job qualifications, but also fit into our tight knit family. The alliterated list of preferable personal qualities is as follows: punctual, positive, practical, personable, phenomenal, pleasant, present, prepared, priceless, prime, professional, a prize, profound, prolific, productive, proud but un-pretentious, propitious, prudent, and last but certainly not least practiced.
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Ryan Palmer is our new Sales Executive. A Studio Arts and Psychology graduate from the University of Wisconsin, Palmer’s professional background is in print media advertising. He has worked with various newspaper and magazine publications throughout the area and has a passion for exercising the latest technologies and marketing tactics.
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Noble Studios has been selected to create the new Reno Angels logo. Don't forget to take a look.
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Some of the Noble crew was spotted schmoozing at the AMA’s GlamourACE awards this past month to receive a couple awards. Noble Studios won an Award of Excellence for NevadaMagazine.com in the Web Marketing Campaign Category. We won an Award of Excellence for NCET’s Entrepreneur Expo in the Non-Profit Marketing Campaign Category and also won Silver Communicator Awards for Holland Project and Nevada Magazine!
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The Noble Studios Crew left all technology behind and took a retreat. Without phone service, WiFi, and modern conveniences (flashlights, vehicles, and gas grill excluded), we set out to bond with Mother Nature and rely on our instinct for communication. Bear River Lake (Don’t worry. Though the name suggests, there was no fear of bear attacks), located near Kirkwood Ski Resort in California, was our destination. We laughed, we laughed harder, we attempted to make fire (survival style), and we ate (a ton of tasty treats). Check out our good times.
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SOC, is the global leader in full-service security management and is located in Minden. SOC has been a client of ours for over two years, and was ready for Noble Studios to touch up their design.
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