Comments on: 1 out of 9 Cleveland web firms pass validation… http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2008/01/27/1-out-of-9-cleveland-web-firms-pass-validation/ Refreshing the web, one city at a time Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:12:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: RefreshCleveland promotes design, technology, usability, and web standards in Cleveland, Ohio » Blog Archive » Back in the Glass House with a handful of stones... http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2008/01/27/1-out-of-9-cleveland-web-firms-pass-validation/#comment-942 RefreshCleveland promotes design, technology, usability, and web standards in Cleveland, Ohio » Blog Archive » Back in the Glass House with a handful of stones... Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:09:36 +0000 http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2008/01/27/1-out-of-9-cleveland-web-firms-pass-validation/#comment-942 [...] my previous post about Cleveland web design companies and validation seemed to ruffle a few feathers I thought I would take this opportunity to look at one of the [...] [...] my previous post about Cleveland web design companies and validation seemed to ruffle a few feathers I thought I would take this opportunity to look at one of the [...]

]]> By: Frank Mazzone http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2008/01/27/1-out-of-9-cleveland-web-firms-pass-validation/#comment-940 Frank Mazzone Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:47:28 +0000 http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2008/01/27/1-out-of-9-cleveland-web-firms-pass-validation/#comment-940 LOL, standards zealot. LOL, standards zealot.

]]> By: Josh Walsh http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2008/01/27/1-out-of-9-cleveland-web-firms-pass-validation/#comment-930 Josh Walsh Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:43:19 +0000 http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2008/01/27/1-out-of-9-cleveland-web-firms-pass-validation/#comment-930 David, Thanks for the clarification. I missed the keyword that you were searching for. I know that we get good organic SEO traffic, but that's not a keyword we target specifically. Maybe my commenting style needs polish :) David,

Thanks for the clarification. I missed the keyword that you were searching for. I know that we get good organic SEO traffic, but that’s not a keyword we target specifically.

Maybe my commenting style needs polish :)

]]> By: DavidMead http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2008/01/27/1-out-of-9-cleveland-web-firms-pass-validation/#comment-928 DavidMead Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:46:08 +0000 http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2008/01/27/1-out-of-9-cleveland-web-firms-pass-validation/#comment-928 @Josh - Thanks for the comment. There <em>are</em> more than 9 agencies but as I said in the very first line of the post: <blockquote cite="http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2008/01/27/1-out-of-9-cleveland-web-firms-pass-validation/">how many of the top organically ranked sites were standards compliant</blockquote> This was never written to be a bashing session on any agencies or to put myself on some zealot pedestal. It was written to highlight the three bullet points I made and to garner conversation. Maybe my writing style needs some polish :-) @Josh - Thanks for the comment.

There are more than 9 agencies but as I said in the very first line of the post:

how many of the top organically ranked sites were standards compliant

This was never written to be a bashing session on any agencies or to put myself on some zealot pedestal. It was written to highlight the three bullet points I made and to garner conversation.

Maybe my writing style needs some polish :-)

]]> By: Josh Walsh http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2008/01/27/1-out-of-9-cleveland-web-firms-pass-validation/#comment-905 Josh Walsh Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:50:15 +0000 http://www.refreshcleveland.org/2008/01/27/1-out-of-9-cleveland-web-firms-pass-validation/#comment-905 I think this is a good idea for a study, but poorly executed. There are many more than 9 design agencies in Cleveland... many of which take Standards seriously. Others are trying to comply, but may not have the necessary education to fully adopt standards yet. Isn't that what Refresh Cleveland is all about...? This post reads like a bashing session. I'm not convinced it was intended to be so however. BTW, you missed two fairly obvious organizations in Cleveland: meyerweb.com (ok, not an organization) and complexspiral.com. While I haven't checked, something tells me they are both valid ;-) I think this is a good idea for a study, but poorly executed. There are many more than 9 design agencies in Cleveland… many of which take Standards seriously.

Others are trying to comply, but may not have the necessary education to fully adopt standards yet. Isn’t that what Refresh Cleveland is all about…?

This post reads like a bashing session. I’m not convinced it was intended to be so however.

BTW, you missed two fairly obvious organizations in Cleveland: meyerweb.com (ok, not an organization) and complexspiral.com. While I haven’t checked, something tells me they are both valid ;-)

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