Jordhy Ledesma has partnered with ASA College to deliver a powerful educational experience and create a cohort of modern full-stack web developer for the needs of today’s fast-paced business environment. The curriculum has been freshly developed to include an assortment of the most widely used web development technologies. Multiple computer labs and schedules will accommodate practical,… Continue reading Ledesma Announces Full Stack Web Development Course @ ASA College
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Bitcoin in 2017
First published at www.jordhy.com Following an expected December rally, bitcoin surpassed the $1000 mark and flirted with reaching its all-time high. With a plethora of industry experts calling for a price to stabilize between 2 and $3,000 dollars, it is very hard to give differing predictions for movements in bitcoin. However, consider the following: 1.… Continue reading Bitcoin in 2017
Innovation vs Invention
Originally published at www.jordhy.com Innovation is the application of existing technology in new ways. In contrast, invention is the creation of new technology. While innovation is a constant in web development, we’ve seen a good deal of invention in the past decades. Here’s how you can put each one of these to work in your… Continue reading Innovation vs Invention
Your Keyboard as a Bottleneck
Originally posted at www.jordhy.com It surprises me how many new developers fail to internalize their main development computer as an integrated system. They think that a computer is simply a collection of parts and routinely forget considerations about ergonomics when purchasing new hardware. Many of these recent grads are coding complex web applications using a laptop… Continue reading Your Keyboard as a Bottleneck
Web Assembly: A Tectonic Shift
Originally posted at www.jordhy.com Web Assembly is the next stop for bringing web sites closer to the speed and versatility of native apps. The new standard would provide an assembly layer of compiled code that can be executed as much as 20 times faster than JavaScript. Web Assembly is a W3C standard that will bring similar functionality… Continue reading Web Assembly: A Tectonic Shift
Don’t Ignore The Social Challenges Of Web Development
Our goal is to leverage what is already out in the field in terms of partners, but then hire in project management capability and a bit of technical capability. – Kevin Rollins It is easy to get excited about the new wave of technologies entering the market and the constant evolution of frameworks, hardware and… Continue reading Don’t Ignore The Social Challenges Of Web Development
Web Design Trends for 2016
As the new year approaches we are getting more and more questions from clients and associates regarding our expectations for web design trends in the new year. In terms of design, we expect to see many designers move away from flat productions and also include more video on their web properties. Here’s a list of… Continue reading Web Design Trends for 2016
Ledesma Judges at the 19th Web Awards
Jordhy Ledesma, CEO and Online Producer at Information Providers, has recently judged for the second time at the annual international WebAwards competition. The WebAwards recognizes the achievements of Web professionals all over the world who create and maintain outstanding Web sites. Websites are judged on design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copy writing and ease of use.… Continue reading Ledesma Judges at the 19th Web Awards
*IP Announces International Domain Name Portfolio
*IP announces the immediate availability of its domain portfolio for interested customers and associates. You can now purchase our premium Hispanic domain names thru a number of partners including SEDO, Domain Name Sales, DNX and Flippa. All the domains names have been appraised via Estibot and professional brokers to offer our customers the most reasonable… Continue reading *IP Announces International Domain Name Portfolio
.LAT gTLD Offers Latinos a New Internet Identity
From the SEDO Press Release Room: eCOM-LAC Chooses Sedo as its Strategic Partner to launch .LAT, Creating an Internet Presence with a Latin Identity for Latinos Worldwide Sedo, has partnered with eCOM-LAC to participate in the launch of the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) .LAT to provide Internet Presence with Latin Identity. eCOM-LAC selected the… Continue reading .LAT gTLD Offers Latinos a New Internet Identity
*IP Launches Mesothelioma.Asia
*IP is kicking off the second quarter of 2015 with a series of large scale portal launches. The first is Mesothelioma Asia, a portal covering the Mesothelioma illness and offering a set of information tools for families and lawyers. The portal has a private social network for both lawyers and families, provides rich academic, legal… Continue reading *IP Launches Mesothelioma.Asia
Ledesma to Judge at the WebAwards 2015
Jordhy Ledesma, CEO and Online Producer at Information Providers, has been re-appointed as judge for the WebAwards 2015. The WebAwards recognizes the individual and team achievements of Web professionals all over the world who create and maintain outstanding Web sites. Websites are judged on seven criteria, including design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copy writing and ease of use. Ledesma… Continue reading Ledesma to Judge at the WebAwards 2015
The Hispanic Internet: Notable Research (2000-2015)
In the quest to better serve the Hispanic market we must understand their idiosyncrasies, their culture, their economic reality and the psychographic mindset that sets Latinos apart. As our practice has progressed we have written, reviewed, selected and highlighted a large quantity of research about the Hispanic Internet. Due to the large number of requests… Continue reading The Hispanic Internet: Notable Research (2000-2015)
Multiplying Education
*ip has developed a modern web presence for the Math Multipliers educational program. Initially backed by the Clinton Foundation, Math Multipliers identifies and nurtures young leaders that become math tutors across the Dominican Republic. The program has expanded across the nation and will also pursue international opportunities. The solution includes a multilingual CMS solution, web… Continue reading Multiplying Education
A Solution for Latin American Investors
Based on the accrued knowledge of Argentinian investors, US Latin Investments has devised a series of algorithms to track down the best American properties that are currently on the market. Information Providers crafted the web presence of the firm and a series of online tools that allow them to service the Latin American investment market… Continue reading A Solution for Latin American Investors
Ledesma Signs Artificial Intelligence Petition
Computer experts around the globe are signing an open letter issued by the Future of Life Institute that pledges to safely and carefully coordinate progress in the field to ensure it does not grow beyond humanity’s control. Signees include Jordhy Ledesma, computer science professors and experts at some of technology’s biggest corporations, including IBM’s Watson supercomputer team and… Continue reading Ledesma Signs Artificial Intelligence Petition
OXID eShop Now in Latin American Spanish
FREIBURG, Germany — Jordhy Ledesma, CEO and Online Producer at Information Providers, announces the completion of the translation project of OXID eSales to Latin American Spanish. Now over 500 million Spanish-speaking consumers will have access to online stores crafted using the popular German software. The extension can be downloaded free of charge at http://exchange.oxid-esales.com/Shopping-process/Languages-Countries/Latin-American-Spanish-for-OXID-eShop-4-8-7-Stable-CE-4-8-x.html. It is published… Continue reading OXID eShop Now in Latin American Spanish
comScore Latam Report Shows Exponential Growth
Last week, comScore released an impressive social media report for Latin America. The report is very bold and clear in a number of data points. First, actions with Facebook Pages are growing exponentially, with bolder engagement in Mexico and Brasil. The market, according to comScore data, is largely Facebook-centric, with a penetration of 97.2%. And,… Continue reading comScore Latam Report Shows Exponential Growth
*ip Presenta “eCommerce en R.D.”
Inicialmente en español, el kit de negocios incluye una presentación acerca del eCommerce dominicano preparada por Jordhy Ledesma (360 slides) y un kit de herramientas con informaciones relativas al eCommerce local que los gerentes dominicanos deben conocer. Los documentos son distribuidos de forma inmediata y segura a través del payment gateway internacional GumRoad. Comprar eCommerce… Continue reading *ip Presenta “eCommerce en R.D.”
Jordhy Ledesma to Judge at the 18th WebAwards
Jordhy Ledesma, CEO and Online Producer at Information Providers, has been named as a judge for the 18th annual international WebAwards competition. The WebAwards recognizes the individual and team achievements of Web professionals all over the world who create and maintain outstanding Web sites. Websites are judged on seven criteria, including design, innovation, content, technology,… Continue reading Jordhy Ledesma to Judge at the 18th WebAwards
*ip’s 12th Anniversary: A History of Achievement
Early Days Our first office was rented for a hundred dollars per month. Those were the days! Every new project was harder to get than the rest until we built a reputation. And this reputation is what we are now, what we’ll always be: the most dependable ally, the pioneers in new technological endeavors, the… Continue reading *ip’s 12th Anniversary: A History of Achievement
*ip Celebrates 12th Anniversary!
It seems like we started yesterday. Time flies incredibly fast. Especially when you love what you do. Our team is incredibly grateful to all our clients, partners, suppliers and friends who over the years have made our lives so much more valuable. Our firm is proud to have served more than 150 corporate clients in… Continue reading *ip Celebrates 12th Anniversary!
*ip Plans Expansion
Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day, but if you teach him… If we create tools that empower our customers to deploy their messages on the web they’ll be able to make a bigger impact on society. *ip is at a pivotal point in its history, we are transitioning into a… Continue reading *ip Plans Expansion
Ngo Impact
OPTIMIZING THE DESIGN PORTFOLIO FOR IMPACT. In finance, is common to talk about optimizing the portfolio for returns. However, we tend to think more in terms of optimizing our efforts to achieve the maximum societal impact. That makes the whole team grow. Over the years we have designed for several impactful NGOs: the IDDI, Codespa,… Continue reading Ngo Impact
What Makes an *ip?
An *ip website must load fast, be 100% indexable by search engines and W3C compliant, however there are certain things that an *IP site has that very few other websites enjoy. For example, we use triple linking to get to each page, meaning that, in every website there are at least three distinct ways to… Continue reading What Makes an *ip?