EVRD.net was started to expand on the ideas and success of Everything Random. We managed to do just that. EVRD grew into its own success. At its peak, EVRD was generating traffic of half a million visitors per month. It grew fast and strong.
What made EVRD a success was the platform and our ability to add features and content quickly. Built on WordPress, and very customized features, EVRD was able to do many things that we were unable to do with Everything Random (a tumblr built website).
The success was a double edged sword. What was a fun website and side project, turned into the most time consuming and resource intensive project we had. It became more about cleaning code, server maintenance, and database fixing, rather than updating and creating content.
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We have been fans of Red Bubble since firs discovering it, and an affiliate partner for the past fews month. Our interactions are mostly finding great designs and products to post on the Everything Random network. Today, we are become a more active member of the Red Bubble community, making some of our own designs available as well.
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Our birthday is coming up (March 16th), and to help mark the occasion we are launching a complete redesign of our company website. You may have noticed this blog has already gone through a few early changes.
The new deign needed fit our philosophy, simple is better. That doesn’t mean just taking everything out. The site still needed to function and be the face for Rivik Media. Here’s a look at our thought process.
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BigCommerce is the fastest growing e-commerce platform on the web right now and for good reason. Their list of features and customer support are second to none, and we’ve decided to partner with them for all our e-commerce needs. If you’re looking to start selling online or would like to revamp an existing store send us an email or call us at (860)698-0680.
Want to be part of a growing start-up company and get in on the ground level? We are looking for a part time intern to work directly with our lead developer on front and back end development. The position is project based, and the candidate needs to be able to work independently with minimal direction. Candidate should be able to work well with virtual teams, meet tight deadlines, write clean/efficient code, adapt to client changes, and have a good sense of humor. Being comfortable with customer interaction, including support and documentation is a plus. Applicants should have experience with:
- HTML/CSS
- Javascript/jQuery
- Flash/Actionscript
- PHP / MySQL
- WordPress Theme/Plugin Development
- Apache (mod_rewrite / htaccess)
Interested candidates should send their resume and any applicable work they’ve done to jobs@rivikmedia.com and we’ll set up a time to talk.
Congrats to lucky submission number 167 belonging to Jen (@jlhenn) for being the winner of the very first EVRD giveaway and the now proud owner of a Flip HD Camera. You can view her winning submission here. Thanks to everyone that participated. We couldn’t have asked for a better launch day. Check back to the site over the next few days to see your submissions on the front page. And keep submitting. We love the stuff you guys generate. I’d be lying if I said we didn’t enjoy seeing everything you come up with.
The EVRD network was created as an extension/addition to Everything Random, a project started by Rivik Media. Everything Random has been running for almost two years now, and it has been a hell of a ride. From being started as an experiment and somewhat of a joke to it seeing over 60,000 people in a single day. We have been trying to expand and grow the site but have hit a physical limitation. Everything Random is hosted by tumblr (one of the best blogging platforms out there) but the site and our ideas have outgrown the hosted platform. We wanted to have more control and freedom to build new features for our visitors. Thus creating EVRD.
EVRD is a self hosted wordpress site that will become the new ‘main site’. Wordpress allows for a large, feature rich, and organized site. We will be creating new and (hopefully) better features on EVRD and allow for more user interaction. You can check here or on the official EVRD blog for updates.
Everything Random will remain on tumblr and stay unchanged. It will still be updated regularly and function the same as it always have.
*note: this is not meant to be a bash on tumblr in any way, so don’t take it that way.
Apple recently released the “Magic Mouse,” the newest in a long line of unique white mice. The Magic Mouse is by far the most feature-rich apple has ever produced. The core feature of the mouse is its multitouch surface. It allows gestural input to control many applications within OSX. This feature is derived from the current Macbook Pro touch pad, which has up to four-finger gestures. My favorite gesture, and the one I use more than any other, is the two-finger swipe.
When used in a browser, the two-finger swipe will move forward and back between pages. This method is way more efficient than moving the pointer up to the back button for a physical click. I was hoping to replicate some of the Magic Mouse functionality on my own mouse: The Logitech G5.
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Hello All,
I never thought I would be using this blog to host unboxing pictures of new toys, but hey, I’m going to do it anyway. I just got back from my local electronics store with an exciting purchase. I have been eyeing this little toy for a couple of months now, trying desperately not to close the browser tab it lived in. I grabbed it out of the bag and placed it gingerly on the kitchen table in front of me. Opening it the first time was such an enjoyable experience that I decided to repackage it and document it the second time around. So now I present to you the BookArc Desktop Stand. Enjoy.
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Being an internet based company, its very common for others to ask us whats the deal with all the buzz about “social media” these days. To be honest there is no easy way to explain it other than its becoming a major force in the way people and businesses operate day to day. Read the rest of this entry »
