http://www.unitz.com/news News and announcements from Unitz LLC Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:33:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Unitz is pleased to announce the launch of downrightnow, a new service that monitors the status of popular web sites to let you know when there’s an outage or service disruption.  The introductory post on the downrightnow blog says it best: If you’ve ever been frustrated by an error message or ... http://www.unitz.com/news/2009/07/downrightnow-crowd-powered-service-monitoring/ It's that time again: our occasionally nomadic colleagues at design/branding agency Plaid have embarked on their annual Plaid Nation tour.  As in years past, the Plaid team is taking its new media expertise on the road and broadcasting almost non-stop from the tour web site, www.plaidnation.com.  And as in years ... http://www.unitz.com/news/2009/07/follow-plaid-nation-2009/ We've just gotten word that our friends at Viget Labs are organizing and hosting a Developer Day in Falls Church, VA on May 30, 2009.  Some of the sharpest coders around will be sharing their expertise on unit testing, Rails, Python and other topics. For any developers in the DC area, ... http://www.unitz.com/news/2009/05/developer-day-at-viget-labs/ You can now keep up with Unitz on Twitter, the microblogging service that has attracted a ton of attention lately.  Our stream can be found at: http://twitter.com/unitzllc Although there's great interest in hearing about what we're having for breakfast and our famous distaste for Mondays, our Twitter feed will focus instead ... http://www.unitz.com/news/2009/04/unitz-on-twitter/ Our friends over at Plaid have embarked on their second annual tour, this time hitting up the west coast. They've outfitted a van with lots of high tech gear so you can watch their progress at PlaidNation. They're out visiting lots of brands and firms spreading their message: "PlaidNation is a rolling ... http://www.unitz.com/news/2008/07/follow-the-plaid-tour/ Through partnerships with Plaid and Crayon, Unitz launched My ooVoo Day this month!  We're very excited about this project, which has brought famous bloggers and their fans together for video conferences using ooVoo's software. You can read more about the project in our case studies section. http://www.unitz.com/news/2008/02/unitz-helps-launch-my-oovoo-day/ Welcome to Unitz News!  We'll use this blog to post updates on events, projects, and other happenings here at Unitz LLC.  We've recently updated our web site with information about our web development services.  You can find out more about our latest work by reading our case studies or viewing ... http://www.unitz.com/news/2008/02/welcome-to-unitz-news/