Searching for good domain names can be a hassle especially if you are just relying on the search tool of various web space providers. It can take a lot of work typing the domain name you have thought of one at a time. Media Growl strongly recommends Bust a Name. (more…)
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Project Management with ProjectPier
Media Growl now uses Project Pier as its project management and collaboration tool. At Media Growl, we value project management so that we could assure the clients on-time and quality delivery. In addition, we value communication because one element to a successful project is timely communication. (more…)
10th System Administrator Appreciation Day
Today is the 10th System Administrator Appreciation Day. This is celebrated every last Friday of July. Information Technology has been the backbone of a lot of businesses and your system administrators are the ones making sure that your IT won’t fail by making sure that networks and your hardware are A-OK!

Should you upgrade to Adobe Photoshop CS4?
I just checked out the top new features of Adobe Photoshop. These are the new features that I’m impressed with:
- Masks Panel
- Content-Aware Scaling
- Smoother Panning and Zooming and Fluid Canvas Rotation
And if you find these features to suit your needs, you don’t need to upgrade your hardware. Just make sure that you have 2GB of hard disk space for Mac and 1GB of hard disk space for Windows. Recommended RAM is still 1GB for Mac and 1GB for Windows. But if you’re running Vista and if you have 1GB RAM, maybe you should upgrade to 2GB RAM just to be sure.
On the use of Free Website Design Templates
Surely, you can use free website design templates or probably buy a cheap website design template for your website. But then again, if you’re a new business that is starting to build an online presence, a template won’t be good. It will affect your branding. (more…)
Real Estate Website Design for Brokers and Agents
Website Design is indeed a worthy of an investment especially for a real estate broker or agent. One of our clients, MyPhilProperties, has already got its investment back in just one sale. Right now, it is still continuing to receive lot of leads from perspective customers. There is a big competition also when it comes to searching for real estate online. Thus, the website design is not the only investment that a broker or agent must make. One needs also to invest in internet marketing. (more…)
Is it really a great time to join or found a startup?
I’ve read this article, and it has caught my attention simply because Media Growl is a startup that is yet to bloom and because of the current economic situation. Bob Warfield (the author of the article that I linked) have some tips and I like it to share to you as well:
- Raise money
- Or sell something
I’m really not sure about the raising money part since most VCs would probably think that it’s not the best time to invest in a new company. However, if you really have a brilliant product in mind, most likely, they’ll go for it.