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The Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE) is an international organization helping to advance literacy opportunities for all people, provide leadership in the advancement of adult education, and create professional development opportunities. One part of its...
This homegrown developer likes fast snowmobiles...and faster websites When asked about his role at RainStorm, Ian Belanger is matter-of-fact, “I build the websites.” he says, “Basically, I take the design and turn it into a functioning tool for the client.” As the...
This year we at RainStorm mark our 15th birthday. With a more official celebration to come, we kicked off the anniversary year last night at the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours at UCU Orono by treating everyone to a drink on us! We were thrilled...
April 21 is an important date for your website. This is the day when Google will be implementing its new rules that will prioritize mobile-friendly websites in search results. As mobile users have become a larger and larger chunk of web traffic, Google is making...
So, you're getting a new website? What are some things that you, as a client, can do to make the process as smooth as possible for everyone involved? We'll outline a few simple things that can benefit the working relationship between you and your website developer....
This past month saw a handful of website launches, but today we're taking a look at just one of them. Rafael Grossmann is a surgeon most widely known for his work with Google Glass. Rafael sought RainStorm to craft a platform for his commentaries on the medical and...
The Orono Public Library Foundation had an impressive year-end goal to raise funds for the Orono Village Green, a project which will transform the space directly behind the Orono Public Library into a beautiful public gathering space for three-season use by the Orono...
Neither snow nor rain nor sleet... As the storm blustered across the eastern US last Tuesday, January 27th, the RainStorm team gathered for their regular 9:15 a.m. Tuesday staff meeting. The agenda was posted, the weekly goals had been set, and everyone greeted each...
This year RainStorm is recognizing its fifteen years in business. In 1999, current CEO Brian Rahill founded RainStorm to assist some of the earliest commercial websites with search engine marketing and promotion strategies. That startup has moved and grown from the...
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Sometimes our clients need a quick solution before the larger process of a full website design/build can be finished. Sometimes this is all they want. Either way, a single splash page is an efficient way to get something out to your audience in a professional manner...
Yesterday at RainStorm we took a step back for our annual retreat. Our retreat is a day-long event where we spend the first half of the day reviewing our previous year as well as setting a course for the year to come. The second half of the day we head off for some...
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