Hydra Studio

Asbury Park Launches, Adobe Features!

Harvey — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:36:39 +0000

On September 30th, Adobe awarded the Asbury Park Boardwalk with its prestigious Pick of the Day! The website was developed by Hydra Studio in collaboration with Push, and will play an integral role in the revitalization of the city’s tourism at its famous “boardwalk”. And if you aren’t familiar, the boardwalk hosts a slew of famous music venues, including the Stone Pony, which helped launch Bruce Springsteen’s career! In just over a month, the website has also been featured in the Orlando Business Journal, the daily web gallery at NEWWEBPICK, and Pixel Awards.

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Orlando Sentinel Awards Northland A Cover Story

Harvey — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:17:01 +0000

On Saturday, September 9th, I woke in my apartment, poured a warm cup of Kaña Cuban Coffee, and casually opened the Orlando Sentinel. I was absolutely elated to see the cover story, “Finding the Divine Online.” Why? In August 2007, Hydra Studio teamed up with Northland, A Church Distributed, to develop its InSite Webstream Worship application.

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HighPoint Church Expands, New Location

Harvey — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:30:05 +0000

Back in early 2007, Hydra Studio partnered with HighPoint Church of Orlando to develop its brand identity system, website, and marketing collateral. Since then, Hydra Studio has worked closely with HighPoint to plan and execute interactive marketing strategies aimed at building their congregation. These campaigns helped drive highly targeted traffic to HighPoint’s website, where users can interact with media, news, events, and more. Now, to capaciate its ever-growing congration, HighPoint has moved into a new building. Enjoy the pics.

About.com, TechCrunch, Feature InternshipRatings.com

Shane — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:58:36 +0000

Remember when we launched InternshipRatings.com? The success of the website is currently driving coverage from mainstream outlets such as Tech Crunch, Killer Startups, About.com, which each praise the site’s functionality, ease-of-use, and range of features. If you don’t remember the launch, here’s a quick refresher…

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Welcome Parker.

Harvey — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:54:10 +0000

The Hydra family would like to extend a warm welcome to Parker Hutchinson. Parker recently completed Full Sail’s Associates Degree in Digital Media, and is now working towards a Bachelor Degree in Web Design. Between his studies, he decided his time is best spent soaking up knowledge from the Hydra think tank. So welcome, we are happy to have you aboard!

Zach’s One Year Anniversary

Harvey — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:39:18 +0000

Congratulations to Zach Wood, our resident usability genius, for making his first trip around the sun with the Hydra family! Over the course of the last year, Zach has proven to be an integral part of our team, completing projects including Internship Ratings, Golf Linksters, Workamajig, Global Short Film Network, and more. We look forward to many more years with you Zach!

Hello I’m Workamajig™

Harvey — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:43:35 +0000

When it comes to branding your product, what considerations are you making for search engine optimization? Obviously, the value of creating a distinct and memorable name is foundational, but how easy will it be for your consumers to find your website using Google?

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Welcome Bono’s Pit Bar-B-Q!

Harvey — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:48:44 +0000

Hydra Studio is proud to announce its interactive marketing partnership with Bono’s of America; owner and operator of Bono’s Pit Bar-B-Q. Since 1949, Bono’s has been serving up the best barbeque in the Southeast. And for this, Hydra can attest! Our team recently made a trip up to Jacksonville, the home of Bono’s, to get an authentic cut from an authentic Pit Master.

Let me explain the difference between Bono’s Pit Bar-B-Q and other barbeque restaurants…

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New Hands at Hydra!

Harvey — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:31:23 +0000

We would like to extend a long-overdue welcome to Jason Burrows. Jason has quickly proven to bring a wealth of knowledge, personality, and prestige to our account services. In addition, Jason is extremely knowledge in Search Engine Optimization and paid search campaign management. We know this new addition will help us better our client communication and get projects through the pipe more efficiently! (more…)

¡Teamday Mayday!

Harvey — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:02:41 +0000

On an unpleasantly hot Friday in May, our team suited up for a day of amicable violence, boarded a 15 passenger van, and broke skin in the thick brush of the Ocala forest. Yes, as ironic as it may sound, this was a team building day. And a damn good one at that. Enjoy the action…