There has been an intense and sometimes vitriolic debate between proponents of Adobe's proprietary Flash platform and supporters of the open HTML 5 draft. At stake, is  who will control the creation of rich media applications and content delivery on the internet.

Madison Avenue has unleashed an onslaught of Augmented Reality products and services, notably Virtual Sean and Virtual Mirror. As with any new technology, it all comes down to execution, and so far almost all of my experiences have felt gimmicky. There are, however, some notable exceptions on which I’m keeping my eye: video gaming and mobile devices.

This article was originally based on internal notes compiled for our development teams. It is meant to answer several questions, namely:

What are the major mobile platforms in North America?

Are there risks in choosing a particular platform over another?

What tools can I use to develop applications?

What sort of application should I build?

The article can be found at the Ezine Articles directory.

At OSS, we work both agencies and individual clients on websites of varying sizes and complexity. Our agency partners want cutting edge work, and at the other end, our smaller clients are focused on value. For years that meant brochureware sites or an e-commerce solution. Today's small business owners have realized that they need more than just a website, they need tools that generates both leads and paying customers. Read more

For the last several months we've begun to use Wordpress on a number of projects, first simply for blogs, and eventually as a full-blown content management system. This was something as a change in mindset for OSS, we previously shunned off the shelf software in favor of building our own solutions for every project. Usually when creating a site with off the shelf tools there is always some manner of customization, unless there is very little unique functionality. Read more

As a development agency, we often need to create mockups for our design partners, and wireframes are a great way to share thoughts visually. Wireframes are composed of shapes, text blocks and diagrams that will convey to the designer the position of page elements. Wireframes can be thought of a digital sketch, allowing team members to rapidly determine the overall shape and feel of each page, without needing to worry about color, images or font styles. Read more