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Okanagan Hockey School: Mixing Design and Functionality for Success

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Featured Project > Okanagan Hockey School: Mixing Design and Functionality for Success

Every summer, Okanagan Hockey School (OHS) takes thousands of kids from across the globe and trains them to become better players. This is no small feat. With over 46 years in operation, OHS has managed to attract kids from over 27 countries, as well as bring its expertise to countries such as United States, England, Scotland, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, China, United Arab Emirates, Austria and others. OHS has also recently partnered with NHL teams such as Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, and Dallas Stars to bring their hockey camps to new markets. So how does OHS manage well over 6000 kids over the course of a couple months?

They call us.

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5 Common Misconceptions Accepting Credit Cards Online

E-Commerce isn't as easy as it seems, and there are some really big liability issues when taking credit cards online. See below for 5 common misconceptions accepting credit cards online.

  1. IT'S SAFE TO SEND THE CREDIT CARD INFORMATION THROUGH A SECURE EMAIL
    So, you have a product you sell online. You believe everything is as it should be. Your company receives the orders with credit card details in a "secure email". Once the "secure email" has been received, you manually process the credit card and ship the order. If this sounds like your company you may be in a heap of trouble. Guess what? There is no such thing as sending credit cards through a "secure email".
  2. THE CREDIT CARD INFORMATION IS SAFE BECAUSE I HAVE AN SSL CERTIFICATE
    You have an SSL (secure sockets layer) Certificate. You think all the information transmitted is safe and secure. Sorry this will not due, it alone is not enough. The SSL certificate merely tells your customers an independent trusted third party has verified that the website belongs to you or your business. The purpose of the certificates is that they give customers confidence that they are sending personal information "securely" and to the right place. This is not on its own enough to protect credit card holder data.
     

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January In Review

We would like to start off our January news recap with congratulating Tree Brewing Co. (Kelowna, BC) on their newly launched web site. Tree Brewing Co. came to DotCom Media hoping to rebrand their online experience with a “fun” and “fresh” look. DotCom presented a funky, urban design that meshed well with the message, and the branding of their product. TreeBeer.com is another site powered by DotCom Media’s in-house content management system -- .cms. This iteration of .cms had a few extra features added, such as the custom “shout out” box that you will see on some of the pages. Tree Brewing Co. has the ability to update any tidbit of content anywhere on their website. The project was really fun for us to work on, and we think the end product is amazing. Make sure you check it out here.

We are also happy to announce a new relationship with Mission Park Inn. Look forward to seeing some new things from them in the coming month.

There are a lot of things we would LOVE to announce right now but they will have to wait until next month. We are working on some really cool products and relationships that we can’t wait to share with you.

See everyone next month!