beenverified 2778939 2009-02-02T17:11:11-05:00 true <p>Based in New York City, BeenVerified is revolutionizing background checks for the Internet age. Facing a growing to-do list and tightening development timelines, BeenVerified chose Disruptive Ventures to provide development assistance at a critical juncture.</p> <p>The Disruptive team developed specialized templating and archiving tools for the ActionMailer Component of Ruby on Rails to deal with BeenVerified's rapidly-expanding customer management needs. Disruptive programmers also assisted BeenVerified's in-house staff in updating the site's test suite to use ThoughtBot's "Shoulda" Syntax.</p> 8 true 2009-02-02T17:10:00-05:00 beenverified.png 2009-04-01T11:55:16-04:00 http://beenverified.com/ bcs 2344633 2010-02-01T19:38:40-05:00 true <p>Betty’s Cake Shop owner Heather McGuire wanted a customer- friendly website to display current product offerings and pricing as well as “Betty’s Specials.”</p> <p>"I never expected our ‘web project’ to go so smoothly. It was almost effortless on my part because Disruptive Ventures listened to my ideas and produced a site above and beyond what I ever expected. Their staff was truly a joy to work with,” states McGuire.</p> <p>Visitors to BettysCakeShop.com will find a playful layout designed by the Disruptive Ventures in-house design team featuring colorful graphics and photographs of finished cakes and works in-progress. Disruptive ventures also provided content for a new full-color brochure.</p> bettys 13 true 2010-02-01T19:36:00-05:00 bettyscakeshop.png 2010-02-01T19:40:34-05:00 http://bettyscakeshop.com/ emmettrode 2381577 2009-01-31T22:31:09-05:00 true Emmett Rode Salon, located in the Lincoln Park section of Chicago, wanted a web presence that was easy to update and quick to bring online. er 6 true 2009-01-31T22:29:00-05:00 Screenshot_2009-01-31_22h_25m_37s.png 2009-01-31T22:31:51-05:00 http://emmettrode.com/ kcread 2886709 2009-02-06T12:20:28-05:00 true Created for Kosciusko County's annual Community Book Read, the KCread.org site showcases information about the book being read, events related to the book read and book read sponsors. kcread 9 true 2009-02-06T12:18:00-05:00 kcread_2009.png 2009-03-09T15:38:26-04:00 http://kcread.org/ leftseat 2370980 2009-01-28T11:15:59-05:00 true Conceived as a social network for pilots, leftse.at also integrates an online logbook, photo sharing and chart subscription management capabilities. leftseat 5 true 2008-06-28T17:31:00-04:00 leftseat_500.png 2009-01-31T12:46:52-05:00 http://leftse.at/ osti 2816051 2009-02-02T13:47:31-05:00 true On-Site Training, Inc. wanted registrants for its safety and rescue training sessions to be able to prepay online. Disruptive linked OSTI's registration system to PayPal for a quick, reliable confidence-building solution for the client and their customers. osti 7 true 2009-02-02T13:44:00-05:00 onsitetraininginc.png 2009-03-10T14:06:51-04:00 http://on-sitetraininginc.com/ mysunsetbeachmotel 3155662 2009-04-27T11:33:16-04:00 true <p>Sunset Beach Motel & Suites is a vacation destination located on Big Jackson Lake in Sebring, Florida.</p> <p>Disruptive Ventures created a streamlined site that showcases the motel’s amenities and nearby attractions. The site also allows prospective guests to submit a reservation request online.</p> <p>Visitors to MySunsetBeachMotel.com will find a user-friendly site with plenty of pictures hi- lighting the rooms, adjacent restaurant, beach and beautiful Big Jackson Lake, just in time to make reservations for Spring Break.</p> <p>With all-new photography, branding and guest functionality, the new <a href="http://sunsetbeachmotel.com">sunsetbeachmotel.com</a> provides trackable and effective marketing for the motel.</p> mysunsetbeachmotel.com msbm 12 true 2009-04-27T11:32:00-04:00 sunsetbeachmotel.png 2010-02-01T19:43:13-05:00 http://mysunsetbeachmotel.com/ tkb 2848166 2009-02-09T17:56:36-05:00 true Integrating dynamic event information with online ticket sales, the web site for TriKappaBingo.com provides an online home for Warsaw Tri Kappa's "Basket & Bags" Bingo. bingo 10 true 2009-02-09T17:55:00-05:00 trikappabingo.png 2009-03-14T18:48:05-04:00 http://trikappabingo.com/ vbo 2882629 2009-02-17T09:15:36-05:00 true <p>Disruptive Ventures, Inc. has collaborated with The Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer to redesign VeraBradley.org. The new web site, launched on April 15, 2009, consolidates the foundation’s social media efforts, providing a centerpiece for their communications with donors and volunteers.</p> <p>Visitors to VeraBradley.org can now donate to the foundation, catch up on Foundation news, link to the Foundation as a friend on Facebook, view blog entries and Twitter postings from Development Ambassador Heidi Floyd, or view photos from foundation events.</p> <p>"Social media is the new buzzword in marketing and fundraising. We’re proud to be cutting edge," says Catherine Hill, Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer Executive Director.</p> <p>According to Vera Bradley Interactive Media Producer Steve Salcedo, collaboration between the company’s in-house design team and Disruptive Ventures Chief Technologist Jerry Richardson expedited the deployment.</p> <p>"I designed the site and wrote the CSS, and Jerry plugged in the Rails framework – in an amazingly fast turn-around time. Once the framework was complete, Jerry provided training to my team and myself, and also continued to support us until the site launched in April 2009," said Salcedo.</p> <p><strong>About Vera Bradley:</strong></p><p>Vera Bradley handbags, luggage and accessories have recently been seen on: Desperate Housewives, Brothers and Sisters, According to Jim, Samantha Who and in more than 20 feature-length films, as well as in celebrity gift lounges surrounding the 2008 Tony Awards, 2008 Daytime Emmys and 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Friends Barbara Bradley Baekgaard and Patricia R. Miller founded the Fort Wayne-based company in 1982. In addition to a distinctive collection of signature handbags, Vera Bradley designs stationery, rolling luggage, innovative limited edition lines, tableware, fine rugs and eyewear. </p> vbo 11 true 2009-02-19T09:14:00-05:00 verabradley_04202009.png 2009-05-15T12:36:12-04:00 http://verabradley.org/ avshop_new 2009-01-28T11:15:59-05:00 false In 2003, AvShop’s “Flying is Freedom” multi-channel brand strategy extend the AvShop experience into the offline space complementing its online presence. <p>A catalog marketing program, combined with increased media exposure and reduced use of price-based incentives, pushed the AvShop division to EBITDA profitability for the year while increasing top-line sales 40% over the previous year. 2 true 2008-06-28T17:31:00-04:00 avshop_new_500.png 2009-01-31T14:52:27-05:00 http://avshop.com/ avshop 2009-01-28T11:15:59-05:00 false <ul><li>Created AvShop’s “AvShop Design” line of house-branded merchandise. <br>Redesigned AvShop’s retail trade show booth, tripling sales generated in that channel. <br></li><li>Supervised transition from a ColdFusion-based order management system to a Microsoft .Net infrastructure, tying into the corporate accounting system for real-time order status and product availability information. <br></li> <li>Negotiated Usage Rights and Developed interface for AvShop's "Aviation's Best Software" CD-ROM using Macromedia Director. (2001)</li> <li>Managed integration of databases, marketing and operational processes after acquisition of AvShop.com. (2000)</li></ul> 3 true 2008-06-28T17:31:00-04:00 avshop_500.png 2009-01-31T14:52:37-05:00 http://avshop.com/ pilotportal 2009-01-28T11:15:59-05:00 false Led project to develop and deploy pilotportal.com web site, an on-line retailer of aviation supplies. (1998) <p>Negotiated a co-branded web store agreement with representatives of BP and Jeppesen (now a division of Boeing), and supervised creation of the web store (www.flightneeds.com) 4 true 2008-06-28T17:31:00-04:00 pilotportal_500.png 2009-01-31T14:52:47-05:00 http://pilotportal.com/ iblinkink 2311629 2009-01-28T11:15:59-05:00 false Facilitating user-driven apparel design and the targeting of niche markets, the Custom Print, LLC family of web properties was centered on a templatable Ruby on Rails-based core. The interactive apparel designer was implemented in javascript to load quickly, with image manipulation tasks handed off for processing server-side in the background via AJAX. cpfin 1 true 2008-06-28T17:31:00-04:00 iblinkink_500.png 2009-01-31T14:52:16-05:00 http://iblinkink.com/