Cinch Online Banking Design Contest

Our design contest at Crowdspring is over! We had over 200 entires and have narrowed it down to a few that we like. I now have even more respect for designers. Design by committee, or rather approval by committee, is tough! Pick your favorite three!

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The real use for Twitter in CU's (and Banks)

Screw banks and CU’s using Twitter.  It is over rated and doesn’t give you any ROI.  I don’t care if you are having a seminar on credit reports or a shred day.  Pilcher’s Twitter directory is fine and dandy and it does a great job demonstrating that nobody is using Twitter except to regurgigate tired [...]

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A kid in a candy store

Life is crazy. I’ve got a lot of cool projects coming down the pipe that I can’t wait to share with everyone. I’ve got a super-sweet secret project going with the great Brent Dixon, some kick butt online banking stuff that nobody is doing, and a few other little tricks up my sleeve. I was [...]

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How well are credit unions prepared for data center outages?

 Back in July, 365 Main, a major data center hosting companies such as c|net, Craigslist, e-surance, and the Oakland Raiders, lost power.  For most of the day.  And 365 Main has the time, money, and resources to make sure that (almost) never happens.  Here is the full story straight from 365 Main.  Jesse Robbins has a [...]

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