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		<title>Website: Paul Kolker</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Artist Paul Kolker came to Media-Star to develop a comprehensive website that would showcase his unique large format paintings. After an extensive tour of his studio, and several discussions about his goals for the site, Media-Star went to work. We developed a clean interface that would put the focus on his fracolor pieces, and created [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artist Paul Kolker came to Media-Star to develop a comprehensive website that would showcase his unique large format paintings. After an extensive tour of his studio, and several discussions about his goals for the site, Media-Star went to work. </p>
<p><img src="http://www.media-star.com/images/paulkolker.jpg"/></p>
<p>We developed a clean interface that would put the focus on his <a href="http://www.studio601.org/fracolor.html">fracolor</a> pieces, and created a dynamic navigation scheme. The navigation initiated exploration of his known pieces, while a drop down menu allowed visitors to view his entire body of work. Media-Star also embarked on an ambitious endeavor to utilize Scene7&#8242;s dynamic imaging technology, which allows visitors to zoom into a photograph. Normally used on online apparel commerce (Nike, Gucci), Media-Star pushed the boundaries of the technology to allow <u>nine</u> levels of zoom, which provides viewers the opportunity to see the intimate details of his <a href="http://paulkolker.com/art.html">divisionism</a> and them pull back for a complete perspective.</p>
<h3>&#8220;Media-Star&#8217;s knowledge of bleeding-edge technology allowed me to present my artwork online in an exciting and interactive manner. I&#8217;m thrilled with the results!&#8221;</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.paulkolker.com" target="_new"><img src="http://www.media-star.com/images/paulkolker2dot0.jpg"/></a></p>
<p>With the popularity of Apple&#8217;s iPhone and iPad and the changing landscape of the web, Media-Star consulted Paul Kolker about redesigning his site and moving away from Adobe&#8217;s Flash technology, which is not supported by Apple&#8217;s mobile devices. Media-Star then re-evaluated Kolker&#8217;s business and artistic goals and developed an entirely new site. The new database-driven site takes advantage of the latest web technologies, while still maintaining the minimal aesthetic of the first version. More robust, yet organic, search engine optimization techniques have also generated increased awareness and traffic.</p>
<p>Media-Star continues to work with Paul Kolker on fresh online and offline marketing endeavors to keep him one step ahead of the New York art scene.</p>
<p>Visit <a href="http://paulkolker.com" target="_new">Paul Kolker</a>.</p>
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		<title>Website: Hines &amp; Zaffarese Landscaping</title>
		<link>http://media-star.com/2011/04/website-landscaperlongisland-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hines &#38; Zaffarese Landscaping was looking to make their business more profitable by harnessing the power of web search...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hines &amp; Zaffarese Landscaping was looking to make their business more profitable by harnessing the power of web search. Keyword advertising was the obvious answer, but without a sophisticated and elegant website, they would simply be wasting their money. Media-Star assessed their entire business and developed a website that not only met the requirements for taste and style, but was also organically optimized from the ground up for search engines. </p>
<p><img src="http://www.media-star.com/images/landscaperlongisland.jpg" alt="Landscaper Long Island New York" width="600" /></p>
<p>Social media was also included on the site via Twitter to increase exposure and provide useful content for individuals looking for gardening tips. In just 60 days the website has already paid for itself by generating dozens of new leads which converted into full-time clients.</p>
<p><strong>Visit <a href="http://www.landscaperlongisland.com">Landscaper Long Island</a></strong><br />
<img src="http://www.media-star.com/images/spacer.gif" alt="Landscapeing Long Island NY" width="600" height="600" /><br />
<a href="http://www.thumbtack.com/Web-Design-Port-Washington-NY/service/164508">Web Design</a></p>
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		<title>Website: Logic Music, Inc.</title>
		<link>http://media-star.com/2010/07/website-logic-music-inc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 01:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spyros Poulos, Owner of Logic Music, Inc., was finally ready to utilize the web to take his business to the next level. However, developing a website for Logic Music, a multi-faceted music production company and recording studio, was not going to be a simple affair due the complexity of their services and Poulos&#8217; attention to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Spyros Poulos, Owner of Logic Music, Inc., was finally ready to utilize the web to take his business to the next level. However, developing a website for Logic Music, a multi-faceted music production company and recording studio, was not going to be a simple affair due the complexity of their services and Poulos&#8217; attention to detail.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.logic-music.com" target="_new"><img src="http://www.media-star.com/images/logic-music.jpg" width="430"/></a></p>
<p>Media-Star investigated Logic Music&#8217;s multidimensional business model, and developed a site architecture that would portray the company&#8217;s many core competencies with an intuitive and instantly comprehensible interface, navigation system and information hierarchy.<br />
<img src="http://www.media-star.com/images/spacer.gif" width="400" height="25" /></p>
<h3>&#8220;Media-Star has officially rocked my world!&#8221;</h3>
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The end result made the complicated simple and illustrates every aspect of Logic Music&#8217;s business visually. One trip through Logic-Music.com gives the visitor a comprehensive tour of their business and everything they have to offer, which is quite a lot!</p>
<p>Having completed Phase One of Logic-Music&#8217;s online strategy, Media-Star will begin Phase Two, which will include the addition of HD video playback.</p>
<p><strong>Visit <a href="http://www.logic-music.com" target="_new">Logic Music Inc.</a></strong></p>
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		<title>Website: Athletic Edge Lacrosse</title>
		<link>http://media-star.com/2010/07/website-athletic-edge-lacrosse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Athletic Edge, one of the most innovative and technically advanced sports performance training centers in the country, decided to partner with the two best professional players in the game to create a bleeding-edge lacrosse training company, they called on Media-Star for their digital strategy and internet development. Media-Star sat down with the founders of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When Athletic Edge, one of the most innovative and technically advanced sports performance training centers in the country, decided to partner with the two best professional players in the game to create a bleeding-edge lacrosse training company, they called on Media-Star for their digital strategy and internet development.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.athleticedgelacrosse.com" target="_new"><img src="http://media-star.com/images/ael.jpg" width="500"/></a></p>
<p>Media-Star sat down with the founders of Athletic Edge Lacrosse to determine their short, medium and long term goals for the company, brand positioning and competitive advantages, since there are many companies offering services in this market segment. The end solution encompassed all facets of multimedia, a YouTube video campaign, and an e-commerce solution. </p>
<h3>&#8220;We wanted a true balance between style and substance that would work on several different levels of marketing. Media-Star was able to provide a solution that met our exact requirements and then some!&#8221;</h3>
<p>Media-Star produced all creative assets for Athletic Edge Lacrosse, including writing the company&#8217;s theme song and providing <a href="http://www.futuremusic.com/music/" title="What does your company sound like?" target="_blank">sonic branding</a> for their new logo. The site utilizes all the best assets of Adobe&#8217;s Flash technology without losing focus of their business objectives, which as resulted in a best-in-class site that has been recognized by <em>Men&#8217;s Health</em> magazine as &#8220;one of the six best strength and conditioning facilities in the country&#8221;</p>
<p>The success of Athletic Edge Lacrosse has provided many additional opportunities in the field of lacrosse. AEL has now partnered with Inside Lacrosse magazine to develop the first standardized National Lacrosse Combine.</p>
<p><strong>Visit <a href="http://www.athleticedgelacrosse.com" target="_new">Athletic Edge Lacrosse</a>.</strong></p>
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		<title>Website: EASA</title>
		<link>http://media-star.com/2010/07/website-easa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>media-star</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European American Soccer Academy (EASA) is Long Island&#8217;s premier soccer training institute. Founded by Dean Moraitis and Lee Rogers, the academy focuses on all areas of soccer training and development for youth teams. Combining technical with tactical instruction from an early age, EASA has distinctly positioned itself above many other training organizations in the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The European American Soccer Academy (EASA) is Long Island&#8217;s premier soccer training institute. Founded by Dean Moraitis and Lee Rogers, the academy focuses on all areas of soccer training and development for youth teams. Combining technical with tactical instruction from an early age, EASA has distinctly positioned itself above many other training organizations in the ultra-competitive Long Island, New York market.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.europeanamericansocceracademy.com" target="_new"><img src="http://www.media-star.com/images/easa3.jpg" width="500"/></a><br />
<img src="http://www.media-star.com/images/spacer.gif" width="400" height="25" /></p>
<h3>&#8220;Media-Star provided not only an attractive place that we can call home online, but also world-class branding, marketing and promotion. Media-Star is the most professional, focused, and on-task web development professionals I&#8217;ve ever worked with. Their creative solutions to our website challenges were not just quality, they were executed incredibly fast.&#8221;</h3>
<p><img src="http://www.media-star.com/images/spacer.gif" width="400" height="25" /></p>
<p>Media-Star did not stop working once the website was completed. The next step was to constantly and consistently update the site with new information to inform their growing user base, as well as elevate search engine results rankings. Media-Star developed a &#8220;News&#8221; section, which allowed the founders to notify their soccer community of developments not only locally, but also in the international world of professional soccer.</p>
<p>Media-Star continues to work with EASA as their academy expands into new areas of youth soccer development.</p>
<p><strong>Visit <a href="http://www.europeanamericansocceracademy.com" target="_new">European American Soccer Academy</a>.</strong></p>
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		<title>Website: Studio601</title>
		<link>http://media-star.com/2010/06/website-studio601/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Studio601, the gallery arm of Paul Kolker&#8217;s art studio in Chelsea, New York, contacted Media-Star after our successful deployment of Kolker&#8217;s artist website. They wanted a very simple site that portrayed the clean look of their gallery and showcased the features of their unique setting. Media-Star constructed a website that met their requirements by opening [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Studio601, the gallery arm of Paul Kolker&#8217;s art studio in Chelsea, New York, contacted Media-Star after our successful deployment of Kolker&#8217;s artist website. They wanted a very simple site that portrayed the clean look of their gallery and showcased the features of their unique setting.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.studio601.org" target="_new"><img src="http://www.media-star.com/images/studio601.jpg"/></a></p>
<p>Media-Star constructed a website that met their requirements by opening up the negative space and offering paring down the copy to create a minimal environment for disseminating their most immediate information.<br />
<img src="http://www.media-star.com/images/spacer.gif" width="500" height="25" /></p>
<h3>&#8220;An elegant design that precisely answered all of our requirements. No matter what the multimedia project, we will always turn to Media-Star.&#8221;</h3>
<p><img src="http://www.media-star.com/images/spacer.gif" width="500" height="25" /><br />
The Studio601 website was also constructed to be scalable. Not only have new navigation categories been implemented without any detraction from the original aesthetic, but modifications are easily accomplished without fanfare.</p>
<p><strong>Visit: <a href="http://www.studio601.org" target="_new">Studio601</a></strong></p>
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		<title>Website: Great Neck OB/GYN</title>
		<link>http://media-star.com/2010/05/website-great-neck-obgyn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 13:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great Neck Obstetrics and Gynecology Great Neck Obstetrics and Gynecology, Long Island, New York&#8217;s premier OB/GYN group, desired a website to showcase their renowned practice. Great Neck OB/GYN&#8217;s practice handles a wide-range of women&#8217;s health services that needed to be presented in an intuitive, concise and clear manner to prospective and current patients. Media-Star reviewed [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Great Neck Obstetrics and Gynecology</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://media-star.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/gnobgyn1.jpg"><img src="http://media-star.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/gnobgyn1-300x198.jpg" alt="Great Neck New York Obstetrics and Gynecology" title="Great Neck OB/GYN Website" width="300" height="198" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-60" /></a>Great Neck Obstetrics and Gynecology, Long Island, New York&#8217;s premier OB/GYN group, desired a website to showcase their renowned practice. Great Neck OB/GYN&#8217;s practice handles a wide-range of women&#8217;s health services that needed to be presented in an intuitive, concise and clear manner to prospective and current patients.</p>
<p>Media-Star reviewed their entire practice to not only comprehend their business structure, but also to evaluate how they could utilize their online presence to provide enhanced customer service and cut costs. The practice is composed of three of Long Island&#8217;s best doctors of Obstetrics and Gynecology with a full suite of services including <a href="http://www.greatneckobgyn.com/services.html">Three Dimensional (3D) Ultrasound</a>, Level 2 Comprehensive Ultrasound, Multifetal Growth Assessment, Pelvic Ultrasound / CA-125, Bone Densitometry, HPV Vaccinations, <a href="http://www.halobreastpaptest.net/">HALO Breast Pap Test</a>, Urodynamics, Comprehensive Genetics Counseling, and many other well woman care.  The challenge was to include the wealth of information on the various services and patient care, which allowed for easy navigation in a serene aesthetic. Media-Star addressed the issue by designing the site with consistent navigation that provided one-click access to any page. </p>
<p>In addition, Media-Star also digitally redesigned many of the paper forms that are disseminated to new gynecology and obstetrics patients. The forms are now available via simple online downloads allowing patients to instantly acquire the needed documents. This solution provides a new level of customer service and saves costs to both the practice and the environment.<br />
<img src="http://www.media-star.com/images/spacer.gif" width="500" height="25" /></p>
<h3>&#8220;Media-Star enabled us to translate our comprehensive gynecologic care including complete radiology services, annual health care screening, urodynamics, the HALO breast pap test, as well as the latest, minimally invasive surgical procedures to address various conditions not amenable to conservative medical management.&#8221;</h3>
<p><img src="http://www.media-star.com/images/spacer.gif" width="500" height="25" /><br />
The site achieved its goals from the onset with <em>&#8220;don&#8217;t make me think&#8221;</em> navigation, organic search engine optimization and a tranquil aesthetic.</p>
<p><strong>Visit <a href="http://www.greatneckobgyn.com/" target="_new">Great Neck Obstetrics and Gynecology</a></strong></p>
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