Website Creations

We are located in Citrus County, the geographic center of Florida. Decades of community determination have saved the precious coastal marshes, the pure, clean-running springs and the rivers and lakes from the development and pollution that are so prevalent elsewhere. Today, as in centuries past, a visitor to our area  can find Florida nature at it's best.  From the saltwater pursuits in the Gulf of Mexico, springs, rivers and subtropical fauna and flora in Citrus County’s west side, and upland terrain drifting down to large freshwater lakes crying out for anglers, swimmers and boaters over on the east side, this is truly a part of the nature coast you will want to experience.  West Indian Manatees, those large, beloved marine mammals that graze underwater vegetation, are frequent visitors to the Crystal River area, because they cannot tolerate the wintertime chilly water of the Gulf of Mexico. Manatees prefer the steady 72-degrees of the spring-fed river. Together with neighboring Homosassa, Crystal River is the site of the largest gathering of manatees in North America and the only place in the nation where people can legally swim and snorkel with them.

Website Creations manages a variety of websites, including California Nature. California Nature offers information about the beauty and wonder found in the state of California, including its deserts, redwoods, condors, and San Francisco Bay. We have interesting pages on the San Andreas Fault and the earthquakes, Santa Ana Winds and ecosystems of California.

Similar to Floridian Nature, and California Nature, Website Creations also manages Alaskan Nature. The word Alaska is from the Aleut Indian word "alaxsxaq" or "agunalaksh" that mean the mainland or shore. Alaska has an estimated 100,000 glaciers, which cover almost 5 percent of the state. In fact  over half of the world's glaciers are found in Alaska, meaning there are more active glaciers in Alaska than in the rest of the inhabited world. Alaska is also home to 80 percent of all the active volcanoes in the U.S.  There are more than 70 potentially active volcanoes in Alaska. Several have erupted in recent times. The most violent volcanic eruption of the century took place in 1912 when Novarupta Volcano erupted, creating the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes which is now part of Katmai National Park.

Website Creations also created two websites about pets; the Dog Encyclopedia, and the Cat Encyclopedia. The Cat Encyclopedia is your one stop website for all information on domestic house cats. It was developed to provide comprehensive information about domestic house cats in a concise and simple to use format, complete with photographs of each breed of domestic house cat, including the  Japanese Bobtail, and the Egyptian Mau. The goal of Cat Encyclopedia is to provide domestic house cat owners and pet enthusiasts empowering information to create a healthy and loving environment for domestic house cats.


Dog Encyclopedia has a complete alphabetical listing of dog breeds provides potential dog owners with valuable information, regarding the size, temperament, and special needs of each type of dog. On each individual dog breed page viewers will also find the dog's AKC group, along with the the dogs weight, coloring, and height. Our favorite dog breed is the Dachshund, in honor of our dog Snickers. Dachshunds are elongated dogs with short legs that are of the hound family. They are German in origin, and their name literally means badger dog, though in Germany they are commonly referred to as Dackel or Teckel dogs. The standard sized Dachshund was developed to hunt badgers while the miniature was developed to hunt rabbits. The breed was registered with the AKC in 1885.

To celebrate the holidays, Website Creations made Free Holiday Ideas. This website has free ideas to create holiday and party crafts and decorations. Free Holiday Ideas and Crafts was developed to provide users with do it yourself ideas to plan and decorate parties, and events, whether its a birthday or New Year Eve. Find innovative ideas for creating low cost hand made items for every holiday and event. Free Holiday Ideas and crafts also offer great decorating ideas to make your table and party favors the talk of the town. Once you have your gift, games, and decorating items complete, use Free Holiday Ideas and Crafts to get the recipe to some great party menus.

To celebrate Black History month, Black History honors the dedication and work of the many African Americans who have made our country so great. From the Revolutionary War to the election of our first African American President Black History in America has information and photos of distinguished African Americans, like John Coltrane, Sojourner Truth, and Medgar Evers. 

Innovative Improvements is dedicated to providing quality information for improving all aspects of everyday life. Check out their articles on home improvement, mental health, financial health, going green, health and lifestyles, and education. Whether you are looking to go back to school, improve your self esteem, or install a flat screen tv, Innovative Improvements has all the information you need.


Michael Arnold Art is a website to celebrate the artwork of Michael Arnold. Along with showcasing the award winning artist and his canvas artwork like Life One, Michael Arnold Art has complete biographies of all the great artists from Van Gogh to Roy Lichtenstein. Michael Arnold Art is simply art at its best!

Website Creations does more than build and manage websites; They offer free articles on how to improve website traffic, add widgets and slideshows, and build your key words.

Literary Authors Encyclopedia was created with you the reader in mind. We have cross referenced our authors in a variety of ways to make it easy for you to find the author biography that you are looking for. Authors from Edgar Allan Poe, to Truman Capote has a complete biography page that has been fully researched. Literary Authors Encyclopedia provides personal and educational information for authors in every genre.

American Presidents is a tribute to the great men who have dedicated themselves to lead the United States of America as its commander in chief. We have biographies and photos of all your favorite presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama. Learn interesting details about the lives of presidents like John F Kennedy and Theodore Roosevelt and the history of Air Force One, the White House, and Camp David.

Our Directors Guide gives you bios on all the greatest film directors. Get to know your favorite directors including, Clint Eastwood, Wes Anderson, Greg Araki, and Michelangelo Antonioni. The Directors Guide also features an informative history of cinema.

Week 6 wrap

This week has been a bit of a blur. Work has been crazy. We have been restructuring news and sales and as I mentioned previously I feel I have been fighting a losing battle trying to convince leadership to incorporate some technology into their process changes. I have also inherited responsibility for mentoring several managers who are "at risk" based on performance and reluctance to the changes. From a Human Resource Development standpoint, it has been a good few weeks despite the long hours, because I got to test out some of my new educational chops on creating new job descriptions and using ADDIE to facilitate the changes. Now down to what I have worked on this week. I posted five blog posts. Because of my news background, I was drawn to an article about how publishers can better use social networking tools to get news out there. I also made three discussion board posts. I also finished up the book chapter.

How do you keep track of all your websites?

We've talked about Web 2.0 tools such as delicious and diigo as ways to keep up with your Websites and information you've found on the Web. This article discusses the Web 2.0 curation tools. One of the sites covered is Scoop It. It is kind of a combination between Stumble Upon and delicious because you can set up topics and it will crawl the Web for you making suggestions on sites you might be interested in. There is one draw back, Scoop It is in beta testing and you need an invite to use it.

Discovery of a new useful blog

I ran across a new blog (to me) this week: the social flow blog. This week, there was a post about how news publishers can better use social media, like Twitter, to spread news. The research shows that just because you have a large following doesn't mean every post will reach a huge audience.

Using pseudonyms online

The buzz about Google+ deleting accounts using fake names raises another question. Why do people wish to remain anonymous online. There can be a variety of reasons. Off the top of my head, someone who is a public figure like a teacher, police officer or public administrator might want to remain anonymous for security reasons. danah boyd has an interesting blog post on the subject.
Speaking of Google+'s policy of suspending suspicious names, you will interested to find out that many of the names are legitimate. Sounds like Google needs to rethink this policy or else Google+ will dry up just like Google Wave. Check out this informal survey.

Web 2.0 and work environment

It has been a busy few weeks at work as we are fundamentally changing our production structure and processes in the newsroom. Other changes will follow in the coming weeks. The idea is how to become more efficient at what we do. That said, I feel sometimes that I am fighting a losing battle trying to integrate the available free technologies into the framework. For example, Google calendar is way reporters, photographers and editors can all view the assignments for the day, week, etc. This replaces the (in my mind) the huge grease board in the newsroom where someone has to be responsible for taking assignments, making changes and keeping the board current. The beauty of the Google calendar it is mobile. Photographers and reporters can check their assignments and update them from the road. Additionally, we have nine other newspapers in Florida. the talk is to go to a more regional management approach. Using Web 2.0 tools can make collaborating on assignments much easier so that newspapers 150 miles apart can easily know what each other is doing and share stories and resources. Back to my original point about the losing battle: I felt frustrated trying to convince a high-level editor that this method was better than her grease board. Eventually she yielded, but said she would need extensive training. I never realized that fear was holding her back all along.

Wrap up of Week 5

I spent a lot of time on the electronic journal this week. I made seven posts. Those posts included an update on the rocky start for Google+. They should be sensitive to this feedback because they have not had a lot of success with their previous excursions into social networking. I also really enjoyed the prompt for this week's discussion on copyright, authorship and public domain. I dug up a few good articles and gave my personal views on the matter. I come down on more items in the public domain because I think it makes for a more productive and vibrant society. I also noted in two other posts how one government (China) was being held accountable through social networking tools by its "netizens" and how another government entity (Seattle Police Department) was using social networking (Twitter) to be more transparent in their operations.
I also made 6-7 posts on others journals. I had been lurking all along and decided it was time I participated in a few.
Finally, I found time to complete the reading assignments and do a lot of work on my book chapter. Sadly, I merely lurked on the blackboard discussions this week.