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Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:07:49 +0000

Here are a few products and pages I’ve been snorkeling on the last few weeks. Social Media Marketing Class – I like Dan Martell and have a similar passion for guerrilla marketing hacks. Time Crunched Cyclist – I’m building spreadsheets and ripping out pages to make sure I follow the training plan this year. Warby [...]

10 habits of 10x developers

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:10:47 +0000

Last week, I discovered The Rise of Developeronomics via Brad Feld. As long as I’ve lived, it has always been a great time to be a software developer. The economics keep getting better for us. My favorite quote: The one absolutely solid place to store your capital today — if you know how to do [...]

Commuter Bike Recommendations

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 02:52:14 +0000

After years of bike commuting, the drive train on my 15 year old mountain bike (circa 1990s GT Backwoods) is starting to skip. I asked my biker friends on Facebook to recommend the ultimate urban commuter bike. My criteria: Lightweight, geared for hills, low maintenance. My budget is only around $1,000. I don’t want something custom, just [...]

10 Inbound Marketing Hacks

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 07:53:59 +0000

Traditional marketing is interruption marketing. These days, it is much more effective if you can earn a customer’s interest (as opposed to forcing them to look at your advertisement). This is called inbound marketing. In a recent presentation, Rand Fishkin from Seattle SEO company SEOMoz hadsome great tips on on successful inbound marketing. Here are the [...]

Gadget gift ideas

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:38:11 +0000

Since today is “black friday” – here are my picks for this year. I’m not officially asking santa for these, and I don’t make any money if you buy one. I just think they’re cool! Nest Thermostat (smarter energy management) Jawbone Up Wristband (track your activity level) Lytro camera (low-resolution pics, but you can play with the focus [...]

Comparing noise cancellation headphones

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:52:04 +0000

I finally decided to take the plunge and buy a pair of Bose noise cancelling head phones. Here’s why. I’ve tried three different kinds of headphones which do noise cancellation or attempt to block noise. The first were Shure in-ear headphones. These are the kind that musicians often use on stage. You stick it in [...]

AIGA HIVE design conference notes

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:16:24 +0000

Here are my notes from the HIVE conference presented by AIGA’s Seattle chapter. This is the first design conference that I've attended. While it was supposed to cover a mix of development and design, it was 90% design. Being a developer, I was glad that was the case.

Gamify with Gamification by Design

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:30:06 +0000

Gamification is the use of game thinking and mechanics to solve problems and engage audiences. While it can be applied to anything, I’m interested in gamifying non-game web applications, in order to encourage people to adopt the applications and use them more frequently. I’m currently working for BigDoor, a gamification platform. BigDoor’s gamification API has everything [...]

Google+ Review Part 2

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 02:08:13 +0000

In part two, we talk about the implications for businesses, what new Google+ users should try, and whether Google+ will "kill" Facebook.

Google+ Review Part 1

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 02:00:11 +0000

Shauna Causey, Kathy Gill, Sean Malarkey, and Adam Loving hold a Google+ "Hangout" to discuss the new social network. In part one, we talk about the differences from other social networks, non-reciprocal friending, using your real identity, and segmenting your audience.

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