Recently I participated in a radio interview with Andy Vaughn on KBVR and we got on the topic of how many cool things there are to get involved with and attend in the Corvallis area. For the size, Corvallis and its nearby communities have a lot going on.
Sometimes its hard to find out about all [...]
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List of Great Corvallis Area Business, Technology, and Entrepreneur Events
Thoughts and Suggestions for Startup Weekend Corvallis
I recently participated in Startup Weekend Corvallis and I thought I would share my experience and offer a few suggestions about how it might be improved for next time.
Thoughts:
I generally enjoyed the experience. It was interesting to work with new people (especially Michael and Chris at Peak Internet!) and I think we created something useful [...]
Selecting Social Media Guides
John Bergquist, a fellow social media professional for whom I have a high professional and personal regard recently published a blog post suggesting that the title of “social media expert” is overstated if we consider his observation:
“Social Media is such a new frontier that there really is no way that someone could honestly claim to [...]
Creating Blind Accessible Web Sites and Applications
The reality for more than 20 million Americans who are blind or have low-vision is that the web is generally an unfriendly place. As web application developers we can choose to improve this situation or continue to carelessly contribute to it. The good news is that many of things that web developers and designers can [...]
ProWorks is Helping Businesses Leverage Social Media in Corvallis
Our third session on ‘Social Media for Business’ hosted at the Corvallis Chamber was attended by fourteen forward minded social media explorers around Corvallis. It was great mix including Mayor Tomlinson, marketing professionals, brick-n-mortar and web store owners. The mix of experience and perspectives made for some great discussions.
Some of the things we talked [...]
My Sitecore Training Experience
My experience at Sitecore Content Management System Training in Mill Valley, California.
Measuring Success with Cookies
As a web professional, how can you measure that your clients are pleased with what you are doing? Simple. Cookies. No not that kind of cookie. Home made delicious mouse cookies with almond ears and pretzel tails personally delivered to your office. You know you want some.
Thank you to Gloria Pozniak of Pozniak Pottery who will [...]
My Social Media Presentation Experience in Newport
Last night Jason and I had the honor of visiting Newport to discuss social media and social networks with seventy-five business owners. That was in a nutshell: scary, rewarding, exhilarating, nervous, thrilling, insightful and intimidating. All at the same time. I have to admit that I was expecting a lower level of web savvy business [...]
Why I Switched To GMail
I recently switched over to google’s free gmail client. I’d been using Thunderbird for a couple years and really liked it. But moving to gmail has definitely simplified things for me and greatly improved the usability of email.
Here are some of the reasons I switched:
Migration was simple (from Thunderbird) – since Gmail supports IMAP I was able [...]
Customer Service and Emotional Investment
Repairing relationships feels great. I took me a while (too long) to get over my own emotional immaturity to realize that I was mistreating a customer. The “aha moment” for me occurred as I was writing a comment regarding service and customer relations on Eric Stoller’s blog. It was clear to me that I needed [...]