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November 2011

Development

The Evolution of Search in Six Minutes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTBShTwCnD4 Our goal is actually to make improvements to search, that just answer the user's information need, get them to their answer faster & faster; so that there's almost a seemless connection between their thoughts & their information needs, and the search results that they find. Props of course to Mashable for the thorough writeup. Happy #cybermonday , yall
November 28, 2011
Design

Photographer Chris Jordan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GudEuDTrSLU I had the pleasure of attending MOPA last night for a talk with renowned photographer Chris Jordan. The event was much more than I could have anticipated, as it touched deeply into lessons in life and matters for everyone to awaken to. During the talk, he mentioned a huge inspiration of his is a well known western Buddhist practicioner by the name of Joanna Macy. The reference resonated with me wholly as I came across this quote from Ms…
November 18, 2011
Marketing

How To Go Local With Your Brand

A few months ago, Google reported that twenty percent of ALL their searches are locally related terms. That figure doubles when taking into account a smart phone, tablet or other mobile device. Bing reported similar numbers last year. With this knowledge, the engines have adjusted their search engine listings to offer more locally based results including maps, reviews, site links, and site previews that can help a searcher with local intent find what they are looking for more readily. More…
November 16, 2011
MarketingTips

How I launched a Facebook Fan Page in 15 Minutes. For Free!

So for those of you that have your Fan Pages rocking. Here was a quick and dirty test of launching a Page using www.pagemodo.com for FREE. Took the email blast that we shot through www.sendmetric.com and turned into a Facebook page for the promotion in under 15 minutes. Stay tuned as I will be working to reveal some great ways to launch a campaign that requires an email opt-in to be a part of the promotion and contest. Happy Vets…
November 11, 2011