How to get more knowlege on the web

As a college professor I am often asked how did I learn "all this stuff" - lets face it most of what I do wasn't taught in college when I attended as a student. (I graduated in 1998 - most colleges cannot change quickly enough to keep up with web trends as they can change from year to year, and sometimes faster - especially back then.) What I do is follow several websites and blogs. They cover everything from copy writing, to design, to programming. I also use Stumble Upon to find fun … [Read more...]

What about everyone else?

I recently posted an article about why it doesn't matter if you are a geek when it comes to putting things on the web. Most people wouldn't know what to do with some of the technology that a "geek" thinks of and uses anyway. Case in point: Robert Scoble recently posted an article about "Hanging out with the other 99%". At a recent block party he spent his time trying to explain to people what he did. Most didn't know about blogs, video on the internet, facebook, Linked In, or any of a number … [Read more...]

So what if your a geek?

62 Some people tend to get caught up in being a technical genius, looking for others like them, etc. But does that really matter? I used to think that it did, but it doesn't. Yes I can still "out geek" 95% of the world's population - but that doesn't help a small business. So I named 62 of the ~70 different HTML elements - it means nothing. What matters is if I can help your company solve a business problem using technology. If I, or anyone else, am only concerned about the technology … [Read more...]

Promotional Video for Any Occasion Photography

We've just launched a new promotional video for one of our clients, Any Occasion Photography. They wanted a video to showcase their wedding photography style and abilities, showing some of their clients. Because of the cost of distribution, a 20-30 second television commercial wasn't applicable. Also a television commercial would hit a broad market, many of which would not be requiring their wedding photography services. Instead, a one minute video was designed, for viewing over the web. … [Read more...]