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LinkedOC Tweetup Photos are now up! Happy Sharing :) http://bit.ly/a1TVU7

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:13:36 -0700

To view the photos please visit my Picasa page here: http://bit.ly/a1TVU7

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Quack quack... ducks in my front yard.

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:45:55 -0700

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Want to change the world? Make it easier, make it fun and make people feel good about it.

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:25:00 -0700

So, there has been a lot of talk about climate change, world hunger and decimation of the world's rain forests. All issues which we, as a species, need to address. When I leave my local Trader Joe's there is the default Greenpeace kids in their Greenpeace shirts spouting their Greenpeace propaganda. By no means am I knocking the goal and mission of Greenpeace, but I have come to the conclusion that the way they are approaching their goal is all wrong. Trying to convince people to change their lives for the greater good of the planet is admirable, and full of zeal; but it won't work.

No one will make this earth a better place by trying to convince people that what they are doing is all wrong. However, if the poor choices people make now were somehow made to be less appealing and more costly, individuals might actually feel empowered making the more responsible decision. Sure, there would be plenty of hurdles on the path to this, and it will definitely take some creativity; but you can quote me when I say "People will not change until we do 3 things: Make it easier, make it fun and make people feel good about it."

I truly feel the group that is most likely to make this change happen will be the design and tech community. To think, we took something as sprawling and complicated as the web and harnessed it to make the most simplistic and valuable tools that the world has seen yet. The ability for a small group to mobilize and propel people and nations is here. Now it's time for us to do some good; no one said you had to do it for free, just make it worth using and attempt to solve these scaling problems that we are seeing.

I won't lie, a lot of this was sparked by Valerie Casey's (Founder of the Designer's Accord) Keynote from SXSW. They are showing some real world examples of how the design community can make a change for good. You can visit the Designer's Accord site here.

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No matter how silly it can be here. This is what makes it worth it. #socal #orangecounty

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:20:32 -0700

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Mai Tais Anyone? Trader Vic's style with a splash of sprite.

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:01:05 -0700

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Homemade prosciutto and caramelized red onion pizza. @jiverson really has some amazing ideas

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:33:23 -0700

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#SXSW Day 3 and 4... More pics

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:14:00 -0700

This trip has been a whirlwind but have met so many brilliant and amazing people. The highlight was hanging out on the "Delivering Happiness Bus" with the Zappos team and friends.

Pretty worn out so its time to take it easy and get in early the next two nights.

UPDATE: For some reason my phone didn't upload the photos correctly, so view them here: Picasa Web Album

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#SXSW Day Two

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:05:33 -0800

Here are a few pics from yesterday's escapades. Met some great people and did a pretty hefty tour of Downtown Austin.

Make sure to have a great weekend everyone! :)

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#SXSWi Day One

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:00:00 -0800

I have to say that my first day turned out really well. Traveling always sucks but I had hours of robo defense to keep me busy (thanks to nexus one's swappable battery. Take that iPhone!) Met some great new people and hit a couple of fun night spots in Austin.

I will be sure to upload a ton of pics tomorrow and hopefully will have some useful notes to share.

Night!

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Its all about the puppy shop boys

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:33:51 -0800

Awwww yeah

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It's great when things come to fruition..

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:38:07 -0800

The past 12 months have been pretty intense. It's great to see all the work that we have done with @pacificdental's movement into social start to take shape. I know this sounds pretty cryptic but I will be talking all about it soon!

It's been a long road, now to just power through the rest :) Have a great week everyone!

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Time for something different....

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:11:00 -0800

So I have been told that I really need to see "The Trailer Park Boys". Tonight is that night thanks to boxee. <3

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If it's your birthday beware of what photos I have stored away...

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:27:06 -0800

So it was Kristin's birthday and now she knows never to do anything funny in front of my camera.

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#OCLinchpin 140 New Photos added to Gallery!

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:10:00 -0800

I have just uploaded 140 more photos from the #OCLinchpin #SethGodin event. Enjoy!

Picasa Photo Gallery: http://bit.ly/9LnjBc

Now I have to jump back into some web work, enjoy!

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Unicorn Hippos? I'll take 2

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:12:47 -0800

http://epicwinftw.com/2010/02/14/epic-win-photos-feel-the-power/

Via www.epicwinftw.com

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This guy needs a record deal.

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:09:39 -0800

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Not much to say, just freaking amazing.

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#OCLinchpin a Night with #SethGodin

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:38:00 -0800

I am currently working on a blog post about the great night we all had at St. Regis. For now, here is a small chunk of the photos that I took from the night. Special thanks to Bryan Elliott for providing the opportunity to photograph such a great event. One of the things that really made my night was the fact that although doted on by the marketing masses, Seth was such a gracious and down to earth guy.

Ok enough babbling from me. Pictures speak louder than words.

Unfortunately Flickr is causing me some issues today. So for now view them on Picasa.

Click Here To Visit The Photo Gallery

Thank you to everyone that let me take their photo! To those that took mine that night; thanks for reminding me that I am much better behind the camera than in front of it :)

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Engagement on Social Networks Top Priority for Marketers - eMarketer

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:22:22 -0800

Though not immune to the recession, digital marketing rode out the downturn, and marketers worldwide are bullish about the space’s prospects in 2010, according to research from the Society of Digital

via emarketer.com

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How to stay innovative yet still offer value to late adopters #webdesign (From Smashing)

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:05:00 -0800

This article from http://www.smashingmagazine.com brings up some great points on how to develop for new technology without losing user base or hurting late adopter's User Experience. From reset.css to DOM based stylesheets it's all here.

Article Here:

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/12/01/how-to-support-internet-explorer-and-still-be-cutting-edge/

Also, the Smashing Magazine book has just been released. I haven't received mine yet but have a strong intuition that it's going to be a winner.

Buy it Here:

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/12/03/smashing-book-its-out-now/

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CSS & Browser Consistency - Is the gorrila in the room getting bigger?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:41:00 -0800

Chances are if you work with web pages you know all about the 800lb Gorrila known as IE6. Searching google for the terms "ie6 css" will provide you with a plethora of different ways to make your page actually render correctly. This is done at times with hacks, dom based stylesheets and other creative methods which is usually a bigger part of our job than creating the site itself.

This has been an ongoing problem since the adoption of the web. While we have made certain strides to get browsers to follow basic guidelines, we still have not had that defining moment where the w3c and software developers decide that there is one way to do things. We have yet to live in a world where webpages render the same on every system and every browser.

Not only has this not happened, but it feels as if the problem is getting worse. With the usage of (now many) different browsers (IE, Safari, Firefox, Chrome, Opera), the problem is growing. While the inconsistencies may not be to the level of breaking layout, there are many details of our design that do render differently between browsers and this is an issue.

It's time for the software companies to adopt one standardized rendering system and to use their resources and talents on creating better user interfaces and user experiences.

Obviously the adoption of standards is a slow going process (in an industry with compounding growth). What do you do to minimize the amount of CSS hacking and DOM based stylesheets while still maintaining your design? I would love it if you would share your ideas.

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