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Easy way to hold cables

Jonathan Dingman — Fri, 18 May 2012 23:30:19 +0000

I saw this posted on Facebook and felt so compelled to share it, here it is.

Topher Kohan on SEO

Jonathan Dingman — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:04:18 +0000

Topher Kohan, SEO Coordinator, CNN.com

Advice for your Roadmap in 2012.

Topher shares his views of this years top SEO themes and shares his ideas on how to prioritize your SEO in 2012.

Video Length: 1:48

Build Your Training

CNN strategizes SEO training through staggered training, personalized support and two-way education and communication–regardless of your department or management level.

Video Length: 3:56

A Day in the Life of an SEO

Research, internal communications, training, reporting… Where does all the time go? Topher share his approach to time allocation.

Video Length: 1:23

Accept it, some people will think you are the enemy

Management brings you in to help, but people think you are there to change how they do their jobs. Topher gives tips on how to cope and win them over.

Video Length: 1:11

PubCon Takeaways

Topher discusses the social/SEO relationship and the importance of SEO taking a vested interest.

Video Length: 1:58

HT SEOinHouse.com for the interviews.

In Christ Alone by Owl City

Jonathan Dingman — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:38:00 +0000

Love it or hate it, I’m a big fan of Owl City and what he’s done in the mainstream.

Parasailing was Awesome!

Jonathan Dingman — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:58:06 +0000

To kick the year off right, me, my wife, and a friend, we all went parasailing for the first time.

We had an absolutely amazing time and I would strongly recommend it to anyone interest. We sailed at 800 feet up in the air and just an absolutely great time. Met some new people, enjoyed the ocean air, and had a blast.

We used a Groupon deal and went through Marina Del Rey Parasailing.

Here’s the video of us taking off from the boat

First look at the new Lytro camera

Jonathan Dingman — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:27:32 +0000

Robert recently posted on Google+ about his photowalk with the Lytro camera. It’s amazing to finally see true innovation taking place in digital cameras.

Photos from the Digital Family Reunion 2011

Jonathan Dingman — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:58:21 +0000

I was asked by Kurt Daradics to photograph the event, and you surely can’t turn down the request from KurtyD.

So here they are, the photos from DFR 2011

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Click here to see the full set.

Jonathan’s Links November 3, 2011

Jonathan Dingman — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:31:49 +0000

Subtleness in Sports Advertising

Jonathan Dingman — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:02:28 +0000

Sports and advertising are ubiquitous with each other.

Whether it’s Samsung on the jersey of the Chelsea soccer team or it’s Nike designing a new jersey for the Oregon Ducks everyday, advertising is engrained into sports.

Over the years of watching sports, advertising is something I largely ignored and just shut out. But in the past couple of years, I’ve been paying more attention to it. Noticing that it’s been getting more and more subtle with the messaging.

It’s not just a “Half-time show, brought to you by AT&T,” it’s not just a “replay brought to you by Time Warner.”

It’s “DVR replay brought to you by Time Warner” and “This innovative look is brought to you by AT&T.”

It’s the subtleness or “DVR replay” or “innovative look” that really gets you thinking about those major brands as those words. “DVR replay” might make you more inclined to either ask about a DVR service or even simply just want to order it because you’ve been hearing it more and more. Or with AT&T’s “innovative look,” it’s planting a seed in your head that AT&T is an innovative company with innovative products.

In reality, the company isn’t changed by advertising words, but the perception is. Perception can be everything when you’re competing in such a difficult market such as cable TV or the wireless telecom industry.

Overall, I think that the subtleness in advertising is helping and actually makes me more inclined to pay attention.

Jonathan’s Links October 20, 2011

Jonathan Dingman — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:30:16 +0000

Jonathan’s Links October 18, 2011

Jonathan Dingman — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:30:46 +0000