This week I started working at Daugherty Business Solutions. After ten years of interactive work in the advertising and marketing sector, I have migrated into mainstream information technology. My position is business analyst, but soon will be project manager. In many ways this is a big step, but in others not so much. I think [...]

I hate new technologies. Well it’s not that I actually hate them; it’s that they are risky and I don’t like risk. Take VHS vs. Betamax tapes for example. Back in the day, both were marketed heavily and a lot of people purchased both formats, but in the end VHS won and those who bought [...]

I love to bass fish and since fishing is more fishing than catching, there’s a lot of time for thinking. Thinking about fishing and thinking about everything else. Maybe that’s a big part of why I like it so much. I find myself using fishing analogies as I explain business concepts to clients and co-workers. [...]

I have been having an issue with Worpress publishing a post I wrote. The admin just hangs when I try to publish the post. After a week of troubleshooting, my hosting company tells me they have SQL injection prevention software that is stopping the execution of the process becuse it thinks something in my post [...]

Over the past few months I’ve forced myself to learn and use Facebook. As a web professional, I need have a certain understanding of all things web. At first, like everyone else, I created my profile, added a few friends and made a few wall posts – the basics. However, I found Facebook extremely confusing [...]

The Paradox of Please, as David Armano calls it, plagues our business everyday. My analogy: It’s time to order lunch for a group of people. You have to get one type of food everyone will agree to eat. Individually, each person wants something unique. John wants shrimp scampi. Mary wants chicken salad on a croissant. Hakeem wants [...]

Learn grasshopper.

Information is disseminated at amazing speeds across the web and here is a prime example. I was watching a keynote by Mark Zuckerberg at SXSW. The crowd took exception to the line of questioning by the interviewer and began to complain. Within seconds the whole Internet was a buzz of what was happening. Notified by [...]

Content is most important Content is most important Content is most important User/Customer experience = marketing E-commerce business is built on repeat customers Share knowledge Plan for now Be kind, mindful and honest in everything you do It’s easy to talk things to death Social Networks are real and apply to business too Buying is [...]

I’m excited about attending this year’s SXSW conferrence; my first. Hope to meet you there.

Glassbooth.org is an interesting political web site for several reasons. I found it extremely educational, rich with links to information. But more importantly, the way it first asks about what issues interest you most, then presents a short survey based on your weighted responses is a brilliant way to compare issues on what matters most to you. This technique really [...]

I’ve been studying and participating in Web 2.0 social activities for the past 3 years or so to some degree. Most of the time I see the benefits of this movement, but I have to say, Who gives a shit what people are doing in micro-snippets of information. Why are trivial activities interesting? Is it [...]

I am pleased to announce my employment with a newly formed interactive marketing firm, BIG WHEEL, located in St. Louis, Missouri.  As Project Manager, I manage our portfolio of projects, traffic, operations and provide technical direction. Because we’re a small shop, we all wear many hats – just the way I like it. Need a good web [...]