Was 2010 finally the Year of Mobile?
I’ve been hearing that “this is the year of mobile” since 2001. I think we are finally at a place that mobile is really taking off and overtake PCs as the primary way we access the web in a few years. How will you know when it’s time for your org to go mobile? Take…
A fun view of Portland Oregon
In my recent travels to Hawaii and Orlando, I’ve had to explain to people why Portland is such a great place to live. Sure, it’s no Hawaii, but it does have it’s high points which this video outlines nicely. Great job Travel Oregon.
A visual history of the internet
I fondly recall my first experiences with the internet in college using Mosiac and terminals to send and receive email. Oregon State has a great computer lab donated by nearby HP which had the latest PCs (386!) and dot matrix printers. I never realized the internet had already been around some 30 years. Kudos to…
The Internet By the Numbers
Interesting statistics on the growth of the internet. Facebook continues its dominance (6 million page views a minute) and incredible growth (350+ million users). Incredible. Another stat that I find alarming is out of the 247 billion emails sent a day, 200 billion are spam! JESS3 / The State of The Internet from Jesse Thomas…
State of the Internet 2009 Explained In One Giant Infographic
Some great stats represented in a very informative infographic from focus.com
What's your Online Identity score?
If you are looking for a job in this tight economy, recruiters and potential employers will surely be looking you up online. When a potential employer searches on Google or Yahoo for someone, they judge the results based on two factors: volume and relevance. Volume speaks to the quantity of results on the Web. If…
Providence Pink Glove Dance
Providence Health & Services put together this video to generate breast cancer awareness throughout their hospital system. This great example of a hospital not taking themselves too seriously and having a great time for a great cause. What a great example of Providence showcasing their brand to the world.
30 Essential Books for Web Professionals
Keeping up to date on the latest technologies, marketing concepts and internet trends can be a daunting task. There is never enough time in the day to stay on top of everything. Trying to find the right reading material can be just as challenging. To help, I’ve compiled a list of the essential books I…
HTTP Status Codes Explained
If you are new to SEO, you often hear codes being thrown about like 301, 404 and 302. There are four HTTP status codes 200, 301, 302, 404 that you should be primarily interested in from an indexing and search engine marketing perspective. The entire list of error codes can be be found on the…