Why I Hate Responsive Design

Advocates of responsive design would have you believe there are a ton of benefits to their silver bullet strategy for web development.  But not unlike snake oil salesmen or snipe…

The New New Social Business

I read an interesting ebook the other day.  It wasn't so much that the content was interesting, although it was, but how I came to have it was more interesting.…

It’s A Kind Of Magic

There's no big secret to magic outside of the magician's ability to understand how a person thinks.  As magicians they've taught themselves to push the limits of our faith in our ability to comprehend and…

The Cat in the Hat & SEO

In the mid-1950's Theodor Geisel was supplied a list of 348 words every six year old should know and was challenged by his friend to use them in a story for…

Keeping Up With The [Technical-Marketing] Joneses

In 1913 the term "keeping up with the Joneses" first entered pop-culture as an idiom for social caste. For the next 100 years neighbors spent their time peering over fences…

Technology Partners 4 Life

It's a given that as computing power increases and size decreases technology is becoming both more prevalent and more mobile resulting in applications transitioning from something we use to something…

The Role of Technical Leads in Technology-Driven Marketing

Traditionally the Technical Lead has been synonymous with lead programmer, senior software engineer, or senior application developer. They serve as both the primary contact and technical representative to the agency,…

Technology as a Creative Discipline

A few years back, while working on the "before & after" gallery for Chrysaliz Design, I got to thinking about the artistry that went into decorating the homes in the…

You Know Me Too Well….

I had an interesting experience this morning.  Every morning on my way into the office I stop for breakfast but recently I've found a new bagel shop -- I've been…

Negative Margins, But We’ll Make Up For It In Volume

Almost daily I hear news on the economic situation we have in the US.  Almost daily, for the past several years.  Sure unemployment is topping 10% nationally and is still…