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/rant on Somewhere out in marketing land someone has been trying to sell people on the idea that installing a CMS, such as Wordpress or Drupal, will somehow make all your Webmaster or Web Designer needs go away. If you’ve believed this, I’m sorry to tell you, but unless your site is just text, you’re probably wrong. While you can hire a Web Developer or Agency to build out a custom theme ...

For those who are unaware I recently left my Overlord position at Team San Jose and have began contracting for Stanford.edu as one of their webmasters. The reasons were…my own…and while I find myself beginning to settle into the new position I am excited to have an opportunity to be more hands on with Drupal, HTML5, CSS2 and PHP. While I can continue to stay current with social media outlets ...

Last month I was a speaker in a webinar on Cloud Computing, from Concept to Reality. For those that are not familiar, this opportunity presented itself when I took over web operations last year for Team San Jose where we moved the web hosting to an Amazon EC2 setup from a shared hosting platform. The webinar was hosted by DMAI, Destination Marketing Association International, which is an organization where I sit ...

I was recently on a brief vacation where the subject of local content distribution came up, though primarily, how one can start putting together an online portfolio of sorts around content creation. Now the following is simply my own advice and what I deem are worthwhile activities for those looking to go into this type of career. While it goes without saying that you have your own site, even if it’s simply ...

Note: This is my first look at Bloomfire. The following are initial reactions to the first peak at an alpha release. That said, these opinions are based solely on what is available, though understanding that any of this could change. Today I spent an hour playing with the Bloomfire Alpha. Without going into specifics that might change during testing, the idea is a content distribution outlet for companies, though technically individuals ...

I recently did some writing for Examiner.com (links coming after their site finishes migrating data over), very similar to my writings for SanJose.org, especially since my section is Nightlife-ish topics. But for those curious, here was the writing sample that got me approved by them. San Jose plays as hard as it works! You may be familiar with our California Casual style of dressing, and this relaxed theme carries over into our ...

The following is in regards to my posting on the Things to do page on SanJose.org here Team San Jose supports Pink Poodle "... sort of "Have you ever been to a strip club that let you hose down a fully nude nubile in a shower tub only inches in front of you?'' Nope? Neither has IA, but that didn't stop the folks at Team San Jose, the beleaguered nonprofit that runs the ...

Over the last couple years the company I work for has been working on the development of a site using a CMS (Content management System) platform, a good change in my opinion and something that many companies are moving towards with their sites now as it allows for quick and efficient changes to a site without requiring a full time developer or web designer on your staff. That said, as CMS ...

In my attempts to come up with new ways for our city to promote its businesses and ultimately bring in sources of revenue I’ve recently felt as if I’ve been hitting a wall. Not walls with my ideas mind you, but rather a wall with what the city and the organizations that surround me are willing to do. One idea I recently had was to partner with a hotel who would ...