March 2010 - Blog Watch

This isn’t a rant about the proliferation of mobile devices and how they are going to do everything except change your cat’s litter box in the future. It’s simply about improving your design chops. I’ve decided that new feature work should start with Read More......( read more ) Read More...

Yesterday evening my little buddy, my 3yo Tucker, and I were taking a walk around the neighborhood. A couple of streets over we walked past a house with a couple of little boys playing in the front yard who looked to be about 5 or 6. They didn't pay Read More......( read more ) Read More...

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If you are reading this blog post, then your organization already believes that you need to get closer to your best customers. An online community with blogs, forums and wikis is a great start, but you need to go deeper. You wouldn't choose to meet with your best customers and influencers on a crowded public street corner. You need a more private online setting for these conversations. This is why Telligent Community supports private unlisted groups. Figure 1: Choosing a private unlisted group...

I want to tell you about the new Sueetie Event Log coming in Gummy Bear 1.3. It’s only an Event Log after all, but I’m doing my due diligence in blogging about it. Besides, it’s not your ordinary Event Log. Here’s a screenshot. We can filter by primary category (Exception, General Message, Debug, Custom Event, etc.) and then click on a subcategory to further filter the log.  Additionally, we can filter by application (which is pretty cool) to see only events logs for, say, forums. It has full...

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Bacon Flavored Toothpicks. Everyman lead link of the year. Illustrated. And available from Amazon. Marketing Recipes. Copyblogger tells us in Betty Crocker Email Marketing Secrets that every topic has a recipe to sell, which apparently is Betty Crocker’s secret ingredient to marketing. “Recipes, including back-of-the-box recipes, get clipped and passed along and carefully preserved. A good-sounding recipe is reason enough to try that pancake mix or new pasta shape…You might teach a recipe for financial...

It really only takes an hour – some of my upcoming events are a bit longer though, so do read the details below.  Seriously, I am running a series of “Teaching Kids Programming” events in March and April. Kids ages 10 and up are welcome to attend any of these FREE events.  Just let me know the child’s name/age and which event ( by sending me email via this blog ) and we’ll get started.  Here’s the event list: THIS Wednesday, March 24 from 4:30 to 5:30 pm at the Microsoft Store in Mission...

I’m excited to announce that the Sueetie Online Community Framework now includes a Background Tasks architecture for system processes and custom task development. A background tasks architecture was something I knew Sueetie needed to support larger-scale, robust online communities. Today we are yet another step closer to where we want to be. I’ll be covering the details of the Sueetie Background Tasks architecture at New England Code Camp 13 on Saturday in Background Tasks: A Nutritious Part of a...

Great news for Microsoft Certified Trainers and Academic Educators: You are invited to the MCT & Educator Virtual Summit 2010 . Register now for this event which will be free of charge and exclusive to MCTs and Educators. Join this  educator readiness marathon conference on April 7th – 9th, 2010. · Three days and nights of online readiness · Over 85 speakers delivering over 120 hours of content: technical sessions, train the trainer sessions and soft skills sessions. · Admission to this...

Thanks to the birth of our first son I’ve been granted a lot of reading/feeding time.  You could say that this was baby Gabe’s first book.  I can’t say what he thought about the book, but I can say that I really enjoyed it.  It was the Read More......( read more ) Read More...

On Monday, March 15, I presented a keynote at the Social Media Conference in London entitled, "Measuring Engagement in Communities." The message centered around the value of measurement but made the key point that without a clear strategy, knowing what to measure is nearly impossible. In fact, the tools and technologies enable you to measure just about everything - from page views to influencers. But without a clear strategy or objective (i.e. Digital Marketing, Support, Reputation Management...

New England Code Camp 13 is nearly upon us, slated for Saturday, March 27th.  I'll be giving a presentation titled "Background Tasks: A Nutritious Part of a Complete Web Application." Waltham is a 3-1/2 hour drive from Burlington, so I'll be driving down late Friday afternoon which is my normal routine and staying at the Bedford Doubletree Hotel.   Their advanced booking rate is currently $89, total $99 with tax.  Interestingly I just checked the Waltham Westin is...