The digital marketing awards are really nice…..though it’s the results that drive business!

Over the last year the (add)ventures Interactive / Technology team has won a variety interactive web awards. Most recently, we won two different Interactive Media Awards (IMA), one for an eCommerce site and the other for a sports event site.  While winning these awards is incredibly rewarding for the information architects, project managers, designers, copywriters and engineers that contributed to these projects,...

The answer to Twitter overload: Paper.li

I came across the term “Twitter overload” the other day and immediately understood the reference. Twitter is a great channel for following thought leaders and culling insights from social media leaders. Unfortunately, with a very busy schedule, it is difficult to catch the nuggets of information within the stream of info flowing through Twitter. The answer is Paper.li a fantastic aggregator of your...

RIP Flash – Killed by Apple

Adobe Flash has had a good run but it’s time to say goodbye. Over the last six months, our engineering team has made a conscious decision to avoid using Flash wherever possible. Why? There are a few reasons, but mostly because Flash is costly to develop and maintain, not supported by Apple mobile browsers and it is a closed system unlike HTML5. Sure there are certain interactions that you cannot accomplish in...

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-21

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-14 http://goo.gl/fb/EJEwS # Desiderata http://goo.gl/fb/FYQi0...

Desiderata

Almost 100% of my posts are about marketing, technology, analytics and social media, but once in while I come across a remarkable idea or different concept that just calls for a post.  Here’s one: desiderata – by max ehrmann Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth...