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Responsive Design vs. Adaptive or 'Screen Specific' Design 10 Apr 2013 | 07:19 pm
We're trying to understand some of the nuances that marketers are taking into their decision making process when it comes to mobile design philosophy. What makes an organization, either from a build &...
Crowdfunding a Movie: Veronica Mars on Kickstarter! 14 Mar 2013 | 12:28 am
So even though it's a little bit '90210' for someone in my demographic, I've been a fan of Veronica Mars since it/she appeared on the scene. It's sort of a Sherlock Holmes meets High School Drama kin...
Changing an organization--because of Facebook? 4 Mar 2013 | 11:56 pm
From the 2012 Facebook Best Practices Guide for Marketers Isn't it interesting that certain changes in the world affect a marketing team, and others, though seemingly important, don't? That's the ap...
Scanning at POS: The Past is the future 26 Feb 2013 | 11:54 pm
Myself and some colleagues went down the rabbit-hole on this one a while back. What's the difference between a Laser scanner and a CCD scanner? Won't everyone use NFC in the future? Will payments and ...
Google Page Rank: Dating Edition 19 Feb 2013 | 08:53 pm
Just an interesting discussion from the weekend: Applying the Page Rank/Ad Rank equation for Google Ad Words to dating and social settings. As I understand it, the simple formula is PR=QS x Bid. T...
A Customer Lifecycle Model: The Tornado 9 Nov 2012 | 01:22 am
I've always thought of the customer experience cycle or loyalty life cycle as similar and ever-evolving constructs. I developed a model that I've used over the past few years in various capacities an...
The Top 7 'Best Practices' for Travel and eCommerce Sites 31 Oct 2012 | 09:34 pm
If we look at some trends in web design, functionality and usability when it comes to eCommerce, we'll find a lot of them tie back to the customer. Make the experience great for the customer and you'...
Mobile Payments and Loyalty via NFC 9 Jul 2012 | 10:48 pm
Small businesses and national retailers alike are learning about the advantages for emerging payment tech like NFC. Near-field Communications is the broad term referring to standards for wireless com...
New Profile Designs for LinkedIn 18 May 2012 | 06:56 am
Not too shabby. I thought the site could use a refresh. I'm happy that the focus of a user profile is going the direction of 'the person' as opposed to 'the resume'. There's a much cleaner aestheti...
Canadian Innovations in Payment 16 Apr 2012 | 08:15 am
This is a web-friendly version of a presentation for the Canadian Innovations in Payment Conference. My talk is about leveraging technology to attract and retain customers using various tactics, platf...
