Is Your Online Business Protected From California’s “Do-Not-Track” Law?
You may have heard about California’s new “Do-Not-Track” (DNT) law that will go into effect January 01, 2014. Will there be implications for your commercial website, online service or mobile app? Regardless of whether your business or organization operates out of California, it is important to be aware of this new requirement and take action […]
VividWall at PSU CEPE
Portland State University’s Center for Executive and Professional Education (CEPE) is part of Portland State University’s School of Business Administration and is a leading provider of executive and professional education in the Portland metro area. After relocating to the modern 1500 SW St Ave. Suite 100B, CEPE wanted to provide both visitors and students with a deeper […]
Can’t Find the Perfect Typeface for your Design? Try Creating One Yourself!
We’ve all been there before. I’m talking about the endless search for the perfect typeface to fit your A+ design. Well, search no longer. For all those times when you can’t seem to find the perfect font, we’ve put together a step-by-step tutorial for creating one on your own. Problem: Help, I can’t find the font […]
Designing for the Macbook’s Retina Displays: Is Apple forcing our hand?
Apple is always pushing boundaries when it comes to the next best thing. With the retina display on the new iPad (iPad 3?), it seemed like they were really on to something. The text was crisp, the images were beautiful and the rendering of graphics was seamless. Never before had a mobile device looked so […]
Social Media Monitoring and Big Brother
Any good brand manager knows that monitoring social media mentions of your product is a great way to maintain your reputation and keep any issues from getting out of hand. The US federal government knows this too, and has been monitoring email and social media for years now. This is not a new approach to […]
Live Tweets from Future of Marketing
I virtually attended another Future of Marketing Virtual Conference put on by Sam Rosen of ThoughtLead. Below is my attempt to capture the most provocative, instructional and useful takeaways. This is only meant to whet the appetite. To listen to the recording, which I highly recommend, go to https://futureofmarketing.com/. A complete Twitter list of the […]
Working for a Green Economy
Marylhurst University’s mission (located in Portland, Oregon) is to “embrace business education as a transformative process.” Their MBA program in sustainable business is doing just that – transforming the way people approach the concept of “doing business.” Being GREEN isn’t an option anymore, its a necessity.
Website Redesign for Data Basin
The Conservation Biology Institute (CBI) is a passionate group of scientists and conservation professionals based in Corvallis, Oregon. CBI created an online system that connects users with spatial datasets, creating a knowledge-sharing environment for scientists worldwide – called Data Basin.
Tips for editing and delivering web videos
The Mambo creative team recently finished filming and post production on a series of three short videos commissioned by one of our clients. As I described in an earlier post, we shot our actors against a green screen that allowed us to sketch in backgrounds during post. This approach gave us great flexibility during editing, […]
Using RSS Feeds to Monitor Social Media
If you are interested in monitoring social media and other web-based networks for mentions of your name, brand or products, you are faced with the possibly enormous task of staying current on discussions happening in possibly hundreds of virtual locations. Carefully crafted searches channeled via RSS feeds can bring you what you need in real […]
