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2009 Webby Honorees
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been awarded 3 honoree positions in the 2009 Webby Awards. Giant Mag won a spot in the Magazine section as well as in the Celebrity/Fan section along side The Urban Daily. David-Michel Davies, Webby Awards Executive Director, writes: As a result of the exceptional quality of submissions this year, the Academy has recognized outstanding entries as Official Honorees alongside our Nominees and Winners. The Official Honoree distinction is awarded … Continue reading
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Gig: WordPress Expert
The Opportunity We are in the middle of a pretty sweet gig. We’re looking for a WordPress Plugin Master (no themer this time folks) to join our team on the project for the next 4 months starting now. Help build a high profile full-scale WordPress suite of 54 sites with elements from various 3rd party web applications.
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Freelance Camp
The topic at hand: Freelance Camp! We are beginning to put together a bar camp in Santa Cruz on the topic of freelancing and running a small service business. This is a community event and we are actively looking for volunteers to make this kick ass. If you can help find sponsors, spread the word, find a venue, get some grub lined up or perform general geekery – let’s talk. Hit me up by email … Continue reading
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Sproutwire Update
I though it would be cool to also hear about everyones personal (non S&P) projects … right now, my baby is sproutwire. You probably have all heard about it at this point. Today’s News: We Broke a 100 Subscribers & almost broke 1000 page views in a day So, the beta is going really well. Got some great feedback and people are starting to use it and actually contribute. Was a bit worried. Brandon did … Continue reading
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Sproutwire Beta Invitation
Hi everyone, A lot of you probably know that Peter & I have been passionately working on our next adventure, stealing moments of time between clients, travel and family. I am excited to announce that the beta has finally arrived! I hope that you will check it out and give us your feedback. I love the community we have developed along with our blog and couldn’t think of someone I would rather hear from. I … Continue reading
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Interviewing You: the Winners
The time has come! We posted a challenge to our readers a few weeks ago to interview themselves. Many people responded. Peter & I read and read and laughed and cried. We got some amazing stories and wanted to bring to you a few of our favorites and pass on our congrats to the winners and the community at large. We are giving out 3 prizes. One for our favorite interview, one for the best … Continue reading
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2007 W3 Award
We are stoked to add a new W3 award to the 2007 list of achievements. I’d say more, but we just register for these kinds of awards for the party and the networking. Ok fine, maybe we are just a little excited. The 2007 Webby Awards party in June was kick ass, check out the pictures. The W³ Awards honors creative excellence on the Web, and recognizes the creative and marketing professionals behind award winning … Continue reading
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Crunched by Proxy
We are proud to announce that we have been crunched. Sort of. Our client Blip.tv has earned themselves the attention of the public eye. The flash video player on which we worked has received solid public recognition. And being the choice for the TechCrunch40 is pretty cool. Even their one and only complaint has already been developed and is in testing for deployment.
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Webby Awards 2007
The Webby Awards were a total blast! Who knew it would be such a great party and a big deal. We met top executives, designers and developers from all kinds of companies including Adobe, Disney, Reuters, DoubleClick, Akamai, CNET, IAC and on and on. We ate some incredible fingerfood, danced till out feet hurt & talked (yelled) until I lost my voice. We also had the chance to hang out with our crew at blip … Continue reading
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Locals Reject Office for Coffee Shops
It is a good life. I surf most mornings. We work from home sometimes. I swim with my wife at noon and then meet Peter or some of the other people who work with us at one of the local digs. It’s about choices, and we choose to work hard and play hard. So, while eulogizing this lifestyle to Amanda, the new owner/manager of our local Scotts Valley newspaper the Press Banner, Peter & I … Continue reading
