WebVisions May 25-27, 2011 at the Oregon Convention Center

Portland’s premiere web design event.
WebVisions:

• New Format
• Heavyweight Speakers
• More Parties. More Fun
• May 25-27, Portland, Oregon

WebVisions is changing! Shorter, punchier sessions and half-day workshops that explore the future of web design, technology, UX and business strategy.
Great discount for SEO Blog readers on the event packages.

The Popular Workshops
Our knock-out, half-day workshops offer in depth, quality time with leading web visionaries and experts. Workshops are held on the morning and afternoon of Wed., May 25th.
The lineup of workshops include:

• “Designing for Touch” – Josh Clark
• “Building a Practice as a UX Team of One” – Leah Buley
• “The Future of Web Design Isn’t Just the Web: Design for Cross-Channel Experiences” – Samatha Starmer
• “The NEW Web Typography: Where the Sexy Is” – Jason Cranford Teague
• “HTML5 & CSS3 in Practice” – Daniel Davis
• “User Interface Design with jQuery” – Dave McFarland
• “Crafting Stories for User Experience” – Whitney Quesenbery & Kevin Brooks
• “Encoding H.264 and WebM Video for HTML5 and Flash” – Robert Reinhardt
• “Beyond Usable: Research with Results” – Kelly Goto
• “Mobile UX Essentials” – Rachel Hinman

Sign up for WebVisions today!

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Gary Pool SEO

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SEMpdx’s SearchFest 2011

When I opened the door to get the paper this morning I was a little disappointed it wasn’t snowing. I wanted to be the only one there wearing shorts and a Hawaiian shirt. Wait a minute I will probably be the only one there wearing shorts and a Hawaiian shirt anyway. Only time will tell.

If you haven’t heard about SearchFest it is the premiere search marketing event in Oregon. They have a great line up of speakers including:

• Adam Audette
• Allison Hartsoe
• Ben Lloyd
• Bryan Rhoads
• Chris Boggs
• Chris Sherman
• Conrad Saam
• David Mihm
• Dustin Woodard
• Greg Sterling
• Hallie Janssen
• Ian Lurie
• Joanna Lord
• John Andrews
• John Shehata
• Jordan Kasteler
• Kegan Sims
• Kent Schnepp
• Lisa Williams
• Lulu Gephart
• Mark Knowles
• Marshall Simmonds
• Mary O’Brien
• Matt McGee
• Matthew Brown
• Michael Cottam
• Mike Blumenthal
• Mike Rosenberg
• Rand Fishkin
• Reid Spice
• Scott Hendison
• Scott Orth
• Susan Delz
• Todd Friesen
• Todd Malicoat
• Todd Mintz
• Todd Nemet
• Will Scott

It’s still not too late to attend. To quote from “Out To Sea” “It’s never too late, that’s why they invented death”

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Gary Pool SEO

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Not Allowed to Dial Error Message on a SciPhone i68 4G

I recently purchased a SciPhone 4G with a dual sim card phone. I was very happy with this phone. I had no problems until one day I couldn’t call out. I kept getting a not allowed to dial message every time I tried to call anyone.

I could still receive calls and send and receive texts but I couldn’t call out. After quite a bit of research on the internet I came up with a solution. None of the solutions available had all the information I needed I just kept trying different combinations until it worked.

Here is the step by step solution I used to remove the “not allowed to dial” message and allow me to dial out again.

1. turn off the phone
2. place 2 sims on the phone
3. restart the phone
4. keep the WLAN disabled
5. enter the engineering mode * # 82043036 #
6. select the option RF Test Tool (on my phone it’s option 13)
7. Select GSM, to accept him
8. go to Power scan
9. go to Band Select and select OK DCS1800
10. another screen will appear (model F003) look at each of the options until you find one that will have your phone appear unresponsive (this locked)
11. pressing the main button (the box) will take you to the home screen
12. go to the setup menu
13. go to network settings menu SIM1
14. this is a preferred mode
15. select one of the preferred modes GSM or WILAN
16. restart the phone and you should be ready to make calls

You just enter the code/s into the phone number area in the dial section and the phone will recognize it and enter into the proper mode.

I still love this phone. It has built in WIFI so I can surf the internet with out having to have a data plan from my service provider. I use T-Mobile.

Here are the particulars on my SciPhone:
Mode: i68 Quad Band Phone
Specifications:

• Dual SIM
• Dual Standby
• WiFi
• Bluetooth

SciPhone i68 4G Technology Specifications

Weight: 110g
Dimensions: 114.6 x 62.0 x 11.0
Battery: NOKIA Universal 4C battery
Standby time: 210 – 300 minutes
Display Type: TFT, QVGA, 3.2 inch
Network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

Here is some important information I found that actually works on my phone.

• default password is 1122
• special key code to display the firmware version * # 8375 #
• the special key code to enter “engineering mode” * # 82043036 #
• obtained IMEI code * # 06 #
• factory model code * # # # 66 it is NOT recommended that you use it

I must admit I was the one who caused the problem. I am the kind of person who wants to know just what settings are available on any piece of technology I have. So if you are like me and have changed a setting on your SciPhone i68 4G Quad band Phone with WIFI and get the not allowed to dial message, these instructions should help you back to making calls again.

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Gary Pool SEO

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Digital Marketing Conference at Portland State University

PSU Digital Marketing Conference – Dec 13, 2010
This particular year’s Digital Marketing Conference will astonish attendees in Portland State’s Lincoln Hall presentation center.

If you attended last years conference I know you will be there. If you didn’t attend last year this would be a great event to begin attending annually!

The full-day conference will include chances to discover in 3 separate paths involving 40 speakers, including 2 keynotes, Boston C.C. Chapman, author of Content Rules and Intel’s futurist, Brian David Johnson, author of Screen Future. The paths will incorporate an expert series, a digital marketing bootcamp, and an Ignite DMC. Network along with creatives, marketing professionals, faculty, and students, associations, and agencies throughout the day, at the backstage lunch, or evening anniversary event.

Hear presentations on hyper-local to international business in Path 1, running from the local grocers’ employment of social media to music, the arts and interactive media. Come in contact with our Digital Marketing Strategies certification instructors for Path 2′s boot camp. Submit your tale for Path 3′s Ignite DMC, and we’ll select the most compelling to engage audiences in a theatre-in-the-round. Add the Back Stage VIP luncheon to your conference packet to network with industry associations and leaders. Take a group picture in Powell’s Books digital photo booth. For the evening, help us celebrate our 15th anniversary at the 1408 SW 6th Ave Nel Centro wrap party.

Visit www.pdxdmc.com to check the schedule and get the latest on the speakers and sessions. The conference this year will provide you with case studies, tips, and techniques using the latest digital marketing practices like digital brand, SEO, engagement, and transmedia marketing. This conference has a great deal to offer. Don’t miss it.

Register immediately while tickets are still available.

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Gary Pool SEO

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PSU’s Digital Marketing Conference Was Great Last Year This Year Looks To Be Even Better

Enrollment is presently open for Portland State’s year 2010 Digital Marketing Conference being held Monday, Dec 13.

This year’s digital marketing conference has been extended to the refurbished Lincoln Hall. It sports four hundred and fifty + auditorium and suites at the same time will have 3 tracks, twenty five + speakers including keynote futurist Brian David Johnson of Intel, a digital marketing bootcamp, and an Ignite DMC.

• Track 1
  Hear presentations on hyper-local to international business in running from the localized grocers’ employment of social media to music, the arts and interactive media

 

• Track 2
  Have interaction with our Digital Marketing Strategies certificate instructors bootcamp

 

• Track 3
  Submit your story for Ignite DMC and we’ll chose the most compelling to engage people in a theatre-in-the-round. Interact with content, speakers, and industry pros at the backstage luncheon, Powell’s Books photo-lab, and evening wrap party

 

 
As always this conference is a real bargain.

I will be in San Diego during this years PSU Digital Marketing Conference so I expect you hear about how great it was from you.

You can register here.

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Gary Pool SEO

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Window Cleaning Portland, Portland Window Cleaning, Window Cleaning Portland OR, Too Many Variations!

If your Portland business specializes in window washing why would you want to rank for Portland window cleaning?

Even though your favorite keyword research tool tells you that there aren’t that many searches on “window cleaning your city”, is it worth your efforts ranking on it?

The results are quite interesting. I hadn’t thought of “Portland window cleaning” as being a short-tail search term but evidently it is. (Well sort of)

I have bolded the results below containing derivations of all three words used in my newly discovered short-tail search term “Portland window cleaning“. OK! So the real short-tail term is “window cleaning“.

I have also italicized the very closely related phrases containing “Portland” and/or surrounding areas. (Post from Search Engine Optimizician.)

The Google research tool gives me the following keywords: (YesI I use Nichebot to access Google’s tool also.)

• professional window washing
• window cleaning
• residential window cleaning service
• residential window cleaning
• window cleaning pricing
• window washing
• gutter cleaning service
• residential window cleaning business
• window cleaning business
• window cleaning services
• window washing companies
• professional window cleaning services
• window washing cleaner
• hi rise window cleaning
• window washing service
• window cleaning companies
• window cleaning solution
• windows portland oregon
• high rise window cleaning
• window washing business
• portland window cleaner
• commercial window cleaning company
• commercial window cleaning service
• window cleaner portland
• commercial window cleaning
• window cleaners portland
• window cleaning portland or
• portland windows
• window washing residential window cleaning window
• window washing prices
• window cleaning portland
• window cleaning prices
• residential window cleaning prices
• windows cleaning prices
• commercial window cleaning prices
• portland window washer
• window cleaning price
• window cleaning cost
• portland gutter cleaning
• industrial window cleaning
• window washing portland oregon
• domestic window cleaning
• window cleaners portland oregon
• window cleaning portland oregon
• window cleaning rates
• window cleaning websites
• window cleaning vancouver wa
• beaverton window cleaning
• window cleaning quotes
• home window cleaning equipment
• total window cleaning

Yes they are listed in order of search popularity.

Back to the question “If your Portland business specializes in window washing why would you want to rank for Portland window cleaning?”

It appears as though there are enough derivations of “Portland window cleaning” to make it worth your time. There are nine bolded phrases in the list above and many italicized ones. The most searched phrase that contains relates to “Portland window cleaning” is “Portland window cleaner“.

You would want to rank for “Portland window cleaner” but “Portland window cleaning” would still be a worth while phrase.

To shorten it up I would say YES you would want to want to spend the effort to rank for “Portland window cleaning“.

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Gary Pool SEO

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Augmented Reality and the Final Day of WebVisions

After recovering from 3 days of WebVisions I am finally getting around to my WebVisions day 3 wrap up.

This was definitely an intense 3 days of learning, networking, and fun!

My day 3 highlight was a morning panel discussion titled “Augmented Reality”. The panel consisted of Amber Case, P. Mark Anderson, Anselm Hook, Tim Sears, and Kevin Cheng.

Augmented Reality has become more than a buzzword. It represents the next step in human/computer interaction. Interfaces that were once solid have become liquid. With the iPhone, we have the ability to download software from the air. With augmented reality, data and interfaces can be anywhere.

Join Robotvision founder Tim Sears, 3Dar co-founder P. Mark Anderson, AR Dev Camp founder, programmer and geohacker Anselm Hook, Twitter’s Kevin Cheng and Cyborg Anthropologist Amber Case for a panel about the current state and future of Augmented Reality.

Panel members will discuss seeing through walls, development history, and how they see augmented reality changing the way we communicate and see the world around us.

The topics kicked around by the panel were:

• Hunting ghosts
• Goggles
• heads up display
• Apple’s hiring of a wearable computer guy
• Steve Mann
• GPS appointment monitoring
• KML
• Simple GEO

The topic that really caught my attention was the GPS appointment monitoring.

You can actually keep track via GPS of the location of the person your meeting is with so you will know when you actually have to shut down your projects. You won’t have to sit idle any more waiting for your next appointment to actually arrive.

Very cool…

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Gary Pool SEO

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Day 2 at WebVisions Portland Oregon – Thinking the Unthinkable – Webvisionary Awards

Brad gave us a rousing opening for today’s WebVision festivities.

This mornings keynote was sponsored by Portland State University’s Multimedia Professional Program.

Jennifer Portis introduced Luke Williams.

“Thinking the Unthinkable: How to Spark Disruptive Innovation”

Luke gave us a very interesting visual media filled presentation to a large crowd.

Luke is a leading consultant, speaker, and educator in the area of innovation strategy and disruptive thinking. For more than a decade, he has worked internationally with industry leaders like Microsoft, American Express, Sony, Virgin, Disney, and Hewlett-Packard, to develop new products, services, brands, and business models.

Williams is a Fellow at frog design—one of the most influential innovation companies in the world—and an Adjunct Professor of innovation at NYU Stern School of Business.

The evening event for today is the Webvisionary Awards Show

The Webvisionary Awards honors the most visionary, daring, and curious talent on the web by awarding them with a miniature robot. Andrew Dickson is returning as the MC, DJs Rev Shines and Ronin Roc will supply the beat, and Chad the Robot will prove that he’s a dancin’ machine.

Presentation Karaoke will kick it all off. Sponsored by VTech, WebTrends, 52 Ltd and WebVisions. Held at Someday Lounge – 125 NW 5th Ave., Portland.

Well it’s back to the sessions for me at this time.

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Gary Pool SEO

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WebVisions – Workshops are featured Today and a PARTY!

Today’s WebVisions is all about workshops and of course the now famous WebVisions 10th Anniversary Party.

WebVisions has a great line up of workshops going on today.

The Workshops are listed below.

• Designing Social Interfaces
  The speakers are Christian Crumlish, Erin Malone
  9:00 am – 12:00 pm
• How to Mix-n’-Match Web APIs
  The speaker is Tom Hughes-Croucher
  9:00 am – 12:00 pm
• HTML5 and CSS3
  The speakers are Kimberly Blessing, Christopher Schmitt
  9:00 am – 5:00 pm
• iPhone Apps: From Concept to Launch
  The speakers are Raven Zachary, James Keller
  9:00 am – 12:00 pm
• Photography Tips from the New School
  The speaker is Kris Krug
  9:00 am – 12:00 pm
• Hands-On Map Scripting
  The speaker is Adam DuVander
  2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Real World iPhone Development
  The speaker is Collin Donnell
  2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• jQuery for Designers
  The speaker is David McFarland
  2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Design Strategy in a Nutshell: Connecting Design with Business Value
  The speaker is Kate Rutter
  2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

WebVisions 10th Anniversary Party

This is the 10th anniversary and they are throwing a hellova fun party to celebrate. The party is co-hosted by the fine folks of ReadWriteWeb and Network Solutions. They’ll have cake, free drinks and maybe even some give-aways.

They are expecting a big crowd arrive early as space is limited.

The venue is Lucky Lab in the Pearl – 1945 NW Quimby – 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

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Gary Pool SEO

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WebVisions is the Premiere Web Informational Event in Portland Oregon is Celebrating their 10th Year

This week my calendar is dedicated to WebVisions and of course my clients.

It’s not too late to attend.

If you missed out on the discount pricing you can still buy your reasonably priced tickets at the door.

To reiterate WebVisions is a nationally recognized conference exploring the future of Web design, technology, user experience and business strategy. Running the next 3 days it is being held at the Oregon Convention Center.

If you have been following my posts you know there is going to be a bunch of web related information up for grabs. Does your business have anything to do with the internet? Is there really a business today that doesn’t involve the internet? You need to be there.

With all the workshops, sessions, panel discussions, parties, and events how can you even consider not attending? Be there or be SQUARE!

SEE YOU THERE.

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Gary Pool SEO

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Today is the last day to register online for WebVisions

You can sign up for WebVisions Today and Save!!!

Today being the last day to signup online, it is also the last day for you to get the Search Engine Optimizician WebVisions discount.

WebVisions is the premiere web related event in the North West. This 3 day extravaganza is something that everyone with an interest in the internet should attend. The special discount tickets start at $200 what a bargain. Register now!

Special prices for WebVisions 2010, which takes place from May 19-21 at the Oregon Convention Center. This is an exclusive deal for readers of Gary Pool’s Search Engine Optimizician blog.

You Can Win a Dahon Uno Bike

Dahon Mu Uno is possibly the world’s coolest urban bike, and it folds up in 10 seconds, making it ultimately portable and easy to store. DL Byron from Bike Hugger will give away a model that’s decked out for the tech jet set.

More About the Dahon Uno Bike

• Every bike comes with a quality, forged, dual-pivot caliper brake and brake lever in case you really want a front brake
• Easy to fold and roll in train stations so you don’t need to carry the bike
• Light weight, easy to carry, and only 22 lb

The tricked out Dahon Uno will be raffled before the closing keynote speaker on Friday, May 21st. Enter the drawing at the Bike Hugger booth #302 in the WebVisions Exhibit Hall.

Parties and Events

WebVisions 10th Anniversary Party will be held Wednesday, May 19th, 6:30 – 10:00pm.
This is the 10th anniversary for WebVisions and they are throwing a hella fun party to celebrate. This party will be co-hosted by ReadWriteWeb and Network Solutions, there will be free drinks, cake and maybe even some give-aways. Held at Lucky Lab NW – 1945 NW Quimby, Portland

Webvisionary Awards Show + Presentation Karaoke will be held Thursday, May 20th, 6:00 – 9:00pm.
The Webvisionary Awards honors the most visionary, daring, and curious talent on the web by awarding them with a miniature robot. Andrew Dickson returns as our MC, DJs Rev Shines and Ronin Roc will supply the beat, and Chad the Robot will prove that he’s a dancin’ machine. Presentation Karaoke will kick it all off. Sponsored by VTech, WebTrends, 52 Ltd and WebVisions. Held at Someday Lounge – 125 NW 5th Ave., Portland.

WebVisions Wrap Party will be held Friday, May 21st, 6:30pm – who knows.
While this even cannot be held at the Greek Cusina, WebVisions is starting a new tradition. Nel Centro is one of Portland’s hippest restaurants and they have a great outdoor patio with fire pits and cool lighting. Location: Nel Centro – 1408 SW Sixth Avenue.
(Post from Search Engine Optimizician.)

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Gary Pool SEO

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So What Does one TRILLION dollars look like Anyway?

With all the talk about “stimulus packages” and “bailouts”, “economic recovery” and a “$3.8 trillion budget”…

A billion dollars…

A hundred billion dollars…

Eight hundred billion dollars…

One TRILLION dollars…

What does that look like? These various numbers are tossed around like puppy treats.

Hang with me for a little bit and we will get a sense of what a trillion dollars actually looks like.

We will start it slowly and….

Let’s start with a $100 dollar bill. Currently the largest U.S. denomination in general circulation. Everyone has seen them, even fewer are owning them these days.

A packet of one hundred $100 bills is less than 1/2″ thick and contains $10,000. Fits in your pocket easily and is more than enough for a week or two of fool hearty fun.

Believe it or not, this little pile is $1 million dollars (100 packets of $10,000). You could stuff that into a grocery bag and walk around with it.

While the lowly $1 million looked a little unimpressive, $100 million is a little more respectable. It fits neatly on your standard pallet…

Now $1 BILLION dollars… we’re starting to get somewhere…

Now let’s look at a TRILLION dollars. This is that number we’ve been hearing about so much. What is a trillion dollars? Well, it’s a million million. It’s a thousand billion. It’s a one followed by 12 zeros.

$1,000,000,000,000.00

You ready to see ONE TRILLION dollars?

(Post from Search Engine Optimizician.)

It’s pretty darn amazing.

Here you go…

1 TRILLION dollars…

(notice those pallets are double stacked and how small the man looks.)

So the next time you hear the phrase “one trillion dollars”… that’s what they are talking about. And some say they are proposing a 3.8 trillion budget.

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Gary Pool SEO

A friend of mine John Poling of BizNet fame sent me this information.

Make sure and share this post with your friends. If they are anything like me they had no idea what one trillion dollars looked like.

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Early Bird Rates End March 31st. Hey That’s Tomorrow! Don’t be Left out in the Cold

The Early Bird Rates will end Tomorrow! Be sure to Register Now and take advantage of the special pricing.

Here is some information on the new workshops I didn’t discuss in my earlier post on the Workshops.

“Communicating Ideas with Comics”

Twitter’s Kevin Cheng somehow missed the instructions to stop drawing after the first grade. Kevin now splits his time between Twitter, and finishing his book “See What I Mean: How to Communicate Ideas With Comics“.

Kevin has a history of mixing his many passions for games, comics, design and technology. He was the Director of User Experience for the gaming social network Raptr and the designer for Yahoo! Pipes. He co-founded the user experience web comic OK/Cancel, and the online comic publishing network Off Panel Productions. Through Off Panel, he recently co-created an iPhone augmented reality game called “ARGH”.

Everything You Need to Know about HTML5 and CSS3

Recent implementation of HTML5 and CSS3 features in today’s browsers allow for greater design control and creativity in our Web sites. HTML5 introduces a number of new elements and attributes that reflect typical usage on modern Web sites, which includes new functionality for audio and video elements. But is anything else new?

In their full-day workshop on “HTML5 and CSS3”, Kimberly Blessing and Christopher Schmitt will share what you need to know about the new markup, understand how to incorporate new HTML5 elements to embrace the new creative freedoms of of new Web typography and CSS3.

Map Scripting

Location based data is pervasive and whether is a business site or a personal blog, your can take advantage by adding informative, interactive maps.

Adam DuVander’s half-day workshop on “Hands-on Map Scripting”:

• Use Mapstraction to write code once that creates Google Maps, Yahoo, Bing, MapQuest—a dozen different providers
• Find your user’s location no matter what the browser—even a mobile phone
• Customize your map with your own markers and map imagery
• Convert addresses to latitude/longitude coordinates, so you can turn user input into data
• Find other sources of geographic data by connecting to APIs, like Twitter and local search

Just as all good things must come to an end so will the early bird rates for WebVisions so Register Today and save some cash.

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Gary Pool SEO

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Special WebVisions Rates for Search Engine Optimizician SEO Blog Readers

I have worked out a special deal with the folks at WebVisions for all the Search Engine Optimizician readers.

Join us at WebVisions for their 10th year. Register Now!

WebVisions explores the future of web design, technology, user experience and business strategy from May 19-21 at the Oregon Convention Center.

Visionary Workshops, Visionary Speakers

Immersive workshops with the web’s leading visionaries will explore topics in a small group setting.

All workshops will be held on Wednesday, May 19th from 9:00am to 5:00pm.

• Designing Social Interfaces – Christian Crumlish & Erin Malone
• Mix-n’-Match Web APIs – Tom Hughes-Croucher of Yahoo!
• iPhone Apps: Concept to Launch – Raven Zachary & James Keller
• Real World iPhone Development – Collin Donnell
• Photography Tips from the New School – Kris Krug
• Hands-On Map Scripting – Adam DuVander
• jQuery for Designers David McFarland
• Design Strategy in a Nutshell – Kate Rutter
• HTML5 and CSS3 – Chris Schmitt & Kimberly Blessing

Check out my earlier post on the Workshops.

Three Days, Over Forty Speakers

Early Bird rates end in nine days. Don’t miss out on great rates for conference passes and workshops!

Register today!

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Gary Pool SEO

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The Webvisions event is being held May 19th thru the 21st

This year WebVisions has a fantastic lineup of workshops scheduled.

Workshops at this time are being scheduled all day on Wednesday, May 19th, 2010.

I have worked out a special deal for my SEO blog readers with WebVisions.

Check it out and Register Today!

The WebVisions Workshops come in 3 flavors:

• Morning
• Afternoon
• All Day

Morning Workshops

Designing Social Interfaces
Wed May 19, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Christian Crumlish & Erin Malone

Designing social websites and applications, or adding a social dimension to an existing project, entails unique challenges way beyond those involved in creating experiences for interacting alone with an interface.

How to Mix-n’-Match Web APIs
Wed May 19, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Tom Hughes-Croucher

Web APIs, the building blocks of powerful social applications, and sites like Flickr and Twitter have created a real demand for them. We all enjoy being social and want to bring that social experience to our sites, the real power behind APIs is their ability to combine to create something new.

iPhone Apps: From Concept to Launch
Wed May 19, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
James Kelle & Raven Zachary

Do you have a great idea for an iPhone app with no idea how to make it a reality?

In this half-day workshop, Small Society’s iPhone experts Raven Zachary and James Keller will walk you through the process of bringing your iPhone application to market—from the initial concept all the way through launch.

Photography Tips from the New School
Wed May 19, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Kris Krug

The world of photography is changing at a rapid pace. Our traditional skills are no longer making the most sense because our format has begun to shift from print to online. In this half day workshop, Kris Krüg will give your some practical insight on how to navigate in this online landscape.

Afternoon Workshops

Hands-On Map Scripting
Wed May 19, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Adam DuVander

Your users are somewhere. Find them and put your website on the map.

Location data is pervasive and whether you have a business or a personal blog, your site can take advantage by incorporating informative, interactive maps. Add some “where” to your website with this mapping APIs workshop.

iPhone Development
Wed May 19, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Ever wanted to develop an iPhone application but were unsure how to get started?
Discover the secrets of programming iPhone applications in a half-day workshop that covers programming techniques, app creation and more.

jQuery for Designers
Wed May 19, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
David McFarland

Creating dynamic, interactive user interfaces used to require extensive JavaScript programming experience. But now, thanks to jQuery—the most popular JavaScript library—adding useful, accessible, and powerful features to a web site is well within the reach of web designers.

Design Strategy in a Nutshell – 5 Tools to Connect Design with Business Value
No date and time scheduled at this time
Kate Rutter

Good design alone isn’t enough to get great experiences out into the world. You need to be smart about how you start and finish as well. That’s where design strategy comes into play…

All Day Workshops

HTML5 and CSS3
Wed May 19, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Kimberly Blessing & Christopher Schmitt

Recent implementation of HTML5 and CSS3 features in modern browsers allow for greater design control and creativity in our Web sites.

In this full-day workshop, presented by Kimberly Blessing and Christopher Schmitt, attendees will re-learn what they thought about markup, learn how to incorporate new HTML5 elements and embrace the new creative freedoms of of new Web typography and CSS3.

Don’t forget the Special Search Engine Optimizician Readers Price!

More about WebVisions.

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Gary Pool SEO

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WebVisions is Celebrating Their 10th Year in Portland Oregon

WebVisions, a nationally recognized conference exploring the future of Web design, technology, user experience & business strategy. May 19th thru 21st 2010 at the Oregon Convention Center.

Looking back to our first year, Portland was in the midst of an August heatwave, with temperatures over 100 degrees. It was stiflingly hot at the venue and Jeffrey Zeldman delivered a keynote address on web standards which was followed by a panel discussion on “The DIY Revolution.”

To top it off, we had to run over 50 feet of phone cable and connect to a 56k modem to access the web. Broadband, blogs, Facebook, Twitter and mobile were still years away.

Get in on the special Search Engine Optimization readers discount.

Here is just a sampling of my previous WebVisions posts.

SEO Tips Worth the Price of Admission at WebVisions

Google Local Search Tips That Will Help With SEO from Kent Lewis and Vanessa Fox

Yesterday at WebVisions in Portland, Oregon, I got two tips about Google Local and SEO that were worth the price of admission by themselves.

The Future of Web Design, User Experience, and Business Strategy

The Creative Conference for the Web

May 20-22, 2009 – Portland, Oregon

I have attended many of the previous WebVisions but this year’s looks like it is going to be the greatest ever.

Webvisions 2008 Wrap Up | Ouzo

This Webvisions 2008 was the best yet. I can’t believe I’m feeling this way but I can hardly wait ’til next years Webvisions 2009.

Live from Webvisions 2008 | Hacking Enterprise with Social Media

DL Byron, Textura Design.

Byron is the Principal of Textura Design, and the co-author of Publish & Prosper: Blogging for Your Business, a New Riders book.

Here is a link to all of my WebVision posts.

Stay tuned for more updates.

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Gary Pool SEO

Future – Web Design Technology – User Experience – Business Strategy is a post stolen from the Search Engine Optimizician

New Media in a Convergence Culture Understanding Marketing in the YouTube Age – John Anthony Hartman

On the Edge – New Media in a Convergence Culture Understanding Marketing in the YouTube Age is the final offering of the series. John Hartman from Feedia is talking about Convergence Culture and Henry Jenkins.

“We are no longer defined by an individual screen.”

John is talking about Convergence Culture and Henry Jenkins.

(Post from Search Engine Optimizician.)

Hear the latest on how aspects of social media are moving brand marketing.

Topics include:

• Digital effect on brand in a remix culture
• Consumers as content creators and what viewers do with media properties they love and hate
• Philosophy of conversation and how “message” is a two-way street
• Platforms and technology that create New Interactive Media Beyond Linear Experiences (NIMBLE)
• Branded entertainment
• Risk-reward of freeing brand, and creating a media plan that works in a “reputation economy”
• Transmedia campaigns and how cross-platform tactics elevate brand and generate greater ROI

We are watching a video of Henry Jenkins on Convergence Culture.

It’s not just YouTube there many video aggregators out there including hulu.

Viral is an outcome NOT a strategy!

Pink Glove Dance

Mitch Turpen is explaining the process of this viral video and what has happened as a result of the “Pink Glove Dance”.

Creative Commons has now taken the place of the Copyright ©.

John is telling us about @PeggyOlson and Carri Bugbee.

John is now discussing the fake part of the internet and how somethings went wrong as well as right.

Mentos & Diet Coke

Many companies are picking up on the social media guidelines.

What it means to be a brand has gone beyond anything close to what is has been in the past. The brand now actually becomes a social space.

Lovemarks and Reputation
If you screw up stand up and take the credit and your medicine.

Video is actually becoming more interactive check out Viddler.

Branded Entertainment…

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Gary Pool

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Navigating Diverging Analytics Solution Landscape – Aaron Gray – Greater Returns

On the Edge – Diverging Analytics Solution Landscape is the 2nd offering of the Track 3 series.

Aaron is leading with the definition and history of web analytics.

Web analytics is the tools and technologies about the behavior of visitors to your site. IT, in the beginning, controlled the web site and analytics. Hits were the only information available… the web is strategic.

(Post from Search Engine Optimizician.)

Digital marketers and managers face an expanding range of choices when deciding on an analytics solution to measure, optimize, and manage online marketing activity. While the historic market leaders are good choices for “enterprise”-level need, a range of niche solutions, which often do it better than the enterprise players, has emerged to address specific needs. In this session we discuss how to navigate the range of solutions and how to determine which solutions are right for you.

Web date is part of something much bigger…
Vendors open APIs…
Meanwhile, out in the garage…
Entrepreneurs and innovators note the complexity…
… Nascar Slide (slide with many logos) …

Picking a solution can be hard
Enterprise Software vs. Specialized
Growing category of software solutions = analytics and marketing marriage.
Woopra has a WordPress Plugin. Just installed it.

Aaron is going through each of the solutions one by one giving us a pros and cons of each.

Analytics should be about performance as related to your business objectives.

How do you find your way and which one do you need?
Why do I measure?
You cant manage what you don’t measure.
Deciding what you measure is the most important part of the solution.
How do you prove the value of what you are doing with the analytics?

Visitor behaviors connected to the business objectives are the most important.
Indicators that reflect the things you can directly or indirectly impact.
This often means defining your business objectives clearly for the first time!
Sometimes you have to go with your gut. (Senior NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs comes to mind. )

Questions to Ask Yourself

• Who is the data for?
• What insight do they need to be effective at their job?
• If I could only have one measure of site performance, what would that be?
• What would my VP or CEO need to know to understand the value the site contributes?

Focus on the Goals -Get out of the Weeds!

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Gary Pool

Navigating Diverging Analytics Solution Landscape – Internet Marketing Conference is a post stolen from the Search Engine Optimizician

Learn SEO, Social Networking Marketing, PPC, Google Analytics, and More

This year the Internet Marketing Conference at Portland State is being held December 7th 2009 from 11:30am to 8:00pm, this includes a networking event, at Portland State University, 1515 SW Fifth Avenue on the 10th Floor.

PSU’s IMC is one of the most important events for those business leaders and marketing professionals looking to stay up to speed on the latest in online development. It doesn’t matter whether you are a beginner or a seasoned professional there are tracks that will allow you to learn at your own pace.

PSU’s Internet Marketing Conference is the single best opportunity for Portland-area digital marketing professionals,” say Dennis Hahn, CEO ID Branding. “You’re going to have to go to San Francisco or New York to get anything like this.

I have included a special discount code for my readers at the bottom of this post.
(Post from Search Engine Optimizician.)
Sessions Include:

• Diverging Analytics Solution Landscape
• Media in a Convergence Culture, Understanding Marketing in the YouTube Age
• Managing Your Message in the Digital Realm: Content Strategy Fundamentals
• Digital Marketing Trends
• Creating Meaningful Experiences in the Mobile Space
• The Phases of Social Media Integration & Adoption
• Social Search
• Link Building for Search Engine Rankings
• Digital Marketing Trends: Turning “Blah, Blah, Blahs” into “Aha!s”
• Content Strategy: The Missing Link to True Usability and an Effective Website

The special discount I worked out with Portland State is for a $35 discount off the regular price of $125 or $90. If you have a group of 5 or more you can use the discounted rate of $65 each.

To use the individual discount rate use the code LINKED90 here.

To use the group discount rate use the code Group65 but you must use this code by phone 503 725-4832.

Last years event was great and it looks like this one is going to be even better.

See you there. Be sure to introduce your self to me.

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Gary Pool

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Portland Creative Conference – Something Everyone Needs to Experience at least Once

Cre8con is an opportunity for attendees to get inside the head of visionaries who are generating original and effective ideas and to be inspired in entirely new ways, viewing their own world with a fresh perspective as a result.

If you haven’t considered attending the Portland Creative Conference maybe you should.

Portland Creative Conference at the Newmark Theater, inside the Portland Center for Performing Arts.
Doors open at 9:15 am — wrap party from 5 – 7:00 pm (music, drinks, nibbles + networking.)

Get inside the heads of such visionaries as:

• Dan Wieden – legendary advertising guru and co-founder of Weiden + Kennedy
• Bill Oakley – creative genius – writer and producer known for his work on TV’s popular – The Simpsons
• Emek – “The Thinking Man’s Poster Artist”
• Larry Brooks – writer and former Texas Rangers pitcher
• Jen Jako – Designer Extraordinaire – Director/ Producer for MTV aired broadcast documentary – cover of Newsweek
• Jerry Ketel – PAF President – Principal of Leopold Ketel & Partners
• Rick Emerson – MC of Cre8Con and KUFO morning show personality

(Post from Search Engine Optimizician.)
The Portland Creative Conference is a sponsored project of Keeping the Beat, a 501(c)(3) public charity that supports K-12 arts education programs in Oregon. We are happy to have the opportunity to support our youth through programs that spark imagination in Oregon youth.

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Gary Pool

Cre8con the Portland Oregon Creative Conference is a post stolen from the Search Engine Optimizician

Reference Guides to Make Life as a Web Developer Easier

Rebecca Kelley from SEOmoz first brought this article from Web Design Schools Guide to my attention.

After reviewing this article on cheat sheets or as I call them reference guides I thought you might enjoy some or all of them. I started with all 100 links to the guides but some were broken. Here is a breakdown of the links and their categories.

• HTML (13 links)
• CSS (14 links)
• AJAX (4 links)
• PHP (10 links)
• JavaScript (11 links)
• MySQL (4 links)
• Action Script (4 links)
• Color (6 links)
• Adobe (12 links)
• Miscellaneous (16 links)

100 Terrific Web Design Cheat Sheets that Will Save you Time, Money and Mistakes

Most web designers know that cheat sheets are incredibly useful. You can use them for quick reference, easy learning, and more. In this list, we’ve compiled an incredible collection of the 100 best and most useful cheat sheets out there.

HTML
13 HTML and XHTML reference sheets.

1. HTML/XHTML Characters: Code for various characters on this reference.
2. HTML Beginners – Web Monkey: Beginners HTML cheat sheet.
3. (X)HTML Attributes and Elements: Tags and attributes for XHTML.
4. HTML Help: HTML help sheet from GoSquared.
5. HTML Tags: VisiBone’s HTML tags.
6. Common HTML Elements and Corresponding Codes: Elements in action and their codes.
7. HTML: Reference for HTML tags.
8. XHTML: Clean and easy to XHTML reference sheet.
9. HTML Code: HTML tags quick and easy.
10. HTML & XHTML Tag Quick Reference: Quick referencefor commonly used HTML and XHTML tags.
11. HTML Tags/Codes: Current tags and codes.
12. XHTML Character Reference: Character entities in XHTML.
13. HTML: One page A4 document.
14. XHTML: Common XHTML practices.

CSS
14 quick reference sheets.

1. YUI Library: Yahoo! user interface library reference.
2. CSS Level 1 Properties: Level 1 CSS properties.
3. CSS Help: Help for CSS.
4. CSS: Easily reference syntax and more.
5. Blueprint CSS: Help with Blueprint CSS.
6. CSS Level 1 and CSS P Quick Reference Charts: Level 1 and processing.
7. Apple’s CSS Widget: Mac CSS reference dashboard widget.
8. CSS Panic Guide: CSS help panic guide.
9. CSS: Reference for CSS.
10. CSS: Pete Frietag – really simple and easy look at CSS.
11. CSS Layout: About.com – basics of CSS layout.
12. Cascading Style Sheets Quick Reference Guide: CSS quick reference guide.
13. CSS Shorthand: Shorthand reference for CSS.
14. CSS Level 2 Quick Reference: Quick reference for CSS Level 2.
15. Cascading Style: Basics and beyond in CSS.
16. CSS: Creating CSS files.

AJAX
4 cheat sheets to make AJAX easy.

1. AJAX: Definitions and ideology for AJAX.
2. AJAX Library: JavaScript base type extensions and more.
3. What’s AJAX?: Amy Hoy shares her knowledge about AJAX.
4. AJAX: Simple understanding of the code.

PHP
10 reference sheets basics, tricks, and …

1. PHP: PHP functions one page reference sheet.
2. PHP Basics: Basics of PHP quick reference sheet.
3. Apple PHP: Get a handy little PHP cheat sheet widget for Apple here.
4. PHP: Blue Shoes – useful PHP reference sheet.
5. PHP Tips/Trick: PHP by putting these tips and tricks.
6. PHP 4 Reference Card: Be more productive in PHP 4.
7. PHP Help Sheet: PHP help sheet from GoSquared.
8. PHP Quick Reference Sheet: Quick reference to everything you need.
9. Smarty Cheat Sheet for Template Designers: Smarty to create a template design resource.
10. PHP Skinny Sheet: Visibone’s PHP Skinny Sheet – a lot of information.

JavaScript
11 references covering regular expressions, jQuery, and …

1. Mootools 1.2t: Use this cheat sheet to get the basics of mootools.
2. Regular Expressions: VisiBone’s reference sheet offers some quick excerpts to the regular expressions in JavaScript.
3. Common DOM methods at a glance: You’ll have easy reference to DOM methods with this resource.
4. JavaScript: With this cheat sheet, you’ll get a handy reference and reminder guide.
5. jQuery 1.3: Get quick reference to all of the important stuff you need in jQuery 1.3 from this cheat sheet.
6. JavaScript Reference Card: Quickly reference items in JavaScript using this card.
7. jQuery: Get this cheatsheet in printable form or on your iPhone.
8. JavaScript Reference Sheet: Use these excerpts to make JavaScript a bit easier.
9. Prototype 1.6.0.2: Using this cheat sheet, you’ll have quick reference to events, elements, and more.
10. JavaScript in Ten Minutes: This reference gives you a quick breakdown of JavaScript.
11. JavaScript and Browser Objects Quick Reference: Get an easy guide to JavaScript and browser objects with this reference.

MySQL
4 reference sheets for MySQL.

1. MySQL Commands: MySQL Command reference.
2. MySQL: Reference sheet for MySQL and functions available in PHP.
3. MySQL: Ssimple guide to MySQL.
4. MySQL/Quick Reference: Numeric types and more.

Action Script
4 migration sheets, AIR, and …

1. Papervision 3D: Papervision 3D in Action Script.
2. AS3 Migration: Reference for migrating from AS2 to AS3.
3. AIR ActionScript: AIR in ActionScript card.
4. Fuse: Reference sheet for Fuse.

Color
6 Quick reference color code, and web safe color charts.

1. Color Reference Hexagon Mouse Pad: Colors right at hand on your mouse pad.
2. RGB Hex Colour Chart: Codes for RGB Colors.
3. Web Safe Color Chart: Colors that are safe for use on the web.
4. RGB Values for Macbeth Color Checker: Values for a variety of colors.
5. RGB Hex Colour Chart: RGB color chart with 216 web safe colors, printable on an A4 piece of paper.
6. Color Reference Guide: Veign’s is a great visual reference guide for color codes.

Adobe
12 cheat sheets will help you with Adobe products including Photoshop, Flash, & Illustrator.

1. Pen Tool Cheatsheet: Quick reference for the pens in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
2. Photoshop CS3 Keyboard Shortcuts: Shortcuts available in Photoshop CS3.
3. Photoshop CS4 Keyboard Shortcuts: Shortcuts available in Photoshop CS4.
4. Photoshop Brush Tool: Photoshop reference for all of the brush tools and what you can do with them.
5. Flash CS3: Visual reference for Flash CS3.
6. Flash CS4 OS X Keyboard Shortcuts: Keyboard shortcuts for Adobe Flash CS4 on OS X.
7. Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts-Mac: Illustrator keyboard shortcuts for the Mac.
8. Dreamwaver Quick Reference Guide: Get things done in Dreamweaver CS3.
9. Photoshop Toolbox Reference: Toolbox reference – what icons mean, their shortcuts, and what they do.
10. Layers Palette Keys: Layers palette reference guide.
11. Photoshop FAQ and Short Tips: Photoshop made a lot easier.
12. Black and White: Convert your images to black and white.
13. Photoshop Lasso Tool: Various Lasso tools and their functions.
14. Dreamweaver CS3 Mac Quick Reference Guide: Quick reference for Dreamweaver on the Mac.

Miscellaneous
17 reference sheets covering everything from Ruby on Rails to grammar.

1. Grammar: Pete Freitag’s common grammar mistakes.
2. Perl: Ssimple Perl reference sheet .
3. The Web Developer’s SEO: Essentials of SEO for web developers.
4. Web Designer’s Font Chart: Web browser fonts – web designer’s font chart.
5. mod_rewrite: Directives, regular expressions, common rules, and server variables.
6. .htaccess: The essentials of the .htaccess file.
7. Apache .htaccess: Help for about any .htaccess situation.
8. WordPress Help: Plenty of help for WordPresst.
9. What Goes Where: Sheet to remember where everything goes.
10. InVisible Ruby on Rails Reference: Guide to important functions, classes, and methods in Ruby on Rails.
11. Windows fonts/Mac fonts/Font family: Common fonts and their equivalents on Windows and Mac.
12. Approximate Conversion from Points to Pixels: Conversion rates from points to pixels.
13. Megapixels Chart: Calculate how many megapixels you’ll use.
14. W3C DOM Compatitbility Tables: Reference compatibility tables.
15. Will the browser apply the rule(s)?: Will your rules actually work in various browsers.
16. Google Advanced Operators: Google search advanced operators.
17. Perl: Reference for beginning Perl programmers.

If you’d like to visit the original article you can access it here.

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Gary Pool

HTML, Ajax, Adobe, PHP, JavaScript and More is a post stolen from the Search Engine Optimizician

Jay Meschter – Nike Flywire

Nike is one of those companies that gets design and make environments that are conducive to design.
Nike History from pre-birth

• Bill Bowerman
• Went to cobbler to get new shoes made
• Couldn’t get anyone interested in this new shoe – this is where Phil came into the picture
• experimented with track surfaces in his back yard
• relay team down to New Zealand
• made soles with his wife’s waffle iron

Stealth fighter

• interest was in combating MIGs and dodging missiles

Charles Ames

• Bent wood furniture.

Nike Shoes

• totally new shoe design
• Design efficiency

Bridges – stone vs. steel
shoes – new materials

Nike gold shoe – at its threshold – Michael Johnson was probably the only one that could run in it. 112 grams

• woven materials
• aligning and reducing fibers
• using embroidery machine to build shoes
• actually had to brake machine to make it work
• stringed sandal
• first runnable prototype
• kevlar and lycra
• how it all anchors to the laces it critical
• the embroidery machine is like a printer – really different than the status quo in the shoe industry
• vectrain?
• carbon fiber

Every Millimeter Counts

Victory Track Spike 92 grams

• ultra light weight
• strong
• highly stable
• mobile
• exceptional
• comfort

Made more products with this technology

• training
• tennis
• badmittion
• basketball

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Gary Pool

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