Hot links

by Adam Loving on January 20, 2012

Here are a few products and pages I’ve been snorkeling on the last few weeks. Social Media Marketing Class – I like Dan Martell and have a similar passion for guerrilla marketing hacks. Time Crunched Cyclist – I’m building spreadsheets and ripping out pages to make sure I follow the training plan this year. Warby [...]

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10 habits of 10x developers

by Adam Loving on December 20, 2011

Last week, I discovered The Rise of Developeronomics via Brad Feld. As long as I’ve lived, it has always been a great time to be a software developer. The economics keep getting better for us. My favorite quote: The one absolutely solid place to store your capital today — if you know how to do [...]

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Commuter Bike Recommendations

December 19, 2011

After years of bike commuting, the drive train on my 15 year old mountain bike (circa 1990s GT Backwoods) is starting to skip. I asked my biker friends on Facebook to recommend the ultimate urban commuter bike. My criteria: Lightweight, geared for hills, low maintenance. My budget is only around $1,000. I don’t want something custom, just [...]

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10 Inbound Marketing Hacks

December 9, 2011

Traditional marketing is interruption marketing. These days, it is much more effective if you can earn a customer’s interest (as opposed to forcing them to look at your advertisement). This is called inbound marketing. In a recent presentation, Rand Fishkin from Seattle SEO company SEOMoz hadsome great tips on on successful inbound marketing. Here are the [...]

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Gadget gift ideas

November 25, 2011

Since today is “black friday” – here are my picks for this year. I’m not officially asking santa for these, and I don’t make any money if you buy one. I just think they’re cool! Nest Thermostat (smarter energy management) Jawbone Up Wristband (track your activity level) Lytro camera (low-resolution pics, but you can play with the focus [...]

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Comparing noise cancellation headphones

November 17, 2011

I finally decided to take the plunge and buy a pair of Bose noise cancelling head phones. Here’s why. I’ve tried three different kinds of headphones which do noise cancellation or attempt to block noise. The first were Shure in-ear headphones. These are the kind that musicians often use on stage. You stick it in [...]

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AIGA HIVE design conference notes

September 17, 2011

Here are my notes from the HIVE conference presented by AIGA’s Seattle chapter. This is the first design conference that I’ve attended. While it was supposed to cover a mix of development and design, it was 90% design. Being a developer, I was glad that was the case.

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Gamify with Gamification by Design

September 3, 2011

Gamification is the use of game thinking and mechanics to solve problems and engage audiences. While it can be applied to anything, I’m interested in gamifying non-game web applications, in order to encourage people to adopt the applications and use them more frequently. I’m currently working for BigDoor, a gamification platform. BigDoor’s gamification API has everything [...]

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Google+ Review Part 2

August 29, 2011

In part two, we talk about the implications for businesses, what new Google+ users should try, and whether Google+ will “kill” Facebook.

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Google+ Review Part 1

August 29, 2011

Shauna Causey, Kathy Gill, Sean Malarkey, and Adam Loving hold a Google+ “Hangout” to discuss the new social network. In part one, we talk about the differences from other social networks, non-reciprocal friending, using your real identity, and segmenting your audience.

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