mindgraffiti

mindgraffiti - noun; musings on creative work, publicly posted.

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I am a web developer for the API Web Services dept., where I learn a little more about cows and PHP every day.

Midwest Values

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

One of the forwarded e-mails I received today had a sharp observation that I, for once, agreed with:
Is it just me?
As you watch the flooding in the Midwest, have you noticed that there
are no farmers running around with stolen plasma TVs or holding stolen
liquor over their heads.
There’s no looting or yelling ‘Where’s Bush?’, ‘Where’s FEMA?,  [...]

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What if…

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Sometimes I can’t help myself. What if?

…the Web Services department managed all of the web sites? Certified Angus Beef, AngusSource, National Junior Angus Association, Angus Foundation and more.
…the Web Services team was given the time and resources needed to truly be a useful service to our Angus breeders?
…we had the time to develop and market [...]

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I admit I enjoy ranting about my frustration at wannabes who don’t want to improve their skills. I am only human and I refuse tolerate willful ignorance. Call it one of my flaws. While these amateurs are the worst kind, they are not the only type in the group.
For today, I will loosely define Amateur [...]

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The Case of the Disappearing Product

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Many online businesses still follow the subscription model. It looks like the theory behind it is passive income. You built your idea once, then farm it out to the users on a yearly or monthly fee. Aside from customer support, on the surface it looks appealing.
Flickr, Wufoo, Mad Mimi and even Paypal uses a variant [...]

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An e-list design done right

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Please excuse the poor headline. It’s rough, just like the “designs” found in our e-lists.
When it comes to design, it doesn’t exist in the e-lists. Our customers dictate what they want and ignore any suggestions made on our part. Go ahead- glance through a few. I hated working on e-lists. It was detestable work, being [...]

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