tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343567742024-03-07T00:53:03.357-08:00Jordan KeatsHealth, Fitness, Social Media, Tai Chi, Chen Style Practical Method Taiji.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-36951433676177063452012-11-29T20:31:00.001-08:002012-11-29T20:31:52.082-08:00WordCamp Victoria 2013 Workshop: Non-Technical Hacks for WordPress Content Marketing<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-11-29/zqlqgjvbcHBsuBvIpcnkeFFofuiigAddHyxdfjoBjGCGAdlyxqcntiocfuJB/NonTechnicalHacks.jpeg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Nontechnicalhacks" height="350" src="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-11-29/zqlqgjvbcHBsuBvIpcnkeFFofuiigAddHyxdfjoBjGCGAdlyxqcntiocfuJB/NonTechnicalHacks.jpeg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p>Image Source: <a href="http://www.wwtid.com/2012/10/31/a-non-technical-resource-to-hacking-the-web/" rel="nofollow">What Would the Intenet Do?</a> </p> <p>My 2013 WordCamp workshop is for anyone who enjoys exploring limits. If you understand the basics of html, use browser extensions, and use social networks, and would like to learn interesting ways to generate content using Word Press, come geek out. You don't need be a programmer to set up your ideas so they work.</p> <p>We'll be weaving together a few clever IFTTT formulas, and exploring plug-ins and applications for being creative with your blog or website.</p> <p>Here is one of the articles that inspired this workshop: <a href="http://52tiger.net/how-to-create-a-bloggers-newsroom-with-ifttt-and-wordpress/" rel="nofollow">How-to Create a Bloggers Newsroom with Ifttt and WordPress</a></p> <p>WordCamp Victoria will be held on January 12th, 2013: <a href="http://2013.victoria.wordcamp.org/">http://2013.victoria.wordcamp.org/</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/wordcamp-victoria-2013-workshop-non-technical">My Brain is Open.</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-90398749611823481122012-11-14T14:06:00.001-08:002012-11-14T14:06:48.237-08:00Saanich Police Social Media Article in Saanich News<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>Posterous is terrible at pulling images to facebook, so (if you see my cheesy avatar) click through to see the link. </p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">The Saanich Police Department social media training is one of a the most interesting communications projects I've had the pleasure to work on. </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Lots of legal issues to consider, lots of cool things they can do with twitter and facebook, and the media monitoring dashboard will be super useful.</span></p> <p>Nice to see our work<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> featured in the Saanich News:</span></p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Saanichpolicesocialmediaarticle" height="586" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-11-14/JqhikrzBdeDAmwlabJBvFqlBGIHudvGibzgxCHeFhIacCdIlhwwyqFaedykh/saanichpolicesocialmediaarticle.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="490" /> </div> </p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Here's the links to their newly redesigned social media accounts:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/SaanichPolice">http://www.facebook.com/SaanichPolice</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><a href="https://twitter.com/SaanichPolice">https://twitter.com/SaanichPolice</a></span></li> <li><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/thesaanichpolice">http://www.youtube.com/thesaanichpolice</a></span></span></li> </ul> <p>One of the most difficult parts of this project is the management and oversight of multiple community liason accounts for Facebook and Twitter and how to create trust and accountability while respecting citizen's privacy.</p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Great design work on their Facebook and Twitter Pages by</span><span class="proflinkWrapper" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="proflinkPrefix" style="color: #999999;">+</span><a href="https://plus.google.com/115589464811158666773" class="proflink" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Amee Nijjar</a></span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> Thanks for the opportunity </span><span class="proflinkWrapper" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="proflinkPrefix" style="color: #999999;">+</span><a href="https://plus.google.com/101575220959995304877" class="proflink" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Stikky Media</a></span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> </span></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/saanich-police-social-media-article-in-saanic">My Brain is Open.</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-3183489563442377692012-11-14T08:18:00.001-08:002012-11-14T08:18:51.653-08:00How to Create an Intelligence Engine with the RSS Aggregator Fever via @StikkyMedia<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_long_quote"><p>When Google announced back in April (2012) their acquisition of PostRank also meant its ultimate demise, I started a board on Quora asking what alternatives to PostRank exist for determining the relevancy of an RSS feed. The Quora board received a flurry of attention when Google Reader ended support for PostRank, including notable comments from the former Co-Editor for ReadWriteWeb, and now CEO of PlexusEngine, Marshall Kirkpatrick, who introduced me to RSS feed management as a "<a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/redux_how_to_build_a_social_media_cheat_sheet_for.php" target="_blank">Social Media Cheat Sheet</a>" in 2009.</p> <p class="rtecenter"> <img src="http://www.stikkymedia.com/sites/default/files/Kirkpatrick-Quora.png" height="146" width="461" /></p> <p> </p> <p>Aside from people commenting that they are also looking for alternatives to PostRank and Google Reader, the board quieted down. I was stumped. Stuck sorting through thousands of RSS feeds of "dirty" data, counting numbers of keyword mentions and then comparing them using Google Search Trends to find posts that held relevance and value. This lasted from May until August before I finally discovered something that promised to be similar to the PostRank and Google Reader combination. The answer was in an excellent post from Smashing Magazine, by Vasilis van Gemert, entitled: <a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2012/08/09/productivity-staying-up-to-date/" target="_blank">The Art of Staying Up To Date</a>. The product: <a href="http://feedafever.com/" target="_blank">Fever</a>. </p> <p><img src="http://www.stikkymedia.com/sites/default/files/How%20Fever%20Works.png" height="243" width="383" /></p> <h3>A Brief History on Why PostRank was so Awesome</h3> <p>PostRank integration with an RSS feed managment service, such as Google Reader, rates the activity surrounding posts on a 1-to-10 scale. How many clicks a link has received, how many comments a post had received, and social signals, like tweets and likes, were all included in the PostRank algorithm.</p> <p><img src="http://www.stikkymedia.com/sites/default/files/Google%20Reader%20with%20PostRank.png" height="300" width="500" /></p> <p>Combining factors with another layer of qualification, such as a social bookmarking network like Delicious, and you have a bird's eye view of breaking blog buzz and emerging trends. This data can be used for new-jacking, tracking keyword trends and evaluating reasons for stock market fluctuations. But, as in any maturing system, independent (localized) tools always succumb to the (regional) control of a larger entity.</p> <p><img src="http://www.stikkymedia.com/sites/default/files/GR%20PR%20Delicious%20Hotlist.png" height="300" width="500" /></p> <p>So, on May 1, 2012, the Montreal start-up that was known as PostRank was absorbed into the Borg that is Google Inc. Back on the <a href="http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-Alternatives-for-PostRank-to-Find-the-Importance-of-a-Post-in-a-RSS-Feed" target="_blank">Quora Board</a>, I posted about the promise of Fever to offer similar capabilities as Google Reader incorporated with Postrank. A few days later, one of the people following the board, Steve Wiildeman, aka <a href="http://www.seosteve.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SEOSteve</a>, uploaded a <a href="http://screencast.com/t/8Pgxt0j8jvQp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Screencast </a> of him setting up Fever and offered to let me use his membership and give it a go. Yet, another reason Quora is the best social collaboration tool I have ever used. </p></blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.stikkymedia.com/articles/review-create-an-intelligence-engine-with-the-rss-feed-reader-fever">stikkymedia.com</a></div> <p>This is one of my more recent in depth articles for Stikky Media. It shows in detail how to create a content marketing cheat sheet. If you're interested in that kind of thing. </p><p>See the full post to learn how to always be ahead of the trends.</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/how-to-create-an-intelligence-engine-with-the">My Brain is Open.</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-19856212628924359732012-02-04T19:37:00.003-08:002012-02-04T19:37:28.584-08:00Cat Sleeping on Hand. AKA Steve is the Cutest Ever<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href="http://instagr.am/p/oJTrC/"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jordankeats/muABvdzvkhBBwsgioEgazwCawatHtwrfkjClmgijpExtweswwzGbxIhadrzF/media_httpdistilleryi_vjqDH.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpdistilleryi_vjqdh" height="500" src="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jordankeats/muABvdzvkhBBwsgioEgazwCawatHtwrfkjClmgijpExtweswwzGbxIhadrzF/media_httpdistilleryi_vjqDH.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/cat-sleeping-on-hand-aka-steve-is-the-cutest-83826">My Brain is Open.</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-16823336220298968232012-02-02T17:31:00.001-08:002012-02-02T17:31:40.599-08:00Fire in the Sky<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href="http://instagr.am/p/nUnyq/"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jordankeats/abCFfeFDwrariIpEJJmubDCJstkjeykzcdFjzfzuvxwnDeAsfhHcCDqkDAIs/media_httpdistilleryi_ceAsH.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpdistilleryi_ceash" height="500" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jordankeats/abCFfeFDwrariIpEJJmubDCJstkjeykzcdFjzfzuvxwnDeAsfhHcCDqkDAIs/media_httpdistilleryi_ceAsH.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/fire-in-the-sky-70460">My Brain is Open.</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-47818456598142994432012-02-01T22:59:00.001-08:002012-02-01T22:59:37.125-08:00Young Photographer | stunning sunsets and silhouette photographs | Make your ideas Art<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_long_quote"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/muha/"><img class="size-full wp-image-194" title="young photographer by by muha..." src="http://makeyourideasart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/1016691310_ccf007f5ff.jpg" height="335" alt="young photographer by by muha..." width="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">young photographer by by muha...</p></blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://makeyourideasart.com/blog/251-stunning-sunsets-silhouette-photography/">makeyourideasart.com</a></div> <p>See this and 24 more: <a href="http://makeyourideasart.com/blog/251-stunning-sunsets-silhouette-photography/">http://makeyourideasart.com/blog/251-stunning-sunsets-silhouette-photography/</a></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/young-photographer-stunning-sunsets-and-silho">My Brain is Open.</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-52412134157323224922012-01-31T01:02:00.001-08:002012-01-31T01:02:39.862-08:00Scribe Anotas Original #iphoneography<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jordankeats/IGkoDhdaHuopAiIAxupsaphtcqBEGCChIwbjuEjidBfwtdeznmflbcpvDwgl/media_httpdistilleryi_vfpxH.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpdistilleryi_vfpxh" height="500" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jordankeats/IGkoDhdaHuopAiIAxupsaphtcqBEGCChIwbjuEjidBfwtdeznmflbcpvDwgl/media_httpdistilleryi_vfpxH.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/scribe-anotas-original-iphoneograpy">My Brain is Open.</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-53262535622685012202012-01-31T00:59:00.001-08:002012-01-31T00:59:06.121-08:00Scribe Anota #iphoneography<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jordankeats/dkFkIwuFdmjodeDwztGaagduIaylmluqIlwexnmuawzoaEtCJFyrndbIhjkz/media_httpdistilleryi_khjqs.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpdistilleryi_khjqs" height="500" src="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jordankeats/dkFkIwuFdmjodeDwztGaagduIaylmluqIlwexnmuawzoaEtCJFyrndbIhjkz/media_httpdistilleryi_khjqs.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/scribe-anota-iphoneograpy">My Brain is Open.</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-66662252661207559302012-01-31T00:24:00.001-08:002012-01-31T00:24:27.443-08:00Scribe Anotas Original #iphoneograpy<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href="http://instagr.am/p/meR6w/"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jordankeats/IGkoDhdaHuopAiIAxupsaphtcqBEGCChIwbjuEjidBfwtdeznmflbcpvDwgl/media_httpdistilleryi_vfpxH.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpdistilleryi_vfpxh" height="500" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jordankeats/IGkoDhdaHuopAiIAxupsaphtcqBEGCChIwbjuEjidBfwtdeznmflbcpvDwgl/media_httpdistilleryi_vfpxH.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/scribe-anotas-original-iphoneograpy">My Brain is Open.</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-17062922340222540822012-01-31T00:14:00.001-08:002012-01-31T00:14:21.863-08:00Wood Spider<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href="http://instagr.am/p/meOZS/"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jordankeats/owxIfalidDBndBzayAnksaulxoGfHdgGtIrJCgxArDzmsihmndtJlbfDfcwr/media_httpdistilleryi_opwmk.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpdistilleryi_opwmk" height="500" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jordankeats/owxIfalidDBndBzayAnksaulxoGfHdgGtIrJCgxArDzmsihmndtJlbfDfcwr/media_httpdistilleryi_opwmk.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/wood-spider">My Brain is Open.</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-90224865868831250042012-01-11T14:46:00.001-08:002012-01-11T14:46:01.827-08:00Interactive Vs. Infographic: Comparing 2011 Social Unrest Timelines of #VICE and #WIRED Magazines<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jordankeats/lHbuJkDHBntgEglacdimgHyynaIweyoiAjleJtxziEbwbjqHwpkddodthDhv/media_httpwwwstikkyme_jFuDx.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpwwwstikkyme_jfudx" height="355" src="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jordankeats/lHbuJkDHBntgEglacdimgHyynaIweyoiAjleJtxziEbwbjqHwpkddodthDhv/media_httpwwwstikkyme_jFuDx.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.stikkymedia.com/articles/interactive-vs-infographic-comparing-2011-social-unrest-timelines-of-vice-magazine-and-wire">stikkymedia.com</a></div> <p>In my latest post for Stikky Media, I look into the shareability of the feature articles for the December 2011/January 2012 issue for both WIRED and VICE Magazine, respectively. </p><p>Here's the gist: Formatting is frustrating! </p><p>Cheers, </p><p>jk.</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/interactive-vs-infographic-comparing-2011-soc">My Brain is Open.</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-42031168368393493602011-12-09T13:16:00.001-08:002011-12-09T13:16:25.688-08:00How To: Rock a Trade Show. Lessons Learned since Tectoria 2011<div class='posterous_autopost'><div style="text-align: left;"><span>Tectoria 2011 was a blast. We estimated there were over 2,000 teenagers from highschools all over Vancouver Island who stopped by our conference booth to enter our giveaway of two prize pack of iPhone accessories. There were at least three of team from <a href="http://www.northstudio.com/">north Studio</a> and <a href="http://www.qcollege.ca/">Q College</a> at the booth from 9:00AM to 6:00PM . We gave out over $400 worth of candy, and got over 1000 entries into our giveaway. <br /> </span><span><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-09/GkuclzpfAqkCldAisGkblmbGeEAskoGgbmnxbpaaaEesiAzDcoIAyEflHHBt/Tectoria-2011-North-Studio-Drupal-Development-Web-Design-Victoria-Q-College-Computer-Training.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Tectoria-2011-north-studio-drupal-development-web-design-victoria-q-college-computer-training" height="669" src="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-09/GkuclzpfAqkCldAisGkblmbGeEAskoGgbmnxbpaaaEesiAzDcoIAyEflHHBt/Tectoria-2011-North-Studio-Drupal-Development-Web-Design-Victoria-Q-College-Computer-Training.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </span><br /><span>While this may seem to be a successful strategy, there's a decent chance less than ten percent of those who entered our draw even knew what we were selling or who we were representing. </span></div> <p /> <div style="text-align: left;">"A handful of candy for writing my name down on a piece of paper and taking a pamphlet. Sure!"<p /> Two of the cardinal rules for tradeshow success are: a) avoid gimmicks and b) have a clear objective. We broke both. Gadgets wrapped in shiny plastic with ribbons, candy, and no other objective than to hand out pamphlets and drive traffic to our Facebook and Twitter pages. Why is that so wrong? Because you can't buy a website or pay for your tuition on Facebook or Twitter. Although there was someone from administration there who was making arrangements for appointments there was nowhere for the prospects to actually sign up or buy. Funny, seeing how we paid for the booth and were there to increase enrollment for the next intake at Q College and sell websites. <br /> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Kitten-facepalm" height="375" src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-09/uAzmhffIsmkeqbnCcAIBqpteDDtgjGqrxbkEkncmtxxjdbguxvGdkfAwiwtf/kitten-facepalm.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /> </div> <span>*<em>Facepalm</em><strong> </strong></span><p />I've been to tradeshow and conference training courses before (yeah, they exist), and tried some of the "con-hacks" like extra padding for the floor space; setting the table at the back of the booth, to draw people in, and limiting the amount of handouts in order to keep conversations going to seal a sale or a schedule a follow up appointment. All valid ideas. Useless... unless the design is in place for a sale to be made or a deposit be taken.<p /> Out of all of the training and tips out there, THE most important thing to know about<a href="http://www.midlanddisplay.com/trade-show-displays-booths-manufacturing.html" target="_blank"> trade show displays</a>, strategy and tactics, is to be prepared to make a sale, and have that sale be seen by others. Just like the one kid walking by and seeing the candy or the prizes, and then running to get their friends - If we had the facilities in place to register, and we may have been able to fill the computer and web design school for years to come.</div> <p style="text-align: left;">There's a lot more tips and lessons, from Chad Leiffert and Bob Albright, such as, "how to: make people feel at home in your trade show booth" and "why you should avoid the color blue in your booth at all costs". Read what I wish had the day before yesterday here: <a href="http://www.midlanddisplay.com/trade-show-displays-booths-manufacturing.html" target="_blank">http://www.midlanddisplay.com/trade-show-displays-booths-manufacturing.html</a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/how-to-rock-a-trade-show-lessons-learned-from">My Brain is Open.</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-7336427972987044982011-12-06T15:19:00.001-08:002011-12-06T15:19:44.381-08:00#ContentBC Conversation with @BxMx @WikiBrands and @tantwy Storified<div class='posterous_autopost'><script src="http://storify.com/Jordan_Keats/contentbc-conversation.js"></script> <p><a href="http://storify.com/Jordan_Keats/contentbc-conversation" target="_blank">View the story "#ContentBC Conversation " on Storify</a>]</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/contentbc-conversation-with-bxmx-wikibrands-a">My Brain is Open.</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-33903812927163357442011-11-25T16:35:00.001-08:002011-11-25T16:35:36.469-08:00Occupy Leaf Pile<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href="http://instagr.am/p/V3d4B/"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jordankeats/gihDiHynqGiHCwgtsCFhtupGieFsgxDvwBEeuibEzGdchhrICybHcgoxEcqn/media_httpdistilleryi_tFnvi.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpdistilleryi_tfnvi" height="500" src="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jordankeats/gihDiHynqGiHCwgtsCFhtupGieFsgxDvwBEeuibEzGdchhrICybHcgoxEcqn/media_httpdistilleryi_tFnvi.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/occupy-leaf-pile">My Brain is Open.</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-85260274510500936772011-10-27T10:42:00.001-07:002011-10-27T10:42:08.593-07:00Photo: Floods Ground Planes in Bangkok<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote> <div> <div> <div><a>Enlarge This Image</a></div> <a> <img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2011/10/27/world/26thailand-image/26thailand-image-articleInline.jpg" height="127" alt="" width="190" /> <p> </p> </a></div> <h6>Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters</h6> <p>Airplanes sat idle on a flooded tarmac at Don Muang airport in Bangkok on Wednesday.</p> </div> </blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/27/world/asia/floods-force-thailand-to-move-prison-inmates.html?_r=1&src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fworld%2Fasia%2Findex.jsonp">nytimes.com</a></div> <p>A friend of mine is in Thailand, North of Bangkok, filming an elephant being born. Expecting her back this week, but there may be a delay.</p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/photo-floods-ground-planes-in-bangkok">My Brain is Open.</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-31436381232043541812011-10-27T00:15:00.001-07:002011-10-27T00:15:31.018-07:0055 Examples of Beautifully Integrated Social Media Links in Web Design | Inspiration<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_long_quote"><p><a href="http://themanyfacesof.com/john-cusack/"></a></p> <h3><a href="http://www.danielmarques.me/">Daniel Marques</a></h3> <p><a href="http://www.danielmarques.me/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448" src="http://webdesignledger.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/socialicons20.jpg" alt="socialicons20" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.danielmarques.me/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448" src="http://webdesignledger.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/siteicons20.jpg" alt="siteicons20" /></a></p> <h3><a href="http://www.imjonas.com/">Jonas Eriksson</a></h3> <p><a href="http://www.imjonas.com/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448" src="http://webdesignledger.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/socialicons21.jpg" alt="socialicons21" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.imjonas.com/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448" src="http://webdesignledger.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/siteicons21.jpg" alt="siteicons21" /></a></p> <h3><a href="http://www.creativesoapbox.com/">Creative Soapbox</a></h3> <p><a href="http://www.creativesoapbox.com/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448" src="http://webdesignledger.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/socialicons22.jpg" alt="socialicons22" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.creativesoapbox.com/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448" src="http://webdesignledger.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/siteicons22.jpg" alt="siteicons22" /></a></p> <h3><a href="http://www.poolga.com/">Poolga</a></h3> <p><a href="http://www.poolga.com/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448" src="http://webdesignledger.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/socialicons23.jpg" alt="socialicons23" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.poolga.com/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3448" src="http://webdesignledger.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/siteicons23.jpg" alt="siteicons23" /></a></p></blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/55-examples-of-beautifully-integrated-social-media-links-in-web-design">webdesignledger.com</a></div> <p>Nice to see creative ways of doing the same old thing. Innovation is cool. </p><p>52 more examples here: <a href="http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/55-examples-of-beautifully-integrated-social-media-links-in-web-design">http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/55-examples-of-beautifully-integrated-...</a></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/55-examples-of-beautifully-integrated-social">My Brain is Open.</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-47620262587081408132011-10-15T19:36:00.001-07:002011-10-15T19:36:07.391-07:00Know what's Fantastic? The Search Engine Interview with Tim Berners Lee - Thanks @Jessebrown<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div><embed src="/mp3player/mp3_shell.png" autoplay="false" type="video/quicktime" height="100" width="500"></embed></div> <div><embed src="/mp3player/posterousplayer.swf" height="100" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.tvo.org%2F%7Er%2Ftvo%2Fsearchengine%2F%7E3%2FWUSTxVCxE7I%2F800999_48k.mp3" width="500"></embed></div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://feeds.tvo.org/~r/tvo/searchengine/~3/WUSTxVCxE7I/800999_48k.mp3">feeds.tvo.org</a></div> <p>The inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners Lee, talks with Jesse about the future of data.</p> <p>And, he asks a really tough question.</p> <p>Subscribe to Search Engine at: <a href="http://www.tvo.org/searchengine">http://www.tvo.org/searchengine</a></p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/know-whats-fantastic-the-search-engine-interv">My Brain is Open.</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-12770848485003272472011-08-30T21:47:00.001-07:002011-08-30T21:47:40.804-07:00There is a sure chance Steve, my cat, will kill me.<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><a href="http://www.heyquiz.com/quiz/cat_kill"><img src="http://www.heyquiz.com/bimage/14_96.jpg" alt="Is your cat plotting to kill you?" /></a></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/there-is-a-sure-chance-steve-my-cat-will-kill">My Brain is Open.</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-86642378177583016062011-07-20T22:52:00.001-07:002011-07-20T22:52:49.057-07:00If your website's full of assholes, it's your fault - Anil Dash<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_long_quote"><p><strong>If you run a website, you need to follow these steps. if you don't, you're making the web, and the world, a worse place. And it's your fault.</strong> Put another way, take some goddamn responsibility for what you unleash on the world.</p> <p>How many times have you seen a website say "We're not responsible for the content of our comments."? I know that when you webmasters put that up on your sites, you're trying to address your legal obligation. Well, let me tell you about your <em>moral</em> obligation: Hell yes, you <strong>are</strong> responsible. You absolutely are. When people are saying ruinously cruel things about each other, and you're the person who made it possible, it's 100% your fault. If you aren't willing to be a grown-up about that, then that's okay, but you're not ready to have a web business. Businesses that run cruise ships have to buy life preservers. Companies that sell alcohol have to keep it away from kids. And people who make communities on the web have to moderate them.</p></blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://dashes.com/anil/2011/07/if-your-websites-full-of-assholes-its-your-fault.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AnilDash+%28Anil+Dash%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">dashes.com</a></div> <p>Five tips for making the world a better place: <a href="http://dashes.com/anil/2011/07/if-your-websites-full-of-assholes-its-your-fault.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AnilDash+%28Anil+Dash%29&utm_content=Google+Reader#">http://dashes.com/anil/2011/07/if-your-websites-full-of-assholes-its-your-fau...</a></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/if-your-websites-full-of-assholes-its-your-fa">My Brain is Open.</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-80776196169149194212011-07-07T08:45:00.001-07:002011-07-07T08:45:13.982-07:00Did You Learn How to Debate On the Internet?<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-07/fdxwzeflJvCuDHgBrDHhCqhAljyGJvbxjxDqJyGvcviojJJlobCFIgcpdhpt/IMG_0667.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0667" height="256" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-07/fdxwzeflJvCuDHgBrDHhCqhAljyGJvbxjxDqJyGvcviojJJlobCFIgcpdhpt/IMG_0667.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p>Dilbert is the only part of the "Business Section" I claim to understand.</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/whered-you-learn-how-to-debate-on-the-interne">My Brain is Open.</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-44591541802041570352011-07-07T07:36:00.001-07:002011-07-07T07:36:09.259-07:00Love Turtles? Who Doesn't?<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This bookmark was uncovered while reducing my paper records to 25% in a spring clean.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Think it's from Gr. 1, back when I was a brianless zombie moron:</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-06/jlpvjkzccmtGqIJGskrnIbprxdEEvAjHBbEoAEplEcllyvgsCbCbcsupByAk/IMG_0677.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0677" height="667" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-06/jlpvjkzccmtGqIJGskrnIbprxdEEvAjHBbEoAEplEcllyvgsCbCbcsupByAk/IMG_0677.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> This video always cheers me up. Thanks Tosh.0:</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CMNry4PE93Y" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></span></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/love-turtles-who-doesnt">My Brain is Open.</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-55454127184939286062011-06-10T16:49:00.001-07:002011-06-10T16:49:48.418-07:00Father's Day Post & Free Gift: The Easiest Way for a Son to Make His Dad Happy<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Theslide" height="475" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-06-10/pAighynxwertggkhFecujDxDcshzgyAJcahIFnkBljGGxGnJorFqaEjewhGf/theslide.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="317" /> </div> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Father's Day is this weekend, and there is a quote form Kyle Beachy's book: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Slide-Novel-Kyle-Beachy/dp/0385341857"> <em>the Slide</em></a>, which is sums up the easiest way to make a Dad happy: </span></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: medium;"><strong>I want you to promise me one thing, Potter. No matter what happens, where any of this leads us. Promise to call me on the telephone. A father derives something huge and uplifting from a phone call from his son. You and I don't speak on the telephone often. We never have. But I can't stress enough, every single phone call will make me happy. I promise to be happy to hear from you, wherever you are, until the day I die. This is a promise I can make with the straightest of faces. Because the love I have for you eclipses anything you can fathom at your age. </strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>The Slide</em> is a fantastic book, one I have gone back to a number of times. Beachy writes with the emotion of Haruki Murakami, and the realistic voice of contemporary writers like Chad Kultgen. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">We're all lucky to have more options for communicating with our loved ones than ever before. My Dad is the most loyal reader of my blog, and we have conversations via email all the time. However, when I call and hear the happiness in his voice over the telephone - that is a sound that cannot be convied over text. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Before <em>the Slide</em> was released, Beachy realeased a print and fold mini-book on featherproof.com called <a href="http://www.featherproof.com/Mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=103&Itemid=41#"><em>So Little Impression</em></a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Littleimpression" height="163" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-06-10/aIlpeqhoJkdEIFnojEppnfyDrCsyJGmfeGpuGzfHasqBICtrwIhFHGDkIAou/littleimpression.gif.scaled500.gif" width="117" /> </div> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Follow the link to go download and print a free copy for the Dad in your life: <a href="http://www.featherproof.com/Mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=103&Itemid=41">http://www.featherproof.com/Mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&...</a>/lreading/little.pdf </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's a tie-in to Serengeti Appreciation Year: I was introduced to this author by numerous mentions in a "rap" album by Serengeti called, <em>Noodle Arm Whimsy</em>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">"I may be a writer, but I'm no Kyle Beachy"</span></strong> - Serengeti<br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks for reading and sharing, </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Jordan</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">P.S. Hi Dad! </span></p> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/so-little-impression">My Brain is Open</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-84896238793029056342011-05-17T08:29:00.001-07:002011-05-17T08:29:21.953-07:00[Music] Don't Listen to Saturday Night by Friday Night #SAY<div class='posterous_autopost'><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">"If you want to annoy a poet, explain his poetry" - </span></strong><span style="font-size: small;">Nassim Nicholas Taleb</span></span><p /><span class="Unicode">∴</span><span style="font-size: small;"> The only explanation I'll make about Friday Night's album: <em>Saturday Night</em> is: <span style="font-size: medium; color: #ff6600;"><strong>Don't buy it</strong></span>. </span><p /><span style="font-size: small;">Don't buy it or listen to it on <a href="http://fridaynight.bandcamp.com/album/saturday-night">this jump</a>, unless you've listened to Friday Night's first album: <a href="http://fridaynight.bandcamp.com/album/friday-night"><em>Friday Night</em></a> (not the free <a href="http://fridaynight.bandcamp.com/album/friday-night-remixed">remixed album</a>, <strong>cheap-o</strong>). It's part two of a story. You won't understand the intro to the first track, and you'll hate the whole album. Which would be a shame, because of the fantastic tracks like Jaqui and The Longest Wave . </span><p /><span style="font-size: small;">I love people who consider context <a href="http://www.amovertone.com/">overtone</a>. </span><p /><span style="font-size: small;">Soon see, </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"> Jordan</span></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/dont-listen-to-saturday-night-by-friday-night">My Brain is Open</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-22825530891222469562011-05-12T11:59:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:31:25.571-07:00The Jordache Look pt. 2<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Media_httpimgssfgatec_vsxec" height="309" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jordankeats/xmrjrFptdfgkrmhcalGrvvvwljeHleyBgoyxpytxisrIxoshDCglxCxcqHBB/media_httpimgssfgatec_vsxeC.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="464" /> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2003/07/08/bu_brand02.jpg">imgs.sfgate.com</a></div> <p>Favorite Photo Ever!</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/the-jordache-look-pt-2">My Brain is Open</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34356774.post-76902647453168146772011-05-12T11:56:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:31:26.118-07:00The Jordache Look<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jordankeats/gtxCporhvlsIkEEkgxEjFgcCGhjycuiFzbrpmubgdFaEhznpsyDlxblvCBkr/media_httptomamablogs_uqpvu.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httptomamablogs_uqpvu" height="684" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/jordankeats/gtxCporhvlsIkEEkgxEjFgcCGhjycuiFzbrpmubgdFaEhznpsyDlxblvCBkr/media_httptomamablogs_uqpvu.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://tomama.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/05/03/jordache.jpg">tomama.blogs.com</a></div> <p>Some fashions never go out of style.</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://jordankeats.posterous.com/the-jordache-look">My Brain is Open</a> </p> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06380551274276375700noreply@blogger.com0