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  • Westchester RiverWalk of Hope Fundraiser... Who's Coming?

    Not too long ago my brother Todd and I were exchanging messages on Facebook, brainstorming a charitable event fundraiser to benefit the orphans of Haiti.  He mentioned hiking the entire Appalachian Trail and I thought it would be a great idea. After spending a little more time with it we realized that it could be just as effective doing an event on a slightly smaller scale, possibly in our own backyard in West...
  • Does HTML5 and CSS3 Have a Future?

    If you find yourself bored of reading about Fashion week, Google Buzz, and Tiger Woods check out the bickering going on within the web development community over "Adobe's secret hold" on HTML5.  It's like a bunch of kids on the playground arguing over who was a better Center Fielder: Willie Mays or Ty Cobb (wow, I even dated myself with that reference). It is an interesting predicament that the W3C and WHATWG ha...
  • The Good Client Part I: Mobycity and The Financial Times

    Reading Andy Wibbels book, "Blog Wild!" just inspired me to write a six-part series about some great clients I recently worked with, and others that ultimately wasted my time and energy.  This post is The Good Client Part I. First, I have to thank Jari Rouas, Sr. Digital Consultant at MRA Advertising/Production Support Services, Inc for introducing me to Sammy Elbaz of Mobycity, a web 2.0 start-up based in ...
  • RiverWalk of Hope Facebook Fan Page Is Up!

    Welcome back and thanks as always for stopping in.  We are moving right along with The Westchester RiverWalk of Hope fundraiser.  Yesterday I managed to setup our Facebook fan page, along with a paypal donation button on both my blog, and the fan page itself. In Facebook I originally started off by creating an event.  As we have evolved, setting up a group became necessary.  Now we are a page because to str...
  • Why the Internet Has Become Fast Food

    The Internet has become fast food.  Recently I have been focusing on the number of Feedburner subscribers I am attracting and retaining, and it's pretty obvious that every time I publish a new post there is a surge in new subscribers.  If my day job takes me away from publishing a new post for a few days it is inevitable that I will lose some of the users following my blog via my rss feed.  It's pretty clear that the...

The Good Client Part I: Mobycity and The Financial Times

Mar 12th

Posted by Dustin in Business

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Reading Andy Wibbels book, “Blog Wild!” just inspired me to write a six-part series about some great clients I recently worked with, and others that ultimately wasted my time and energy.  This post is The Good Client Part I.

First, I have to thank Jari Rouas, Sr. Digital Consultant at MRA Advertising/Production More >

Financial Times, Google Analytics, Mobycity

RiverWalk of Hope Facebook Fan Page Is Up!

Mar 11th

Posted by Dustin in Community

1108No commentshttp://www.dustinschmidt.com/2010/03/riverwalk-of-hope-facebook-fan-page/RiverWalk+of+Hope+Facebook+Fan+Page+Is+Up%212010-03-11+14%3A40%3A24Dustin

Welcome back and thanks as always for stopping in.  We are moving right along with The Westchester RiverWalk of Hope fundraiser.  Yesterday I managed to setup our Facebook fan page, along with a paypal donation button on both my blog, and the fan page itself.

In Facebook I originally started off More >

Haiti, hike, RiverWalk

Westchester RiverWalk of Hope Fundraiser… Who’s Coming?

Feb 25th

Posted by Dustin in Community

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Not too long ago my brother Todd and I were exchanging messages on Facebook, brainstorming a charitable event fundraiser to benefit the orphans of Haiti.  He mentioned hiking the entire Appalachian Trail and I thought it would be a great idea.

After spending a little more time with it we realized that it could be More >

Haiti, RiverWalk, Westchester

How To Launch A Social Media Campaign On The Cheap (or Free)

Feb 22nd

Posted by Dustin in Blogging

9751 commenthttp://www.dustinschmidt.com/2010/02/free-social-media/How+To+Launch+A+Social+Media+Campaign+On+The+Cheap+%28or+Free%292010-02-22+15%3A29%3A40Dustin

Hiring an ad agency or  professional marketing consultant to build an online reputation through social media in 2010 might seem like an impossibility for some small business owners looking to trim expenses within the confines of slender budgets.  I know plenty of businesses in Westchester, New York who have been impacted by More >

Westchester

Does HTML5 and CSS3 Have a Future?

Feb 19th

Posted by Dustin in Technology

1011No commentshttp://www.dustinschmidt.com/2010/02/html5-quarrel/Does+HTML5+and+CSS3+Have+a+Future%3F2010-02-19+22%3A38%3A20Dustin

If you find yourself bored of reading about Fashion week, Google Buzz, and Tiger Woods check out the bickering going on within the web development community over “Adobe’s secret hold” on HTML5.  It’s like a bunch of kids on the playground arguing over who was a better Center Fielder: Willie Mays or Ty More >

CSS3, development, html5
5 Things You Can Learn From Building a Snowman

5 Things You Can Learn From Building a Snowman

Feb 17th

Posted by Dustin in Personal

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While there was still some sunlight left to illuminate the yard last night I spent over an hour with my three year old nephew Darius and his daddy building Frosty.  Rolling the base was challenging, but you realize afterwards what a great workout it actually is.

Although the origin of the snowman is still widely debated by More >

success

Why the Internet Has Become Fast Food

Feb 15th

Posted by Dustin in Blogging

9842 commentshttp://www.dustinschmidt.com/2010/02/ghost-blogging/Why+the+Internet+Has+Become+Fast+Food2010-02-15+14%3A01%3A05Dustin

The Internet has become fast food.  Recently I have been focusing on the number of Feedburner subscribers I am attracting and retaining, and it’s pretty obvious that every time I publish a new post there is a surge in new subscribers.  If my day job takes me away from publishing a More >

blog, Facebook, Twitter

What’s all The Google Buzz About?

Feb 12th

Posted by Dustin in Social Media

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As per usual, once Google releases anything new the hype factor surges to record levels.  Pardon my sarcasm here, but it’s true.  Don’t get me wrong, I have come to love and appreciate several of their web based applications and services such as Analytics, Docs, Feedburner, Insights, Reader, and Webmaster More >

Google, social networks
What Was Your Favorite Super Bowl Commercial?

What Was Your Favorite Super Bowl Commercial?

Feb 8th

Posted by Dustin in Advertising

9334 commentshttp://www.dustinschmidt.com/2010/02/what-was-your-favorite-super-bowl-commercial/What+Was+Your+Favorite+Super+Bowl+Commercial%3F2010-02-08+15%3A07%3A26Dustin

Every year a lot of focus is placed on the commercials at the Super Bowl, both from the perspective of advertisers and viewers.  Super Bowl XLIV was no different. Dumping millions of dollars into a :30 second spot might not seem prudent with respect to ROI given the state of More >

ad, advertisers, Super Bowl
The February Social Mashup

The February Social Mashup

Feb 5th

Posted by Dustin in Blogging

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This month I was rather spontaneous about a blogging project I had in mind. Although not entirely a new concept, I decided to ask my friends and following through all of my social networks including my blog to offer whatever they had to offer. Whether it be original or something More >

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