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CURRENT “TOP 10” TOPICS TOOLS CLIENTS & PROJECTS SOURCES SEARCH HIDE

My “Top 10” - Topics, Tools, Clients & Projects, and Sources currently at the top of my list.
- Analysis Anticipating Change BBC.co.uk Biz Needs Building The Brand Consulting Creative Thinking DestinationCRM.com eMarketing ExpressionEngine jQuery Mashable NPR.org NYReport.com OSW PPC RR SEO Soc Nets Strategy Technology The Guest Experience Tips & Tricks Web Dev
Topics - View stream entries by Topic.
- 2D Codes Advertising Affiliate Programs Analysis Answered Anticipating Change Asked Authenticity Best Practices BI Big Data Biz 101 Biz Needs Blogged Blogging Bookmarked Building The Brand Client Z Cloud Computing CMS Collaboration Communication Consulting Consumed Consumer PS Conversion Rates Copywriting Creative Thinking CRM Crowdsourcing Customer Retention Customer Service Data Mining Design Digital Photography Direct Mail DIY e-Comm eBooks Economics eMail Marketing eMarketing Entrepreneurs Ethics Facebook FAQ Free FYI Google IA Innovation Inspiration Landing Pages Leadership Logo Design Management Marketing Measurement Mobile Broadband Negotiating NPO Online Privacy Online Reputation Management Online Security Online Video Open Source Opportunity Personal Improvement PM Podcasting PPC PR Presentation Skills Problem Solving Productivity Tools Programming Resources Responsive Web Design Sales SEM SEO SMB Soc Nets Social Coupons Social Media SPAM Stock Services Strategy Team Building Technology The Guest Experience Time Management Tips & Tricks UI UX Web 2.0 Web 3.0 Web Design Web Dev Web Dev Mobile Wireframing WP Customization
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- 500px Add This AddThis Adobe Edge Ajax AWS bit.ly Bootstrap BrowserShots.org CallFire Chatter.com ClickDesk CSS CSS3 DeviantArt.com Digg.com Diigo.com DoubleClick Publisher Dropbox Drupal EEHowTo.com Etsy.com ExpressionEngine Facebook Facebook Ads Facebook Fan Pages Facebook Groups Facebook Insights Facebook Places Facebook Questions Facebook Tabs Firebug Firefox FirePHP Fireworks Flash Flickr Fluent.io FollowUpThen.com Foursquare GitHub gMail Google Google AdSense Google AdWords Google Alerts Google Analytics Google App Creator Google Custom Search Google Docs Spreadsheet Google Drawings Google Goo.gl Google Insights Google Instant Google Page Speed Google Places Google Play Google Plus Google Plus Brand Pages Google Site Search Google URL Builder Google Voice Google Wave Google Webmaster Groupon Headway HootSuite.com HTML HTML5 Illustrator Instant WordPress Javascript jQuery Kickstarter.com Kuler LibreOffice LinkedIn Magento Mail Chimp Mechanical Turk Microdata Microformats MojoMotor mySQL Ning.com Open Graph OpenOffice Paper.li Payvment.com Photoshop PHP Ping.fm Pinterest Pixlr.com Postling.com PP QR Codes Quora RSS Salesforce Schema.org StippleIt.com TabFusion.com Trello.com Tumblr Twitter WebMatrix Windows Live Mesh WordPress Yahoo Mail Yahoo Site Explorer Yahoo! Smush It Yahoo! YSlow Yammer.com Yogile.com Yoono YOURLS.org YouTube Zazzle.com Zoho.com
Clients & Projects - View stream entries by Client or Project.
- 21 Plus 501 Sea A4R ABSNJ ASL AU AU EZ Slider 1 AU EZ Slider 2 AU EZ Widget 1 AU EZ Widget 2 AU EZ Widget 3 AU_Calendar AU_Community AU_ModPostsList AU_Slideshow AU_WPing BBR CA CAINJ DBJ EW EZ Event Tracking ezPagination FD GL HCH JS KP KYR NJCCVTS NJGpos NLM OSW QT3d RNRB RR S4M Shanachie.com Snippet Search SVS TANAHome TOcpa VDO VT802.us VxP WP Form Manager Widget WP Validate WPezWidgets XX5
Sources - View stream entries by Source referenced. Note: Only Sources referenced more than once are listed for this tab.
- 60 Minutes AddyOsmani.com AVC.com BaselineMag.com BBC.co.uk BusinessWeek.com CatsWhoCode.com CFO.com Chris Brogan CIO.com CIOInsight.com ClubIndustry.com ComputerWorld.com ConsultingMag.com ConversationMarketing.com CopyBlogger.com DBTA.com DeliverMagazine.com DestinationCRM.com eContentMag.com Entrepreneur.com ESPN.com eWeek.com FastCompany.com Forbes.com FreelanceFolder.com FuelYourCreativity.com Google Analytics (3rd ed.)Google Code Google Webmaster Central Google Webmaster Help GoogleBlog.blogspot.com GroovyPost.com HBR HBR.org Inc.com InformationWeek.com Internet Retailer JustinTadlock.com Kaushik.net MarketingExperiments.com MarketingProfs Marketplace.org Mashable Net.TutsPlus.com NetMagazine.com Neuromarketing NPR.org NPTimes.com NYReport.com NYTimes.com OneXtraPixel.com OnTheMedia.org Popular Photography Quora ReadWriteWeb.com SaveDelete.com Scobleizer.com ScrappyPencil.com SearchEngineGuide.com SearchEngineJournal.com SearchEngineLand.com SellingPower.com SEO.2.0.OnReact.com SEO.com SEObook.com SEOmoz.org SEOptimise.com SethGodin.typepad.com SimplyZesty.com SitePoint.com SixRevisions.com Slate.com SmashingMagazine.com SocialMediaExaminer.com SocialMediaToday.com Spark (CBC.ca)SpeckyBoy.com StreamingMedia.com TargetMarketingMag.com TechCrunch.com TechRepublic.com TED.com The99Percent.com TripwireMagazine.com TWICE.com Web Analytics WebDesignerMag.co.uk WebDesignish.com WebDesignLessons.com WebsiteMagazine.com What Sticks Wired.com WNYC.org WP.TutsPlus.com WPMayor.com Yoast.com YouTube.com ZDnet.com

Business Consulting For The 21st Century Via A Holistic & Intelligent Approach

Friday

18 May

2012

11.15a

The “green” view of Big Data

Consumed => “Big Data: The Hidden Opportunity” by Albert “Rocky” Pimentel on Forbes.

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Wednesday

16 May

2012

1.18p

Advertising . ArsTechnica.com . Consumed . Consumer PS . Facebook . Marketing . Social Media

General Motors pulls ads from Facebook ($10 million worth)

Consumed => “General Motors pulls annual $10 million worth of ads from Facebook” by Cyrus Farivar on ARS Technica.

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8.47a

Bookmarked . Responsive Web Design . TripwireMagazine.com . Web Design . Web Dev

30 Responsive web design tutorials

Bookmarked => “30 Responsive Web Design and Development Tutorials” by Eric Shafer on Tripwire Magazine.

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Tuesday

15 May

2012

5.52p

Ajax . ExpressionEngine . FYI . Tips & Tricks . Web Dev . jQuery

EE, SafeCracker, Ajax and updating multiple channels / entries

FYI => The UX called for a clean Ajax based updated within an ExpressionEngine SafeCracker form. What wasn’t so standard was having to update two (or more) EE channels / entries via a single form submit. And this is where the magic started to happen.

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Monday

14 May

2012

4.22p

Consumed . Consumer PS . NYTimes.com . Technology . eBooks

There’s a thin line between staying relevant and cranking out crap

Consumed => “Writer’s Cramp: In the E-Reader Era, a Book a Year Is Slacking” by Julie Bosman on NY Times.

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9.26a

Answered . CMS . Quora . SEO . Tips & Tricks

Not all IBLs are created equal

Answered => “Geo-Domain Centralization – Helps or Hurts a Long-Term Campaign?” on Quora.

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Friday

11 May

2012

10.19a

Consumed . Entrepreneurs . NYTimes.com . SMB . Tips & Tricks

The truth about leaving the 9 to 5 nest

Consumed => “The Top 10 Rookie Mistakes for Entrepreneurs” by Jay Goltz on NY Times.

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Thursday

10 May

2012

12.14p

Answered . Consumer PS . Marketing . Quora . Sales

Do you have what it takes to be Square?

Answered => “How is Square signing up new merchants without a big field sales force?” on Quora.

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8.22a

Consumed . Marketing . MarketingProfs . Tips & Tricks

Empathy and action are a marketers’ best friend

Consumed => “How to Differentiate Yourself From Your Competitors: What Makes YOU So Different?” by Matthew Grant on Marketing Profs.

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Wednesday

9 May

2012

3.10p

Best Practices . CIO.com . Consumed . Leadership . Management . Team Building

What they really, really, really want does not equal business needs

Consumed => “CIOs: Will You Be Relevant in 2017?” by Adam Hartung on CIO Magazine.

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Tuesday

8 May

2012

8.50a

Consumed . Design . SmashingMagazine.com . The Guest Experience . UI . UX . Web Design

There’s more to design than meets the eye

Consumed => “You Design It, They Do It” by Paul Scrivens on Smashing Magazine.

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Monday

7 May

2012

11.02p

Bookmarked . Bootstrap . DesignShack.net . Responsive Web Design . Web Design . Web Dev

Tapping into the power of Twitter’s Bootstrap

Bookmarked => “20 Awesome Resources for Twitter Bootstrap Lovers” by Joshua Johnson on Design Shack.

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3.11p

Analysis . Consumed . Consumer PS . TechCrunch.com . Technology

1 in 5,000 is not a trend

Consumed => “Study: Our Smartphones Are Turning Us Into ‘Real-Time Information Seekers And Problem Solvers’” by Frederic Lardinois on TechCrunch.

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9.09a

Blogging . Building The Brand . Consumed . Customer Retention . Customer Service . SocialMediaExaminer.com . The Guest Experience

If a blog comment falls in the woods…

Consumed => “19 Ways to Build Relationships With Blog Comments” by Marcus Sheridan on Social Media Examiner.

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Friday

4 May

2012

10.00a

Consumed . Entrepreneurs . Inspiration . PaulGraham.com

“Frighteningly Ambitious Startup Ideas”

Consumed => “Frighteningly Ambitious Startup Ideas” by Paul Graham on his blog.

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Thursday

3 May

2012

8.48p

Advertising . Analysis . Consumed . Facebook . TechCrunch.com . eMarketing

There are two sides to every Facebook revenue story

Consumed => “Stats: Facebook Made $9.51 in Ad Revenue Per User Last Year In The U.S. and Canada” by Kim-Mai Cutler on TechCrunch.

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9.42a

Consumed . Google Custom Search . Google Developers . Web Dev

Getting started: Google Custom Search Engine

Consumed => “Google Custom Search: Glossary” on Google Developers.

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Wednesday

2 May

2012

4.22p

Anticipating Change . Consumed . NYTimes.com . Technology

A PhD in Angry Birds?

Consumed => “Harvard and M.I.T. Team Up to Offer Free Online Courses” by Tamar Lewin on NY Times.

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11.46a

Consumed . Consumer PS . HBR.org . Marketing . Sales . The Guest Experience

The buying funnel in a TMI world

Consumed => “What Do Consumers Really Want? Simplicity” by Karen Freeman, Patrick Spenner and Anna Bird on HBR.

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Tuesday

1 May

2012

11.23p

Anticipating Change . Consumed . Consumer PS . Forbes.com . Innovation . Technology

Relentless disruption and the future of chaos

Consumed => “Here’s Why Google and Facebook Might Completely Disappear in the Next 5 Years” by Eric Jackson on Forbes.

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Frequently Asked Questions

About Mark Simchock

Business, Technology & Marketing—The rockstars of the 21st century. In that context, the quest of this site is to capture my expertise, capabilities, intelligence & capacity to learn. Ideally, you’ll also be inspired by my passion. I love what I do. I get jazzed by the thrilling evolution of building things. Brands. Business models. Marketing strategies. Websites. Etc. My mission, whether online or off, is to maximize the ROI of the growth minded brands I collaborate with. I’m focused, committed and ready to rock. If you’re the same then let’s go!

Testimonials

“I'm finally on the internet! Mark did a great job helping me define the look and feel of my brand. He then used that foundation to build a website that was appropriate. The fit is perfect. I love it. ”Tom Ostrowski CPAPrincipal, Tom Ostrowski & Associates (South Plainfield, NJ)
“Mark has been very insightful. We're very excited about our new web site.”Jana HarrisonExecutive Director & Founder, Recovery Revolution Inc. (Bangor, PA)
“Mark brought vision, leadership, technical skills, marketing know-how and patience to to our team.”Thomas SauermanFormer Director of Development, EducationWorks (Lawrenceville, NJ)
“Mark jumped into a difficult situation and saved an important project for me. He is knowledgeable, conscientious and has a great attitude. He is a pleasure to work with.”Tom ColelloPrincipal, Overlook Digital (Saugerties, NY)
“Mark is great. He has had a very positive effect on our organization. He is knowledgeable, thorough, responsive, very detail oriented and, most important to me, accountable!”Carl FalcoPresident, Falco Design (East Brunswick, NJ)

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ON CALL CLIENTS WEB SITES BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY MARKETING TOOLS & RESOURCES NEWS MY FAVES HIDE

On Call - The links I'm most likely to reach for the most often.
- Add This Adobe Kuler Adode Acrobat.com Alchemy United Browser Lab Browser Shots Closure Complie Service Copy Paste Character Data Science Toolkit DreamHost ExpressionEngine Forums ExpressionEngine User Guide EZ Widget 1 Google Insights Google Keywords (Adwords)Google URL Builder Headway Themes Mail Chimp Marketplace NPR.org Open Site Explorer Pixlr Postling Slick Deals Smashing Magazine SpeckBoy.com Sprite Box The Noun Project WP Snippets Yahoo! Smush It Zoho
Clients - Present as well as past. Direct as well as indirect.
- 21 Plus ABS ALL-STATE Legal Boom Bap Radio CAINJ.org Dr. Vagnozzi Bucci EducationWorks Exactly Jobs Falco Design Hub City Heartbeat Johnson & Johnson Killington Year Round Local Wisdom Nanny Consultants NJ NJCCVTS One Simple Wish Overlook Digital Recovery Revolution Robins Nest Rhythm And Blues SchaeferNY.com Sharim V' Sharot TANAHome Thomas Ostrowski & Associates Vox Princeton Xero Xero Five
Websites - Completed projects as well as beta and alpha projects.
- 21 Plus Alchemy United Chief Alchemist Conscious Wellness Designed By Jillian Exactly Jobs EZ Widget 1 Falco Design Killington Year Round Nanny Consultants NJ NJ Green Program of Study NxT LvL MrktnG One Simple Wish Recovery Revolution Robins Nest Rhythm And Blues SchaeferNY.com TANAHome Thomas Ostrowski & Associates Xero Xero Five
Business - Sources and resources that are less techie/design and more traditional in scope.
- Alchemy United Marketplace Mashable NPR.org NYTimes - Business TED
Technology - Business and life as seen through the eyes of ones and zeros.
- Closure Complie Service Make Tech Easier Marketplace Mashable NYTimes - Technology Open Site Explorer Stippleit TED The Noun Project
Marketing - Connecting with and inspiring the less objective side of the brain in order to create and communicate.
- Mashable Open Site Explorer Six Revisions Smashing Magazine SpeckBoy.com TED The Noun Project Tripwire Magazine Yahoo! Smush It
Tool & Resources - Direct links to sites and brands that often have been mentioned here.
- Add This Adobe Kuler Adode Acrobat.com Browser Lab Closure Complie Service Copy Paste Character Data Science Toolkit DreamHost ExpressionEngine Forums ExpressionEngine User Guide EZ Widget 1 Google Analytics (Metrics)Google Insights Google Keywords (Adwords)Google URL Builder Google: Rich Snippets Headway Themes Mail Chimp Make Tech Easier Mashable Open Site Explorer Pantone to Hex Conversion Pixlr Postling PR.com PRLog.org Smashing Magazine Social Mention SpeckBoy.com Sprite Box Stippleit The Noun Project WP Snippets Yahoo! Site Explorer Yahoo! Smush It Zoho
News & Current Events - Appreciation for the fact that business exists within the context of a much bigger picture.
- BBC's World Have Your Say Marketplace NPR.org NYTimes - Business NYTimes - Technology TED
My Faves - The ones I like for both personal and professional reasons.
- ABS Add This Adobe Kuler Adode Acrobat.com Alchemy United BBC's World Have Your Say Closure Complie Service ExpressionEngine Forums EZ Widget 1 Headway Themes Hub City Heartbeat Killington Year Round Marketplace NPR.org Postling Recovery Revolution Slick Deals Smashing Magazine SpeckBoy.com TANAHome The Noun Project Vox Princeton Xero Xero Five Zoho

My “Top 10” - Topics, Tools, Clients & Projects, and Sources currently at the top of my list.

Topics - View stream entries by Topic.

Tool - View stream entries by Tool.

Clients & Projects - View stream entries by Client or Project.

Sources - View stream entries by Source referenced. Note: Only Sources referenced more than once are listed for this tab.

Frequently Asked Questions

About Mark Simchock

Testimonials

Links

On Call - The links I'm most likely to reach for the most often.

Clients - Present as well as past. Direct as well as indirect.

Websites - Completed projects as well as beta and alpha projects.

Business - Sources and resources that are less techie/design and more traditional in scope.

Technology - Business and life as seen through the eyes of ones and zeros.

Marketing - Connecting with and inspiring the less objective side of the brain in order to create and communicate.

Tool & Resources - Direct links to sites and brands that often have been mentioned here.

News & Current Events - Appreciation for the fact that business exists within the context of a much bigger picture.

My Faves - The ones I like for both personal and professional reasons.