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September 2008

• Being upfront about (re)sources
• Top 5 client misconceptions

August 2008

• Information design
• Yes, I’m co-authoring a book
• Call it by its real name
• The Gray White Black site is live
• Sit back and enjoy the ride
• Great site, too bad about the web shop
• BBC Sport’s fantastic olympics promo by Hewlett and Albarn

July 2008

• Doane Paper is almost a dream come true
• Ask more questions
• SF Beta
• Social media is not a delivery mechanism
• Simply true
• Firefox 3 needs some browser.urlbar tweaks
• Why edited is always better
• Today: SocialMediaCamp, Mashable party
• Two under-reported great things about the iPhone 2.0 update

June 2008

• Project start-up info 101
• I don’t do long reports
• An observation
• I talk about social media in Geneva
• Fredrik at Autoquake is hiring
• Writing for the real world
• Relentless passion
• Higher resolutions, narrower browser windows fit rise of Vertical Point Media

May 2008

• The language of copy
• Congrats
• HR and IT departments are a drag on your business
• 333 Mother
• Citywide wifi screens
• Boagworld and other recommended podcasts
• The new Orbitsville site is live
• Belated Web 2.0 Expo wrap
• More noise, less signal

April 2008

• The cat is out of the bag - almost
• Does your OS affect your output?
• Review info that matters
• Fantasy Interactive makes it clear what you get for your money on SAS

March 2008

• Take a break with Aaron Sjogren
• Set lots of goals
• Why a blackboard beats a whiteboard
• Proof of passion
• “We don’t innovate”
• “Now” matters the most
• Starting up #5 – Either way you win.
• I like Citizen Space
• Commenting problem solved

February 2008

• I want less stuff in my Backpack
• Starting up #4 - Who is your decision maker?
• Comments
• Wireless equals results
• Flash sessions make you effective
• Starting up #3 - Picking a “CMS”

January 2008

• Word - Be gone?
• Webclip
• Evolving the user interface
• Two rules for describing your business
• Large images and motion video backgrounds
• What are you looking at?
• Starting up #2 - Pick the right people

December 2007

• Printing four-to-one
• WriteMaps - Righting the wrongs of site map tools?
• Starting up #1 - Focus on one thing
• Starting up - A series of sorts
• The desk I want for Christmas
• Incremental Managers can kill your business
• Commissioning Clients and Ultimate Clients
• Some things are not important

November 2007

• Get up, go for a walk
• Inspiring leader checklist
• Reassurance
• Be brave - say less
• Passionate, disciplined, specialized
• How far does passion stretch?
• And… action!

My March 2003–October 2007 posts can be found
over at the old Orvet Digital blog.

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Being upfront about (re)sources

9/4

Top 5 client misconceptions

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Information design

8/25

Yes, I’m co-authoring a book

8/22

Call it by its real name

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