I spent two fattening days at the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco last week. When I wasn’t helping Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy sample their popular Colorado goat cheeses, I walked the floor, tasting farmstead and artisanal cheeses, chocolates, teas, coffees, charcuterie, jams, olives, yogurts, pates and other delicacies. In a one-hour spin through the [...]
Is it just me, or is this time of year totally crazy!?! Holiday parties, community involvement, approximately three hours of sunlight during the day (OK, so it’s a bit more than that…but you get the point). December also seems to be a time when we look back on the year and reflect on what’s worked [...]
Thursday night the crème-de-la crème of the Colorado public relations community gathered for the annual PRSA Gold Pick Awards. Spirits were high as more than 270 PR folks “Put on the Ritz.” Emcees Bruce Goldberg of the Denver Business Journal and Andrew Hudson of andrewhudsonsjoblist.com got the crowd going with a folksy musical number that [...]
Nerd. Geek. Dork. Whatever. My friend Matt and I have returned from BlizzCon, and it’s safe to say we’re not nearly as nerdy as we thought we were. In fact, we’re not even close. While I will most likely remain the King of Nerd-dom at JohnstonWells (the mere fact that I went to BlizzCon assures [...]
Nerd. Geek. Dork. Uber. After more than five years at JohnstonWells, I’m used to being called all of these things…often. It’s not that people at JohnstonWells are mean (in fact, everyone here is quite friendly). But the truth is, an online-game playin’, TechCrunch readin’, Attack of the Show watchin’ guy is just not common in [...]
In an attempt to further its growing reputation as the next San Francisco (or the far cuter San Francisco Jr.), a group of local startups is offering to fly 100 web developers to Boulder to interview at the Boulder Colorado Job Fair. The job fair takes place Oct. 27-31. According to the website, 20 of [...]
Merriam-Webster is earning some serious geek cred with the new additions to its most recent Collegiate Dictionary. Among the 100 or so new words that have been added to the new edition: webinar – a live online educational presentation during which participating viewers can submit questions and comments. malware – software designed to interfere with [...]
I first heard about the Zac Browser on CNET’s “Loaded” and then saw it covered in yesterday’s Rocky. It’s a Web browser (like Firefox or Internet Explorer) designed for children, especially those with autism who may find the typical Web interface confusing or frustrating. The AP story that ran in the Rocky goes into much [...]
A location-based social network named Brightkite recently started beta testing – kinda sweet because they’re from Colorado. The company, which is based in Denver, is inviting a limited number of participants to tinker with its new service before the major rollout. It’s really exciting to have a Web 2.0 innovator so close to home. Brightkite [...]