End of the Blog
I’m closing and archiving this blog.
Higher Ed Funding: Taking the First, Painful Step
Missouri looks to cut funding for higher education, and there are no shortage of opponents. But maybe higher ed needs its funding cut in order to survive.
Do Long Scrolling Pages Work?
Super long pages are a growing design trend in higher education. Do they work? Do visitors read the content? Can you measure it? You sure can.
Leaving AgencyND
Almost six years ago, I started working in higher ed web marketing. In two weeks, I start a new job in a different career path.
Difference Between Creativity and Innovation
I once attended a class on innovation and the instructor led with this question: what was the difference between Leonardo da Vinci and Thomas Edison?
My 1996 Spam Filter
It’s usually a mystery how a spammer got your info. But in 1996, a tiny mistake became to the most useful spam filter I’ve ever found.
Leadership and Football
I am not your average football fan. Sure, I love a good heart-thumping one-handed-catch-in-the- endzone-display-of-raw-athleticism as much as the next guy, but I also enjoy a more cerebral appreciation to the sport. That’s why, with football season back in full force, so too is my rekindled fascination with systems theory concepts such as emergence and the organizational principles of leadership. A guest post by Brian Grundy.
6 Things I Wish I'd Known 10 Years Ago
My blog is 5 years old, and I’ve been working professionally in this industry for a decade. Reading Katya Andresen’s blog got me thinking about what I would have told my young self, just embarking on a career (without quite realizing that’s what I was doing).
Real-Time Stats from Google Analytics
Today, Google unveiled Real-Time Google Analytics and released it to a handful of accounts. You could request to have it turned on for your account, and within a couple of hours of making that request they turned it on for me.
Design Convergence in Higher Ed Websites
There are over 4000 higher ed institutions in the United States. With largely similar audiences (prospective students, current students, parents, faculty, alumni, donors, etc.) and goals (recruitment, retention, donations, etc.) we’re certainly not alone in our challenges. Thus, when faced the same problems we come up with the same solutions. This is what I call design convergence.