Author Archives: John Ayers

20 years ago or so, print publishing changed, typesetting, film seperations and many other processes that took many people to achieve was now shifting over to a little personal computer and putting the power into the hands of anyone with … Continue reading →

Consider a small district with a half dozen schools, some administrators, a hundred teachers and a thousand parents or so. Start a topic or issue and you have a meeting to for discussion. Leadership plans it out, makes recommendations, stakeholders … Continue reading →

The story behind the viral post that wasn’t intended to go viral, but did and continues to do so. http://www.threeshipsmedia.com/social-media-and-donuts/   The original post on InstaGram by Douglas Wray  http://instagr.am/p/nm695/

Today SCCO International and the Graziadio School of Business and Management released the 2012 CEO Performance 100, which ranks CEO performance of Southern California’s largest companies. The report names Occidental Petroleum’s CEO, Stephen Chazen, as the top value creator in … Continue reading →

In design – I love that everything is getting simpler to view, easier to read, and keeping it ‘at a glance’. This is purely reflecting the technological steps we are taking. Here are some good tips for you. http://www.sitereviver.com/5-of-the-best-social-media-page-designs/   … Continue reading →

Quick question/survey on Social Media: [1] Where do you initiate social media?Mobile/Desktop/Laptop  [2] What spaces do you most actively participate? Facebook/Twitter/Foursquare/Pinterest/Yammer/Other  [3] What primary purpose?Fun/Work/Connections/Other Please share and pass along to others.   *image courtesy of socialcommerceblog

If you are a fan of David Letterman’s Top 10 list and love branding, social media and the digital space… see this post on some of the best practices on Pinterest. In this article “10 Surprising Brands Killing It on … Continue reading →

Cloud computing is THE trending topic of this decade. Apple just announced iCloud -  Google is becoming the Cloud - just ask them. and what is the Chromebook anyway. How do they compare you ask? Well, see Computerworld Ok, Ok, so there are a few more companies to … Continue reading →

This is my personal call to STOP MAKING BAD WEB SITES. With years in design, art direction and creative direction, I am focusing much of my attention on User Experience [Interaction/Interface design]. Utilizing my knowledge of core grid systems, incorporating … Continue reading →

Was on Linked-in navigating through some of the new tools they are rolling out and noticed in the lower right hand corner of the page a survey being conducted by Cisco. Though I generally would not participate… the subject being assessed … Continue reading →