4 Tips on Blogging
Topics: Social Media
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Blog writing is something new to me. I’m much more accustomed to writing research papers that require days of library study and countless spell checks and revisions (truth be told I probably wrote most of my papers the night before and hoped my teacher skimmed it when grading). So when I was asked to write for the blog I thought this would be a piece of cake. Just throw some random thoughts down on paper and type them into the computer = 30 minutes later a blog post. Simple. Done. WRONG.

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The Power of a Brand
Topics: Fun Stuff, Industry Trends
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It never ceases to amaze me how quickly you can get people riled up just with the mention of a few words. Take for example the word “Apple.” Let’s suppose I walk into a certain area (or areas) of the office here at Worthwhile and say “Apple.” Instantly I would have certain members of our team drooling with hunger and delight that would only make Pavlov proud. (Note: I am in no way comparing these people to Pavlovian dogs.) Maybe if I changed up the word to “Microsoft” I would hear giggles of glee coming from the developer side of the camp.

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Websites are like trucks
Topics: Web Design, Web Strategy
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Strong websites are a lot like a good truck. Bear with me because this isn’t going to turn into a bad country music song.

Websites are put together and maintained in similar fashion to vehicles.

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2nd @ Mercer Programming Competition
Topics: Community Involvement, Press Releases
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Ian Wagner, Software Developer at The Worthwhile Company, competed in the 6th Annual Mercer University Spring Programming Competition on February 27, 2010.ian

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The Future of the Internet: Apps or Chrome?
Topics: Industry Trends
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I had a rough childhood. I grew up in an era where you listened to cassette tapes in the car and waited 5 minutes for them to change sides (if you were lucky enough to have an automatic flipper). I also lived through the days of VHS rentals: “Please be sure and rewind.” Probably the most trying years were back when we had CRT monitors, TV’s the size of a recliner, and no HD Discovery channel!

I’ve come a long way. Now instead of a clunky Walkman I can pick me up a nifty iPod touch. Instead of a clunky bag phone I can sport my new Droid! Better yet I can surf the web via Google Chrome instead of IE6. Life is good.

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