Author Archives: Garrick Van Buren

Garrick runs Working Pathways Inc, a company helping businesses become more responsive by improving internal and customer communications through simple, useful web applications. When Garrick isn’t evangelizing podcasts, wikis, RSS, and weblogs, and he’s assisting clients including Target, Sam’s Club, Orbitz.com, and 3M with their business communications process, information architecture, and interaction design.

[Job] Write HTML, CSS, and Javascript (and Git and HAML) @ HeadMix

Headmix is looking for a front-end developer to help build out their employee-oriented social network.
Leave a comment – or email me – if you’re interested in finding out more.

Where Pepsi Spends Its Money Competing with Coke

Thanks to Aaron &

Ten7i’s Web Design Bootcamp – Web 101, Drupal 101 & Basecamp 101

On Sept 17, TenSeven Interactive is hosting an all-day event on the basics of web design, drupal and Basecamp at the Minneapolis Club.
Registration is $149 ($99 until Sept 1)

TwinCitiesCoWorking.org

Back in March, over at my main blog, I mentioned co-working has been re-ignited locally.
I’m pleased to announce momentum is building and all signs are very positive.
Including the recently launched:
TwinCitiesCoWorking.org site.
Congrats to all involved on getting closer to making this a reality locally.

MinneDemo May 7, 2009 Intermedia Arts

The best tech event in town is on the calendar again – May 7th.
Same place as the last couple installments: Intermedia Arts on Lyndale.
More info at the MinneDemo site as it develops.

Ignite Mpls #1, Apr 22, 2009, 5-9pm Solera

“20 slides….each slide displays onscreen for exactly 15 seconds….5 minutes per presenter.”
Solera, Minneapolis Wednesday April 22nd 5-9pm. (that’s like 20 presenters – wow!) Free.
http://www.ignitempls.org/
RSVP here.
Big thanks to Patrick Kuntz for igniting Minneapolis
More on the ignite event model

Nina Hale’s SEMinar – Hotel Minneapolis – March 27, 2009, $185

Nina Hale’s holding a 1-day, search engine marketing seminar on March 27, 2007 at the Hotel Minneapolis.
Half Day – Morning seminar and lunch only – $155.00
Full Day – Morning Seminar with Afternoon Workshop – $185.00

MobileTwinCities First Meeting March 17, 7pm Loring Park Dunn Bros

If you’re interested in designing for mobile devices (iPhone, G1, Kindle, Blackberry, etc) Justin Grammens has started a local group – MobileTwinCities.com – focusing on that.
The first meeting is 7pm, Tuesday March 17 at the Loring Park Dunn Bros.

[JOB] Information Architect – Gage Marketing

Jay Morgan, over at Gage Marketing, is looking for an experienced information architect to add to his team. Stuff you’ll be doing:
“write scenarios, sketch mockups, spar w/ me and Bob Burns, prototype, test, play smart w/ technology, creative, pms” – Jay Morgan
Email jay_morgan at gage.com if this is you.

[UPA] March 12, 2009 6-8pm Open Book – Usability Testing with Mahtab Rezai

Mahtab Rezai, VP at EatonGolden will be talking about keeping usability relevant at the March 12 UPA-MN meeting (6-8pm at the OpenBook). $10 members, $30 non-members (Cash/Check only at the door).