Author Archives: Forest Key

Spain, 20 years later

20 years ago I lived in Madrid for my junior year in college.  It was a lovely time of life.  I was very fortunate to make several new great friends while living in Spain, but i also brought with me … Continue reading

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Some new video with my 5d Mark ii

Yes, i know, the Canon 5d mark ii is not news (more than 3+ years old), and all you serious pros or enthusiasts with $3,500 USD to burn are now into the mark iii and its amazing low-light capabilities and … Continue reading

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Google SEO as “GOSO” – A Segmentation Chart

Stop calling it SEO.  What we really mean to say when we say SEO is “Google Organic Search Optimization”–so i’m going to start calling it that, GOSO. I studied history in college and remember (perhaps incorrectly?) that the 13th century … Continue reading

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2011 Trotamundo Trips from buuteeq-ers

buuteeq just completed our first year with commercial service and it was really a great 2011.  The company and product are continuing to evolve rapidly, and there are lots of new faces on the team.  One of the unique benefits … Continue reading

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Silverlight RIP : allegorical thoughts from 2004 strategy presentation

With the announcements this week at Microsoft’s Build event (which I only fleetingly caught news of via twitter reposts), and the apparent complete end/unwind of Silverlight… i was nostalgic for my time working on it and associated initiatives at micrsoft … Continue reading

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Finding a Vimeo replacement service to host my company videos

I just went through a very stressful experience that I thought I’d share for the benefit of others that will surely run into the same issues. I made the mistake of signing up for Vimeo and started using the service … Continue reading

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Why Flash is a really bad choice for hotel websites

One of my inspirations for starting buuteeq was all the crappy flash microsites for boutique hotels.  We put together a little video to help highlight the key issues that make flash a really bad choice for hotel websites.  

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Me talking with Robert Scoble about buuteeq

I drove out to Robert Scoble’s house to show him buuteeq; i was exhausted from a long day of travel, but robert’s abode was a warm and welcoming environment, and his infectious upbeat mood and passion for all things wonderful and innovative … Continue reading

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buuteeq has launched

After 18 months of planning and hard work, i’m really proud of the  launch of buuteeq today.  buuteeq has been my baby; a concept that i put together myself with great support and inspiration from my wife and our multi-trip-travel … Continue reading

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Great deconstuction of map labels

This really struck me as great deconstruction, by a designer, of the information design principles at play in the three map labeling systems employed by google, yahoo! and bing maps.  Wonderful read, kudos Mr. Justin O’Beirne!  

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