A lot of my friends have asked me why i’ve plunged into starting a new company, and, why / how i chose building a VR Video Platform specifically as an area for software innovation? I think i can succinctly summarize as: … Continue reading Why VR Video Will Be BIG
I’ve got a new favorite word that i’m investing energy in imbuing with greenedness: Pixvana. Pixvana is evocative of video delivery and virtual reality, and has its very own domain at http://www.pixvana.com. I really like the combination of the pixel and … Continue reading Pixvana is a lovely word, and i will make it MINE!
My Family and I just completed a marvelous 9 day expedition on the Colorado River from Lees Landing launch, down through the marvelous Grand Canyon National Park. We used Hatch as our expedition outfitter/organizer and we were absolutely thrilled with … Continue reading Grand Canyon River Expedition with Hatch as Outfiter
I changed the kidney grill “bib” from the factory chrome to a matching black; this is apparently pretty common cosmetic upgrade/change, and it was ultimately pretty easy to do–however, i found the online documentation/help to be a bit confusing so … Continue reading F80 BMW m3 Kidney Grill Replacement Install
I sold my Apple Watch after 1 week of use, here’s why! After a sordid 1 week fling with the Apple Watch, i decided this AM that I had had enough and i posted it for sale on my internal company bulletin board. … Continue reading My Apple Watch Review, vis a vis Fitbit Surge
I’m training for the Copenhagen Marathon in May of this year (2015), and have been using Strava and a new Fitbit Surge device to track my runs. Unfortunately the two systems are not compatible (update May 2015–they are now compatible, … Continue reading Strava and FitBit Surge Together / Review of Fitbit Surge
So a lot of folks have emailed me this week asking me “what happened to buuteeq”, so i thought i’d write a quick informal post to document for the seo bots. As of first week of January 2015 we’ve changed … Continue reading buuteeq’s new name?
I lived in Spain during a study abroad year in college back in early 1990s, and have returned several times since for business and pleasure. I’ve found myself writing up some of my recommendations for “what should i do if … Continue reading Recommendations for visit to Madrid, Spain
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on the blog of the hospitality digital marketing company, buuteeq, prior to its acquisition by Booking.com in June 2014. The opinions expressed here are specific to buuteeq, though many of the technology insights remain relevant to customers and admirers of our new business, BookingSuite, a unit of Booking.com. Visit suite.booking.com for our latest thought leadership in the hospitality digital marketing space. Things are about to get a lot more awesome. On June 10, buuteeq joined forces with The Priceline Group, one of the world’s leading Internet companies and the global leader in online accommodations. This new strategic … Continue reading CEO Forest Key On buuteeq Joining The Priceline Group
I’m incredibly proud and happy to have won the Geekwire Awards Perk of the Year 2014 for buuteeq’s employee travel stipend program, “Trotamundo”. I started buuteeq because of my deep passion for travel and seeing the world. We created the … Continue reading Trotamundo wins Perk of the Year 2014
I spoke at a Small Talks event last week on the subject of Millennials in the Workplace (millennial are the generation born in the 80s and early 90s, that came after my generation “gen x”). buuteeq has a lot of … Continue reading Small Talks event in Seattle re: Millennials in the Workplace
My company buuteeq has grown to over 110 employees in 5 offices around the world, so a huge component of my time/role as ceo has been focused on “culture”–how do we create a consistent best-practice culture in multiple offices (while growing rapidly), … Continue reading Virtuous Employee Feedback Loop
I get a lot of requests from friends about travel to Chile (for leisure/vacation, usually with family including kids), so i figured it was time to put my thoughts into a blog entry that I can repurpose, so here you … Continue reading Recommendations for Travel in Chile
I’m unabashedly in love with the HR employee feedback tool http://www.tinypulse.com, and sat down with our VP of Talent to discuss a bit re: how we use the tool and some of the company culture at buuteeq. Continue reading TiynyPulse rocks!
Caetano has been making a lot of videos for his youtube channel and wanted to create something with his brother that would stand-out from the relatively mediocre stuff that his comparative peers have been producing. So we got out the big guns (a GoPro camera for slow-mo footage, and my Canon 5d Mark III for the main action) and did a full shoot, edit, post-production+viz-effects, in a 4hr intensive session at buuteeq’s office. The kids wrote the script and storyboarded the action using post-it notes. I shot and did the editing + effects, but i had them watch closely so … Continue reading Ping Pong madness with the kids
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on the blog of the hospitality digital marketing company, buuteeq, prior to its acquisition by Booking.com in June 2014. The opinions expressed here are specific to buuteeq, though many of the technology insights remain relevant to customers and admirers of our new business, BookingSuite, a unit of Booking.com. Visit suite.booking.com for our latest thought leadership in the hospitality digital marketing space. There are a slew of acronyms in the world, and sometimes it’s not clear what they mean. Today we tackle SEO (search engine optimization) and SEM (search engine marketing) to explain the differences and weigh the costs and … Continue reading SEO vs. SEM – An Infographic
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on the blog of the hospitality digital marketing company, buuteeq, prior to its acquisition by Booking.com in June 2014. The opinions expressed here are specific to buuteeq, though many of the technology insights remain relevant to customers and admirers of our new business, BookingSuite, a unit of Booking.com. Visit suite.booking.com for our latest thought leadership in the hospitality digital marketing space. Back in March of 2011, I wrote a post stating that most websites were not designed to provide a good user experience when viewed on smartphones and described what being optimized for mobile used to … Continue reading What does mobile optimization mean now?
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on the blog of the hospitality digital marketing company, buuteeq, prior to its acquisition by Booking.com in June 2014. The opinions expressed here are specific to buuteeq, though many of the technology insights remain relevant to customers and admirers of our new business, BookingSuite, a unit of Booking.com. Visit suite.booking.com for our latest thought leadership in the hospitality digital marketing space. We’ve been getting a few calls this week about Google’s authorship markup, and so I’d like to take the time to explain what authorship markup is, and how to set it up for your … Continue reading Google’s Authorship Markup – Author vs. Publisher
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on the blog of the hospitality digital marketing company, buuteeq, prior to its acquisition by Booking.com in June 2014. The opinions expressed here are specific to buuteeq, though many of the technology insights remain relevant to customers and admirers of our new business, BookingSuite, a unit of Booking.com. Visit suite.booking.com for our latest thought leadership in the hospitality digital marketing space. From the point of view of an eager, excited, new buuteeq customer who is combing their new site for imperfections, there is often an objection when it becomes clear that there is no room … Continue reading Modern Web Design: Why buuteeq Omits The “Home” Button
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on the blog of the hospitality digital marketing company, buuteeq, prior to its acquisition by Booking.com in June 2014. The opinions expressed here are specific to buuteeq, though many of the technology insights remain relevant to customers and admirers of our new business, BookingSuite, a unit of Booking.com. Visit suite.booking.com for our latest thought leadership in the hospitality digital marketing space. Reverse proxy search engine marketing (SEM) is a recent tactic that we want to inform our customers about. After thoroughly evaluating the technique, we have concluded that reverse proxy SEM is an undesirable technology that could … Continue reading Reverse Proxy Search Engine Marketing
