http://nickfinck.com/index.php/index/ en nick@nickfinck.com Copyright 2008 2008-08-19T02:33:00-08:00 http://nickfinck.com/site/rip_monstero/ http://nickfinck.com/site/rip_monstero/#When:02:33:00Z I just heard on the news that Monstero was the victim of arson of some sort… its sad to see art destroyed. Monstero by nickf. I just heard on the news that Monstero was the victim of arson of some sort… its sad to see art destroyed. 2008-08-19T02:33:00-08:00 http://nickfinck.com/site/t_shirts_i_own/ http://nickfinck.com/site/t_shirts_i_own/#When:04:38:00Z So, some of my friend have noticed I have a specific t-shirt collection as of late.  Here are links to the ones I own, in order by date purchased or received. You guess the theme… NoiseBot - Cannibal Marshmallows Barry’s Farm - Let’s Go Camping Threadless - S’More 101 Woot - Oh Burned!!! Personal 2008-06-03T04:38:00-08:00 http://nickfinck.com/site/user_experience_best_practices/ http://nickfinck.com/site/user_experience_best_practices/#When:04:43:00Z Webvisions 2008 - Portland, OR A presentation I did at Webvisions 2008 on user experience best practices which goes through a series of popular sites and shows the pros and cons of each site. Presentations 2008-05-28T04:43:00-08:00 http://nickfinck.com/site/gary_vaynerchuk_responds_to_everyone/ http://nickfinck.com/site/gary_vaynerchuk_responds_to_everyone/#When:06:39:00Z Gary Vaynerchuk, one of the most passionate social marketing guys I will probably ever meet, explains his strategy in dealing with the signal to noise ratio in blogs, email, IM, twitter, and in general communication from the community at large. So Gary Vaynerchuk basically made a formal request for reader questions yesterday and I decided, being the fan I am, to ask a question myself.  My question was as follows: Nick Finck Says: April 30th, 2008 at 2:36 am Interaction has become so easy, to powerful, so awesome… but also so overwhelming. As someone who blogs on three sites, has 5 email addresses, IM on 4 networks, twitters and has accounts on a handful of social networking websites… my question to you is: how do we separate the good communication from the noise? To clarify, what I mean by good communication is communication that is of value. As businesses, we want to hear what our customers are saying (feedback good or bad, tips, suggestions, appreciation, etc), but the message is often overrun by chatter and useless communication that serves no real purpose (spam, blatant plugging of some product, abuse of communication tools, forced viral marketing, product placement in blog posts, etc, etc). If that question would take to long to answer, no worries.. how about this one: What wine should I drink tonight? Thanks, - Nick ...well, the next day I get an email.  Gary decided to respond to my question… here’s the video post entitled How to cut through the Noise? Thanks Gary, you rock! New Era Marketing 2008-05-01T06:39:00-08:00 http://nickfinck.com/site/getting_stuff_done_on_facebook/ http://nickfinck.com/site/getting_stuff_done_on_facebook/#When:18:00:00Z An interesting application that links Getting Things Done (GTD) with Facebook… who would have thought that you could be productive using Facebook?! Derek Punstalan and his colleagues have put together an interesting GTD app for Facebook called, of course, Getting Stuff Done.  I am going to kick the tires on it while I plan out all the things needed for my up and coming BBQ.  BTW, if you know me, are local to Seattle and like all things BBQ, please let me know and I will get you on the guest list! New and Shiny 2008-04-27T18:00:00-08:00 http://nickfinck.com/site/pants_on_fire/ http://nickfinck.com/site/pants_on_fire/#When:01:51:00Z Continuing with my series on random emails I thought it would be good to include this one.  Tho it doesn’t fit exactly into the rules of the randomness of emails I get, this one was intended for me regardless of how unqualified I am on the subject matter here… the qualified person being a pyrotechnical specialist. Some background here; in 2007 I did a presentation at SXSWi with the title ”How to Inform Design How to Set Your Pants on Fire.” As far as I know Dave is still lymphoma free today, but maybe a bit more charred than normal and avoiding various combinations of hairspray and open flame. From: Dave Subject: Pants on Fire Date: November 25, 2007 8:49:27 PM PST To: Nick Finck Your presentation came up when I googled “How to Set Your Pants on Fire Safely.” Now before you think I’m a lunatic, I’m simply trying to celebrate being recently cured of lymphoma in an appropriately festive manner.  While I enjoyed your presentation, I’m curious if you actually have any real insights into how I might safely (and briefly) set my pants on fire so I can run down the street proclaiming my joy.  If you have some blazing insight that knocks me off my feet, I will certainly pay you for it.  Though I must admit I’m a poor college student with little to my name in the world.  You should also be aware that I’ll probably figure out how to do this on my own, and any help from you would fall into the “safely” rather than “how to set my pants on fire” part of my google search.  I’m not a litigious type of person.  More than likely you’ll wish me well on my way, which is perfectly fine.  I’m sure some stunt clown or crazy drifter will guide my hand.  At the least though, you might want to consider changing the title of your presentation =) Thank you for your time Nick. - Dave Random Emails 2008-04-26T01:51:00-08:00 http://nickfinck.com/site/war_dogs/ http://nickfinck.com/site/war_dogs/#When:01:39:00Z So I have decided to create a new area on my blog that captures some of the crazy emails I get.  It’s hard to tell if they are legit or jokes.  Nevertheless, I thought my readers would get a good kick out of reading them.  Here goes the first one… War Dogs. Please note that have never once mentioned war dogs on my site prior to the post you are reading. From: Benito Subject: Where can I find war dogs? Date: November 15, 2007 12:53:58 AM PST To: Nick Finck Hi, I found your site through Google.  I am thinking of making my own army, but don’t quite have enough knowledge of where to get essentials, so I was wondering if you’d tell me where I can purchase some war dogs?  I have a lot of money I could give you, and your privacy will be guaranteed as long as you agree with my philosophy? Thanks in advance, Benito 2008-04-26T01:39:00-08:00 http://nickfinck.com/site/moving_over_to_expression_engine/ http://nickfinck.com/site/moving_over_to_expression_engine/#When:20:42:00Z If this site looks like it is broken, that is because it is.  I am in the process of transitioning over to Expression Engine so right now things may be a bit chaotic until I am done.  Some of the design may be out of wack, the URLs will be messed up, some pages may be flat out missing.  Hang in there, I’ll have it fixed as soon as I can. Featured, Personal 2008-04-06T20:42:00-08:00 http://nickfinck.com/site/the_contextual_web_ii/ http://nickfinck.com/site/the_contextual_web_ii/#When:18:19:00Z SXSW Interactive 2008 - Austin, TX A presentation I did at SXSW Interactive 2008 on the contextual web which talks about context, UCD, UX, and more. It mostly focuses on the mobile web and iphone design but there are some other interfaces it explores. Presentations 2008-03-08T18:19:00-08:00 http://nickfinck.com/site/the_skinny_on_the_mobile_web/ http://nickfinck.com/site/the_skinny_on_the_mobile_web/#When:18:23:00Z InfoCamp Seattle 2007 - Seattle, WA A presentation I gave at InfoCamp Seattle 2007 per popular request. It is a last minute edited and super compressed version of the talk I gave at Webmaster Jam Session on mobile design Presentations 2007-10-13T18:23:00-08:00