Piece of MIND(scape)

Thoughts and advice from the Mindscapers about SEO, Social Media, Analytics, and Internet Marketing.

Programmer Profiles – Jason Van Vuren

Title: Front End Manager Jason has been at Mindscape for a number of years and has grown into our leading front end coder. He pushes our team to be better all of the time and to embrace new technologies so we are more efficient and can do cooler work. He joined Mindscape with a passion [...]

What You Need To Know About Facebook Timeline for Brands

Brands Get a Facebook Face-Lift! You’ve likely noticed a few changes in your Facebook brand page lately. In case you haven’t, you will soon. Facebook announced that the Timeline feature is now available for brand pages. The new pages will mimic user profiles, allowing brands to display their history and provide a rich experience for [...]

A Guide to Internet Lingo

As the customer service rep for Mindscape, one of my biggest challenges is breaking down the communication barrier that exists between tech-heads, like myself, and clients who may not have a strong background in computers. I often find myself explaining the same few topics over and over to many of our users; so I’ve decided [...]

Java, JavaScript and jQuery (Or What’s With All the J’s?)

Technology is full of confusing terms, and building websites is no different. As a developer or as a person in need of a website, you will no doubt encounter a number of acronyms and words that you either don’t understand, don’t want to understand, or that just plain make you want to cry a little [...]

What is a Technical Design (Or Why You Need a Blueprint)

Have you ever had a house built, or an addition added to your house? Did it go like this? ***** “Good day, Mr. Architectman, I would like you to build a home for me,” Chris VonClient said. “I would be happy to help, Chris. How big do you want the house to be?” Andy Architectman [...]

The Latest and Greatest Social Networks (And How to Use Them For Business)

If you are like me, you are longing for the days when social media was easy. And FUN! I mean, don’t get me wrong, I love all the things we can do with social media now days. But lately, being on Facebook has become a chore for me. With all the political nonsense to worry [...]

Scheduling Sucks (Or The Problem With Rampant Success)

Life as a Project Manager at MINDSCAPE  used to be pretty nice. I know, because I was a project manager for a couple of years. We had a solid team and plenty of work to keep us busy. What made it nice is that it was manageable. Between two designers and two or three programmers, [...]

Join.Me: A Review

There has been a lot of buzz around the office of the new LogMe In service called Join.Me. If you have not heard of it yet, then I would suspect you will within the next year.  It is an easy-to-use, no sign up required, screen sharing, mini webinar, Web application. That is a lot of [...]

How to Become a Better Writer

Some people are simply born with great writing skills. For others, it’s an acquired and practiced skill. Whether you want to simply become a better writer or are looking to strengthen your writing skills, these four tips can help. Write. The truth is, in order to improve your writing skills you need to write. Starting [...]

MINDSCAPErs Debate: Super Bowl Ad Previews

The Super Bowl has aired, along with the much anticipated commercials those in our industry – and even those not in advertising – look forward to each and every year. In years past, a few would leak out on the Internet here and there, and buzz would generate prior to their actual air time. This [...]

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