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Otomata is a generative sequencer. It employs a cellular automaton type logic to produce sound events.

mattmaan — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:43:49 +0000

Sample: http://www.earslap.com/projectslab/otomata?q=4j3f7l4q10

Who will get Google Fiber? Let’s go Grand Rapids!

mattmaan — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:49:18 +0000

Check out the stats Grand Rapids.

WordPress MU at Wordcamp NY

mattmaan — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:54:10 +0000

Cool slide shows of WPMu in action:

http://wpmututorials.com/elsewhere/our-slides-from-wordcamp-new-york

Can’t wait for the video.

Visualizing the dwindling recorded music business

mattmaan — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:45:51 +0000

Found at NewMusicStrategies.com is a great chart from The New York Times visualizing the state of record sales.

Google Wave offers online collaboration. Where’s my invite?

mattmaan — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:39:47 +0000

http://blog.steketeegreiner.com/2009/10/what-is-google-wave/

Two minute video that gives a glimpse of Google Wave.

Grand Rapids Marketing and Strategy Company Changes Name

mattmaan — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:57:15 +0000

Steketee Greiner and Company, a Grand Rapids, MI based marketing, strategy, and communications company unveiled it’s new name Monday, August 10. 2009.

http://blog.steketeegreiner.com/2009/08/marketing-is-dead-welcome-to-communications-3-0/

Ten things to consider when building a web page for SEO heaven

mattmaan — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:45:36 +0000

1. Choose the correct DOC TYPE. Pages will not validate with an incorrect DOC TYPE and your page may even cause browsers to flip out for no obvious reason.
2. Create a unique META description and title tag for each page that will reflect the real content of that page. Slow down and read the copy. Duplicate description tags may indicate to a search bot that the page may contain duplicate content.
3. Fill in the alt tag that accompanies any image. Again, validate,… the page will not validate without alt tags filled. It will also add much needed bot-readable keyword text to the raw code.
4. Give the filename for the page a unique name. Reflect the nature of the page’s content in the url.
5. More content! The more text on a page, the happier a search bot is and will spend more time there reading.
6. Avoid Flash, but if you must, keep it to a minimum and make sure it is not the most dominate part of your page. Yeah, the bots say the can read flash documents now, but there isn’t any evidence of that claim or of their accuracy if they actually do.
7. Try your best not to use tables. Seperate the design from the content as much as possible. This isn’t as important to search bots as many designers would lead you to believe, but let’s get with the times.
8. Add keywords to the keyword META tag. Just for old-time’s sake. It can’t hurt.
9. Turn off all of the CSS on the page and examine it. That is the way a search bot sees it. Does it make sense? Is it readable?
10. Finally, be relevant. Update often. Consider using WordPress. The era of instant search is coming,… or maybe it’s already here.

ecommerce doesn’t get much easier than this

mattmaan — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:57:55 +0000

Just found this terrific video for anyone out there into WordPress and wanting an online ecommerce solution.

http://wordpress.tv/2009/06/08/create-an-ecommerce-website-with-wordpress-in-under-5-minutes/

Enjoy!

The 10 guitars that changed music

mattmaan — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:41:45 +0000

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/the-10-guitars-that-changed-music-202799

thru-you.com Music Mashup found at Mashable.com

mattmaan — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:27:32 +0000

Find the entire album here.