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 An Event Apart: Interview with Jonathan Worent Senior Developer, Online Innovative Creations: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 An Event Apart: Interview with Jonathan Worent Senior Developer, Online Innovative Creations: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I’m moving on from the media coverage of the Adobe Max conference to other Web design events taking place around the U.S. For today’s podcast, I connected up with Jonathan Worent, Senior Developer Online Innovative Creations (OIC) Group, Inc. Jonathan participated in the AnEventApart Conference that took place in Chicago, Illinois that took place last week.

In addition to having a great time, Jonathan met a number of speakers including Jeffrey Zeldman and Andy Clarke and Dan Cederholm. In this interview Jonathan shares a few walkways that he intends to implement with his customers right away.

Check out the three minute interview on today’s Web Professional Minute.

A full transcript will follow in twenty for hours.

Today’s Web Professional Minute is sponsored by WebProTraining.org. WOW is pleased to announce the availabilty of the Creating Accessible Web Forms Course. Creating web forms that are accessible to people with disabilities requires understanding of the labeling features of HTML markup and how browsers interpret labeling markup for assistive technologies like screen readers. The online course is being taught by Dr. Gunderson University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign. The course also provides great value and is highly reccomended by Web professionals worldwide.

WOW members will receive a discounted rate of $150.00. Check out all of the details on the Web Pro Training website and register today!

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 Google Analytics vs. Omniture: “Owning your own Data” QandA session with Kevin Lynch, CTO Adobe.: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Google Analytics vs. Omniture: “Owning your own Data” QandA session with Kevin Lynch, CTO Adobe: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Today’s podcast is a final in a series of podcast of the media coverage of the Adobe Max Conference. I sat in on a QandA session with Kevin Lynch, CTO Adobe where he was asked to explain the differences between Google Analytics and Omniture. Adobe as you may recall, has agreed to buy Ominiture and it appears that they have a billion reasons why they would want to. For today’s podcast, Kevin explains them in detail.

Check out the three minute interview on today’s Web Professional Minute.

A full transcript will follow in twenty for hours.

Today’s Web Professional Minute is sponsored by WebProTraining.org. WOW is pleased to announce the availabilty of the Creating Accessible Web Forms Course. Creating web forms that are accessible to people with disabilities requires understanding of the labeling features of HTML markup and how browsers interpret labeling markup for assistive technologies like screen readers. The online course is being taught by Dr. Gunderson University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign. The course also provides great value and is highly reccomended by Web professionals worldwide.

WOW members will receive a discounted rate of $150.00. Check out all of the details on the Web Pro Training website and register today!

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About Adobe Acquiring Omniture

Combined Company Will Deliver Comprehensive Solutions for Creation, Delivery and Optimization of Content and Applications

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) and Omniture, Inc. (Nasdaq:OMTR) today announced the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement for Adobe to acquire Omniture in a transaction valued at approximately $1.8 billion on a fully diluted equity-value basis. Under the terms of the agreement, Adobe will commence a tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Omniture for $21.50 per share in cash. Adobe’s acquisition of Omniture furthers its mission to revolutionize the way the world engages with ideas and information. By combining Adobe’s content creation tools and ubiquitous clients with Omniture’s Web analytics, measurement and optimization technologies, Adobe will be well positioned to deliver solutions that can transform the future of engaging experiences and e-commerce across all digital content platforms and devices. The combination of the two companies will increase the value Adobe delivers to customers. For designers, developers and online marketers, an integrated workflow — with optimization capabilities embedded in the creation tools — will streamline the creation and delivery of relevant content and applications. This optimization will enable advertisers, advertising agencies, publishers and e-tailers to achieve greater ROI from their digital media investments and improve their end users’ experiences.

About Kevin Lynch, Chief Technology Officer Senior Vice President, Experience & Technology Organization

As chief technology officer and senior vice president, Experience & Technology Organization, Kevin Lynch oversees Adobe’s experience design and core technology across business units. This role includes driving Adobe’s technology platform for designers and developers across desktops and devices, including Adobe® Flash® Player, Portable Document Format (PDF), Adobe Flex® and Adobe AIR™, the cross-operating system application runtime that bridges the computing power and data capabilities of the desktop with the real-time dynamic capabilities of the web. He also oversees Adobe’s developer relations program, including the integration of customers and partners in the development process through Adobe Labs and customer advisory councils.

Prior to being named CTO in 2008, Lynch served as senior vice president and chief software architect for Adobe’s Platform Business Unit. Lynch joined Adobe through the company’s 2005 acquisition of Macromedia, Inc., where he served as chief software architect and president of product development. He headed up the creation of the company’s mobile and devices group and served as general manager of the web publishing group. Lynch also oversaw the initial development of Macromedia® Dreamweaver®, a leading web development product.

Before joining Macromedia in 1996, Lynch worked for General Magic, where he pioneered a navigational user interface for handheld communicators. Previously, he designed the user interface and developed the first Macintosh release of FrameMaker® software for Frame Technology, later acquired by Adobe. While at the University of Illinois, Lynch developed early Macintosh applications, including a desktop publishing program that introduced user interface elements in common use today.

Lynch holds three patents with others currently pending, and he is involved in Adobe’s international standards efforts with organizations such as the W3C, ECMA and ISO. Lynch studied interactive computer graphics at the University of Illinois, working with artists and engineers in the Electronic Visualization Laboratory.

 

 Adobe MAX 2009: Interview with Bob Flynn, Manager IT Community Partnerships at Indiana University: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

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Today’s podcast is a continuation of WOW’s media coverage of the Adobe Max conference that took place in Los Angeles, CA October 4-7, 2009. To get a better sense for the value proposition of attending the week long event from a university perspective, I sat down with Bob Flynn, Manager IT Community Partnerships at Indiana University.

In this three minute interview, Bob shares the value of attending the event, the value to the university from a teaching perspective, the value to students ranging from from the creative, technical scientific and the value to the universities research projects utilizing RIA resources.

Bob ask that Web professionals and those that teach check out the BFlex 09 Conference October 24-25, 2009 on the Indiana University Campus

Bob also announces the availability of Web professional training open to teachers and students. If you’re looking for affordable hands on training consider checking out the BFLEX conference

The event is offering Flash Camps, Cold Fusion like BFusion and BFlex and hands on training for around $ 10.00.

What: Two days of hands-on training from the experts in Adobe Flex and ColdFusion.
ColdFusion — October 24, 2009
Flex —
When: October 25, 2009
Where: Bloomington, Indiana

For additional information check out the BFlex conference website

Check out the full three minute podcast on today’s Web Professional Minute.

A full transcript will follow in twenty for hours.

Today’s Web Professional Minute is sponsored by the Nokia Corporation and their Nokia Web Runtime (WRT) Extension for Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 software making the creation of mobile WRT widgets for supporting Nokia devices easier then ever. Through the Nokia Ovi Store and Adobe AIR Marketplace, developers and designers have an easy way to engage, build and publish their content to Nokia mobile device customers. For additional information check out the Nokia Forum.

 

 Adobe MAX: Interview with Ted Patrick, Senior Evangelist Platform at Adobe: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

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Today’s Podcast is a continuation of WOW’s media coverage of the Adobe MAX conference 2009 Los Angeles, CA. Adobe promised an event that would connect, discover and inspire. I walked away with all of that and much more.

Although the keynote on day one kicked off a little late, the professionals at Adobe recovered with an uncanny ability to regroup, refocus and shine.

For Web professionals, Adobe MAX is part design, development and business. Candidly, I can’t recall a time in the eleven years that I’ve been managing the WOW organization that I’m walking away from a conference with something for everyone. Over the course of the next few days, I’d like to expand on that. I’d also like to provide you with a series of interviews why I think this conference provided solutions for designers, developers, those that teach and mission critical business applications that will keep Web professionals like us for a long time.

For today’s podcast, I caught up with Ted Patrick, Senior Evangelist Platform at Adobe. Ted shares his thoughts on the content, the develop and the design community and jobs.

Check out the full five minute podcast on today’s Web Professional Minute. Check out the video of Adobe’s FedEx demo on the YouTube Video below:

A full transcript will follow in twenty for hours.

Today’s Web Professional Minute is sponsored by the Nokia Corporation and their Nokia Web Runtime (WRT) Extension for Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 software making the creation of mobile WRT widgets for supporting Nokia devices easier then ever. Through the Nokia Ovi Store and Adobe AIR Marketplace, developers and designers have an easy way to engage, build and publish their content to Nokia mobile device customers. For additional information check out the Nokia Forum.

 

 Adobe Max 2009 Keynote Day 1: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I’m in Los Angeles, CA today participating in Adobe MAX 2009. For today’s podcast, I’d like to share with you the first few minutes of the Keynote with Shantanu Narayen, Adobe CEO as well as few of the big announcements.

The theme is clearly mobile Web. Here’s a summary of today’s highlights with a few links:

• Adobe Opens iPhone to Flash Developers
• Adobe Unveils First Full Flash Player for Mobile Devices and PCs
• RIM joins Open Screen Project
• Adobe and NVIDIA Deliver Rich Web Experiences on Netbooks and Mobile Devices
• Adobe and Qualcomm Bring Full Flash Player to Next-Generation for Mobile Devices
• Nokia and Adobe Bring New Flash Applications to Mobile Phones and Other Devices
• Adobe Unveils LiveCycle Enterprise Suite 2
• Adobe Flash Platform Speeds Web Innovation Across Desktops and Devices
• Adobe ColdFusion 9 Now Available

A full transcript will follow in twenty for hours.

Today’s Web Professional Minute is sponsored by WebProTraining.org. WOW is pleased to announce the availabilty of the Creating Accessible Web Forms Course. Creating web forms that are accessible to people with disabilities requires understanding of the labeling features of HTML markup and how browsers interpret labeling markup for assistive technologies like screen readers. The online course is being taught by Dr. Gunderson University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign. The course also provides great value and is highly reccomended by Web professionals worldwide.

WOW members will receive a discounted rate of $150.00. Check out all of the details on the Web Pro Training website and register today!

Check out all of the great links on the Web Professional Minute Website.

 

 Web Professional Education:Interview with Doug Schepers, W3C : Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Web Professional Education:Interview with Doug Schepers, W3C : Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

WOW recently participated in a gathering of Web professionals from the international community to discuss the current status of Web professional education.

To that end, Professor Mark DuBois WOW’s director of education participated to share best practices and WOW’s eleven year history to promote the profession and our effort to promote Web professional career pathways and curriculum resources.

For today’s podcast Professor DuBois interviews a representative from the W3C regarding the purpose of the gathering, his thoughts on the current status of Web professional educaton and WOW’s role in the mix.

Check out the full five minute interview on today’s Web Pro Minute website.

A Full Transcript of this podcast will be available in seventy two hours.

Today’s Web Professional Minute is sponsored by Peach Pit Press. Peachpit has been publishing top-notch books on the latest in graphic design, desktop publishing, multimedia, Web design and development, digital video, and general computing since 1986.

 

 Adobe MAX 2009 LA::Interview with Ben Forta, Director of evangelism for Adobe’s Platform Business Unit: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Adobe MAX 2009 LA::Interview with Ben Forta, Director of evangelism for Adobe’s Platform Business Unit: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Adobe MAX LA 2009 is just around the corner. In response to your e-mails regarding communicating the business proposition for Web professionals to attend events amidst severe budget cuts for travel and education, I’ve arranged for an interview with with Ben Forta, Director of Evangelism for Adobe’s Platform Business Unit. Ben Forta, as many of you know is a notable author, speaker and a veteran industry professional dating back to his work at Macromedia and Allaire. In this interview, Ben provides insights as to what Web professionals can expect and also makes a great business case why you should attend this years MAX 2009 LA.

In addition to the cutting edge content, the great vibe and networking opportunities, WOW members are eligible for a significant ($400.00) discount. Register today with your WOW Adobe Max discount code WOW984 today!

A transcript of this podcast will be available in twenty-four hours.

Additional event detail:

Adobe’s MAX Conference comes to Los Angeles Oct 4-7. This is THE place were the Adobe developer and designer community comes together to learn and share best practices, and see emerging technologies. The conference is packed with sessions on cross-media workflows, prototyping, standards-based web design, user interface design, online advertising, interactive games, accessibility, motion graphics, video encoding, video creation, and much more. Choose from hundreds of sessions to create an agenda that meets your needs.

Additional details with links and Adobe MAX discount codes:

Every year, MAX attendees learn tricks for designing more productively and discover new skills for creating engaging experiences. They get sneak peeks of upcoming software and network with some of the top designers in the world. At the end of the four day conference, they’re inspired to create next-generation experiences, with heads chock-full of the know-how to make it happen. Here are just a few reasons why MAX is a “must-attend” conference

· See how to create compelling applications, content, and video and deliver it on screens of every size, across operating systems, accessible from anywhere at any time.

·Learn how to take ideas to market faster through design and development workflows that support iterative development by attending hands-on labs and learning from real-world case studies.

* All MAX sessions and labs are taught by the best of the best — the kind of people you don’t just run into every day. They can share their years of experience regarding what works and what doesn’t.

* MAX attendees come from organizations all over the world, from small businesses to Fortune 1000 companies and local nonprofits to large government agencies. You can exchange ideas and build one-on-one relationships with people who have dealt with challenges similar to yours.

* Expose yourself to new ways of thinking by seeing some of the coolest, boundary-pushing, experimental work out there. In previous years, 94% of past attendees said they left MAX inspired to innovate.

* The majority of attendees of MAX 2008 said the event exceeded their expectations at providing opportunities for learning tips, tricks, and the latest industry trends.

There are several ways to experience MAX2009. Please write WOW in the “referred by” or “source” field so our organization is recognized for its importance by the MAX team.

1) Full MAX Conference Pass is $1095. Use the promotion code WOW984 to get this low price.

2) Individual Day Pass is regularly $595. WOW gets a $100 discount to $495 by using the promotion code DAY941 and purchasing before September 18. Day Two looks like the best day with an opening keynote, sessions and labs, sneak peaks, awards, party, and all the Community Pavilion listed above.

3) Expo only pass is $200 for the entire conference. You get access to the Expo, the Community Pavilion, BOFs at lunch, and “unconferences” which are mini conferences held in the Community Pavilion area.

Register today with your WOW Adobe Max discount code WOW984 today!

If you’re looking for a few reasons to get out of your chair, the opportunity to network with your peers and gain industry knowledge then you owe it to yourself and to the customers you serve to consider attending Adobe MAX 2009 LA. For details and the Adobe MAX discount code please read on.

Adobe’s MAX Conference comes to Los Angeles Oct 4-7. This is THE place were the Adobe developer and designer community comes together to learn and share best practices, and see emerging technologies. The conference is packed with sessions on cross-media workflows, prototyping, standards-based web design, user interface design, online advertising, interactive games, accessibility, motion graphics, video encoding, video creation, and much more. Choose from hundreds of sessions to create an agenda that meets your needs.

WOW participated in the event last year and here’s a short snapshot of the 2008 event in San Francisco, CA:

Additional details with links and Adobe MAX discount codes:

Every year, MAX attendees learn tricks for designing more productively and discover new skills for creating engaging experiences. They get sneak peeks of upcoming software and network with some of the top designers in the world. At the end of the four day conference, they’re inspired to create next-generation experiences, with heads chock-full of the know-how to make it happen. Here are just a few reasons why MAX is a “must-attend” conference

· See how to create compelling applications, content, and video and deliver it on screens of every size, across operating systems, accessible from anywhere at any time.

·Learn how to take ideas to market faster through design and development workflows that support iterative development by attending hands-on labs and learning from real-world case studies.

* All MAX sessions and labs are taught by the best of the best — the kind of people you don’t just run into every day. They can share their years of experience regarding what works and what doesn’t.

* MAX attendees come from organizations all over the world, from small businesses to Fortune 1000 companies and local nonprofits to large government agencies. You can exchange ideas and build one-on-one relationships with people who have dealt with challenges similar to yours.

* Expose yourself to new ways of thinking by seeing some of the coolest, boundary-pushing, experimental work out there. In previous years, 94% of past attendees said they left MAX inspired to innovate.

* The majority of attendees of MAX 2008 said the event exceeded their expectations at providing opportunities for learning tips, tricks, and the latest industry trends.

There are several ways to experience MAX2009. Please write WOW in the “referred by” or “source” field so our organization is recognized for its importance by the MAX team.

1) Full MAX Conference Pass is $1095. Use the promotion code WOW984 to get this low price.

2) Individual Day Pass is regularly $595. WOW gets a $100 discount to $495 by using the promotion code DAY941 and purchasing before September 18. Day Two looks like the best day with an opening keynote, sessions and labs, sneak peaks, awards, party, and all the Community Pavilion listed above.

3) Expo only pass is $200 for the entire conference. You get access to the Expo, the Community Pavilion, BOFs at lunch, and “unconferences” which are mini conferences held in the Community Pavilion area.

Register today with your WOW Adobe Max discount code WOW984 today!

 

 Ajax Support Within Dreamweaver-Interview with Greg Rewis, Group Manager, Worldwide Creative Solutions Evangelism at Adobe Systems, Inc.: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Ajax Support Within Dreamweaver-Interview with Greg Rewis, Group Manager, Worldwide Creative Solutions Evangelism at Adobe Systems, Inc.: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

WOW participated in the Web Design World 2009 Conference in Seattle last week as a Media Sponsor. For today’s podcast, WOW member and the principle of SeaGreen Software conducted an interview with Greg Rewis, Group Manager, Worldwide Creative Solutions Evangelism at Adobe Systems, Inc.

Check out the three minute interview on today’s Web Pro Minute website.

A Full Transcript of this podcast will be available in seventy two hours.

Today’s Web Professional Minute is sponsored by Sea Green Software.

Seagreen Sofware provides website form builder software for easy creation of online forms. Easy, wizard-like format; automatic creation of database tables; simple database search module. Check it out today at Sea Green Software.

Adobe Max 2009 is open for registration and Adobe is offering special discount for WOW members to attend MAX 2009–$400 off full conference price
The event takes place October 4–7 2009 Los Angeles, California.

Full Details and links:

Adobe Max 2009

Special Discount for WOW members to attend MAX 2009–$400 off full conference price

October 4–7
Los Angeles, California

For four unforgettable days this October, MAX 2009 will bring together thousands of designers, developers, and decision-makers to shape the future. Exchange ideas and build relationships with leading designers and developers, industry experts, and Adobe product teams. Choose from hundreds of sessions and labs presented by industry leaders and Adobe experts on best practices and emerging technologies. Join the inspiring conversations that unfold when thousands of the most innovative, creative minds gather in one place.
Here are a few of the ways that you and your organization will benefit by attending MAX:

· Break new ground — There’s no doubt that your organization’s future success and profitability will depend on its ability to create compelling applications, content, and video on screens of every size, across operating systems, accessible from anywhere at any time. At MAX, you’ll see how it’s already being done, and can figure out how to adapt your own organization’s approach to customer and market demands.

· Become more productive — MAX helps people work smarter and faster, starting right away. You’ll learn how to get to market faster through efficient design and development workflows that support iterative development. You’ll attend hands-on training sessions and learn from real-world case studies that cover everything from powering public-facing sites to driving intranets to creating engines for the next generation of rich Internet applications (RIAs).

· Upgrade our organization’s skills — The dedicated Develop track is packed with sessions that directly relate to the work you are doing now and the work you will need to do next. Plus, you can and choose the sessions that are most applicable to your organization. Sessions cover the technical challenges faced in architecting solutions, building applications, integrating with back-end systems and services, dealing with occasionally connected clients, collaborating in real time, and much more.

· Learn from the experts — All MAX sessions and labs are taught by the best of the best — the kind of people you don’t just run into every day. At the same time, they can share their years of experience regarding what works and what doesn’t. This year’s developer headliners include Ray Camden, former vice president of software development at Broadchoice; Ely Greenfield, Adobe developer and Flex expert; and Christophe Coenraets, senior technical evangelist at Adobe.

· Bring home best practices — MAX attendees come from organizations all over the world, from small businesses to Fortune 1000 companies and local nonprofits to large government agencies. Past attendees include Google, Sony, FedEx, and Disney, just to name a few. That means you’ll be able to exchange ideas and make one-on-one contact with people who have dealt with the same challenges your organization is facing and learn how they tackled those challenges. And when you leave, they’ll be a part of your organization’s extended network.

Learn more about Adobe MAX worldwide online.

Follow these steps to receive your Adobe MAX 2009 registration discount of $1095, which is US$400 off full regular conference pass. It’s the equivalent of group discount pricing with no need to meet the 3 attendee from one company criteria.

Step 1: Visit the MAX 2009 registration site
Step 2: Select the button for “Yes, I have a promotion code.”
Step 3: Enter promotion code WOW984
Step 4: Complete the steps for online registration.

Terms & Conditions: Offer good for new Adobe MAX 2009 registrants only. Offer good for Adobe MAX 2009 full conference pass registration only. Offer cannot be combined with any other offer, package or registration code. Offer expires at 11:59pm PST on October 4, 2009. Offer is not transferable and valid only for intended recipient. Void where prohibited. Terms and conditions for Adobe MAX registrations will also apply.

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 Internet Explorer 8 Web Developer Tools Interview-Pete LePage at Microsoft, Product Manager of Internet Explorer : Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Internet Explorer 8 Web Developer Tools Interview-Pete LePage at Microsoft, Product Manager of Internet Explorer : Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

WOW participated in the Web Design World 2009 Conference in Seattle last week as a Media Sponsor. For today’s podcast, WOW member and the principle of SeaGreen Software conducted an interview of Pete LePage at Microsoft regarding Internet Explorer 8 (IE8).

You may recall, WOW interviewed LePage a few months back regarding the anticipated launch of IE8. In this interview, Pete shares his thoughts regarding his own personal experience using IE8 and the robust tools that it offers from a developer point of view. Pete is confident that you will agree and invites you to test it out. Pete also shares his e-mail address and invites you to provide him feedback as well.

Check out the three minute interview on today’s Web Pro Minute website.

A Full Transcript of this podcast will be available in seventy two hours.

Today’s Web Professional Minute is sponsored by Sea Green Software.

Seagreen Sofware provides website form builder software for easy creation of online forms. Easy, wizard-like format; automatic creation of database tables; simple database search module. Check it out today at Sea Green Software.