Okay, real talk, blogging often is hard shit. We care so much about you and your time. We don’t write posts for the sake of writing posts. If we have a passionate topic, you’ll see it here. Otherwise trust we are probably just busy making something great for the citizens of the interwebs.
We like to make sweet apps that help you out. So today we made up some Bacon. Wait. What? Bacon? We are excited to publicly launch our new email marketing service called Bacon. Why Bacon you ask? Because Bacon is always good. and it makes everything better. Let’s think about it: Burgers = good; bacon…
Read moreSorry for the lack of blogging. We have been pretty busy around here at factor 1. here is what we have been up to: matt & his wife now have twin baby boys = chaos ryan & family moved to seattle. Yep, we now have a factor 1 seattle office and someday ryan will start…
Read moreWe are super excited to launch this site. It’s the all new site for our local Maricopa Chamber of Commerce. Factor 1 (specifically I, Matt Adams), have been heavily involved with the chamber marketing board for a number of years now. We have aided in the planning, creation, and execution of several programs, events, and…
Read moreThis is what trying too hard looks like. the new terrible chevy volt website So clearly Chevy is trying their hand at social media integration. Lets count up all the “apps” shall we. videos facebook link ohh i can create my chevy account a foum a blog photo feed news polls events twitter tweets and…
Read moreTypography plays a large role in any website. Large typography is certainly eye-catching and while you don’t need large type for a big impact, it certainly does the trick. In these sites, typography is used as an art element, catching it’s audience’s attention and focusing it on what’s most important.
Read moreWhat do you think of the new Microsoft Zune ad? They say it costs $30,000 to fill an ipod. Check it out. Do you believe this doom and gloom story? Are you now thinking that an ipod is a bad idea and you should “rent” your music for $15 a month? Here is my issue.…
Read morePlanning a big project is like planning a trip. The bigger it is, the harder the plans become. Recently (okay this week), I spent some time packing for my trip to Ethiopia. We have been slowly planning for many months, and it all seemed to be rolling smooth. That was until it came time to…
Read moreWould you let your customers see a showroom / lobby / office in a complete mess? Piles of paper on the floor and desk? Broken lights, missing ceiling tiles, stained floors? No! You dress your best, your employees dress their best, and you keep your showroom / lobby / office in tip top shape. Or…
Read moreMy youngest boy evidently has a favorite ‘adult’ restaurant that he asked to go to several times while we were on vacation. So we headed out to it one afternoon for their specialty shakes and reasonably good americana fair. The service in this establishment was mediocre at best during a ‘less than busy’ period of the…
Read moreYep. Hyundai is paying people to drive their cars Now I am not really a big fan of these cars. I usually hear about the loans outlasting the car. It can’t feel good to be paying $250 – $350 a month on a car that is falling apart. But is this the new way to…
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