Category Archives: WCChicago 2011

Guest Blog: Session Summaries & Links to Presenters

August 2, 2011 by Emily Barney • 1 Comment

I posted these summaries of the sessions I attended over on my Google+ first, and Mary asked me to share them here. I’ve added links to the speaker’s Google+ profiles & Twitter streams to the session lists, in case you’d … Continue reading Guest Blog: Session Summaries & Links to Presenters →

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Guest Blog: Better Late Than Never

July 30, 2011 by Mary DuQuaine • Comments Off on Guest Blog: Better Late Than Never

I hate being late. Can’t stand it. Little did I know as I set out for 2011 WordCamp Chicago that part of my route — Lake Shore Drive was closed. That meant a lot of detouring and teeth gnashing to … Continue reading Guest Blog: Better Late Than Never →

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Interview with Chris King

July 27, 2011 by Mary DuQuaine • Comments Off on Interview with Chris King

Tell us a bit about yourself: I have been building websites as a hobby dating back to 1996 when I learned to hand code sites in HTML on Geocities and Tripod. I began working professionally in SEO and web analytics … Continue reading Interview with Chris King →

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Interview with Jeremy Tanner of MapQuest

July 27, 2011 by Mary DuQuaine • Comments Off on Interview with Jeremy Tanner of MapQuest

Tell us a bit about yourself: MapQuest is the #1 destination for maps and directions in the US, used by more than 40 million every month. Please share a brief history of your company (or your work with WordPress): Around … Continue reading Interview with Jeremy Tanner of MapQuest →

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Interview with Garth Koyle and Seth Shoultes

July 26, 2011 by Mary DuQuaine • Comments Off on Interview with Garth Koyle and Seth Shoultes

Please share a brief history of your company: Garth says that Event Espresso began when he interviewed Seth for a job. Seth was using another CMS system and wasn’t aware of WordPress. Right in the interview process Garth evangelized WordPress, … Continue reading Interview with Garth Koyle and Seth Shoultes →

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Interview with Josh Feck

July 24, 2011 by Mary DuQuaine • Comments Off on Interview with Josh Feck

Please share a brief history of your work with WordPress: After building a few web sites, mostly hand coded in HTML and CSS, I started to realize that I needed to make this process more efficient. I started using WordPress … Continue reading Interview with Josh Feck →

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