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October 7, 2009

8 Secrets of Success

Filed under: Career & Professional Development, Videos — Sharaf @ 7:26 am

Great video on secrets of success from TED Conference.

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March 12, 2009

Web Design Conference

Filed under: Career & Professional Development, Events — Sharaf @ 7:54 am

Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference 2009

I attended this conference a year ago and it was really a great event. You get the chance to rub shoulders with some well-known authors and web professionals. This is one of those conferences where you can run into both Jakob Nielsen and Steve Krug. Highly recommended!

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November 24, 2008

Job Postings for Web People: .Edu edition

Filed under: Career & Professional Development, Jobs — Sharaf @ 7:06 am

Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana has an opening for a Web Manager position.

Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, is looking for an Online Producer for its Online Media Group.

College of Charleston has an opening for a Web Programmer.

Cornell University has an opening within the Employment and Disability Institute for a Web Designer/Database Support Specialist.

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September 26, 2007

Upcoming Web Design Conferences

Filed under: Blog, Career & Professional Development, Events, Web Design — Sharaf @ 2:59 pm

There are several web design and development conferences that are coming up this Fall and in Spring 2008. Here is a short list of some of the best ones I recommend:

An Event Apart San Francisco
October 4–5, 2007
San Francisco, CA

Adaptive Path MX East Conference
October 21-23, 2007
Philadelphia, PA

Voices That Matter: Web Design
October 22-25, 2007
San Francisco, CA

Future of Web Design
November 6-8, 2007
New York, NY

Web Builder 2.0
December 3-5, 2007
Las Vegas, NV

Webstock 2008
February 11-15, 2008
Wellington, New Zealand

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October 3, 2006

Job Boards for Web People

Filed under: Blog, Career & Professional Development — Sharaf @ 1:51 pm

In past couple weeks, I came across several sites that have job boards for Web people like us, here are some of them:

If you are looking for a job, try these sites above and you might get lucky. They have targeted jobs specifically for web designers, web developers, freelancers and more.

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August 18, 2006

Job Opening in Philly: Web Graphic Artist

Filed under: Blog, Career & Professional Development — Sharaf @ 2:55 pm

Mothers Work, Inc. in Philadelphia, PA is looking for a Web Graphic Artist.

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July 20, 2006

Weekly Round-up

Filed under: Blog, Career & Professional Development, News, Web Tools & Software — Sharaf @ 3:21 pm

Are you a Blurbarian?
If you use blurb.com, you are considered to be a Blurbarian. Blurb.com let’s people design and publish their books without going through a major publishing house. In other words, anyone and everyone can become an author now.

Googling for the Blind
Google is testing a version of its search engine for people with visual disabilities.

Job Openning: Director of Electronic Media, Hamilton College
Visit their web site for detailed job description and online application.

Web Visions 2006
This year’s Web Visions 2006 opens today at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, OR.

There are 12 million blogs, 57 million blog readers
According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project reportm, 8 % of Internet users, or about 12 million American adults, keep a blog, and that 39 % of Internet users, which is about 57 million American adults, read blogs.

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May 26, 2006

Wanted: Web Producer

Filed under: Blog, Career & Professional Development — Sharaf @ 8:41 am

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is looking for a Web Producer, apply online through their web site.

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May 10, 2006

Web Jobs at Seattle Pacific University

Filed under: Blog, Career & Professional Development — Sharaf @ 3:22 pm

Seattle Pacific University is looking for a Web Communications Manager and a Web Designer to manage and develop their web presence. Apply through their web site.

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April 26, 2006

Do you need a job?

Filed under: Blog, Career & Professional Development — Sharaf @ 3:50 pm

Are you ready to make a switch? You can find that job you are looking for now at 37 Signals job board.

CSS Beauty Monster is another good place to see Web and Design related jobs.

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April 10, 2006

Web Visions Conference 2006

Filed under: Blog, Career & Professional Development, Events — Sharaf @ 10:37 pm

This year’s Web Visions conference will take place in Portland, Oregon from July 20 to 21, 2006. The conference covers range of topics on design, usability, programming and emerging new technologies. Registration is open now, and you can view the conference speakers and agenda at webvisionsevent.com.

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February 24, 2006

Webmaster Wanted

Filed under: Blog, Career & Professional Development — Sharaf @ 2:15 pm

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies at Cornell University is looking for a Webmaster. If you are interested, visit their web site and apply online.

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February 3, 2006

Networking and Shmoozing

Filed under: Articles, Blog, Career & Professional Development — Sharaf @ 5:03 pm

It is very important to know how to network in any type of event in order to make connections or to find new clients for your business. To that end, I highly recommend Guy Kawasaki’s The Art of Schmoozing for some excellent tips on how to network and schmooze among crowds of people you don’t know.

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January 27, 2006

Web Application Programmer Needed

Filed under: Blog, Career & Professional Development — Sharaf @ 2:17 pm

Cornell University in Ithaca, NY is looking for a Web Application Programer. Visit their web site for details.

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January 18, 2006

Webmaster Wanted

Filed under: Blog, Career & Professional Development — Sharaf @ 4:31 pm

St. John Fisher College is looking for a Webmaster. If you think you are good enough, apply online.

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