The uniquieness of J. Patrick Greer a.k.a. linkerjpatrick

I can remember early in my childhood and even later in life being frustrated or even saddened that I thought I was perceived as being weird or out of place however one of the great things about being a business owner and a participant in new media is that it really allows who you are [...]

Who are the experts?

One of the most frustrating titles you will come across on the Internet is the so-called, “Social Media Expert.” That’s not to say that they are people you can consult with such as myself who uses and is in constant learning mode about Internet communication channels like Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Flickr, etc. They are certainly [...]

Your own short web addresses

I’ve started using a plugin for WordPress, the back-end content manager for this web site and the same one that is used for quite a few web sites we have set up for clients in the past. The plugin is called the Pretty Link WordPress Plugin and is you to make a shorter url (web [...]

Twitter – It's a whole LOT more than you think

Just came across an very interesting image showing Twitter at the center and all the services and applications that surround it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/briansolis/3570379944/sizes/o/ This shows several things; How deep a a niche a business can explore A simple tool and have multiple uses Ideas for partnering with existing companies to do something innovative It’s more than [...]

Making Commitments During Tough Times

As a lot of you are aware economic times are tough and they are not for the wimpy. As a business owner I am learning a lot of lessons during these times and for that I am thankful. Some of the tough times our business is going through is not necessarily a result of the [...]

Web site and company changes underway

If you have visited our web site in the past few days you may have noticed a radical change in our menu at the top. First of all the last thing I want current clients to do is panic and think we are pulling the rug out from under you. It’s the furtherest from the [...]

How's that web site working for you?

Ok, I’m kind of playing off Dr. Phil with the title of this blog post but this is a serious question. We develop web sites for clients but we don’t set up a few pages of static content and leave it that way. We specialize in developing sites using open source content management software that [...]

Time and Knowledge

I recently heard a great speaker at the GSATC lunch. I came away with two key words. Time and Knowledge as a way to radically inprove and change my business not only for the sake of the business but to meet our customers real needs. Ever since I heard this presentation by Terry Weaver, Owner [...]

Facing the challenges

I can’t believe it’s been a month since I last wrote a blog post here entitled, Staff Changes and Challenges. As mentioned before, my wife Heather left SpinningSilk Multimedia to take a much needed break from the stresses of the work she did here and to deal with some other issues that had been building [...]

The Big Switch

In the next few days Spinningsilkmultimedia.com will be switching over to a new back-end content management platform. This may be the last post on this blog before the switch to the new platform. In the mean time, stay abreast of the most current updates by following us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/spinningsilk, our Facebook fan page, [...]