DigiThoughts

Digitaria's Exciting Two Page Spread in .Net Magazine

December 09, 2009 by Bobby Ghoshal

Digitaria has made a significant footprint in one of the U.K.'s top web design publications, .Net magazine, with a two page company-spotlight spread. This news arrived to us just in time for the holidays and it's just the kind of gift we love to receive!

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How to Make the Perfect Aero Pressed Coffee at Work

October 23, 2009 by Bobby Ghoshal

Nick Zadrozny, our self confessed coffee-geek, shows us how to make the perfect cup of aero pressed coffee.

You will need:

  1. A coffee grinder
  2. An aero press
  3. A micro filter
  4. A stirrer
  5. A coffee mug
  6. Hot water
  7. Coffee (important!) 

After doing the math it looks like I spend approximate $125.00/month on coffee by going to our local barista. Nick buys a pound of coffee for $15.00 and it lasts him all month. That puts his daily coffee expenses at around $0.30 and mine at around $5.00 (I drink about 2 cups a day). The aero press is fun to do and it is going to save me a chunk of change. If you give it a go, let us know how it went!

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Digitaria's Newest PM Is BFF With Jaws

October 09, 2009 by Bobby Ghoshal

Lauren Kerr, the newest addition to our PM team is a talented musician, world-class traveler, digital marketing expert and, in her spare time, she enjoys scuba diving with Great White sharks! Maybe she's the reason for all the recent Southern California sightings...

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Digitaria & Microsoft Team Up to Evade a Critical DoS Vulnerability

August 25, 2009 by Bobby Ghoshal

 

Digitaria’s Director of Enterprise Software Solutions, Sasha Pfandt, recently helped Microsoft circumvent a critical security vulnerability in their ASP.NET framework. Sasha was kind enough to give us some more
visibility into the core issue. For more information regarding this vulnerability, please visit:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS09-036.mspx

 

Sasha, what do you do at Digitaria?

I'm lucky to be a part of an amazing team of talented and dedicated professionals. My role changes from project to project, but most often I find myself working on overall system architecture, planning and collaboration within Digitaria’s technology department. I’m here to make sure things “click.”

As part of our process we get to evaluate the latest technologies and pick the most promising and innovative ones, then put them through vigorous testing. Some software works great, others not so much.

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Digitaria Needs Your Thumbs Up For SXSW '10

August 21, 2009 by Bobby Ghoshal

Don't want to read below but would love to vote anyway? Please visit the link and give us a thumbs up: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/index/interactive/q:Digitaria

Once a year SXSW Interactive features five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, networking events hosted by industry leaders and an unbeatable line up of special programs showcasing the best new websites, video games and startup ideas the community has to offer. This year Digitaria is looking to send two of our gurus to SXSW '10 as speakers, but we need your thumbs up.

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Digitaria Is a Contender at the ADDY Awards '09

August 17, 2009 by Bobby Ghoshal

Digitaria came home with the GOLD ADDY again this year when the San Diego Ad Club presented us with the "2009 National ADDY Award" for creative excellence around the "Are You a Contender or a Pretender" call for entries campaign.

How would you handle idea-slayers in the workplace? Digitaria designed and directed an intro video and nifty hand out cards called the "San Diego ADDYs Contender Guide" containing information on effective moves, difficulty levels and suggested weapons. Here were some of our recommendations. Are you a contender or a pretender? Time to find out.

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Digitaria Now Listed in the Inc. 500 (NOT 5000!)

August 14, 2009 by Bobby Ghoshal
Good news travels fast, really fast. Inc. Magazine just announced that Digitaria made the cut for the top 500 fastest growing companies in America by ranking in at 407, with a growth rate of 634.8% (and when we look around the office, it shows.) For 3 consecutive years Digitaria has made the Inc. 5000 list by breaking the Inc. 2000 barrier in 2007, the Inc. 1000 barrier in 2008 and now, finally, the prestigious Inc. 500 for 2009. Check out our Inc. company profiile here. We love what we do everyday, but recognition like this makes an already juicy fruit a lot juicier.

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The Adventures of Adam: Volume 1 - An Intern is Born!

June 12, 2009 by Bobby Ghoshal

Author's Note: What does it take to make it at Digitaria? Our latest team member, Adam Storr, found out over his first two weeks. The "Adventures of Adam" begins here and now. Hang on, it's going to be a wild summer.

My First Day The anxiety had been building up for weeks. It was my first day interning at an interactive advertising agency and I have to admit, I was a little panicked. I had no idea what to expect. Would Digitaria be just like working with Don Draper from Mad Men? Would I end up in "PC Load Letter" purgatory? Would I learn more about how my boss likes his coffee than about brand strategy? How low on the totem pole would I actually be?

I was about to find out...

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