Author Archives: Ian

NxtUp Philly is back October 6th-17th

The NxtUp Philly calendar is back online to celebrate two weeks of creativity, commerce and community in the Philadelphia region. This year NxtUp kicked off with Fashion Week on October 6 and there will be a myriad of innovative events and exhibitions to attend.

New features the I-SITE team added include:

  • Mobile version to quickly sort through and find events
  • Facebook integration when adding event

 

Visit the site and find out what’s Nxt Up in Philly!

I-SITE United Scores Again with Online Game

The I-SITE team is on the ball again with the launch of their latest online game.

Launching soon after a bruising encounter with Old City Athletic Club this penalty shoot out game will help the I-SITE team regain former glories.

Features of this Flash game include:

  • Choose your favorite I-SITE player
  • Choose angle and height of your spot kick
  • Shoot and score!
  • Post your score

So get yer boots on with I-SITE’s Penalty Shoot Out!

Steve Mangione Exposed

Skills? – I am an HTML/CSS wizard (everything from the newest CSS tricks to convoluted table structures from the late 90s). I also love organizing large amounts of information and features into an efficient final product. And I make a pretty mean mix tape, if I do say so myself.

Project Most Proud of? – I love the diversity of projects that we do, but some of the ones I am most proud of are our non-profit clients like the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians and the Anacostia Watershed Society. They aren’t always the biggest or flashiest sites, but these clients give us a chance to design a clean, elegant site that I know is making a real difference to the users. The Anacostia site did just win the Web Marketing Association Best of Industry award for “Best Non-Profit Website,” so that’s always nice too.

Tools of the Trade? – I honestly don’t know how I did web development before Firebug was released for Firefox. It makes debugging HTML and CSS so much easier and has saved me countless hours. To do what I do, I need a good text editor (BB Edit has always been a fav), two monitors for juggling lots of open windows, some sweet tunes and a cup of Earl Grey.

Favorite Guitar? – Right now I play an ESP LTD that I’m really happy with, but anything that stays in tune and doesn’t break a string while I’m playing is good by me!

Dream project? – I’m a big record collector, and I would love to work on a project cataloging obscure music from around the world. Of course there’s so much out there, this is the kind of thing I could end up spending the rest of life working on…

Future Technologies? – 5 years ago I didn’t even have a cell phone, and now I can’t live without my iPhone. With all the apps available, I actually use it most to go on Wikipedia and other reference sites to quench my thirst for knowledge on the go. I’m excited about the future of mobile data cataloging. Twitter and FourSquare are just the tip of the iceberg . I see so much untapped potential for submitting and updating data on the move. And I would love for someone to develop a convenient (and safe) way for me to use my mobile device while riding my bike.

Best I-SITE Retreat moment? – Seeing the stars of the clear Icelandic night sky while in a geothermal hot tub will be a hard one to beat.

I-SITE Teams with MYX on Fablastic

I-SITE teamed up with MYX: Multicultural Youth eXchange to bring their newest project, Fablastic, to the Web. This upcycling project explores the intersection of design and environmental responsibility by weaving plastic bags into original works of art.

Join us at the opening tonight at Minima from 6-9pm and see the work for yourself!

For more information as well as upcoming Weaving Workshops, check out Fablastic.org.

Fablastic

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BloggerGate Happy Hour

Title: BloggerGate Happy Hour
Location: National Mechanics, 22 S. 3rd Street, Old City
Link out: Click here
Description: Happy Hour “conversation” with small businesses, entrepreneurs, and the self-employed about taxes, the business privilege license and other business issues. I-SITE co-hosting with National Mechanics, P’unk Ave and Independents Hall, City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy & Department of Revenue

Date: Wed Sept 8

Start Time: 5PM

End Time: 7PM

I-SITE hosts Battle of the Beers on Thursday June 10

To celebrate good beer and the upcoming England vs USA World Cup match, I-SITE has teamed up with friends and fellow ale lovers, Two Guys on Beer, to present the ultimate ale challenge.

Competing from across the pond is Fuller’s London Pride. England’s number one seller, this ale has better balance than Becks and as deadly a finish as Rooney. The team will be wearing red and white.

The USA competitor is none other than Stoudts flagship and top seller American Pale Ale. Born and bred in PA this refreshing ale is as nimble as Landon Donovan with the freshness of Edson Buddle. The USA will be in blue and white.

Go England, Go USA! Whatever the outcome, they’ll still remain mates.

If you have tickets to the big match it may go to penalties so don’t forget to pace yourself over the first ninety. If you can’t join us, watch out for the replay in coming days at http://www.twoguysonbeer.com

Ian one-on-one with Rich Mintz of Blue State Digital

Come and see Ian banter with the social media visionary that helped elect President Barack Obama. Rich will be sharing how arts and culture nonprofits can support their audience engagement and fundraising efforts, whether a neighborhood dance troupe or a large art museum.

Blue State Digital has helped over 200 cultural, nonprofit, political, and corporate clients use the power of the Internet to build constituencies and raise money. Rich will share case studies from the Obama campaign, the Tate Museum, Carnegie Hall, WNET/Thirteen, and more.

Event is 10:30AM Wednesday May 12th. Details and registration at http://mintz.eventbrite.com

Made possible by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, The Wallace Foundation, the Philadelphia Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts.