The Atlanta office of Engauge is seeking a paid intern to work full-time from now until August 2010 to assist me, the VP of Technology, with emerging technology research/ideation, proof of concept development, code QA, and anything else that may arise.
If you are a prospective college graduate/recent graduate with a CS/IS degree or currently in between jobs, this is the perfect opportunity to learn about the delivery of technology to mid-size businesses and enterprises and the inter-workings of a digital agency. Qualifications that I’m looking for:
- Positive attitude
- Great verbal and written communication skills
- Exceptional analytical skills and an insatiable appetite to troubleshoot technology problems — big or small!
- Experience in Office Suite apps including Word and PowerPoint
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Working knowledge of HTML/JS/CSS/PHP or Web App Development using .NET/Java
- Working knowledge of web platforms (Content Management, eCommerce, Web Analytics, Social) a plus
If you’re interested, please provide me with your brief qualifications via the contact form. NOTE: Carpooling experience is not required! 
I’m a big fan of TV comedies. One of my favorite new shows is Modern Family on ABC. The show focuses on the lives of three families; each episode typically has 3 story lines that are woven together. On last night’s episode (called Game Changer), one of the three story lines focused on the iPad. One of the main characters on the show, Phil, was planning to stand in line this Saturday to buy an iPad, the latest gadget from Apple. Since it was Phil’s birthday, his wife offered to stand in line for him but she fell back asleep, thus not making it to the Apple store in time. Eventually, the family figures out how to get Phil the iPad so all ends well. But during the closing scene, Phil proclaims his love for the iPad as his wife walks behind him, which she mistakenly takes as a complement for her. 
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As a technologist who’s focused on marketing, I love stats (short for statistics) because they help me tell a story. But as a former researcher, I’m very familiar with the famous quote by humorist Mark Twain:
“Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable.”
At last night’s AiMA event on search engine strategies, the speakers referenced a study where users showed no significant preference to Bing or Google. After a short web search (via Google), I found the research paper by the Catalyst Group (see below). In the study, users reported that they wouldn’t switch from their current search engines even though Bing possessed some favorable improvements to Google. Read more…
