Author: John

Merchant services explained

The confusing world of merchant services

Recently, my wife, owner of Firefly Wine Shop, asked me to review a company offering merchant services.  Within 30 minutes of research, I tumbled down the rabbit hole of payment systems, getting progressively more...

Data observation

The Paradox of Data Ownership on Privacy

Imagine for a moment you are walking down the street, see a friend, and stop to chat.  You later tell a mutual friend about the meeting.  Most of us would find little problem with...

guest Jenna Hoose

Voices of eCommerce, Ep. 4 – with guest Jenna Hoose

Jenna Hoose, one of my former students at ECU, shares her history in front end development, working at ATT, RTI International, and IBM. In this episode, we touch on: – Integrating data with mapping apps –...

Post-Production Podcast Process: Step-by-step

Do you know what the hardest part of podcasting is?  No, its not finding topics or interviewees.  No, its not the actual recording itself.  It’s dealing with post-production process. Long, tedious, and technical.  Yet,...

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Voices of eCommerce, Ep. 3 – with guest Daniel Boone

  Daniel Boone, a technical support engineer at NetApp, shares his experience supporting with cloud computing infrastructure products. We talk about: What is NetApp  What is the Cloud computing The difference between on and...

Interview with Aaron Drake

Voices of eCommerce, Ep. 1 – Interview with Aaron Drake

I’m pleased to announce my new podcast – Voices of eCommerce – where I interview professionals in and around the eCommerce world. These professionals include web developers, e-commerce managers, digital marketers, SEO specialists, social...

Best college teachers

What the best college teachers do – a review

If you had to describe the best college teachers – across disciplines, across universities, and across class size – what characteristics would you include?  How do the prepare for class?  How do the assess...