I just came across an article about wristwatches as the next web portal. I’m trying to imaging what this could do to web-standards.
Paul recently tackled the task of learning to make sites that rearrange and resize their content to fit browser windows on both computers and smart phones, (cool, right??) but at a watch size who knows what that could mean for the web.
Want to learn more? Here is the article.
-Jenny
Something is in the air here at the studio….er, in the water perhaps? We have two mommies-to-be…count ‘em, two babies on the way! Now anticipating a wee bundle of joy is always, well joyous- but two…at the same time, it’s just one party after another, literally. That’s why we’ve dubbed it Babypalooza! As some of you may know, Jenny is having a boy- Logan- he’s due sometime in June. We just had a baby shower for her, complete with “dirty diapers” (Mmmm…is that chocolate or poop?) And Carly…well, we don’t know what she’s having yet and the anticipation is delicious! We’re all taking guesses, based on old family secrets, you know, rings on strings or the old “is she carrying high or low” speculating. Be sure to jump on our facebook page and wager a guess yourself, as well as guessing an exact due date for Master Logan! It’s been a thrill daily to see the growing tummies, hear about cravings, see all the baby paraphernalia coming and going and simply bask in the amazing glow that not one, but two pregnant women give off. Carly’s baby is due sometime in October, so the party is by no means over! And eventually our studio will have that new baby smell (nothing to do with dirty diapers) and the conversations with be reduced to blubbering and coos and oohs and ahhs… Yes, our family here at GCI feels very lucky and we hope you’ll join us for Babypalooza over the next few months!
Our Mommies-to-be
Aunt Courtney
GCI has always encouraged our clients to keep their websites fresh and current. You may have noticed we practice what we preach!
A little over a year ago we completely redesigned our website, wrote new content and were really happy with the results. But as time marches forward (on the web it actually sprints) it came to be time to begin anew. We went through an extensive brain storming process (pictured) and every member of the team had a chance to weigh-in on the new restructuring and design.
Some highlights…
We’d love to hear what you think, and if your business is in need of a website facelift let us know!
At the end of every work day Tugs, being the environmentalist that he is, carpools home with Paul. Sometimes Tugs will be busy working (aka sleeping) on something and loses track of time so Paul has to go looking for him.
Last week Paul was ready to leave the studio for the day and had to go on the hunt for Tugs. He searched high and low without any success until he heard some rustling upstairs near the bathroom. Assuming Tugs had found something interesting to play with, Paul decided to check the bathroom.
Once in the bathroom, Paul hears the rustling again but this time in the storage closet. To his surprise instead of Tugs, Paul finds a baby Opossum. Now most everyone would have probably screamed and ran away, especially when they were expecting a cat but not Paul. He gathered himself, ran downstairs to get his camera and some towels to grab the little guy with.
He picked up the baby Opossum and managed to get him out of the storage closet. Once downstairs, the Opossum squirmed free and had the run of the studio for a bit but Paul got some great shots as proof of his brave tale.
GCI has a lot of June birthdays so we like to celebrate them all at once at what we like to call ‘Junetasum’. This year to commemorate the birth of Jenny, Sandy, Paul & Carly, the GCI team headed over to The Mayan for a delicious Mexican lunch and then returned to the studio for Connie’s made-from-scratch vegan red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting & vanilla ice cream. The highlight of the event was when Sandy jumped up on a chair at The Mayan wearing a sombrero! Sorry there’s no pictures of that, they would be too hot for our blog anyways. Needless to say, it was a great way to celebrate birthdays!
- Carly
If you missed our last e-blast scroll down a bit and check out the post titled, “Real Life Customer Service Tales”. Since we sent that out we have managed to train Tugs to be our new phone wizard. He’s been getting quite pooped.
It's fool-proof! If the phone rings, I'll wake up!
-Paul
Twister Donuts (conveniently located just down the street from GCI) has an amazing thing… It’s a maple bar, wait for it… covered in bacon!
Check out this photo, then walk-no RUN to the donut shop (you’ll need the cardio) and get yourself one!
-Paul
The team celebrated Cinco de Mayo this week in true Latino style! We decided to spice up this week’s staff meeting with a Mexican themed potluck featuring delicious nachos, homemade guacamole, sopapillas and strawberry & lime margaritas (virgin…of course).
The team also went the entire day using only our Spanish names. If someone used our regular names, they had to pay up a quarter! Nametags were a must to keep from breaking the bank. We all had a great day celebrating Cinco de Mayo!
Paulo was sad his delicious margarita was gone
Homemade Sopapillas !
The GCI studio has a new low tech tool that sparks imagination and deep thought. This tool has been used for years by millions from classrooms to boardrooms.
Did you guess a whiteboard?
But the GCI whiteboard is not any ordinary whiteboard. Every day or so, interesting and thought-provoking questions appear on the board. When a team member has the time in between cranking out awesome work, they stop to ponder the question, write their unique answers among their fellow collegues’ and sometimes, they provide an illustration to either further their argument or just for fun.
GCI’s whiteboard has sparked intense debates, hilarious drawings and most importantly, strengthen the GCI team bond.
April Fool’s Day is a great day here at GCI. A great day for Paul and Jenny, who enjoy pulling a good prank on their fellow colleagues. We all had our morning filled with funky computer issues and unexplainable events. All but Jenny and Paul of course.
That is until late in the afternoon, Donnie found himself with a roll of duct tape in his hand. Paul had scooted his way over to Connie’s desk to collaborate on a project when the idea stuck Donnie to get the ultimate prankster back for all his misdoings. He silently planned his attack and waited for the right moment. As soon as Paul’s back was turned, Donnie, nick named the Punisher, unleashed a furry of silver ribbon that caught Paul completely off guard. Cheers erupted in the office as everyone watched as Paul tried to squirm his way to freedom. After a few seconds of trying to free himself, Paul decided to give up and allow Donnie to finish his mission of duct taping him to his chair. Roars of laughter then echoed GCI’s office walls when Paul scooted himself back to his desk nicely attached to his chair.
There are two morals to this tale: One, April Fool’s Day at GCI is guaranteed fun and secondly, watch your back after messing with the Punisher.
