This fall, we’ll be starting the Substance Substantial Internship Program. We’re looking for a handful of things in an intern: ONE: A student. (This is for college credit. We can’t afford to pay you, except with wisdom and the potential of a variety of beverages.) TWO: Someone who is passionate about consuming knowledge, has a open mind, and wants to learn. THREE: Someone…
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August 29th, 2008
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August 27th, 2008
Mad Men on Twitter, off Twitter, and on Twitter again.I was late to the game on the Mad Men phenomenon, though quickly eliminated my knowledge deficit by busting through all of Season 1 over the course of a liquor-and-cigarette fueled week (also thanks to Comcast OnDemand for having Season 1 available). Now heading into Season 2, I’m drawn in by both the familiarity of the working environment (the politics…
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August 25th, 2008
Logobama, Week 25We enter the 25th installment of “This Week in Logobama.com” with the news that Joe Biden joins the Democratic presidential ticket as the Vice Presidential candidate. I watched some of the news analysis of the VP announcement, as well as saw many tweets about it on Twitter. I am the first to admit that I know very little about Joe…
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August 21st, 2008
Substance New World HeadquartersWe’ve been in our current location now for almost a year, which can mean only one thing: we’re moving. That’s right, Substance is moving yet again, but we think this time will be the last time for a few years. We thought 700 sq. ft. would last us at least a couple years, but now we’ve got the long table maxed…
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August 18th, 2008
The People’s Coast Believes in SubstanceOne of the pleasures of living in Portland, Oregon is the proximity to the Oregon Coast… with the closest points being about an hour away, it’s temptingly close, and it’s call is hard to ignore. Plus, we’ve been thinking about the coast for the last few months while working on the new Oregon Coast Visitors Association website, which launched last…
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August 18th, 2008
Logobama, Week 24Week 24, y’all. Next week is the Democratic National Convention, and we’re wondering why Logobama.com hasn’t gotten a spot on the floor. After all, the site as raised over $770 dollars for the campaign. We’ll just be ready for a last-minute trip to Denver, just in case. Visitors per Week / Logobamas Created per Week Percent of Visitors Creating a Logobama…
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August 12th, 2008
Substance at SXSWEvery year, thousands of people converge on Austin, Texas for South by Southwest, a music, film and interactive festival. Next year it’s being held from March 13 – 22, 2009, with the interactive portion from March 13 – 17. We’re hoping to be a part of it. But to do that, we need your help. We submitted a presentation idea titled,…
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August 11th, 2008
Coffee with Likemind / Friday, August 15Coffee with Likemind (Likeminds? Singular? Plural?) is upon us again. This month we’re going to be converging on the awesome Stumptown Ace at 1026 SW Stark (right next to the Ace Hotel). I imagine we’ll be meeting in the lobby of the Ace, or possibly the super-secret 1 1/2th floor above the lobby. Either way, it’s a great excuse to…
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August 11th, 2008
Logobama, Week 23It’s Week 23. We received a great suggestion from a Logobama.com user about updating the color palette for fall, so we’ll see if we can fit that into the schedule. Besides that, as the campaign begins to heat up, we’re getting as many pro-Logobamas (family and personal photos) as anti-Republican (McCain, Bush, etc.), and a smattering of anti-Obama. Ah, politics. And…
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August 8th, 2008
RefreshingA lot has changed in the two years since the Finding Substance blog started… so we felt this was an appropriate time to apply the “do better” idea to findsubstance.com. Time for a refresh.
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