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Our company was started in 1996 by Shane Robinson and a previous partner. In 2000 the partnership dissolved and Roxanne Darling joined Shane to rebrand the entreprise as Bare Feet Studios. At that time we had the hardest time with a new name as - don't laugh! - all of the good web addresses were … [Read more...]
Shane has toggled back and forth between art and technology since high school. He programmed on a Commodore 64 yet was also nick-named "copy machine" for his ability to draw virtually anything he saw - accurately and down to the finest details. He ended up graduating from the University of Iowa with … [Read more...]
Roxanne is a lifelong learner and her favorite topic is consciousness. For all, all roads lead to the big C! Being conscious means having less stress, being a more artful and compassionate communicator, heading off problems before they fester, and finding the humanity in each person regardless of … [Read more...]
Back in late 2004, Shane was podcaster #32 in the universe. Always one to be on the front lines if seeing what the internet is up to, he had an audio show called "None of This Matters." Surprisingly, it has a lot of overlap with the business philosophy we have developed over the years, and which is … [Read more...]
Back in the spring of 2000, while we were still based in Santa Fe, NM, there was a huge forest fire that broke out and endangered the entire community of Los Alamos, home to the birth if the nuclear bomb and one of the largest nuclear research facilities in the world. As a founder of the New Mexico … [Read more...]
I've started using Sprout Social to manage the social media for one of my client projects and I LOVE it! This is just a short post to weigh in on how much a user interface matters these days. Raise your hand if you are on the computer a lot. #ScreenFatigue Raise your hand if you have a lot of … [Read more...]
Saving Hawaii's beaches and open space is a widely shared commitment - not just among those of us who live here but even more so perhaps for the millions of visitors to Hawaii! Everyone is invited, as even those of you who may never visit have likely experienced calm and inspiration from looking a … [Read more...]
It is the last day of 2011 and I want to add an exclamation point of gratitude on each of my blogs - most of which suffer from neglect from me. It was my friend and Maui blogger Liza Pierce's idea: let's all write a blog post for January 1st! So, I've set this to post just one minute in to the new … [Read more...]
My colleague and brilliant marketer, Tara Coomans, created an open playlist on the music sharing service Spotify, and has invited anyone to help beef up the party mix for our annual Hawaii Social Media Year in Review partee. Yes, of course you are invited! But about the Spotify Playlist: Great … [Read more...]
As the founder of the Social Media Club Hawaii chapter and a very active social media consultant here in Hawaii, I am often invited to attend events and receive services for free in exchange for social media buzz - aka tweeting, facebooking, photographing, and videoing about my experiences. … [Read more...]
