Matt Bernier

I have been traveling a ton since Jan 1 for my company Spotted Koi. Going to networking events, meeting with potential new customers, and also with customers that we have and continue to work with. So far, it has been alright except that I frequently have to pull over and use my iPhone Google Maps to find a spot to crash between meetings. Not only that, but the cost of driving around the block a couple times and then buying a drink so I don’t feel guilty adds up pretty quickly. What I am proposing is a website/app that will help me out by doing the following: Grab my schedule from my calendar, along with addresses for where I need… » Read More

I was recently chatting with a friend about how some very topically slanted groups have been advertising on one of his favorite websites which actually leans the opposite way as the advertisements.  I realized something very interesting, we talked about it, and I figured I would share it here. First, a little background on how Google Ads work. Whenever an advertisement is clicked, the site that provides the link gets paid a small amount of money and the person who posted the advertisement is charged some amount of money. Also, most people who post advertisements set a specific daily budget for their ads because otherwise it is possible that through Google that advertisement could be seen by millions of people… » Read More

All of a sudden on Dec 15th I started seeing some really crazy events showing up on my Google Calendar: All I could think was that one of two things had to be going on: Some calendar software I am using had a “funny” developer Someone was messing with me I disregarded the first couple events, but here it is February and this stuff is still showing up on my calendar.  Now, this would not be too much of a worry except that it was showing up on my work calendar and my boss started asking questions.  There was an event that was nothing but the word “Fuck”, I quickly deleted it upon my boss discovering it. Then my brain-switch… » Read More

I have recently been helping a friend out with setting up their MobileMe account on Windows with their new iPhone.  I have also set it up for myself on the MacBookPro (MBP).  So until questions I cannot answer come in, I will consider myself a Pro at setting this up and continue through this article. The main reason why my friend got MobileMe was so that she could sync her calendar and be able to update it whenever and wherever she is.  Like I said before, she is on Windows. On the MBP, I already had Mail.app and iCal running with multiple Google Accounts and pulling any and every calendar I can get my grubby little digital hands on.  In… » Read More

I haven’t written a blog post in a long time, but someone suggested I tell this story. I have a bunch of stuff I need to sell, so I figured Craig’s List was the place to go.  Things like, a 5DVD change, a Vacuum, a desk, and some movies.  Simple, easy, 5 minute transactions.  “Here’s your stuff, thank you for the money”.  Seriously, this is what every transaction I have ever been a part of has consisted of. This however has not been the case for the last 3 days. I posted the items on Sunday night and sold some of the movies right away, like within an hour.  I didn’t hear anything else until the next day. This is… » Read More

I was replying to a friend on Twitter using trim, and I had a <script> tag in the post.  I realized when I submitted that the tag made everything after it in my tweet dissapear. If you want to see the actual tweets, you can find them in my twitter feed here: Matt Bernier’s Twitter Feed First thougt was, “No Way!”.  Second thought was, “What Else Can I do?”. So, I tried basic HTML with this tweet: <h2>Testing whether HTML breaks tr.im</h2> B/c my <script> tag did earlier</script> <span style="color:blue;"> ScreenShot coming</script> This got me this result: Then I tried an alert: <script type="text/javascript"> alert('does this work?'); </script> That got me this result: Then lastly, I tried a little more… » Read More

I am constantly trying new things to keep myself organized, on time, and accountable to my clients.  I have found this increasingly difficult as I add clients, projects, and responsibilities.  I am going to start chronicling how I manage my tasks, my clients, emails, and general to-dos in the next couple of posts. I use a number of tools to manage myself, in this introduction I am going to go over the easiest ones to explain. BaseCamp I have and continue to use BaseCamp with my clients, which helps me to keep all of my client data in the same place.  Also, they provide an easy place for me to communicate with my clients, and them with me.  It is… » Read More

I have had a Commission Junction account for years, but never really had a good place to try it out.  I have something like 2000 advertisers who accepted my sites, mostly because I had grand aspirations to create the single greatest affiliate advertising website on the internet.  Reality hit me upside the head, and I gave up those aspirations of grandeur. Plus, it was a freaking horrible idea. Anyways, I still have an account with Commission Junction (CJ), so I figured I would try to put some ads up on Failed Proposals.  The site is all about videos and stories of failed wedding proposals. So, it fits that I would want to put wedding related ads on the site. I… » Read More

Matt Bernier provides a list of services for your web-based needs including proposal consulting, website consulting, search engine optimization consulting, and website development. If you are interested in any of these services please contact me ASAP. Sphere: Related Content… » Read More