Comments on: The Carsonified Family is Growing http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/the-carsonified-family-is-growing/ The Web Practitioner's Blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Blake http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/the-carsonified-family-is-growing/#comment-2834 Blake Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:21:43 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/the-carsonified-family-is-growing#comment-2834 Hey Ryan, What a great group of people! I'm in the middle of a chocolate blog outreach campaign for a client, and I came across a chocolate contest that's only eligible to UK residents. If I win, I'm going to name the Carson Crew as the lucky recipients. They announce in 2 weeks. I'll e-mail you if I (we) win. The team likes chocolate, don't they? BTW, not many people have entered, so we stand a pretty good chance of winning. Good luck! bk Hey Ryan,

What a great group of people! I’m in the middle of a chocolate blog outreach campaign for a client, and I came across a chocolate contest that’s only eligible to UK residents. If I win, I’m going to name the Carson Crew as the lucky recipients. They announce in 2 weeks. I’ll e-mail you if I (we) win. The team likes chocolate, don’t they?

BTW, not many people have entered, so we stand a pretty good chance of winning. Good luck! bk

]]> By: Ryan http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/the-carsonified-family-is-growing/#comment-2850 Ryan Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:05:50 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/the-carsonified-family-is-growing#comment-2850 Kevin - Thanks for the kind words. Let us know how BrightMix gets on. Brian - Great to hear from you mate. That's so exciting that you're up to 30 people on the team! I'm sure I could learn a lot from you :) Kevin – Thanks for the kind words. Let us know how BrightMix gets on.

Brian – Great to hear from you mate. That’s so exciting that you’re up to 30 people on the team! I’m sure I could learn a lot from you :)

]]> By: Brian Wynne Williams http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/the-carsonified-family-is-growing/#comment-2849 Brian Wynne Williams Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:06:26 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/the-carsonified-family-is-growing#comment-2849 Hey Ryan, congrats on the growth. I know it can be a bit nerve-wracking to add staff (Viget just cracked the 30 mark) but it's certainly a blast when you find great people -- looks like you have. Keep having fun with it! Hey Ryan, congrats on the growth. I know it can be a bit nerve-wracking to add staff (Viget just cracked the 30 mark) but it’s certainly a blast when you find great people — looks like you have. Keep having fun with it!

]]> By: Kevin Zink http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/the-carsonified-family-is-growing/#comment-2848 Kevin Zink Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:42:10 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/the-carsonified-family-is-growing#comment-2848 Carson, rockin' the guitar hero... well done! My Cofounder and myself run BrightMix, a small web development shop out in the middle of the US. We've always enjoyed reading the Carsonified blog, and we really dig the company atmosphere that you guy's bolster. In fact, we're aiming to create a similarly awesome and fun work environment for our employees. Thanks for the inspiration, Carsonified, and keep up the great work!! Carson, rockin’ the guitar hero… well done!

My Cofounder and myself run BrightMix, a small web development shop out in the middle of the US. We’ve always enjoyed reading the Carsonified blog, and we really dig the company atmosphere that you guy’s bolster. In fact, we’re aiming to create a similarly awesome and fun work environment for our employees.

Thanks for the inspiration, Carsonified, and keep up the great work!!

]]> By: rama http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/the-carsonified-family-is-growing/#comment-2847 rama Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:45:34 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/the-carsonified-family-is-growing#comment-2847 Nah.. getting bigger means getting better! Make wonderful apps, and enrich the web. =) Nah.. getting bigger means getting better!
Make wonderful apps, and enrich the web. =)

]]> By: Ryan http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/the-carsonified-family-is-growing/#comment-2846 Ryan Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:00:42 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/the-carsonified-family-is-growing#comment-2846 Hey Jean-Baptiste! Great to hear from you. It was cool meeting you guys on the FOWA Road Trip Paris :) Hope you're well. Hey Jean-Baptiste! Great to hear from you. It was cool meeting you guys on the FOWA Road Trip Paris :) Hope you’re well.

]]> By: Jib http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/the-carsonified-family-is-growing/#comment-2845 Jib Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:29:34 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/the-carsonified-family-is-growing#comment-2845 Hello Carsonified, congrats for that news, things are surely getting great and exciting! Take care (and don't become one of those nasty big companies ;)) See you, Jean-Baptiste from Paris. Hello Carsonified,

congrats for that news, things are surely getting great and exciting!

Take care (and don’t become one of those nasty big companies ;))
See you,
Jean-Baptiste from Paris.

]]> By: Ryan http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/the-carsonified-family-is-growing/#comment-2844 Ryan Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:49:50 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/the-carsonified-family-is-growing#comment-2844 Hey Brad, We let our team work from home whenever they need to. Sometimes they just need a bit of peace and quiet to get things done, so that's a great reason to work from home. On the whole, though, I believe its <em>very</em> important for everyone to be in the office. There are so many spur-of-the-moment good things that happen by just being together physically. Thanks for the comments on the Carsonified Chalkboard. We love it too :) - Ryan Hey Brad,

We let our team work from home whenever they need to. Sometimes they just need a bit of peace and quiet to get things done, so that’s a great reason to work from home.

On the whole, though, I believe its very important for everyone to be in the office. There are so many spur-of-the-moment good things that happen by just being together physically.

Thanks for the comments on the Carsonified Chalkboard. We love it too :)

- Ryan

]]> By: BradM http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/the-carsonified-family-is-growing/#comment-2843 BradM Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:39:58 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/the-carsonified-family-is-growing#comment-2843 Ryan, Sorry if I missed it in a past article on this or another site. But what your thoughts on Remote Worker Environments (RME - not sure if that's real, I may have just made it up)? The reason I ask, is because although it may not be true, it seems as though most people seem to work right out of the Bath, UK office. I realize some may work out of their home offices on certain days, however you seem like the type of company / group that loves to live on the edge of technology and environments. Is living in the UK a very important aspect when considering a new employee, or is it just by chance that you found the right people right nearby? BTW, I LOVE the Chalkboard wall! Any new office photos coming soon to a flickr account near you? Ryan,

Sorry if I missed it in a past article on this or another site. But what your thoughts on Remote Worker Environments (RME – not sure if that’s real, I may have just made it up)?

The reason I ask, is because although it may not be true, it seems as though most people seem to work right out of the Bath, UK office. I realize some may work out of their home offices on certain days, however you seem like the type of company / group that loves to live on the edge of technology and environments.

Is living in the UK a very important aspect when considering a new employee, or is it just by chance that you found the right people right nearby?

BTW, I LOVE the Chalkboard wall! Any new office photos coming soon to a flickr account near you?

]]> By: Antonio Gould http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/the-carsonified-family-is-growing/#comment-2842 Antonio Gould Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:52:45 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/the-carsonified-family-is-growing#comment-2842 I visited the Carsonified office recently and can guarantee that both the company, and even Ryan himself do infact exist in real life. A very nice bunch of people they are too. Congrats to the new recruits - hope it's a great year! I visited the Carsonified office recently and can guarantee that both the company, and even Ryan himself do infact exist in real life. A very nice bunch of people they are too.

Congrats to the new recruits – hope it’s a great year!

]]> By: Ryan http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/the-carsonified-family-is-growing/#comment-2841 Ryan Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:56:47 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/the-carsonified-family-is-growing#comment-2841 <blockquote>"While Ryan becomes more and more of a caricature of himself"</blockquote> I noticed you didn't leave your name, so it's hard to respond to your comment in a meaningful way. Anyway, not sure exactly what you're getting at. Care to expand? <blockquote>"Are the company’s offerings developing enough to support expansion?"</blockquote> You bet. In fact we still don't have enough people to run our current products, events and sites. We're looking for a DropSend Manager and another helping hand to take care of bookkeeping and admin. I find your question funny though. Why would we expand, unless we needed to? It's not as if we have cash lying around and we couldn't think of anything else to do except hire more people onto the team :)

“While Ryan becomes more and more of a caricature of himself”

I noticed you didn’t leave your name, so it’s hard to respond to your comment in a meaningful way. Anyway, not sure exactly what you’re getting at. Care to expand?

“Are the company’s offerings developing enough to support expansion?”

You bet. In fact we still don’t have enough people to run our current products, events and sites. We’re looking for a DropSend Manager and another helping hand to take care of bookkeeping and admin.

I find your question funny though. Why would we expand, unless we needed to? It’s not as if we have cash lying around and we couldn’t think of anything else to do except hire more people onto the team :)

]]> By: Wary http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/the-carsonified-family-is-growing/#comment-2840 Wary Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:58:59 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/the-carsonified-family-is-growing#comment-2840 The cult of personality thing seems to be taking over. While Ryan becomes more and more of a caricature of himself -- are the company's offerings developing enough to support expansion? The cult of personality thing seems to be taking over. While Ryan becomes more and more of a caricature of himself — are the company’s offerings developing enough to support expansion?

]]> By: karl http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/the-carsonified-family-is-growing/#comment-2839 karl Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:49:58 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/the-carsonified-family-is-growing#comment-2839 Is this an actual company or a parody of a company? Is this an actual company or a parody of a company?

]]> By: Holden McGroin http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/the-carsonified-family-is-growing/#comment-2838 Holden McGroin Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:20:36 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/the-carsonified-family-is-growing#comment-2838 Ryan, you’re a genius! It looks like you guys have so much fun in the office - I’d love to work in the Carson orifice. -- Holden. Ryan, you’re a genius!

It looks like you guys have so much fun in the office – I’d love to work in the Carson orifice.

– Holden.

]]> By: Matt Munsey http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/the-carsonified-family-is-growing/#comment-2837 Matt Munsey Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:13:41 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/the-carsonified-family-is-growing#comment-2837 I find Keir position to be a very interesting one, as I have often thought about trying to break into a similar sort of job type. I have a huge amount if interest in not only web design, but the culture of the web and how new technologies are affecting this culture and how in turn this culture will affect the world as a whole. We have already seen a huge change in the world since technology has enabled us to communicate despite huge distances. According to some source that I can't remember at the moment (sad i know) man kind is doubling it's knowledge base every nine months. EVERY NINE MONTHS! And all because we can communicate more efficiently. I imagine that figure will change very quickly in the coming years, as the modern web allows more interaction and collaboration using the latest web technologies. I am a bit envious of your job, Keir. I hope you enjoy it! I find Keir position to be a very interesting one, as I have often thought about trying to break into a similar sort of job type. I have a huge amount if interest in not only web design, but the culture of the web and how new technologies are affecting this culture and how in turn this culture will affect the world as a whole. We have already seen a huge change in the world since technology has enabled us to communicate despite huge distances. According to some source that I can’t remember at the moment (sad i know) man kind is doubling it’s knowledge base every nine months. EVERY NINE MONTHS! And all because we can communicate more efficiently. I imagine that figure will change very quickly in the coming years, as the modern web allows more interaction and collaboration using the latest web technologies. I am a bit envious of your job, Keir. I hope you enjoy it!

]]> By: Ryan http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/the-carsonified-family-is-growing/#comment-2836 Ryan Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:13:16 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/the-carsonified-family-is-growing#comment-2836 Thanks Polo :) We're really excited about 2008. Going to be a fun year. Thanks Polo :) We’re really excited about 2008. Going to be a fun year.

]]> By: Polo http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/the-carsonified-family-is-growing/#comment-2835 Polo Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:06:39 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/the-carsonified-family-is-growing#comment-2835 It's very cool people who come in Carsonified, now you are a great team, good luck & good work to all. It’s very cool people who come in Carsonified, now you are a great team, good luck & good work to all.

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