I have been taking the last week to review my posts and see what I have written. And I must say I am really long winded at times. So in an effort to make more posts, and to keep them more targeted, I am going to do my posts with a clear focus on what I want to convey. No more side trips. I will explain things, but keep it a little simple as well. I am also going to focus on a few new topics. I have mainly focused on PHP items, and will still do that. I am also going to branch more into the social and digital marketing areas. In my current occupation, and career path, I am still doing code, but I am seeing the code I am writing with a little more focus. What I am writing goes directly to some kind of marketing, whether it be subliminal marketing, or superliminal marketing, the applications I am writing all go into that. So I have been exploring the different areas more and more.

One area is the social aspect that can be built in to the applications. Do these even work, or is it worth it. This focus will be mainly on the applications like Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare. At times I will also examine other areas, but those will be the main focus. Some will be about code and integrating the Graph API into sites. This is ongoing right now with my name site (www.stephenhird.com). In this application, I am building a basic online resume that can be updated via an admin inteface, and then connect the jobs, interests, and schools with the Facebook API. This is an example site, and the actual real world application of this theory is highly unlikely. When I was thinking of this, I really thought of how many people are on Facebook. If I were to link my previous employers, schools, interests it may help. It will only allow those who link to my application to connect, but it can show prospective employers, headhunters, etc a list of their network that may have worked with me, gone to the same school, etc. Yes this is a double edged sword, as some connections of this person viewing my resume may not be a good reflection. But, if you have nothing to hide from your previous work or school history, it should be fine. And as this is just an example exercise that I am posting about, it will give ideas and different methods to help integrate the Graph API with a code base.

So with this in mind, I have linked my Hirdweb application on the menu. But please also check out the Hirdweb Page on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Hirdweb/140356864345

Please visit this and interact, I am always looking for some good ideas, and feedback. I will never claim to be an expert in anything. I will only give you what I know, and sometimes I may be wrong (just ask my wife). But I will always be honest and if I am wrong I will say I am wrong. And now, I will also start focusing on the result of the post, the message of the post and the idea being conveyed.