This past week, the Dynamics Online staff and a few of our friends gathered for a fun night that included dinner at Benihana of Beachwood followed by desserts and blackjack back at the office:
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Company Party: Casino Night
Sunday, February 19th, 2012
Tour Our New Office!
Monday, January 30th, 2012As you may already know, this month Dynamics Online moved to a brand new office in Beachwood, OH. Take a look at a few pictures of the space below. We would love to give you a tour in person, so feel free to stop by for a visit (23811 Chagrin Blvd, Suite 315, Beachwood, OH 44122).
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We would also like to tip our hat to several people who have helped us with the remodel of our new office:
- Group Photos by Marc Golub - Golub Photography & Digital Services
- Flooring by Melissa Canada - D&R Carpet Service
- Construction by Bill Matejka - BPS Construction
- Logo Signage by Kevin Fromet - ASI
- Wall Sculpture by modularArts
- IT Wiring by Bill Barlock - IT Support Specialists
- Desks and Coffee Table by Brian McGinnis - The Cabinet Center
- Seating by FurnitureWholesalers.com
- Color Consulting by Pam Ricciardi - Sherwin-Williams
Dynamics Online Has Moved!
Friday, January 6th, 2012A new year brings a new office. That’s right, we have packed up all of our offices, loaded up the van and moved to a brand new office all the way across the street to:
23811 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 315
Beachwood, Ohio 44122
If you are familiar with our old location at Chagrin Blvd & Green Rd. in Beachwood (the RED marker in the map below), you will be able to find our new office as well (the BLUE marker in the map below).
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We have been hard at work creating a new office space & will be happy to give you a tour! Just stop on by or give us a call at (216) 292-4410 – the phone number is still the same.
Happy Thanksgiving from Dynamics Online!
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving from Dynamics Online!
All of us at Dynamics Online want to wish you and your loved ones a happy, fun, and relaxing Thanksgiving weekend. We have a lot to be thankful for this year, but the one thing I am thankful for this morning is Google’s cool Thanksgiving themed Google Doodle. Google has been getting creative with it’s holiday logos on their homepage. This Thanksgiving you are able to create your own customized hand turkey and share it with others, just like you did as a kid. Our turkey is in the photo above. To create your own, visit the Google homepage. Then, head over to the Dynamics Online Facebook page and share your creation with us!
(PS – Don’t go too crazy shopping on Black Friday, as an Internet agency we would be remiss if we didn’t remind you that Cyber Monday is just around the corner!)
2011 Beachwood Chamber Business-to-Business Show – October 3
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Dynamics Online is proud to be exhibitors at the annual Beachwood Chamber of Commerce Business-to-Business show Monday, October 3, from 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at the Hilton Cleveland East/Beachwood (MAP).
The B2B show is a great event every year that gathers more than 100 local exhibitors, a thousand attendees, food from some of the Beachwood’s top restaurants, a Chinese Auction with great gift baskets, and more!
The whole Dynamics Online team will be there showing off some of our latest projects, connecting with old friends, and making some new ones. Be sure to stop by and say hi (if you can’t make it, be sure to follow all the fun via @DynamicsOnline on Twitter). If you would like to schedule a specific time to meet at the show, let us know, and we will be happy to set something up.
Attendance is free (and so is the food!). Visit the Beachwood Chamber website for more information.
From the Archives: Bruce Newburger on ‘Computer Chronicles’
Monday, September 19th, 2011We recently came across a blast from our past in the form of a 1990 episode of the long running television program ‘Computer Chronicles.’ See if you can spot a familiar face:
Yep, that’s our own Bruce Newburger in his pre-Dynamics Online days. We asked Bruce to recount his experience on the show:
“I appeared on Computer Chronicles TV show in 1990 on an episode about object-oriented programming. That was a popular buzzword that was used to describe a new breed of programming languages that encourage the encapsulation of program functionality so it could be easily reused without reprogramming. I understand that over time, this methodology was adopted into mainstream programming, but the languages that pioneered it did not survive.
I was representing my employer at the time, The Whitewater Group, and demonstrated our programming language called Actor. In 1987, I was the third employee, and worked there until 1992, when the company was sold to Symantec. At various times, I managed the sales, support, training and documentation departments. I travelled throughout the US and to Europe and Australia to meet our distributors, demonstrate our products and run week-long training courses to professional programmers. It was a great introduction to technology product marketing!”
To view this full episode as well as many other episodes of ‘Computer Chronicles’ visit http://www.archive.org/details/programming_2.
Meet the Dynamics Online Staff: Dave Cintron, Art Director
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Hi, I’m Dave Cintron, Art Director here at Dynamics Online. I am the one you work with to develop an attractive, easy to navigate website. I can create a clean design from scratch, make changes to an existing site, and work with you to design a website that clearly reflects your brand. Additionally, I also can design appealing banner ads that will increase your web traffic and help you meet your business objectives. My creativity goes beyond the computer screen:
- I’m also a fine artist, working in acrylics, collage and drawing. A recent painting won Honorable Mention in the juried 2011 May Show at Lakeland College. I’m currently working on a new body of work for my next show in 2012.
- I’ve been working with music and sound for 22 years, playing a variety of instruments, writing, recording, and touring.
- I enjoy gardening and cooking. A recent garden harvest yielded a variety of tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, zucchini, swiss chard and herbs.
- Currently reading: Harry Smith – The Avant-Garde in the American Vernacular by Andrew Perchuck. Filmmaker, musicologist, painter, ethnographer, graphic designer, mystic, and collector, Harry Smith was among the most original creative forces in postwar American art and culture. This collection of essays locates Smith’s endeavors within the history of avant-garde art production in twentieth-century America.
- Currently listening to: Zapp – Zapp 1 & 2. For essential early 80’s funk, look no further. Lindsey Buckingham – Seeds We Sow. His third record in five years. Fleetwood Mac hasn’t released a record in 9 years, but Buckingham has been building a consistent body of solo work in the meantime.
- I have a cat named Miguel and a dog named Peanut.
If you’d like to reach me in regards to your website design or the design of online collateral promotion, email me or connect on LinkedIn.
Meet the Dynamics Online Staff: Bruce Newburger, President
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Bruce Newburger, President
Hi, I’m Bruce Newburger, founder and President of Dynamics Online. I started Dynamics Online way back in 1997, the early days of the “World Wide Web.” As the Internet has evolved, so have we, into a full service Internet design and marketing firm.
In addition to managing the business, I still do a lot of hands on production work, including web programming, and managing email marketing, design, and tracking with our email marketing partner Vertical Response.
I spend a lot of my working day online helping our clients, but I do enjoy spending time “offline” as well. Here are some more facts about me:
- Prior to starting Dynamics Online, I worked for 3 other tech companies inclucing Overdrive.com and Dynamacs.com (one of our oldest clients).
- I received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University.
The Newburger Family
- Although we are both originally from the Cleveland area, I met Lisa, my wife of 20 years, while we were both living in Chicago.
- I am the proud father of 2 kids. My daughter is currently in her freshman year at Bowling Green State University studying to be a math teacher, and my son is enjoying his time at Solon High School.
- I enjoy watching my son perform in a variety of plays at FPAC, Beachwood Community Theater, and Solon High School.
- My passion for fixing things and making things work does not end with websites. I also enjoy a good home improvement project, including rebuilding my deck and keeping my lawnmower running strong for more than 19 years!
Skiing at Alta in Salt Lake City, UT
- I am an avid participant in any activity that is social and good exercise, including tennis, biking, and skiing (both downhill & cross country).
- I help and support my wife with her business Discuss Directives as she is looking to change the world by helping people make serious issues and decision making more comfortable.
- Musically right now I am enjoying the college rock music of the 1980s (R.E.M, Talking Heads).
- I am proud of the work of Dynamics Online, and the strong relationship we have with our clients, including several from out first year of business: Ohio Venture Association, Dynamacs, Diabetic Promotions, Drs Hill and Thomas, Cleveland Pops Orchestra, and Pierre’s Ice Cream.
If you want to know more about me, what I do, or simply want to schedule a pick up tennis match, email me at bruce@dynamicsus.com or connect with me on LinkedIn.
Meet the Dynamics Online Staff: Keith Mayer, Director of Search Engine Marketing
Friday, September 9th, 2011
Keith Mayer, Director of Search Engine Optimization
Hi, Keith here. I’m the director of Search Engine Optimization at Dynamics Online. If you want to improve your website’s performance on search engines, I’m the one to talk to. Here are some facts you might not know about me:
- I have been with Dynamics Online since 2008.
- I’m married to my beautiful wife Kristy.
- I’m a father to 5 month old Kacey and 2 year old Mac (he’s our 95 lb brown baby):
Kacey!
- I enjoy working around the house.
- I enjoy going to breakfast with the whole fam, yes Mac even comes too (we site outside at Panera or Yours Truly).
- I enjoy playing Fantasy Football (I won my league last year. How does losing feel, Tim?)
- I enjoy walking with Mac every morning at 5:30am.
- I went to Bowling Green State University. Go Falcons!
- My favorite ice cream is chocolate & my favorite cookie is chocolate chip.
- I’m very laid back and try not to stress out about anything.
That’s just the tip of the Keith iceberg. You can learn more about who I am & what I do by shooting me an email me at keith@dynamicsus.com or connecting with me on LinkedIn. I am always up for a good sports debate (just ask Kirk!)
Meet the Dynamics Online Staff: Kirk Hiner, E-Commerce Solutions Manager
Thursday, September 8th, 2011
Kirk Hiner, E-commerce Solutions Manager
I’m Kirk Hiner, and I’m currently e-commerce solutions manager at Dynamics Online. I say “currently,” because my title has changed a few times since I started with the company in January of 1999. As web technology grows and the needs of our customers change, we grow and change with them. As such, if you’re ready to expand to online sales, I’m the fellow with whom you’ll be working (although you’re also likely to hear from me if your needs include web video/audio formatting, hosting, or just general site construction and maintenance).
When I’m not sitting at my desk at Dynamics Online, I’m likely to found at my desk at home working on articles for Appletell.com (an Apple-centric news/review/feature site for which I’m editor-in-chief, managing a staff of over 15 writers worldwide), or writing my next novel or play. My wife, Tieraney, and three kids–Sophie (7), Sam (5) and Max (0.1)–keep me quite busy, as well.
Amidst all of this work, I have managed to get some other things done and have some fun. For example:
- Although I’ve lived in Ohio most of my life, I spent five years in New York City after graduating college, living most of it right off of Times Square on 44th and Broadway.
- I earned by B.S. from Ohio Northern University, where I co-founded, wrote for, directed and acted in the comedy troupe “…just because.”
- I published the novel “Mowin’ the Heavenly Lawn” (look me up at Amazon).
- My play “Spoon Millionaires” premiered at Lima Play Fair in 2006. I’ve since learned that plays with a cast of 11 tend to be frowned upon if they don’t involve singing or cats dancing.
- I enthusiastically support the Seattle Seahawks (I’m a member of and manage the website for midwestseahawkers.com) and Minnesota Wild (that’s a hockey team, for those of you in the Cleveland area). As Browns and Indians fans understand, not all of us support the teams we do for need of championships.
- I’m such a huge fan of Queen that when Freddie Mercury died I received sympathy cards.
That’s probably enough. If you have any questions about web technologies or strategies, you can reach me at kirk@dynamicsus.com or on LinkedIn. I’m also always happy to talk about sword fighting skeletons or giant flying turtle movies, but I’ve found the demographic for such conversations to be quite small (and kind of weird).
