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I read an article quite some time ago by a journalist who shared some of her newly changed behaviors – all because of a shaggy dog who showed up on her front porch one summer evening. She was sitting on the steps and they just stared at each other for...

Today is Rebecca Hodges’ 5th Workiversary with IDEAS!! What is your favorite part about your job? My favorite part about my job is that I love it. Being able to make a career of something that I enjoy, showing up to work every day excited for the next project, and...

This past Sunday, September 6th, was Christine Biondo’s 27th Workiversary with IDEAS!! What is your favorite part about your job? Love greeting all the talent that come for voice over sessions. Some are famous, others not so much. But I enjoy meeting them all, even the 5 year olds. Any...

IDEAS has announced that after 6 ½ years, it will be moving from its current home in Downtown Orlando. No immediate timetable or future location has been determined as the announcement was made by Bob Allen, Founder of IDEAS. “Moving to our current home in Downtown Orlando in 2009 was...

I recently spent 6 terrific days golfing in Colorado with a 100 of my closest friends. It is a yearly event put on by a national golf association and hosted by the Denver chapter. However, the only time I was in the Denver area was when my plane landed. First day...

I recently went back up to Western New York to visit friends and catch a Buffalo Bills pre-season game. Driving around Rochester for the first time in 10+ years, I was alarmed to see that the Mr. Steak restaurant location where I had my first job and met up with...

In the world of video storytelling, less is always more. How do we engage our viewers and communicate everything we need to in as few seconds as possible? By manipulating time we can create drama by speeding it up or slowing it down. Using time lapse photography we can compress an entire...

There are many to approaches backing up files – ranging from maniacal to intermittent to completely forgotten. Here’s how I handle my backups working remotely from a home office in North Carolina and at IDEAS in Orlando using primarily office and graphics files. Auto Save – I have this activated...

Minimum skill requirements include: .NET 4.0+ experience Familiarity with ASP.NET MVC 4 ASP.NET WEB API AngularJS C# programming with extensive Visual Studio 2013 experience Have comfort level with dealing with code for legacy programs and be able to adhere to requirements for updating legacy code for modern use Experience with...

Here at IDEAS our Interactive Team is constantly pushing the envelope to make innovative, high-quality products. To do that, we must constantly refine and improve the processes we use to bring our visions to life in digital form. “Nothing gold can stay”; this is why we continuously analyze our methods...

“Improve Corporate Visibility.” I was reading an article about the benefits of companies volunteering together and this was the last bullet on the list. I read this and immediately had the urge to vomit (TMI? Sorry…). You know what my problem with this statement is? It’s “me-focused.” If your company...

IDEAS Chief Storytelling Officer Bob Allen has been selected as one of the keynote speakers for the inaugural OrlandoiX Festival October 2 – 6, 2015 in Orlando. Allen, along with executives from the NFL, Coca Cola, and Dell, are part of the slate for the five-day conference showcasing advancements in...