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Posted in Blog, Client News on August 5, 2010

MsTaken Gets Kudos on Komo News

You remember MsTaken, right? It’s a faux engagement ring for women to help keep… undesirables at bay. Well, we just saw them on KOMO News! You can see the news video here. Ooh! Sparkly! Continue Reading

Posted in Blog, Client News on July 6, 2010

Lockerz – Up to 100% Off!

When it comes to compelling offers, I feel the way Justice Stewart felt about obscenity, “I know it when I see it.”  For me, “up to 100% off” is pretty compelling. We have just started to work with Lockerz, a social network which rewards you for doing t ... Continue Reading

Posted in Blog on July 6, 2010

Wireless Matrix Blog is Open

Do you know those cool tools they have now for tracking the exact position, speed, and efficiency of an entire fleet of vehicles? Yeah, our friends at Wireless Matrix do that. Their Fleet Outlook product line is the bees knees when it comes to fleet tracking. Since they know so m ... Continue Reading

Posted in Blog, Client News, Project Launches on May 24, 2010

Stash Hotel Rewards

After years of waiting for someone, somewhere, to do something useful in travel – we finally found something interesting. Stash Hotel Rewards is a new hotel rewards program for authentic, independently-run hotels. Members earn and redeem points for free accommodations at ... Continue Reading

Posted in Blog, Client News, Project Launches on May 24, 2010

Ms. Taken

That crafty Ms Taken is back at it. Foundry was thrilled to help bring designs from Yui Studio to life and add multi-product support to the mstaken.com site. In case you haven’t seen them, be sure to check out the new clothing line which is perfect for when you are working ... Continue Reading

Posted in Blog, Client News, Project Launches on May 23, 2010

Dodson’s Jewelers

Dodson’s Jewelers is an institution.  Founded in 1887, it is one of the oldest family owned jewelry stores in the Northwest.  It was our pleasure to work with our friends at Kitterman Marketing Group to help update their site.  From diamonds to estate jewelry, Dodson&# ... Continue Reading

Posted in Blog, Client News, Project Launches on May 21, 2010

Pocock Racing Shells

In the old neighborhood the word “crew” was typically preceded by words like “work” or “wrecking.”  Apparently it can also have something to do with a world of amazing athletes who use remarkably advanced racing shells to torture themselves ... Continue Reading

Posted in Blog, Client News, Project Launches on May 19, 2010

Wald Imports

We love entrepreneurs, from scrappy tech startups to the corner flower shop.  That is one of the reasons we love working with Wald Imports. Helping folks find Wald’s amazing array of floral, gift, and specialty containers helps make sure that moms and girlfriends never h ... Continue Reading

Posted in Blog, Client News, Clients on March 1, 2010

ärta

Chef'n launches new product line: ärta Continue Reading

Posted in Blog, Client News on December 30, 2009

I’m On A Mac!

There is no sense in hiding it, Foundry is populated by Apple fanboys.  So we are more than happy to plug the latest effort of our dear friends the Pantless Knights:  I’m on a Mac featuring PC Pain for SwitchToMac.com. You don’t have to take our word for it, just ch ... Continue Reading

Posted in Blog on August 24, 2009

The case for: Subject Matter Experts

Our new office is a lot of things: cheap, roomy, comfortable, close to our homes – and until recently partially painted a disgusting shade of pea-soup green.  We know and love the previous tenants, but this is one of those paint colors you assume was picked while under the ... Continue Reading

Posted in Blog, Project Launches on August 24, 2009

“Seriously ladies, I think I am going to be ...

While we love all of our clients, some projects just make us laugh a little more than others. MsTaken.com is clearly one of those jobs.  MsTaken.com is an elegant, single product e-commerce site offering the beautiful women of the world a new weapon in their ongoing battle with ... Continue Reading

Posted in Blog on August 24, 2009

The case for: Door Desks

Eventually, everyone figures out that it is always worth investing in the right tool for the job. Continue Reading

Posted in Blog on August 19, 2009

TeachStreet on NPR Morning Edition

Check out TeachStreet CEO and Foundry client extraordinaire Dave Schappell on NPR this morning. After that, go find a piano teacher or learn something new on TeachStreet. Continue Reading

Posted in Blog on February 11, 2009

Conclusion: Making a career in professional sports ...

The results are in. Thanks to everyone out there, especially my old office mate Arjun and my old boss, Steve Ballmer (I worked there a few years back, with this lone web page to prove it). They both provided some excellent perspective on my analysis. Now, let’s get to so ... Continue Reading

Posted in Blog on February 6, 2009

Going pro: my son’s best chance at becoming ...

First off, before anyone sends child protective services after me, this topic is just me having a little fun with data analysis. The most likely scenario is that my boy grows up playing soccer with occasional hikes on the weekend. But it’s fun to use our imagination. Not ... Continue Reading