December 2007 Archives
Adopting a Spider Monkey
December 28, 2007 by Kevin D. Hendricks | Filed under: Company News
To celebrate the holiday season Monkey Outta Nowhere adopted a Spider Monkey from the nearby Como Zoo. And no, that doesn't mean a primate is doing light office work at the Monkey Outta Nowhere headquarters. It just means we're supporting a local urban zoo that's a great, low-cost attraction.
We hope you and your family--and the spider monkey's--have a happy holiday.
Monkey Outta Nowhere Launches Local Art Site
December 5, 2007 by Kevin D. Hendricks | Filed under: Company News
About a week ago Monkey Outta Nowhere launched its first independent project, a local art site called Start Seeing Art. The site is all about finding and identifying public art in the Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, so it can be enjoyed and appreciated.
Too often I've either not known a work of art existed in my neighborhood and missed out on it entirely, or I've known about the work but I can't find any information about the artist or the name of the work. So the site is an attempt to find that local artwork, identify it and chart it using a Google Maps mashup so others can more easily find and enjoy it. You can look at the map and see all the works of art across the Twin Cities.
So far Start Seeing Art is in the very early phases (only 11 pieces of art so far) and isn't much to look at. I'm focusing on content and the technical side before I worry too much about design. In general, I'm trying to follow 37Signal's Getting Real approach and building Start Seeing Art quickly and cheaply. I'd rather get the content out there and get it working now, even if it doesn't look so hot, rather than wait six months for a beautiful backend system that costs thousands of dollars (which I don't have).
We'll see where it goes and if it turns into a self-supporting media empire. If you know of anyone interested in advertising or sponsorship, please contact me.
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