Courtney Robertson

Courtney Robertson, an open source developer relations advocate, is wearing a pirate hat, a DSLR camera, and a purple shirt

Courtney Robertson is an Open Source Developer Advocate, professional educator, and WordPress Contributor

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Recent Posts

  • Movie Review: “The Social Network”

    The Social Network was the #1 box office movie opening weekend. I was among the masses in attendance opening night. It was a well produced movie, based upon facts, but also highly fictionalized. Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook have altered how we conduct business, nearly eliminated the disconnect that happens after high school graduation, and made…

  • Facebook went down : Your website is your home-base, not social media channels

    [PNG, 402.70 KB]The inevitable has happened, last week Facebook went down.  For most users, this was a minor inconvenience.  For social media managers, like me, this was a near tragedy.  I was on a deadline to invite many people to the launch of GFYD’s Facebook Fan Page and teaching webinar attendees how to create your…

  • Book Review: @UnMarketing

    [JPG, 13.64 KB]I just finished reading Scott Stratton‘s book Unmarketing. Scott has a refreshing perspective and shares marketing advice from the perspective of both the business owner and the consumer. In the end the consumer’s opinion is the driving factor in business. Scott shares how he is gone into various stories and been on the…

  • Formulists organizes your Twitter Lists

    [GIF, 57.70 KB]Organizing those you follow in Twitter into lists makes it far easier to view what matters most to you.  But taking the time to organize lists is a tedious process when you first begin.  Formulists makes this process a bit easier and can highlight people you may want to follow.  Formulists automatically finds,…

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