Let me first apologize for not writing this entry in German. I could write something in German but it would be simple and lacking emotion and this entry needs to be representative of my stay here with Queo.

„The remedy is the experiance.“  Jason Mraz
Before my Queo-Media internship, I did not know for sure which career path I would travel down. This uncertainty was cured by my experiance with all of you, with Queo. I learned to love marketing and the open creativity experianced daily. The open and friendly atmosphere in the office allows comfortable learning for an intern and I thank each and every one of you for your respect and kindness you have shown me. You have, honestly, made this internship one of the most memorable and valuable learning experiances of my life.

What I have learned on my internship:

1. German powerpoint presentations are a hundred times better than any American college presentation.

2. Afri-Cola is the holygrail.

3. The daily marketing atmosphere contains long hours and many head-aches but those who do it love it and are motivated by the migraine.

4. Never, I mean Never, be willing to do a project for Tobi on Adobe Illustrator.

5. Creativity is important but being able to actualize creativity is essential.

6. Do not try an unfamilier item on menu at a restaurant in Germany. I did and I got Sülze. Lesson learned.

7. This is a small world and the commonalities between Americans and Germans are endless. However, there is one big difference for me, the language. Uh… J

8. Trains and buses are only useful when you get on the correct one.

9. A tourist only needs to be fluent with one sentence in German „Ich spreche nur ein bisschen Deutsch.“ The accent will give them away and will be responded to in English, every single time.

10. I learn more when I fail or misguide myself in a project. This amount of learning I experiance when I mess up is amazing, it feels good to be that much smarter. Therefore, I hope I continue to fail as long as I do not fail twice at the same thing. Abraham Lincoln lost every single election of his life until he ran for United States presidency.

Once again I would like to thank all of you for this experiance.
I will leave you with a quote by the same person I started this entry with, Jason Mraz.
„Go make your next choice be your best choice.“

Matt Chapman

… wir sind umgezogen! Ab sofort befindet sich unser neues Domizil auf der Tharandter Str.13 im Südwesten von Dresden. Natürlich ist noch nicht alles perfekt – hier fehlt noch ein Whiteboard, da gibt’s noch eine unausgepackte Kiste – aber im Großen und Ganzen fühlen wir uns bereits heimig. Doch bevor wir mehr über das neue Büro erzählen, gibt’s erst ein paar Bilder vom Einzug.

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Da unser TYPO3 Fachteamleiter im Urlaub ist, werde ich mal seine “Web (2.0) Entdeckung” Reihe weiter führen.

Durch Zufall bin ich auf eine Bilder-Galerie gestoßen die sich “MooFlow” nennt und auf dem beliebten Mootools 1.2 Framework basiert.

Zu den Features zählen unteranderem :

-Vollbildschirm
-Scrolling mit Mausrad und Eingabetasten

Ein nettes Beispiel gibt’s auch noch hier:

http://www.fassing.eu/demo/mooflow.html