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July 24, 2024
CMP — The Missing Puzzle Piece
An introduction to Optimizely's Content Marketing Platform — a tool designed to bring ease to you and your marketing team.
June 20, 2023 | The Web Project Guide Podcast
Episode 20: Implement the Back-end Functionality (w/ David Knipe)
Corey and Deane discuss a high-level philosophy of back-end development. Then, David Knipe, Vice President of Product at Optimizely, joins to discuss back-end development — how developers and project stakeholders work together to make decisions, the difference (and balance) between technical perfection and audience needs, and the reasons why AI will help, but not take over, back-end development. Deane also equates developers to lumberjacks.
April 13, 2023 | The Web Project Guide Podcast
Episode 18: Select an Implementation Partner (w/ Tony Byrne)
Corey and Deane discuss what clients should look for when selecting an implementation partner. Then, Tony Byrne, co-author of The Right Way to Select Technology and President of Real Story Group, joins to talk through the implementation partner selection process, including common mistakes, the value of domain knowledge, and how most projects should focus on technology first.
Bob Davidson March 13, 2023
On Homemade Tools
Whether building websites and applications or repairing tractors, tools are at the center of life. Director of Development Bob Davidson believes in “the right tool for the right job,” but sometimes the right tool is not at hand. Sometimes it makes sense just to make your own.
April 21, 2022
Announcing Blend.Optimizely
Announcing release of Blend.Optimizely, a collection of helpful utilities for Optimizely CMS 12 sites from the development team at Blend.
Blend Interactive is excited to recognize Bob Davidson for his selection as one of 2022’s OMVP (Optimizely Most Valuable Professional) developers.
Bob Davidson February 2, 2022
Content References in XhtmlString Properties
Blend's Director of Development Bob Davidson takes a brief look at the internals of XhtmlString properties and the fragments that make them.
Bob Davidson January 14, 2022
Multitenant Episerver Sites on IIS Express
Blend's Director of Development Bob Davidson explains how to navigate IIS Express in order to bind multiple Episerver sites and languages in this Coding with Bob video.
Bob Davidson November 9, 2021
Integrating Azure AD with Optimizely CMS 12
Blend's Director of Development Bob Davidson talks through changes to how CMS 12 integrates with Azure Active Directory.
Bob Davidson July 1, 2021
Building an Episerver Site from Scratch - Part 1
Blend's Director of Development Bob Davidson provides some guidance on how to do just that in this Coding with Bob video.
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