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Out With the Old, In With the New

October 2, 2013 by Jeff Hester 5 Comments

BigBlueBall began back in 1998 as a sandbox for web development projects I was working on. In 2001, I relaunched BigBlueBall with a focus on instant messaging and the introduction of the forums. It evolved in that form for many years, taking on new topics like social media and mobile … [Read more...]

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Caching, CDNs and Performance (Oh My!)

November 11, 2011 by Jeff Hester Leave a Comment

We've rolled up our sleeves and been tinkering in the garage again. This time, we're up to our eyeballs in performance optimization for the site. We've put cacheing in place as well as a content delivery network to help serve images and other essentially static content faster. The net result? You … [Read more...]

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BigBlueBall Staffer Philip Recognized as Microsoft MVP

January 2, 2010 by Jeff Hester 1 Comment

More great news from the BigBlueBall staff. Long time staff member Philip has been recognized by Microsoft as a 2010 Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Windows Live Messenger. As he noted on his blog, Philip received the notification on New Year's Day -- a nice way to kick-off the new … [Read more...]

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BigBlueBall Staffer Awarded Microsoft MVP

October 4, 2009 by Jeff Hester 8 Comments

BigBlueBall staff member Doris Kenney--patndoris in the forums--has been officially recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Windows Live Messenger (WLM). The Microsoft MVP Award is an annual award that recognizes exceptional technology community leaders worldwide who … [Read more...]

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BigBlueBall Featured at the StudioPress Showcase

August 12, 2009 by Jeff Hester 5 Comments

Back on March 1st, we introduced an extensive redesign of BigBlueBall to make it easier for you to participate in our community. We revamped the front end of our site to leverage the powerful-but-flexible Wordpress back end. We made it possible to comment without registering, and made it possible … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Site News Tagged With: design

Become a BigBlueBall Fan on Facebook

June 30, 2009 by Jeff Hester Leave a Comment

I want to extend a personal thank you to all the Facebook users who joined our BigBlueBall Fan page. We quickly passed 100 fans, allowing us to register our own BigBlueBall Facebook URL: http://www.facebook.com/BigBlueBall If you are a Facebook user and haven't joined our fan page, please … [Read more...]

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The New BigBlueBall.com

March 1, 2009 by Jeff Hester 11 Comments

We designed the new BigBlueBall.com with you in mind, making it easier to use, navigate, search and find the information you need. You no longer need to register to leave a comment, and you can easily subscribe to keep track of responses. If you use Facebook, you can sign-in directly using Facebook … [Read more...]

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Ch-ch-ch-Changes at the BigBlueBall

February 10, 2009 by Jeff Hester 19 Comments

I am currently preparing a major update to BigBlueBall. It's been a long time coming, but it's almost here. And you can get a sneak peek right here at blog.bigblueball.com!  The front-end of the site is moving to WordPress for content management. This new interface will be used fo all our news, … [Read more...]

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Updates to BigBlueBall

December 21, 2008 by Jeff Hester Leave a Comment

I'm in the process of some fairly substantial updates to BigBlueBall. We will be revamping our IM Centers, revealing a new design and updating the software that powers our forums. The end result should be much cleaner, easier to use and navigate (with some new content, too!). You'll see us … [Read more...]

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Office Hours: Saturday and Sunday

March 8, 2008 by Jeff Hester Leave a Comment

The office will be open this weekend! I'm opening office hours Saturday from 1-3pm, and Sunday from 2-4pm (Pacific time zone). What in the world am I talking about? You can join me in our BigBlueBall chat room to say hello, ask a question, or find out what's coming at BigBlueBall. I'll be in there … [Read more...]

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I am a technology geek, yet I gladly leave it behind to spend more time hiking the local trails or traveling the world. I am constantly experimenting, in search of new ways to improve my life. I believe in living out loud, and sharing what I learn with you.

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