Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Could a 15-Year-Old With a Laptop Be the New Campaign Media Guru?

Read about how a convention of political bloggers and a 15 year old are ushering in the debut of "Internet-powered politics".

"Daily Kos's convention — the in-person gathering of the nation's most-read online political blog — was practically carpeted with presidential candidates. But perhaps the most notable presentation came from Ava Lowery, a 15-year-old from rural Alabama, whose homemade video was shown at the convention on jumbo television screens. "

Monday, June 12, 2006

** Summer Job Opening **

Stanford Patient Education Research Center is looking to hire a web programmer on an hourly basis to assist in web site development for a chronic disease self-management program. Healthier Living @ Stanford is a six week on-line program for people living with chronic health conditions such as heart disease lung disease and diabetes.
The successful candidate will work with a team of health educators and web developers to create an updated version of our web site. We will create the design aesthetic for the site and, but you will be responsible for implementing the front end changes using existing templates.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Transform mockups from our designer into websites with HTML/XHTML templates which include dynamic content.
  • Utilizes internet standard tools and common programming protocols to develop web pages.
  • Proficiency with (x)HTML, JavaScript, and CSS
  • Able to produce and code Web site development with minimal supervision.
  • Reviews and edits web pages and content areas for errors and inconsistencies.
  • Creates and edit sites by hand and with layout programs with minimal supervision.
  • Extremely detail oriented, and organized.
  • Proficiency with the following is essential to this position: Dreamweaver 8.0, Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, FTP and multimedia applications.

Please send your resume with cover letter & examples of web sites you have created to:
kplant@stanford.edu;
or fax to: (650) 725-9422
or mail to:
1000 Welch Road #204,
Palo Alto, CA 94304.