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June 12, 2013
The Trio of Tools to keep your projects in line
Projects and daily operations have a considerable amount of moving parts. Multiple workspaces are used to collaborate and keep track of everything, but being action oriented and get things done are what’s most important. At FMYI we’re making changes to make our platform better. Our product manager Kristen needed a way to manage all the new ideas and to find a way to keep the whole team up to date with what’s going on. This is the hierarchy she created [...]
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May 31, 2013
Twitter Bootstrap – 4 months in
FMYI has been using Bootstrap, a set of open source design tools originally developed at Twitter, officially for 4 months now. We asked one of our developers, Michael, a couple questions to get his input on the switch from fully custom front end design to adapting off-the-shelf Bootstrap. How has Bootstrap improved FMYI’s design? Has it made the mobile environment easier? Bootstrap has helped give us a set of standard design components for common elements. With that base, it has [...]
May 10, 2013
Get running smoothly with forms to track information
Running with consistency… That’s what my wife Joy (and neighbor Amanda) needed to do to complete the most recent Disney Princess half marathon. And, other than me being solely responsible for the kids in her absence, her training and running of races has been awesome and I’m very proud of her. The same consistency required to stay in shape for running is a key ingredient to “running” a successful team. FMYI’s newly available form functionality can deliver this unlike anyone [...]
April 22, 2013
Our B Corp rap video: Happy Earth Day 2013!
In celebration of Earth Day, I’m bringing this FMYI music video out of the archives. Learn more about B Corps and enjoy the skillz of Aaron James with a cameo by yours truly (I’m the comic relief): Our “A Beat for the B Corps” rap video covers why we love being a B Corp: “Better business, better product.” The lyrics and music were performed, written, and composed by Aaron James. Cameo by Justin Yuen. The video was directed by Graeme [...]
April 3, 2013
Oregon Unlimited online project community for good
When I was in high school, a group of kids had an idea that a downtown teen center could be a great place to meet up, do homework, play games, and host events. It was a great community project to be a part of, and so many people pitched in to help with designing brochures, developing a business plan, interviewing leaders, speaking in front of city council, and holding events for teens in borrowed space. Looking back on the experience, [...]
March 27, 2013
Collaborate beautifully
Things just got a little more beautiful here at FMYI. You may have heard about our major new interface upgrade. And seen the TechCrunch article covering FMYI Version 7.0 while mentioning getting work done beautifully. Now, we’ve launched something so simple, yet makes a big difference: background images for your FMYI sites. I’ve heard people mention their first experiences with Lotus Notes back in the day — it changed collaboration back in its heyday. We’ve come a long way from enterprise [...]
March 12, 2013
Yammer alternatives
When it comes to social collaboration, some folks are trying out Microsoft’s Yammer tool. While many may try out using their tool as a way to share Facebook-like status updates, we’ve heard from many that Microsoft’s Yammer doesn’t work for them in the long run. Why? Here are some reasons you might be in the market for Yammer alternatives: • To generate more user adoption, you’d like to have more workflow functionality integrated (project management, contact tracking/CRM, intranet, etc) • [...]
January 28, 2013
FMYI 7.0 and our 9th Anniversary: The Human Energy behind new collaboration software
We announced a new collaboration software version today with over 250 interface upgrades as “A Faster Fast” way for teams to collaborate. And on the technology side, we’re one of the first enterprise collaboration companies to leverage the Twitter Bootstrap design framework as covered in the TechCrunch article today about us. But did you know today is also FMYI’s 9th anniversary? With all the excitement buzzing around here, I haven’t had a chance to reflect too much on our journey [...]
FMYI Releases Version 7.0 to Create “A Faster Fast” Collaboration Experience with over 250 Interface Upgrades
Celebrates its Ninth Anniversary by Becoming One of the First Collaboration Platforms Built on the Twitter Bootstrap Design Framework Portland, Oregon — FMYI, Inc. [for my innovation], a leading provider of collaboration software hosting over one million workspaces, today announced the release of FMYI 7.0 on its ninth anniversary as a company. The new interface features over 250 interface upgrades and is one of the first collaboration platforms built on the Twitter Bootstrap design framework, the most popular open source [...]
December 19, 2012
Start now to make history in 2013
As you sing “It’s the most wonderful time…of the year” while enjoying your secret Santa gift after the office holiday party, you’ll notice how things are slowing down around you. Besides singing to yourself, it’s also the best time of the year to get organized before things go back to the normal overflowing inbox in January. Take advantage of this opportunity to get organized for growth in 2013! You can hit the ground running by leveraging one forgotten asset you [...]
December 4, 2012
Search and Rescue your Team Communication
Last week FMYI client Superstition Search and Rescue (named after the Superstition Mountains in Arizona) solved a three-year-old case and brought much needed closure to a family when they found the body of a missing man in the wilderness. The team is comprised of talented people with tremendous passion, and they reached out to FMYI last year to fix specific problems by implementing a great communication system. Do you have the same team communication challenges they had? Concerns about security: [...]