WordPress Shortcode for embedding multiple YouTube videos using the JavaScript API and including custom Google Analytics Events
Well, that title is a mouthful, let me explain. Recently I had the need to create a shortcode to embed YouTube videos, no problem right? Well, lets introduce a few more variables. First we want to fire custom Google Analytics events on video play, pause and complete which is easy enough to work into the […]
IP address geolocation and distance calculation
During a discovery conversation with a client, an interesting question was brought up. The client hosted seminars all over the globe which they listed on a content page within their website. During feature brainstorming someone said “Wouldn’t it be cool if we could show them the closest seminar to their location?” The client quickly began […]
Google Views – a Great Distraction
Google just recently launched the Google Views section of their maps application. It offers 360° views of interesting locations and amazing sights taken from around the world during their Street View efforts. It also has 360° views of additional locations submitted by users. Now I am not usually on to encourage reduced productivity during mine, or anyone […]