Dave the Web Guy

My accounts around the web: Facebook / Twitter / Picasa / You Tube / RSS Old Blog (The Nut)   Services PC Support / Web Connectivity / Web Development / Speaking Engagements (Blogging & Social Media) / Web Tracking and Monitoring / Security / Content Maintenance / E-Commerce... Well Heck: You Need It, I'll Do It. Contact Me		Welcome to the personal and project website of David Pinero. Current Projects Name / Concept Description Status Battle Blog Personal scale blogging engine written in Classic ASP Active Check That ID Graffiti style reporting system for anything. A blogging tool for stuff Active Headline Prophet A website where you can discuss news events, of the future! Active LinkHugger An intimate URL sharing tool for the web Active NYC Media Bypass Blog exercising elements of primary source reporting on the web Winding Up Openness.org Website/blog devoted to issues of transparency Dormant SomeWebLink A URL shortening tool Active Tampa Rail Blog focusing on urban rail evolution in Tampa, Florida. Dormant Yard Bark Classified ad system for local communities Active Project X and Y Undisclosed projects and statuses NA   Most recent Twitter meanderings... Follow my Twitter feed

This website exists in part to exercise and illustrate the merits of independent web publishing. This, whereas most people today now rely on Facebook and similar proprietary web places in which to represent themselves online.

I believe that such exclusive reliance on the "proprietary-space-for-eyeballs" model is a mistake and one gradually and subtly promoted at that. I believe it moves people's online expressions into controlled and manageable populations at the expense of the truly free-wheeling spirit of the World Wide Web. Web pages managed by individuals who take the time to learn their composition are the true bastion of Internet freedom. In that vein this website shows off what can be done on the "raw" web far and removed from Facebook. If enough people take the example and return to building their own web pages, perhaps we can stave off the future where it is no longer cheap (or maybe even legal) to post one's own web pages. This website will, wherever possible, coach in great detail on this matter.

Dave the Web Guy is actually, I, David Pinero, a middle age web developer living and working in New York. Thoroughly engrossed in the political, social, and functional miracles of the internet, Dave the Web Guy is excited to conjure and implement a variety of online web projects, particularly those that reinforce or amplify his own viewpoints and objectives.

I am not that hard to know as I maintain a personal blog and a Facebook account (philosophy noted above notwithstanding).

Dave the Web Guy is Dave's established branding identity maintained to produce and develop engaging online places and publications. Projects tend to fall into one of three categories: publications (blogging in particular), commerce, and social networking. These areas are of particular fascination to Dave the Web Guy and are thusly the most invested in terms of production time and concentration.

Projects and products developed under the auspice of DWG are generally non-profit dependent, but may yield profitable outcomes in the form of advertisement revenue or by sale of rights to others interested in further developing initial DWG concepts and prototypes.

• Advertising

  Ad spots are available on certain DWG productions albeit on an extremely limited basis. One or two spots are generally available at a fixed monthly rate. Agents should understand that advertising rates for DWG are primarily about motivating DWG to reallocate production resources to sponsor incorporation, not common industry standards which focus more on click-through volume. DWG does not "sell" its ad space, so if you're interested, it's presumed you see value as-is.
  
  Contract periods are billed on a per-month basis and advertising content must be compatible with both the philosophical and presentational objectives of each DWG production. If you see value for your message on a DWG property, please contact Dave the Web Guy.

• Fellow Producers

  DWG products are often produced and maintained under minimalist resource conditions. Some projects are operated quite specifically as prototypes. You may see greater potential in an existing DWG project and be interested in purchasing all content and code related to it in order to pursue more resourceful development. Agents interested in purchasing the rights and work done thus far on any DWG project should contact Dave the Web Guy.

A common misconception is that Dave the Web Guy is a web designer or programmer for hire. While all DWG productions inherently require a degree of such expertise, DWG does not in fact provide these services to the public. If you have such needs and would like a recommendation, please contact DWG and he will be able to recommend a service partner for you.