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Hi! My name is Adrian Liem. I’m an online strategist and web specialist located in Vancouver, BC. I’m currently on a leave of absence from my job at UBC. Here’s what I’m up to in the meantime:

Working

Playing

  • Skiing, climbing, biking, swimming, running and eating
  • Playing hockey and ultimate
  • Dabbling in design, photography, and videography
  • Spending time with my family
  • Writing about the experience
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The 1-2-3 Reaction

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I’m kicking off week three of my leave, and I think the reality is finally starting to sink in. Last week, I attended Northern Voice, a personal blogging and social media conference, where I ran into several friends and colleagues from UBC. This was the first time I had seen many of them since announcing I would be taking a year off work, and the encounters made me realize that one of the coolest things about this leave so far, has been running into people I know. What I like most? Nearly everyone I run into immediately smiles.
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DruPress

This is a thought that has been mulling in the back of my mind for a while now. It first dated back to a time when I was involved in selecting a CMS platform for a friend’s project. As is often the case these days, two choices presented themselves: Drupal or WordPress. In the end, we opted to go with WordPress, but a thought lingered: what if there was a way to integrate the two?

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First Party Integration and Your Amorphous Online Identity: The Spark of an Idea

When it comes to building a website that includes social media, you’ve likely heard of “3rd party integration”. The premise is quite simple: set up accounts in different channels, and blend these into your website. But what if you were to flip this around? What if we were to think of “1st party integration”?

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