Author Archives: Max Duke

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"Stuff's gettin' better ... stuff's gettin' better all the time"

February 11, 2010 – 12:50 PM
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Single Episode Player: Video-a-Go-Go

December 2, 2009 – 5:02 PM
If you're anything like me, you frequently think to yourself, "You know, the COVE portal is pretty sweet, but sometimes I just need one of our episodes to put elsewhere on our site. I mean, I'm lovin' all the cool... Read More »
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Innovations Lab: Built by Stations, for Stations

May 5, 2009 – 6:00 PM
One of the most important, and sometimes painful, lessons I picked up during my years at a station is that a website is heavily influenced by two factors: budget and resources.  Budget was almost always non-existent. And resources, well, we've... Read More »
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INNOVATION OF THE YEAR AWARD

April 6, 2009 – 3:22 PM
Application Deadline: Friday, April 10, 2009Instructions and Application Materials located HERE.This year, PBS Interactive has announced a new award to recognize stations that have demonstrated excellence and innovative web development efforts. The Innovation of the Year award is an opportunity... Read More »
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A Paper Clip can be a Wondrous Thing: The Tools of Cove (Part 4 of 5 in a Series)

February 13, 2009 – 12:45 PM
For seven years in the late 80s, early 90s, I had one idol. A man that could take any ordinary, everyday office implement and disarm a nuclear bomb. A man that could take physics and chemistry and solve any life... Read More »
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The Local/National COVE Pilot Program (Part 3 of 5 in a series)

February 6, 2009 – 1:58 PM
When I was a kid, one of my favorite candies was Willy Wonka's Lik-M-Aid Fun Dip. I have such fond memories of running across the street to the market, dropping some coin on the counter, grabbing one of those tri-fold... Read More »
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Getting to Know ... Max Duke

February 2, 2009 – 3:04 PM
We thought it would be fun to spend some time introducing those of us working behind the scenes at PBS Interactive.  In the first of a series that we hope will expand to include PBS and station staff alike, here's... Read More »
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A Suite Deal: The Players of COVE (Part 2 of 5 in a series)

January 30, 2009 – 12:51 AM
When I became a teenager of legal driving age in Florida, I received my first car, a beast of a vehicle handed down to me from my uncle. That lady-killing chariot was none other than a gray 1988 Mercury... Read More »
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The Power of COVE (Part 1 of 5 in a series)

January 23, 2009 – 12:01 PM
As I began thinking a week ago about how I would start this entry, the title of the unparalleled 1985 Huey Lewis & the News hit "The Power of Love" kept popping into my head. The obvious similarities to... Read More »
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