Here at MindComet, we are very proud of our traditions and today we get to celebrate two in one Friday afternoon.

The first is "SupaFri" - our monthly get-together to celebrate everything we've accomplished over the past month in addition to recognizing our top performers.

The next, is the Great MindComet Chili Championship of the Universe! In this heated competition to deliver the most delicious of stewed meats, peppers and beans, the winning chef will get to enjoy 365 days of unbridled bragging rights along with their mugshot in the break room.

Early this morning, vats of chili goodness started to brew in the back room. Here, John shows off his patented "lid lifting" technique:





And here's his entry:





And now, Jeremy's batch:





And this one, it's a secret:




Hungry yet?

MindComet is proud to announce that we will participating in SXSWi 2011. Jeremy and Mark with be giving a talk they've titled, The Net Promoter Score: A Metric for Social Media:

In their presentation, Mark Krupinski and Jeremy Hilton define the Net Promoter Score along with a case for its consideration as a Return on Investment (ROI) metric for on social media initiatives. Additionally, they compare this measurement with other customer loyalty and sentiment formulas currently being championed by industry leaders.

Lastly, Mark and Jeremy will review real world examples of the Net Promoter Score in practice by mainstream organizations.

Who is the intended audience for this session?

Anyone who involved in properly measuring social media initiatives.

5 Questions that will be answered:

How do you measure Social Media?
Can you accurately measure customer sentiment?
What is the Net Promoter Score?
Why should I consider the Net Promoter Score in my social media efforts?
What are some real world examples of the Net Promoter Score in practice?

To learn more about this annual event, check out the SXSWi 2011 Website.



We hope to see you there!

Before we went on break, David gave the Creative Staff some free time to let their "creative" flag fly. The results are the following 4 pieces of artwork that now hang in the halls of MindComet.


Kenny's Work:





Daissy's Work:





Sara's Work:





Jeremy's Work:

Classic video from Jack's "Nonsense" series.

This past Friday, the Team was happy to announce December's Employee of Month: Daissy, one of our Design Ninjas on the MindComet Creative Team.



What can we say about Daissy? Well how about:

"Daissy is an awesome team member. She is always willing to pitch in, always has an amazing attitude and is just so much fun!"

"She has been kicking but jumping around on multiple projects."

"Every time I am around her she is always happy and in a great mood. She's also amazing at juggling a ton of projects and keeping a positive attitude at all times. She's definitely a great creative and great MindCometeer!"

To celebrate this award, we cracked open some refreshments.



Again, Congrats Daissy. We appreciate everything you do.

Although a little creepy, check out the latest in CGI in this example video from Image Metrics.



Believe it or not, the actress is CGI until the 1:30 min mark. This only goes to show you have far the technology has come and it opens the door to not only new possibilities in video games but it also creates opportunities in TV and movies.

What do you think?

To learn more about this, check out the original article in The Times.