Halloween at Gossamer Town

November 3rd, 2007

Tarrin Author

Bender and Ian: Bestfriends Forever!
Ian and his creation

While many probably consider a coding house starchy and lacking in spontaneity, nothing could be further from the truth here at Gossamer. However, when Halloween rolls around, there can definitely be a certain um…nerdy quality to the choice of costumes on display.

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Exploding high-five!

October 26th, 2007

Ian Author

Aki MimotoName: Aki Mimoto
Role at GT: Code Master Supreme
Quote to live by: Exploding High-Five!

Looking at this photo, you’d probably think we hired a 19th century photographer with a ridiculously nice hat. But we at Gossamer Threads have not yet mastered the art of time travel - not yet at least.

Meet Aki! - The first in a series of our special interest pieces on Gossamer employees.

Read on to learn a little more about one of the star players here at Gossamer Threads.

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Busses, Skytrains, and Good Ol’ Fashioned Leg Power

October 17th, 2007

Tarrin Author

Commute Title

The Economist recently named our city, Vancouver, B.C., the most liveable in the world, based upon a variety of factors, one of which was the quality and ease of transportation infrastructure and public transit.

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Gossamer Forum for Mobile Platforms

October 5th, 2007

GForum for Mobile Platforms

Mobile sites have been around for a while, however with the advent of the iPhone one can only expect more and more sites designed specifically with mobile devices in mind.

Enter bigfishtackle.mobi - A custom Gossamer Forum installation that is optimized for mobile devices. All unnecessary content has been stripped to ensure fast loading times on low-bandwidth connections. Read on to see how we did it!

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Gossamer Links Google Base Integration!

September 26th, 2007

Gossamer Links Google Base Integration!

Here’s a sneak preview of what we’re working on in the Gossamer labs – Google Base integration!

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