eVisibility is sponsoring one of our own employees in the upcoming Dublin Marathon. Erin Cartaya, who has worked with us since February, will be running in her third marathon this year. We are behind her (literally) in full support. As she prepares to compete on October 29, 2007, everyone here is getting just as excited to see how she does. Everyone sees her running at lunch instead of going out with us to the local fast food joints, so we also have high expectations.

Running 26.2 miles around the city limits of Dublin, she is hoping to finish better than her previous time of 3:27. eVisibility will be anxiously awaiting the results. It’s a once in a lifetime chance for Erin. She has been training hard for this; she knows how to go out there and compete, in any time zone.

eVisibility has been a supporter of its employees’ personal interests. Being sponsor for Erin in the Dublin marathon allows us as a company to reach out to other parts of the world, and to watch as she represents the company as one that is open to new challenges.

Erin graduated with a degree in English from USD just over a year ago, and competed in cross country. She says the running part isn’t as scary as the traveling; mainly because she has never been out of the country. But there is no reason not to go. Danny was impressed with the idea and decided to help sponsor her, to shoe that we are behind her one-hundred percent. She is blogging her marathon experience and keeping us up to date on her travels at www.Erin-Go-Run.com.

One concern that has arisen is the countywide wildfires that continue to burn. Along with several other co-workers, she had been evacuated from her home. Getting out of San Diego and to the airport is one concern for the marathoner, as her scheduled departure is just days away.

On behalf of the entire team here at eVisibility, we hope that you and those close to you stay safe while high winds and fires continue. As an Internet Marketing Agency, we take communication very seriously, so we have compiled a list of Web resources. We understand that when a catastrophe strikes, one of the most important things we can do is to help make the recovery process as quick and smooth as possible.

We compiled some Web resources and started a list. This will be updated as we find additional resources.

CBS8 Fire Info

Google Fire Map

GoogleEarth maps of the fire perimeter and evacuation areas

Homes Destroyed

PBS Fire Map

Filing an insurance claim *New*

KPBS Fire News

NASA Satellite Images

Official Cal Fire Website *New*
Fire information at a glance, including every fire outbreak and what percent of the fire is contained. Covers San Diego County, Orange County, and Los Angeles County.

Photos on Flickr

Rancho Sante Fe Fire Blog

RSS News Feed from KPBS News on Twitter *New*
Here is the live twitter feed from KPBS News. These updates are viewable on cell phones, iPhone, Blackberry, psp and other mobile devices.

San Diego CraigsList Fire Forum
Not the most intuitive in terms of user interface, but start clicking on topics and you’ll get the idea of how it works.

San Diego Union Tribune Fire Blog

San Diego County Emergency Services

San Diego Red Cross *New*
Donate Online: Make a secure online donation at www.sdarc.org/donate. Designate option 2 when making donation - San Diego/Imperial Counties Local Disaster Fund for your donation to support the Harris/Witch Creek response operations.

Sign On San Diego Fire Blog

Squidoo lens with fire recovery resources *New*

Resources for fire info and victims

Witch Fire Blog

Updated 10/26/07 11:12 PM PST

Dear eVisibility clients,

Thank you for your concern and support for those of us in Southern California, caught in the midst of the worst wild fires in California history. Due to the obvious dangers to both our business as well as our homes in the community, power surges make it unsafe to operate so many of our computers and hard drives. Your SEO and CPC campaigns will continue as the CPC and the client managers will be able to monitor their accounts from home, but will not be able to make major adjustments today. Please keep the entire Southern California area in your thoughts, and we will follow up on Wednesday, October 24th.

Thank you,

eVisibility

As some of you may know….THERE HAS BEEN A TRAGEDY HERE IN THE SAN DIEGO OFFICE!! TJ the monkey has come to the United States only to discover sadness and tragedy. Last night after everyone had gone home, with the exception of two nameless individuals, a human-on-animal crime was committed. We are unsure of how this happened but I have my suspicions! All we know is that when we came into the office this morning TJ was propped up in a wheelchair and a sign begging for money sitting in his leg-less lap. To add insult to injury there was $.30 in his cup, as if to say that each leg was worth $.15 (when really they were worth about $1.00 each). A warning to the two people who were still in the office when I left last night - “Hell hath no fury like the scorn of an office who loves their monkey!!”

BEFORE….. a happy surf monkey.

AFTER….. and empty shell of a monkey!

We’re very excited to welcome two new people to the eVisibility team: Mia Hanley and David Bender! Both are part of the Business Development Team and we’re thrilled to have them on board as they bring tremendous amounts of client and consulting experience to the table - and they are genuinely nice people
Mia and David will be working with clients to evaluate their needs and coach them on how eVisibility can help craft and achieve their Internet marketing goals.

So, please join us in welcoming Mia and David to eVisibility and - don’t forget to check out their bios!

The eVisibility team hosted a fabulous day at the races for all employees and any clients who could attend. As you can see, we had a great time. Thanks again to Danny DeMichele for making this happen and for making eVisibility a great place to work!