It’s Mardi Gras – You better believe Peter Mayer is closed

It’s no secret that Mardi Gras is a big deal in New Orleans – and for Peter Mayer staffers, too! We took a quick poll of our employees to see how they do Mardi Gras. Here are the stats, their advice, and some of their funny answers.
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Build out of new office space complete

Since 1980, when we moved to the 300 block of Camp Street, or Newspaper Row in what is now New Orleans’ Central Business District, Peter Mayer has been steadily expanding. We started out with 20 or so employees in an old printing/newspaper building at 324 Camp and only occupied 3 of the 4 floors. Soon we grew to fill all 4 floors. Then in 1996, we grew into the adjacent building at 320 Camp
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Five reasons Pinterest is so hot right now

Surely you have heard of Pinterest by now. If you haven’t, here’s five reasons why you better look it up quick.

1. It’s really easy

There seems to be some debate over whether people like to make lists. Sure, there are those who live and die by their to-do list, and those who have never made one. But it’s a little more complicated that than. Way back in 2010, when talking about privacy concerns and the concept of sharing Facebook posts with only a subset of friends, Mark Zuckerburg said, “Guess what? Nobody wants to make lists.” What he really meant, though, is no one wants to make lists of their
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Does Google lose sight of guiding principles with update to search?

I’m a die hard Google fan. There, I said it. I love their search engine, their products and their brand’s personality. I love that they value curiosity and intelligence. I also love that most of their products are free. And most of all, I love Google for the first “core principle” in their company philosophy:

“Focus on the user and all else will follow. Since the beginning, we’ve focused on providing the best user experience possible. Whether we’re designing a new Internet browser or a new tweak to the look of the homepage, we take great care to ensure that they will ultimately serve you, rather than
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