In the simplest of terms, painting is the application of paint to a surface. That's it. For a house painter, paint is applied to the interior/exterior of the house to give it individuality or to make it blend in...not really an artistic statement, more a completion of architecture. For the artist, the application of the paint to a surface is a method of expressing something...an idea, an emotion, an internal picture or the depiction of something seen through the artist's eye - like a landscape or a portrait. This painting above is one I did a few years ago. It's done in acrylic paints, and…
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Produce crate labels
lines and colors :: a blog about drawing, painting, illustration, comics, concept art and other visual arts8 Feb 2012 | 5:25 amBefore the austerity imposed by World War II, produce in the US was shipped in wooden crates with colorful, carefully designed and illustrated labels, meant to set each producer apart from the others. The relatively sudden advent of cheaper cardboard boxes left many of the crate labels unused and they have become collectors items. A recent post on MetaFilter has pointed out several sources for images of some of the labels, and other sources of information about the market for them as collectables. The Boston Public Library’s Flickr set has the best and largest images, along with the Los… -
What Do Leadership Coaching Services Offer?
Women on Business9 Feb 2012 | 4:58 amGuest post by Jeffrey Sooey (learn more about Jeffrey at the end of this article) There are different coaching services to meet our many and varied needs. There are leadership coaching services and executive and corporate coaching services. These services may be similar but they also have their distinct differences which can assist you when dealing with a specific service. Let us begin with finding out what their differences are. Corporate coaching services and leadership services both cater to individuals and team leaders, but it is the former that specializes in the corporate world. -
Newly Renovated and Freshly Installed 19th-Century French Galleries to Reopen At National Gallery of Art on January 28, 2012
National Gallery of Art Press Office13 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am(Update to October 14, 2011 News Release)—Following a two-year renovation, the galleries devoted to impressionism and post-impressionism in the West Building of the National Gallery of Art reopen to the public on January 28, 2012. Among the greatest collections in the world of paintings by Manet, Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh, and Gauguin, the Gallery's later 19th-century French paintings will return to public view in a freshly conceived installation design. -
Four Questions to Ask Before Setting a Price
Entrepreneur Update9 Feb 2012 | 5:03 amBefore you figure out your pricing, figure out your business.
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Mosaic Mandalas
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Afraid to Paint? Here's some Help.
6 Feb 2012 | 6:37 pmIn the simplest of terms, painting is the application of paint to a surface. That's it. For a house painter, paint is applied to the interior/exterior of the house to give it individuality or to make it blend in...not really an artistic statement, more a completion of architecture. For the artist, the application of the paint to a surface is a method of expressing something...an idea, an emotion, an internal picture or the depiction of something seen through the artist's eye - like a landscape or a portrait. This painting above is one I did a few years ago. It's done in acrylic paints, and… -
So Why Do I Love Star Trek?
5 Feb 2012 | 10:38 pmI have a comic book collection. Bet you didn't know that! In fact, I could use this trivia bit the next time I'm ever subjected to one of those icebreaker games at a corporate meeting. You know the one...where you have to tell something about yourself that you're pretty sure no one else knows. And in my collection are Star Trek comics. My collection isn't big and probably not valuable but I hold onto it for sentimental reasons. Who knows - maybe someday Hannah [my granddaughter who is only 3 weeks old now] will find them and think they might bring a pretty penny on the Craigslist of the… -
Artsy Stream of Consciousness on a Lazy Saturday
4 Feb 2012 | 4:21 pmOur grandson has a fantastic way of telling a story - he just begins and then talks and talks and talks. His story evolves and takes surprising turns. It can make me laugh and make me say "Matthew! Ewwww!" [He's four and a half.] But he can let his consciousness stream along with nary a blip on the radar. I thought for today's post I'd give it a try. Have to post every day all month long as part of BlogHer's challenge and - it's not that I'm not wordy - but writing when the muse is asleep is hard. So. Let's put a toe in the stream... Yesterday went to the grocery store and in the isle… -
The Art of Living Well
3 Feb 2012 | 5:50 pmOr, to put it more precisely, The Art of Living with Wellness...as in health and wellness. Is it pure science or is there more art than science in coming up with a balance in our lives that will lead to good health? I got to thinking hard about this the other day after having spent time at my daughter and son-in-law's house holding the new baby for a while. Just had to get some 'grandma' time in! It was a precious visit because besides having that tiny little one nestled in my arms I was highly entertained by her big 4 1/2-year old brother. I love his many and varied attempts at… -
Seeing 'Art' in the Garden
2 Feb 2012 | 4:50 pmYou might have noticed that there is a new widget in the right hand column a couple of scrolls down titled 'NaBloPoMo/February 2012/Relative.' Wonder what that is? When I noticed this strange looking word, NaBloPoMo, on BlogHer last year I wondered what it was. Stands for National Blog Posting Month [which I guess is in November] - it's an event thing where writers post to their blog daily...every day in the month. BlogHer decided to do a NaBloPoMo challenge every month and this month, February, I decided to join in. Wow. A post a day for 29 Leap Year days. Can I do it? We shall see. …
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lines and colors :: a blog about drawing, painting, illustration, comics, concept art and other visual arts
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Produce crate labels
8 Feb 2012 | 5:25 amBefore the austerity imposed by World War II, produce in the US was shipped in wooden crates with colorful, carefully designed and illustrated labels, meant to set each producer apart from the others. The relatively sudden advent of cheaper cardboard boxes left many of the crate labels unused and they have become collectors items. A recent post on MetaFilter has pointed out several sources for images of some of the labels, and other sources of information about the market for them as collectables. The Boston Public Library’s Flickr set has the best and largest images, along with the Los… -
Juliette Aristides
7 Feb 2012 | 6:39 amJuliette Aristides is perhaps most widely known as the author of the highly regarded books Classical Drawing Atelier, Classical Painting Atelier and Lessons in Classical Drawing. Though the emphasis there is on her undeniably strong figurative work, it is her still life subjects that I personally find most compelling. In much of her work references appear to the classical masters to whom she has devoted much study. Her still life compositions often play with these references, as well as blurring the lines between still life, room interiors and suggestions of landscape, creating a fascinating… -
Kris Wiltse
6 Feb 2012 | 6:16 amKris Wiltse is an illustrator and gallery artist based in Washington State. In her illustration work she favors the unusual medium of block printing, working in linocut, woodcut and scratchboard. Wiltse also works in watercolor for her gallery art and personal sketching, as well as for a secondary speciality in interpretive signs — informative location signage that depicts birds and other wildlife and flora in and around the area of Puget Sound. Her website has galleries of each. The sketches and more finished watercolors have a nicely informal feeling, with fresh color and a sense of… -
Edouard-Léon Cortès
4 Feb 2012 | 8:40 pmThese seems to be an unofficial school of painting that included a number of post-Impressionist artists who specialized in painting views of Belle Époque Paris, and took particular interest in contrasting the browns and grays of buildings and overcast skies with the warm yellow and orange glow of windows lit by gaslight. These included Eugene Galien-Laloue, Edouard-Léon Cortès, Luigi Loir, and somewhat later, Antoine Blanchard. Cortès was perhaps the best known of them. His paintings of Paris, that often include famous monuments and places in the city, were popular… -
Dorothea Tanning, 1910-2012
3 Feb 2012 | 7:26 amAmerican Surrealist painter Dorothea Tanning, who was also a printmaker, sculptor, writer and set designer, was already pursuing her own dream-like compositions when she was introduced to the work of the European Surrealists at their 1936 exhibition in New York. She then met and became lifelong companions with Max Ernst. Like Ernst, Tanning moved from the dream state explorations of the Surrealists into that shifting netherland between representational and non-representational art. Her suggestions of recognizable forms draw you in, then drift into half-recognized shapes abstracted from…
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Women on Business
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What Do Leadership Coaching Services Offer?
9 Feb 2012 | 4:58 amGuest post by Jeffrey Sooey (learn more about Jeffrey at the end of this article) There are different coaching services to meet our many and varied needs. There are leadership coaching services and executive and corporate coaching services. These services may be similar but they also have their distinct differences which can assist you when dealing with a specific service. Let us begin with finding out what their differences are. Corporate coaching services and leadership services both cater to individuals and team leaders, but it is the former that specializes in the corporate world. -
Putting Your Blog To Work For You
8 Feb 2012 | 5:54 amGuest post by Charity Cason (learn more about Charity at the end of this article) In this age of social media and blogging, it’s more important than ever to make sure that your blog is marketing your business effectively 24 hours a day. There are so many mistakes that new bloggers make which can be easily avoided from the outset. Let’s face it; business people are good at what they do, but they aren’t always good at marketing online. The online world is a totally different animal when it comes to marketing, so take these tips to heart and make changes that will create a… -
Managing the “Great Expectations” of the Next Sales Generation
7 Feb 2012 | 10:53 amGuest post by Lynn Schleeter (learn more about Lynn at the end of this post) “The death of the traditional salesman has been greatly exaggerated,” heralded a recent column in The Economist (October 22, 2011). Why does the media always have to dredge up the Willy Lomans of the world every time the sales function is covered? Sales has made leaps and bounds since Arthur Miller wrote that fateful play in 1949. Yet there’s been nothing traditional in sales for the past 15 years thanks, in part, to women making it a successful career path. When it comes to tradition, the challenge today is… -
Leadership Development: Throw the Ball and Catch It Too
7 Feb 2012 | 6:48 amTom Brady’s wife, Gisele, will go down in history with a quote that goes well beyond football. Walking down the corridor to the safety of an elevator, she was taunted by fans about how the Super Bowl game ended and out came the now famous words about not being able to throw a ball and catch it at the same time. Maybe it was the shame of losing (someone had to), maybe it was the tension of hearing her husband was not as good as Eli (Manning that is), and maybe it was the frustration of expectations (too many). In any case, why did what she said go viral? Was it the use of an expletive that… -
GUTSY GALS are Electricians
6 Feb 2012 | 7:14 amSue was not feeling GUTSY; she was still in pain as she talked about an ugly spill that ended with a badly injured ankle. Several doctors told her she would have to be CAREFUL, very, very careful for, well…forever. Diana, sitting across the circle from Sue is a nurse. How could it be that she had the same ankle injury with that big, long medical name, a year ago? And she was also given the same “careful forever” diagnosis. And then the room began to light up. Diana told how she let her GUTSY side take over as she searched for alternative ways to get that busted ankle better. She gave…
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National Gallery of Art Press Office
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Newly Renovated and Freshly Installed 19th-Century French Galleries to Reopen At National Gallery of Art on January 28, 2012
13 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am(Update to October 14, 2011 News Release)—Following a two-year renovation, the galleries devoted to impressionism and post-impressionism in the West Building of the National Gallery of Art reopen to the public on January 28, 2012. Among the greatest collections in the world of paintings by Manet, Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh, and Gauguin, the Gallery's later 19th-century French paintings will return to public view in a freshly conceived installation design. -
Opening Weekend of Newly Renovated French Galleries is Celebrated with Array of Free Programs Highlighting 19th-Century French Art and Culture at the National Gallery of Art
13 Jan 2012 | 7:00 amThe National Gallery of Art will celebrate the reopening of its galleries devoted to 19th-century French impressionist and post-impressionist painting with an array of public programs throughout the opening weekend of January 28–29, 2012, and later. Located on the Main Floor of the West Building, the galleries will reopen to the public on January 28, following a two-year renovation. -
Major Early Drawings by Pablo Picasso on View at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, January 29–May 6, 2012
11 Jan 2012 | 11:10 amPablo Picasso (1881–1973) was the greatest draftsman of the 20th century, exploring every technique from a single line to explosions of color. Through some 60 works, "Picasso's Drawings, 1890–1921: Reinventing Tradition" presents the dazzling development of the artist as a draftsman during the first 30 years of his career, from the precocious academic exercises of his youth to his radical innovations of cubism and collage. On view at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, from January 29 through May 6, 2012, the exhibition includes many of Picasso's finest drawings, watercolors, and… -
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione Prints and Drawings On View January 29 to July 8, 2012, at the National Gallery of Art; First Exhibition to Explore the Italian Master's Inventions and Legacy
11 Jan 2012 | 11:10 amAn exhibition at the National Gallery of Art will showcase its rich holdings of works on paper by the Italian baroque master Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609–1664), as well as works by his contemporaries and followers. On view in the Gallery's West Building from January 29 to July 8, 2012, "The Baroque Genius of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione" suggests, for the first time, the complex sources of his style such as Rembrandt van Rijn and Claude Lorrain, as well as its importance for later artists, from Giambattista Piranesi and the Tiepolo family to Antoine Watteau and François Boucher. -
African American History Month is Celebrated with Lectures and Podcasts, Including Conversations with Former NBA Stars Elliot Perry and Darrell Walker, at the National Gallery of Art
11 Jan 2012 | 9:00 amTo celebrate African American History Month, the National Gallery of Art presents an array of offerings honoring this rich and diverse cultural legacy. On February 12, Professor David C. Driskell participates in a discussion with curator Ruth Fine, addressing for the first time his role as a collector, and on February 26, collectors and former National Basketball Association players Elliot Perry and Darrell Walker will appear in conversation with Michael D. Harris, Atlanta-based artist, professor, scholar, and curator. The following week, on March 4, the Gallery will host a lecture by Bridget…
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Entrepreneur Update
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Four Questions to Ask Before Setting a Price
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Three Ways to Extend the Battery Life of Smartphones and Tablets
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Fashion Mogul Christopher Burch Talks Business
9 Feb 2012 | 2:00 amAs Fashion Week kicks off, we sat down with the man behind brands like Tory Burch and Monika Chiang to find out what it takes to make it in the business. -
Seven Ways to Kill Your Meetings and Unleash Productivity
8 Feb 2012 | 12:08 pmDespite studies showing that meetings are a colossal waste of time, they remain common. Here's how to collaborate while cutting back on meetings. -
The Danger of Being Franchisee No. 1
8 Feb 2012 | 10:00 amSure, it's a thrill to get in on the ground floor of a hot new concept. But it's risky to invest in an unproven business model. Here are questions to ask.
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The Carpetbagger: Oscar Nominees in the Crafts Categories
9 Feb 2012 | 5:38 amThe craft professions behind the movies — costume design, art direction and makeup — get a moment in the spotlight too. -
MOVIES: From the Monstrous to the Subtle
9 Feb 2012 | 5:36 amMelena Ryzik visits Matthew Mungle, an Oscar-winning makeup artist, at his studio in North Hollywood to discuss his work transforming women into men in “Albert Nobbs.” -
ArtsBeat: Bands to Follow Their Frontmen Into Rock Hall of Fame
9 Feb 2012 | 5:23 amThe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland will enshrine the bands of frontmen who have already been honored. -
Art Review: Renoir’s Full-Length Paintings at the Frick Collection
9 Feb 2012 | 5:00 amThe emphasis in this fashion-conscious show is less on the clothes than on the traditional portrait format and the imposing scale that displays them to best advantage. -
The Carpetbagger: The Art of Goo and Innards
9 Feb 2012 | 3:00 amThe Oscar-nominated makeup artist who created the subtle effects for "Albert Nobbs" also works on gorefests like "CSI."
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Art Biz Blog
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Go Ahead and Spoil the Surprise
8 Feb 2012 | 5:30 amTibi Hegyesi asked on my Facebook page: Is it a good idea to post online previews of artwork that will be included in an upcoming show, or is it better to keep the work under wraps until the big reveal? Tibi Hegyesi's booth at Art Expo New York is full of visitors. I don’t think you can lose by sharing the work in advance, unless the exhibition organizers prohibit this. (Read the details of your agreement!) People rarely go out of their way to view the unknown. We need a reason to get dressed and make the trip. Seeing artwork that we connect with is the best way to motivate us to come… -
Another Gimmick or a Passport to Your Art?
7 Feb 2012 | 8:29 amIn case you’ve been hiding under a rock and haven’t heard, 300 of Damien Hirst’s Spot Paintings are filling up all 11 Gagosian gallery locations around the world: New York (3 locations), Beverly Hills, London (2 locations), Paris, Rome, Geneva, Athens, and Hong Kong. The Complete Spot Challenge was issued to encourage people to visit all 11 locations. It states: Visit all eleven Gagosian Gallery locations during the exhibition The Complete Spot Paintings 1986–2011 and receive a signed spot print by Damien Hirst, dedicated personally to you. One blogger opines it… -
How to Decide if a Call for Entry is Worth Sweating Over
6 Feb 2012 | 4:00 amGuest blogger: Debby L. Williams Are you responding to Calls for Entry? If you’re having success with them, then good for you! If you would like to know what might be going wrong, read on. Call for Entry is used here to include any request for artists to submit information to compete for art exhibitions, contests, or commissions (e.g. Request for Qualifications or Request for Proposals). There are differences among those types of competitions, but let’s start at the very basics: how to evaluate a Call and decide if you should respond. A pile of artist responses to an RFQ needs attention… -
Twitter Tweekly via @abstanfield
5 Feb 2012 | 4:07 amThe best of my tweets from the past couple of weeks. New iPhone app makes camera behave more like SLR. Pretty cool ow.ly/8QCvL via @hyperallergic IRBITS (my book) is now available for the Kindle! artbizcoach.com/irbits RT @JanTanton: You know you’re an artist when…100 list bit.ly/A43wRp <Fun! I’m Hooked! 10 Reasons Why Artists Love Pinterest twrt.me/mycncd via @lorimcneeartist Tweets after reading my site stats: In Jan, 5 of my top 10 keyword searches were related to Twitter – esp “twitter names” Interesting About 12% of my blog/site visitors are using… -
When the Deal is Done You Have Only Begun
2 Feb 2012 | 5:00 amYour relationship with a collector doesn’t end when the work is purchased. It has just begun. Discuss. Today’s Deep Thought Thursday was inspired by my presentation at smARTist Telesummit 2012: “Unforgettable: 6 Actions to Guarantee Collectors Remember You.” Sign up here to be notified when the home-study edition is available.
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Seth's Blog
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Inaccurate labels and why we need them (and need to improve them)
9 Feb 2012 | 2:46 amIf I tell you, "I'm going to the baseball game," it seems as though you're likely to understand what I mean. Of course, you won't. When George Will goes to a baseball game, it's a religious experience. Me, I don't even like baseball. Or maybe it's my nephew's ball game (the playoffs), or maybe going to the game causes me to miss an important event, and on and on. We label the experience with just two words, and two words can't possibly capture the emotions and circumstance surrounding an event. The same thing is true with brands. If I tell you that a new business was funded by USV, that might… -
How do they know you're not a flake?
8 Feb 2012 | 2:43 amBefore your link gets clicked or your proposal gets read, a busy person is going to triage it to find out if it's even worth glancing at. Since everyone is now connected, the new permeability has created a deluge of noise, and just about everyone worth contacting is taking defensive measures. Do I know this person? Did someone I trust send them over? Where does she work? (Ideo? the FDA? The New York Times?) Has she won an award? Is she famous? Are there typos and is the design sloppy? Are they pestering me? Do I already follow this person online? Does music play when I visit the website? Will… -
Horizontal marketing isn't a new idea
7 Feb 2012 | 2:09 amBut it is the new reality for just about every organization. Vertical marketing means the marketer (the one with money) is in charge. Vertical marketing starts at the top and involves running ads, sending out direct mail and pushing hype through the media. Your money, your plans, your control. It might not work, but generally the worst outcome is that you will be ignored and need to spend more money. Horizonal marketing, on the other hand, means creating a remarkable product and story and setting it up to spread from person to person. It's out of your control, because all the interactions are… -
Who is your customer?
6 Feb 2012 | 2:26 amRule one: You can build a business on the foundation of great customer service. Rule two: The only way to do great customer service is to treat different customers differently. The question: Who is your customer? It's not obvious. Zappos is a classic customer service company, and their customer is the person who buys the shoes. Nike, on the other hand, doesn't care very much at all about the people who buy the shoes, or even the retailers. They care about the athletes (often famous) that wear the shoes, sometimes for money. They name buildings after these athletes, court them, erect… -
In search of a timid trapeze artist
5 Feb 2012 | 2:01 amGood luck with that, there aren't any. If you hesitate when leaping from rope to another, you're not going to last very long. And this is at the heart of what makes innovation work in organizations, why industries die, and how painful it is to try to maintain the status quo while also participating in a revolution. Gather up as much speed as you can, find a path and let go. You can't get to the next rope if you're still holding on to this one.
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She Takes on the World
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Dear Mr. Zuckerberg: Where Are the Women?
3 Feb 2012 | 12:14 pmDear Mr. Zuckerberg, Congratulations are definitely in order. That S-1 filing for Facebook’s IPO was filled with impressive numbers: $3.7 billion in revenue last year, $1 billion in earnings, and $3.9 billion in the bank account. There was one number that really caught my eye though: Zero. Zero is the number of women listed on Facebook’s Board of Directors. What I want to know is why? Many studies show that companies with high percentages of women on the Board perform far better than companies without women on the Board. In fact, the Fortune 500 companies with the highest… -
3 Resolutions Your Small Business Needs to Keep
18 Jan 2012 | 9:08 pmPhoto courtesy of Shutterstock The hoopla of a New Year is fading out, we’re a few weeks into 2012, how are those new business resolutions going? According to an article on examiner.com, four out of five people will not keep up their New Year’s resolutions; not very promising odds. Though statistically hope looks quite bleak, here are the three business resolutions you need to uphold despite the odds: Incorporate. If you are a small business owner, new or old, and have not legally incorporated your business or formed an LLC you are past due. With an incorporation your business not… -
In the Age of the Platform, the Sky is the Limit
15 Jan 2012 | 11:52 amIn Phil Simon’s excellent new book, The Age of the Platform, he writes about how platforms have become more important than ever. He focuses on Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google–aka, the Gang of Four. Beyond those ever-present companies, he discusses emerging platforms like WordPress and Twitter. At TorranceLearning, the elearning company I run, we leverage platforms like crazy for many reasons. As Phil describes in his book, we use platforms as key pieces or planks in our own platform. First, because of their ubiquity and constant evolution, platforms do the heavy lifting. This… -
ABC’s “Work It” and the Myth of the “Mancession”
11 Jan 2012 | 7:16 pm“Women are taking over the workforce. Soon they’ll just start getting rid of the men,” says a character on ABC’s new sitcom, “Work It.” Obviously the writers and powers that be at ABC failed to check the facts before creating a comedy based on the mythological “mancession” that simply does not exist. A recent national jobs report showed that unemployment for women is not declining: rather, 300,000 women fell out of the workforce. While more men are going back to work, fewer women are able to find jobs. From October 2010 to October 2011, only 27% of the 1.5 million jobs added… -
One Small Shift That Can Rock Your Life + A Happy Birthday to Me Giveaway!
6 Jan 2012 | 10:13 pmIt’s my biiiiirthdaaaay! To celebrate I’m sharing a small shift I made last year on my birthday that changed everything and rocked my life over the past year. This small thing cleared the path for my best year yet and I’m ready for even bigger things this year. To find out what it is, watch my video AND don’t miss the end when I tell you how to enter my super special birthday giveaway. xoxo One Small Shift That Can Rock Your Life + A Happy Birthday to Me Giveaway! is a post from She Takes on the World Did you enjoy this article? Subscribe to She Takes On The World and…
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How to Use a WordPress Blog as a Referral Generator
9 Feb 2012 | 5:19 amHow to Use a WordPress Blog as a Referral GeneratorThis content from: Duct Tape Marketing I’ve seen and heard this scenario countless times. Two perfectly suited strategic partners determine they should start doing some things together in an effort to create referral opportunities for each other. They shake hands and agree that it’s a fabulous idea, but then nothing happens. Mostly nothing happens because there’s no catalyst to get the ball rolling in a way that makes sense. I mean, sure, they could both send out a mass mailing to their clients professing how great the other is, but… -
Turn Your Business Into a Community Building Platform
8 Feb 2012 | 5:36 amTurn Your Business Into a Community Building PlatformThis content from: Duct Tape Marketing I believe the future of business and commitment building resides in the idea of viewing your business as a platform for your community. The notion of a platform is one that receives a fair amount of play in various contexts. An author is said to possess a platform when they have built a following. Consultants might work with a business owner to build a platform through speaking, writing, blogging and connecting in social media. And finally, many tech firms have built platforms by creating open source… -
Is Your Marketing Producing the Results You Expected
7 Feb 2012 | 5:58 amIs Your Marketing Producing the Results You ExpectedThis content from: Duct Tape Marketing Quipol Image:One-Fat-Man via Flickr CC The poll question above is a bit loaded and, not that I want to skew the results, the answer for most lies in the fact that they don’t really know what results they expected or what result they are actually getting. Mostly they know the results aren’t what they had hoped for, but that’s another issue. Setting expectations One of the simplest, yet most effective, things you can do is set expectations or goals for your marketing. You can create… -
This Is a Message from Your Heart
6 Feb 2012 | 5:51 amThis Is a Message from Your HeartThis content from: Duct Tape Marketing I had a heart scan the other day – mainly because I’m old and my spouse is convincing in the most loving way. a4gpa via Flickr CCIf you’ve never done it, it’s a pretty incredible experience to get to watch the awesome mechanical miracle that is you heart spray blood in and out through a series of valves, tubes, chambers, levers and doors that any engineer would be challenged to recreate. More often than not the heart is the subject of poems and songs about romance and love but in addition to being a physical… -
Weekend Favs February Four
4 Feb 2012 | 5:32 amWeekend Favs February FourThis content from: Duct Tape Marketing My weekend blog post routine includes posting links to a handful of tools or great content I ran across during the week. I don’t go into depth about the finds, but encourage you check them out if they sound interesting. The photo in the post is a favorite for the week from Flickr or from my own travels. First run of the day Telluride Good stuff I found this week: Quipol – Easily create and embed social polls that are very easy to use and very good looking Transcribe – free online tool that makes it much easier…
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Twitter / GuyKawasaki
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GuyKawasaki: Rethinking the ‘Art of Living’ [comic] http://t.co/80hbmf2R
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GuyKawasaki: Prepping for the most extreme sky-diving stunt yet [video] http://t.co/c1cQp2uN
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GuyKawasaki: Awesome TV theme songs, a cappella http://t.co/E0jMl3nH
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GuyKawasaki: 10 app to increase your productivity http://t.co/Jb8o9tZl
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GuyKawasaki: The 5 hottest, non-tech industries http://t.co/oRwjlFjr
9 Feb 2012 | 6:10 amGuyKawasaki: The 5 hottest, non-tech industries http://t.co/oRwjlFjr
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Twitter / chrisbrogan
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chrisbrogan: Wishing @stevebrogan a great tournament today at @thepokerroomNH .
9 Feb 2012 | 4:50 amchrisbrogan: Wishing @stevebrogan a great tournament today at @thepokerroomNH . -
chrisbrogan: @pjbryant - nerd. : )
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chrisbrogan: @pjbryant - thus proving you think there's a difference. : )
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chrisbrogan: @kathybuckworth @JoAnneWallace @jeffpulver - books are terrible things. They teach you stuff. : )
9 Feb 2012 | 4:13 amchrisbrogan: @kathybuckworth @JoAnneWallace @jeffpulver - books are terrible things. They teach you stuff. : ) -
chrisbrogan: RT @MichaelHyatt: New Post: “What Could Becoming a Better Speaker Make Possible for You?” | http://t.co/bDWwzrmk
9 Feb 2012 | 4:13 amchrisbrogan: RT @MichaelHyatt: New Post: “What Could Becoming a Better Speaker Make Possible for You?” | http://t.co/bDWwzrmk
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Forbes - Entrepreneurs
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The Seven Habits of Spectacularly Unsuccessful CEOs Hall of Shame
9 Feb 2012 | 6:39 amDartmouth Professor Sydney Finkelstein first wrote about the Seven Habits of Spectacularly Unsuccessful Executives 8 years ago in "Why Smart Executives Fail." -
Inside Forbes: Reinventing Personal Brand-Building By Learning From the Masters
9 Feb 2012 | 6:39 amI wrote a post last week about how Forbes.com is a brand-building platform for reporters, topic experts, the audience and marketers, too. It sparked a comment on another site, MediaPost, that is both a history lesson and a poignant reminder that personal brand-building in the news business is more than a century old. For that matter, so is the ethos of blogging. As the comment points out, each helped shape today's industrial media complex, which digital technology is fast returning to its roots. The period during which a limited number of publishers provided well-paid employment for a… -
Oracle/Taleo Deal Spurring Gains For Cloud Software Names
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From Executive Assistant To Entrepreneur: JFK Jr.'s Assistant Says It Was 'The Perfect Storm'
9 Feb 2012 | 6:29 amShe was a twenty-something account executive-turned-assistant when she first started working for one of the most famous men in the world: John F. Kennedy Jr. She wasn't another socialite or family friend stepping into the role. In fact, one could say that she was quite the opposite of the politically correct First Son, John F. Kennedy Jr. -
Beautiful Brand Loyalty Assessments
9 Feb 2012 | 5:52 amSomerset Maugham wrote, ?The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.? As researchers we like that thought.
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Twitter / problogger
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9 Feb 2012 | 2:49 amproblogger: @Theireneross last time we sold out 280 pretty quick - so this time we're expecting 300 plus - but it'll be over 2 days this time.
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Archaeological News from Archaeology Magazine
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Wednesday, February 8
8 Feb 2012 | 9:42 amStephanie Langin-Hooper started to research a collection of mosaic fragments held by Bowling Green State University, but found very little paperwork about their purchase in 1965. “I became a little concerned. Some of the details and information was not as much as I was expecting,” she said. Now she and Rebecca Molholt of Brown University are [...] -
Tuesday, February 7
7 Feb 2012 | 9:48 amErik Thorsby, an immunologist from the University of Oslo, found genetic markers in blood samples taken from Easter Islanders that he thinks could indicate contact with South Americans before the arrival of Europeans in the New World. A seal bearing an image of an ibex has been discovered in the Indus Valley by archaeologists from Punjab University. [...] -
Monday, February 6
6 Feb 2012 | 9:58 amBritish scientists want to know who perpetrated the Piltdown Man hoax in 1912. Did the hoaxers expect that the stained skull, jawbone, and “cricket bat” would immediately be spotted as fakes? “No one did any scientific tests. If they had, they would have noticed the chemical staining and the filed-down teeth very quickly. This was clearly [...] -
Friday, February 3
3 Feb 2012 | 9:45 amArchaeologists are uncovering the roots of the industrial revolution in Los Angeles, California, at the site of Chapman’s Mill and the San Gabriel Mission. The artifacts include a brass religious medallion, a nineteenth-century Spanish coin, local and imported pottery, beads, and plenty of food remains. More than 60,000 artifacts have been excavated from a backyard [...] -
Thursday, February 2
2 Feb 2012 | 9:37 amA Florida-based deep-sea salvage company has been ordered by the 11th U.S. circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta to return nearly 600,000 gold and silver coins to Spain. The coins were recovered from the ocean’s floor off the coast of Spain in 2007. A large piece of a shipwreck washed ashore on a Lake Michigan beach. [...]
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ArchaeologyOnline: Archaeological Information on the Web
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Staffordshire Pottery of the American Antiquarian Society
14 Jan 2012 | 6:17 pmThe American Antiquarian Society has put together an online exhibit of Staffordshire Pottery of John Ridgeway called The Beauties of America. These pieces are part of the Emma DeForest Morse Collection, and are the blue transfer patterns. In addition to the photos, details and a bibliography are provided. -
2012 Summer Field School in Maritime Archaeology - Bermuda
11 Jan 2012 | 11:54 amImage by europanostra via Flickr Saint Mary's College-University of Rhode Island 2012 Summer Field School in Maritime Archaeology The Summer Field School in Maritime Archaeology is a joint research expedition conducted in Bermuda by faculty and students of Saint Mary's College of California and the University of Rhode Island. The field school is a research-based learning experience that will -
Coffin Handles from the African Burial Ground, New York City
6 Jul 2011 | 7:57 pmMegan Springate has just published an article in the African Diaspora Archaeology Network, June 2011 Newsletter on identifying a possible British source of the coffin handles excavated at the African Burial Ground in Lower Manhattan. The article also covers coffin handles from a Philadelphia African-American cemetery. The abstract is here, but there is a link to the full article as well. -
St. Augustine, Florida Civil War Shipwreck Documentary Released
14 Apr 2011 | 12:33 amBuried in the ocean's sands off St. Augustine, Florida, “the Nation’s oldest port,” is a lost shipwreck, one of the last great maritime mysteries from America’s Civil War. The 150 year old shipwreck had several incarnations—first, that of a commercial trader, then an illegal slaver, and finally a feared rebel privateer. Join underwater archaeologists and forensic scientists in their pursuit to -
Archaeological Field School on Edgefield, South Carolina Pottery Communities
25 Mar 2011 | 12:29 pmArchaeological Field School on Edgefield, South Carolina Pottery Communities University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Anth. 454-CF and 455-CF (6 credits; 6 weeks), May 23, 2011 to July 1, 2011 This field school will provide training in the techniques of excavation, mapping, controlled surface surveys, artifact classification and contextual interpretation. Students will work in supervised teams,
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BusinessWeek.com -- Small Business
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DIY Apps Save Small Businesses Time, Money
6 Feb 2012 | 8:25 pmA study estimates that small companies have cut 725.3 million annual employee hours by using mobile apps, equaling $17.6 billion in savings -
Turning Girls into Tech Entrepreneurs with a Single App
6 Feb 2012 | 8:23 pmTechnovation Challenge is a contest for high school students run by Iridescent, which uses online software called App Inventor -
For Some U.S. Manufacturers, Time to Head Home
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Michigan Wants More Immigrants
2 Feb 2012 | 3:00 pmRepublican Governor Rick Snyder wants to attract talented foreigners he sees as crucial to the economy -
After Hedge Funds, a Career Rejuvenation
2 Feb 2012 | 3:00 pmA TSA inspection helped Julie Macklowe switch careers from hedge fund manager to entrepreneur, selling luxury, travel-friendly toiletry kits
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San Francisco Bay Area News — — SFGate
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31 vehicles crash in fog on Highway 37 by Vallejo
9 Feb 2012 | 4:00 amAt least 31 vehicles driving through heavy fog crashed Wednesday morning on Highway 37 west of Vallejo, tying up traffic in both directions for nearly three hours, the California Highway Patrol said. Ten tow trucks were... -
Suspect shot, Berkeley cop hurt in Castro Valley
9 Feb 2012 | 4:00 amA Berkeley police officer was injured and a suspect shot just after 5 p.m. Wednesday in Castro Valley. Two Berkeley detectives were attempting to make an arrest near the intersection of Center Street and Grove Way, said... -
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Dead man found near Hayward
9 Feb 2012 | 4:00 amA man was found dead Wednesday in an unincorporated area near Hayward in what is being investigated as a possible homicide, authorities said. The body was found by a passer-by near train tracks at Hampton Road and...
