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This Is How Corporate Logos Have Evolved Over Time
Logos define a company, so it truly is remarkable to see how companies have been defined throughout the years. Here Daily Infographic has put together how companies like Apple, Shell, Mercedes Benz and many more have changed throughout time. [Source: Daily...
read moreIncredible National Anthem During Boston Hockey Game
During last night’s Boston Bruins game there was one of the most powerful national anthems I have ever heard. Check out the video below and goosebumps will follow....
read moreWhy Are You Killing Off Google Reader, Google
If I were to put my top 4 used websites and apps in order it’d be Gmail, Google Reader, Google Analytics and Facebook. Unfortunately it seems that Google as part of their Spring Cleaning will be removing 1/4 of my online life. Granted I may be a bit biased since I am in the media/blogging business, but as you can tell by Twitter’s top trends #savegooglereader, this change is not being taken lightly. If you haven’t signed the petition yet, I encourage you to. Sign...
read more5 Science Fiction Inventions That Became A Reality in 2012
Cars are Being Printed by a 3D Printer Robot Can Move Freely in an Obstacle Course DNA Was Photographed For the First Time Invisibility Cloak Is Making Huge Leaps in Becoming a Reality Self Driving Cars are Going to be in Full Production Soon [Source:...
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Reserva Ad Takes Real Footage of Robbery for New Commercial
Reserva, a Brazilian men’s fashion store, has taken a bad situation and turned it into a very creative idea for their new commercial and ad campaign. The Brazilian menswear entrepreneur, Rony Meisler, decided to create an ad for his new upcoming sale with real security camera footage of one of his stores actually getting broken into in real life. Here the commercial shows footage of Rony’s Sao Paulo store getting the window smashed into and thiefs grabbing thousands of dollars of merchandise. Reserva’s motto for this sale is...
read moreHow Much Does SEO Cost?
SEO Moz put together an infographic which shows the cost of SEO from over 600 SEO agencies across the world. It seems that most companies will charge between $76 to $200/hour. Share with us how much you charge or how much you’ve heard people charge....
read moreTop 30 WordPress Plugins [Infographic]
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Here’s an Infographic by WP Template that shows the 30 most popular plugins for WordPress. While I wouldn’t agree with why some of these are the most popular for a various reasons (mostly there’s better out on the market) it is how it is. WP...
read moreBit.ly Truly Does Have Great Customer Service
In today’s age it’s nice to know that the average consumer has some power on a company whether it is through yelp, social media or blogging. The consumer now has the ability to explain whether the company royally screwed them over or if they treated you with exceptional customer service. Due to the customer service I received with bit.ly the other day I felt that I should talk about them and why more companies need to start following by their example. About 2 weeks ago, I reached out to bitly’s customer server and explained...
read moreHow to End Piracy For Good
Kim Dotcom, the man famous for creating one of the networks for some of the most pirated videos, shows and music, MegaVideo, has come out and said how to end piracy for good… and I couldn’t agree more. Create great content Make that content super easy to buy Release the content worldwide on the same day Give it a fair price Make sure it works on any device I recently heard about an incredible website called Can I Stream It where you type in the name of the show or movie and it’ll let you know which platform you can watch...
read moreHow To Convert More Customers Through Psychology
One thing that has always fascinated me was the psychology that goes behind a customer’s purchasing decisions. There are many tricks that merchants do in order to help convert the final sale and it’s always been one of my favorite things to study and research. One psychological factor I’ve always enjoyed in retail stores are the ‘Last Minute Items.’ These are the items that you look at while checking out (For example: Best Buy, Dicks Sporting Goods and Frys Electronics). Here are 10 psychological tricks and...
read moreStop Making Facebook’s “Poke” Fail Sound Like The End of The World
When you think of Social Media, the first word you think of most likely would be Facebook. Facebook liked the concept of SnapChat so much that they decided to implement their own auto-disappearing “Poke” that was available for iOS Devices. There’s numerous articles going around on the web though saying Facebook Can’t Invent, blah blah blah. Sure “Poke” is seen as a major flop, but with a company that is worth billions of dollars, it’s great to see that they’re willing to try and invent new...
read moreHow Cities Look at Night If There Weren’t Any Lights
Thanks to Gizmodo, I came across an incredible post of what cities would look like if there weren’t any lights turned on and only the essence of the stars. Pictures are credited to Thierry...
read moreTop 10 Best Life Hacks, Lessons and Tips I Have Ever Learned
Over the past month or so, I have given up listening to music in the mornings and on my ride home from work. Instead of music, I have decided to start listening to the one hour podcasts from Stanford’s E-Corner which brings in Entrepreneurs from all over the world to talk about their success, failures and experiences with start ups. I’m listening to these not to just gain insight, but to also be able to apply these techniques to my company I work for. Some of the lessons they have said in their talks, really struck home, so I felt...
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