Sometimes taking a break from your routine and giving yourself some time to take in the surroundings can be a great thing. We often get caught up with our own work that we forget to “look outside” and see what’s happening all around us. As creative people it’s important that we take in everything we [...]
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Author Archives: Aaron Talbot
Where Have All the Links Gone?
January 23, 2012 – 10:45 am
Have you noticed anything different about your Google search results lately? If you’re like most people you probably haven’t? But if you’re a little more astute, you’ve probalby noticed that your results are getting lower and lower on the page. Paid ads and answers all come before the list of websites you might find useful [...]
2012 – A look ahead and a few predictions
January 10, 2012 – 2:30 pm
So as we say goodbye to 2011, here are some of my predictions and comments about the upcoming year (granted the world doesn’t end)… Technology Voice Control – I’m fairly confident that we will some major changes in tech this year. Thanks to Apple and Siri, voice controls for smartphones are going to become a [...]
Beware the QR Code Pitfalls
January 5, 2012 – 2:09 pm
Thankfully “quick response”, or QR, codes are starting to catch on in the US and in a big way. I’ve seen them pop up everywhere from trendy coffee shops to the library. Whether it’s been printed in a magazine on a table tent or used online to download content directly to your phone, QR codes [...]
Building a Brand Identity.
December 22, 2011 – 12:00 pm
This may be one of the many reasons I hate going to the grocery store but I think it brings up a major problem we often face. A brand identity can mean a lot of things to different people but most often the main goal is to “stand out”. And that’s not a bad goal, [...]
Down but Not Out: The Biggest Web Outages of 2011
December 21, 2011 – 2:45 pm
Whether or not we like it, sometimes the internet just breaks and this year was no exception. From social media services to banks and email. 2011 was host to some of the more disruptive internet outages of recent years. via Mashable – The Biggest Web Outages in 2011
The Social CEO (of the Future) [Infographic]
December 15, 2011 – 11:25 am
Current CEOs probably aren’t thinking about what their young, media driven, acronym using successors are doing right now or what they might do as the future CEO of their precious companies. In the past few years I’ve seen a growing number CEOs and high level execs begin using social media more often. Whether it’s contributing to a [...]
Can Being Social & Networking Get You a New Job? [Inforgraphic]
December 14, 2011 – 10:00 am
Can Facebook Get You A Job? via Mashable
NY Times R&D Develops Digitally Enhanced Mirror [Video]
December 9, 2011 – 10:30 am
Reveal Project – Personal Data Mirror from NYT R&D on Vimeo. This looks pretty cool if you ask me. I love the heads-up display and gestures used to display a multitude of data. Although the possibilities may be a little limited right now this is the first place I’d expect to see “natural use interfaces” [...]
Opt-In, Don’t Opt-Out for Email Marketing
November 30, 2011 – 2:15 pm
I don’t think this is new, or cause for panic for any marketer out there but there always seems to be a lot of questions about what is best when it comes to managing an email marketing campaign. People often make a bit to-do about when email should be sent. A while ago I found some great [...]