Archive for the ‘communication’ Category

Twitter is down

Thursday, August 6, 2009 16:33 1 Comment

As most of you on Twitter have already acutely become aware today… Twitter is down!
A denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) is usually a malicious attempt to create havoc for a website — which ruins it for the intended users (us on twitter). Here is a graphic layout of what happens.
The United States Computer Emergency Response Team defines symptoms [...]

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::: IN YOUR FACE ::: my 2¢ on branding.

Thursday, December 4, 2008 18:27 1 Comment

Your LOGO is your face! (first impression)
We all have a face. Some more impressive than others… but all of us have one.
(some even spend big bucks to improve their “first impressions”)
Your logo serves as your first impression to your organization.
This logo may include:
TYPE: (FedEx)
YOUR FACE: (Chris Pirillo)
ICON: (Apple)
No matter how large or small…it simply identifies [...]

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::: Branding vs Logo: the big match up (ding ding) :::

Friday, October 31, 2008 19:20 No Comments

I just read the Dave Fleet’s post on Branding… which came from Seth Godin’s post on branding… which came from Freshfuel and Dieline’s post on some new logos!
(at least I believe that’s the bunny trail that led you to here)
The BIG IDEA is:
Re-branding will not fix your company’s problems!
»»» I agree! «««
MY EXAMPLE: I saw [...]

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::: blog response ::: this explains a lot :::

Friday, October 24, 2008 20:26 No Comments

This is a blog response to Pete Wilson’s post “This explains a lot”
What do you think is the biggest difference between you and your spouse?
I believe this picture says it all

Head back over to his post… This explains a lot.

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::: Create Logo, Be Happy :::

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 16:37 1 Comment

A new study from Duke University shows that being exposed to the Apple logo can make you a little more creative!
Indeed, we are influenced by what we see and hear (good or bad) and sub-consciously act upon that influence. 
This also communicates the importance of “branding” over a “logo”. While I design custom logos for organizations… [...]

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::: catalyst08 photo recon :::

Sunday, October 12, 2008 4:51 2 Comments

Enjoy some random photos from #catalyst08. Some of these photos are from the TWITTER seating section with fellow Tweeters! (feel free to download)
These are some of the Twitters that I actually met while there:
@pinkhairedgirl, @babusaada, @AmyHouck, @tiffany_d_smith, @michaelharrison
These were some that flew by me and I didn’t get to finally meet face to face:
@cadillackzak, @flowerdust, [...]

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