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Chris wrote a new blog post: Illustration Friday: Atmosphere

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:02:32 +0000

Chris wrote a new blog post: Illustration Friday: Atmosphere Wow! We actually got our entry in on time this week, so while this is our 2nd Illustration Friday post , this is our first "official" entry. This week's Illustration Friday topic is Atmosphere. Obviously there are a number of definitions of atmosphere, but none of them readily appealed to me as something I'd have any interest in drawing. [...]

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Chris wrote a new blog post: Illustration Friday: Stargazing

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:00:23 +0000

Chris wrote a new blog post: Illustration Friday: Stargazing One concept I've always liked but have had a hard time putting aside the time to participate in is Illustration Friday. There are several I've been inspired to participate in, but I've always had a rough time finding the opportunity to work on the In fact, even this initial attempt was only minimally successful. I'd wanted [...]

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Bob commented on the blog post CI-309 An Interview with Carlos Castellanos

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:47:13 +0000

Bob commented on the blog post CI-309 An Interview with Carlos Castellanos Thanks for the great interview Carlos. Enjoyed talking with you again.

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Bob wrote a new blog post: CI-309 An Interview with Carlos Castellanos

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:58:23 +0000

Bob wrote a new blog post: CI-309 An Interview with Carlos Castellanos Bob welcomes Carlos Castellanos back to the show. Carlos is a wealth of great business and marketing information. Whenever we have Carlos on the show we make it a point to get out out our notebooks and take notes so I don't miss anything... We know you'll want to do the same. So grab a pencil [...]

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Bob wrote a new blog post: Part 5 Mind Mapping Leads to Good Things.

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:55:54 +0000

Bob wrote a new blog post: Part 5 Mind Mapping Leads to Good Things. I hoped you've enjoyed the mind mapping series. The mind map is an extremely powerful tool and is one of the best I've found for organizing and recording my thoughts. This will be my last post in the mind map series although I will continue to write about the things I'm doing to move myself and [...]

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Bob wrote a new blog post: CI 308 An Interview with Sparky Firepants.

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:47:02 +0000

Bob wrote a new blog post: CI 308 An Interview with Sparky Firepants. Bob and illustrator Sparky Firepants (AKA David Billings) talk about marketing. David shares some of his surefire marketing techniques including, slowing down, networking, using social media, and the importance of forming strong and trusting relationships with your clients. If you are not familiar with Davids work you can find him at SparkyFirepants.com. (don't forget to sign [...]

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Chris wrote a new blog post: CI 307: Creative Independence goes Haywire! Rip Haywire, that is.

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:32:51 +0000

Chris wrote a new blog post: CI 307: Creative Independence goes Haywire! Rip Haywire, that is. This episode is full of comedy and adventure! Come along for thrills, chills, explosions, guns, fisticuffs and hilariously sarcastic retorts. Join us as Dan Thompson, creator of the syndicated cartoon strip Rip Haywire talks to us about his journey to get his strip syndicated and published. While we think he's got a real winner here, his [...]

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Bob wrote a new blog post: CI 306 An Interview with Dani Jones

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:13:21 +0000

Bob wrote a new blog post: CI 306 An Interview with Dani Jones If you've been on twitter, Ustream or any of Dani's many websites you know what an amazing and talented artist Dani Jones is. Chris and I had the privilege of interviewing Dani a little while back. It was a fantastic interview unfortunately the sound quality was so poor we weren't able to release the episode. Dani [...]

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Bob wrote a new blog post: Part 4 Plotting our trip.

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:34:41 +0000

Bob wrote a new blog post: Part 4 Plotting our trip. Part 4 Plotting your trip In the last post I talked about the basic functions of a mind map and finding software to help you create one. You are free to choose any way you'd like to build your map. The truth is it's not super important what you use. Whether you choose a software program [...]

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Bob wrote a new blog post: Part 3- Building a Mind Map

Sun, 16 May 2010 16:39:51 +0000

Bob wrote a new blog post: Part 3- Building a Mind Map Building Your Map Lists are great but most people tend to think in a nonlinear fashion. Our thoughts come randomly and are often ideas sparked by other ideas. One idea leads to another. A mind map is designed to capture those thought patterns, record them as they come and help organize. So how does a Mind Map [...]

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Bob wrote a new blog post: Part 2- Intro to Mind Mapping.

Sun, 09 May 2010 15:30:50 +0000

Bob wrote a new blog post: Part 2- Intro to Mind Mapping. Planning the trip Now that we know our destination it's time to start planning our trip. This is probably one of the most important steps in the process. First thing we'll need is a map. The better the map the easier the trip. On the CI podcast, Chris and I began our trip by preparing a mind [...]

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Chris wrote a new blog post: CI 305: Another Twitter Episode

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:12:17 +0000

Chris wrote a new blog post: CI 305: Another Twitter Episode General Text Messaging definitions There are scores of places on the web to find the definitions for this texting shorthand that is developing around short-form messaging, but here's a decent on to start with: http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/textmessageabbreviations.asp Twitter Tags - what do they mean? @ - Use this tag when you want someone to see your post, such as [...]

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Chris wrote a new blog post: Into the Black

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:58:00 +0000

Chris wrote a new blog post: Into the Black I had something big planned for this post, but it just seemed like too much commentary around the following lyrics, so maybe I'll add my commentary and thoughts in a later post. For now, I'm just sharing these lyrics. I love them, and they do seem to talk to me in a way that stirs my [...]

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Chris wrote a new blog post: The New (Old) Kids on the Block

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:53:43 +0000

Chris wrote a new blog post: The New (Old) Kids on the Block Good morning! The other day, I woke up with this song in my head from New Kids on the Block. It got me talking to a colleague at work, and I told him how I thought it was funny that I had seen a televised bit when they kicked off their comeback tour in 2008 on the [...]

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Chris wrote a new blog post: Ask For Something They Can Give

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:38:19 +0000

Chris wrote a new blog post: Ask For Something They Can Give People can't always give you what you want, but they are often willing to give what they can. For instance, a customer might not be interested or in a position to buy your product, but if you're on good terms with her, you might be able to get critical feedback while putting the product in [...]

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Chris wrote a new blog post: Temporary Styling

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:05:15 +0000

Chris wrote a new blog post: Temporary Styling Apparently something in my current theme broke after updating Wordpress, taking down the whole site. So, for now, I've borrowed a theme from my good buddy and all around great guy, Bob Ostrom. I'll swap it out soon for something new, again, but until then, please bear with the borrowed wardrobe.

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Chris wrote a new blog post: Perfect Playlist

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:31:08 +0000

Chris wrote a new blog post: Perfect Playlist This is a purely personal post. Nothing in here about business, marketing, branding, or anything else. If you really try to stretch it, you might get something about priorities, but I won't ask you to. In 2007, one of my favorite magazines at the time, MacAddict, had just transformed itself into MacLife, and wanted to know [...]

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Chris wrote a new blog post: My Daughter: Disney Princess for Life

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:44:50 +0000

Chris wrote a new blog post: My Daughter: Disney Princess for Life In January of 2009, I took my family to visit Disney World in Orlando, Florida. While there, we experienced something profound in the way that Disney treats its different fan bases. See, my then eight year old daughter, had spent the better part of her years to that point loving and wanting to be a [...]

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Chris wrote a new blog post: CI 304: This Episode is NOT about James Cameron's Avatar

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:43:41 +0000

Chris wrote a new blog post: CI 304: This Episode is NOT about James Cameron's Avatar Hey, guys, just a short one this week to keep things moving along in a positive direction while Chris and Bob play Skype Tag. In this episode, Bob takes a quick breather and Chris steps in to talk about a couple of interesting tools for managing your online social activities. Avatar Management: Gravatar (Globally Recognized Avatars) http://gravatar.com/ Comment Management [...]

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Chris commented on the blog post CI 303: A Twitter Episode

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:59:27 +0000

Chris commented on the blog post CI 303: A Twitter Episode In this episode we mentioned that you should add your website to your Twitter profile, since it helps to make your Twitter profile more legitimate. However, something I should have mentioned but didn't, because I forgot about it, is that if you are at a place in your life where you don't have a website, [...]

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