This Link Blog is intended to keep our Team informed about the realities of engaging with the digital consumer. http://hellomdb.com
Kurt Vonnegut's 8 rules for writing fiction.
fantasyaction:diamonds-n-rubies: kyndollwood:
- Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
- Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
- Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
- Every sentence must do one of two things — reveal character or advance the action.
- Start as close to the end as possible.
- Be a sadist. Now matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them — in order that the reader may see what they are made of.
- Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia.
- Give your readers as much information as possible as soon as possible. To heck with suspense. Readers should have such complete understanding of what is going on, where and why, that they could finish the story themselves, should cockroaches eat the last few pages.
(via breefield)
So it’s selfish assholes that cause the traffic jams plus too many people.
More from the Vogue Italia shoot State of Emergency. This whole set is beautiful. (via)We need to get to range sometime soon.
The best golfer in the world is black. The fastest
racing driver in the world is black… Michael
Jackson must be kicking himself.
We’re all gonna die. Nice site with photos of 178 people in a cool slider type format.
If you’re that rare breed of Windows user who also owns an Apple TV, you can max out its potential with the free Boxee media center by creating a USB stick from Windows—a hack previously…
10 techniques for an effective ‘call to action’ : Boagworld web design podcast
Every website should have a call to action, a response you want users to complete. But how do you encourage users to act? How do you create an effective call to action?
UPDATE:
I just put a huge call to action on my website and some benefits above it and got a call immediately. http://incantis.com
My favorite place to hear music: The Trubadour in LA
Nice vibe plus you can catch a lot of breaking artists there.
1. See (really see) what’s possible
2. Know specifically what you want to achieve
3. Make good decisions
4. Understand the tactics to get things done and to change minds
5. Earn the trust and respect of the people around you
It sure seems like we spend all our time on #4.
President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address by David Bergman
By: David Bergman (DavidBergman) on January 22, 2009
Tags: bergman, president, barack, obama, inauguration, inaugural, address, capitol, washington, david
I made this Gigapan image from the north press platform during President Obama’s inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 2009. It’s made up of 220 images and the final image size is 59,783 X 24,658 pixels or 1,474 megapixels.
Read more about it on my blog at:
http://www.DavidBergman.net
Date Taken: January 20, 2009
Date Added: January 22, 2009
Bookmarked: 4 times
Total Views: 1376 views
Snapshots: 21
Size: 1.47 gigapixels
Field of View: 194.19 degrees wide, 80.09 degrees high
It’s sort of like a google earth for photos.
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Good Night Hollywood Boulevard by Ryan Adams
Do it again and I’ll see you tomorrow.
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