Tag Archives: Flickr

You Can Waste A Ton of Time In Sixty Seconds…

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Dennis Ryan

On Monday, MSNBC’s Technolog posted the graphic below which outlines exactly what happens out there on that World Wide Web every blessed minute of the day…on average of course.  Even a casual perusal can be kind of mind blowing: Google … Continue reading →

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An Unsolicited Plug for an Art Director With Really Nice Work

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Dennis Ryan

Lisa Muzik, Element 79′s creative recruiter, forwards a lot of creatives’ books–or rather websites–to me so we can keep up on the available writing, art directing and designing talent in the market.  A few weeks back she sent me the … Continue reading →

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There’s Always Room For Art

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Dennis Ryan

A Flickr user from the UK who goes by the handle “StartTheDay” posted this charming photo of a Smart Car last month.  Apparently, he discovered it as he was taking a walking tour of Rome’s architecture. I can’t pretend to … Continue reading →

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What A Wonderful World It Might Be…

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Dennis Ryan

I was researching a project last night which led me to this 1930s-40s in Color (Set) on Flickr.  The photo below wasn’t really germane to what I was looking for, but like so many other stream-of-consciousness digressions on the web, it … Continue reading →

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The New Marketing Challenge: Mastering Perpetual Beta

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Dennis Ryan

Last week, a post on iMedia Connection with the incindiary headline “Why Twitter Will Soon Become Obsolete” , caused a bit of a stir. Jason Clark, a creative director at VIA Studio, made a rather compelling argument that despite the hype … Continue reading →

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“Social” Comes First, “Media” Comes A Distant Second—If At All

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Dennis Ryan

A lot of clients have their knickers in a twist over the profound changes brought on by the rapid adoption of Social Media like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, et al.  They want to know how to leverage these new media: what … Continue reading →

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Don't Confuse "User Generated Content" With "Original Content"

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Dennis Ryan

            Not Exactly the ‘Wisdom’ of Crowds If you go to Flickr and type in the phrase “Holding Up the Tower of Pisa”, you will get 324 results, all featuring tourists documenting themselves as they interpret this classic comedy meme of … Continue reading →

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A Whole New (Planning) Mind…or…Fun With Context

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Dennis Ryan

The best planners demonstrate what Daniel Pink coined “A Whole New Mind”; they pull together seemingly disparate ideas to reveal something new and imminently useful. Sure, planners still turn to old standbys like syndicated research, but the most inspiring and creative ones … Continue reading →

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Thanks for Reading This Blog, But Go Here Instead…

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Dennis Ryan

Seriously, surf over to the Draplin Design Co. website and you will not be disappointed.  Aaron Draplin is a compulsive blogger and designer with a strong bent for mid-century American graphics.  I’ve visited his site daily for months, compulsively reading … Continue reading →

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