Posted by blck
May 20, 2012
When I was with a former employer there were rumors of upcoming layoffs (obviously the rumors ended up being true or I wouldn’t be referring to it as a FORMER employer). The company denied the rumors, which sent employees a message to be nervous. Sure enough, layoffs started. First it was some forced retirements. Then the sales force got hit hard. Naturally, the creative department, which was one of the largest of any American…
Posted by blck
May 20, 2012
Google is the world’s largest business directory – any search brings up a huge number of competing organisations trying to get noticed. As more traffic is driven by Google each day, it is becoming a necessity to stand out in search listings. Since June 2011, you may have noticed pictures of authors next to search results for their articles. These authors have linked their work to their Google profiles in an effort to attract…
Posted by blck
May 19, 2012
One of the best features of the WordPress could be the conditional tags. It allows you to tell the code to act differently in specific situations. For example, you can check if the user is using Windows or Mac, and display different content based on the systems. You can also redirect to post if search query only returns single result. You name the situations, the conditional tags can recognize them all! Despite its flexibility on…
Posted by blck
May 19, 2012
Advertise here with BSA Dribbble is definitely a great source of inspiration, and is also a good source of high quality free material. From PSD Files to icons and many other things, you can find a lot of nice free stuff over there. It’s really nice to check out how many good designers share their creations for free at Dribbble. It’s definitely a network to keep an eye on. Today we gathered a few free…
Posted by blck
May 19, 2012
Advertise here with BSA Dribbble is definitely a great source of inspiration, and is also a good source of high quality free material. From PSD Files to icons and many other things, you can find a lot of nice free stuff over there. It’s really nice to check out how many good designers share their creations for free at Dribbble. It’s definitely a network to keep an eye on. Today we gathered a few free…
Posted by blck
May 19, 2012
Within the creative community there seems to be an ongoing divide between the realms of digital art, and traditional (non-digital) art. Often traditional art is viewed as somewhat archaic, conjuring images of the Mona Lisa or a Monet landscape. Whilst these masterpieces, and much of traditional art is of course pivotal to our conceptions of art and creativity, there still exists this divide in relation to the digital medium. The smooth gloss of a…
Posted by blck
May 18, 2012
Facebook, the most popular social networking site may very well be inching towards its 700th million user, but a report from Inside Facebook has revealed a peculiar drop of traffic in this May. In particular, it has lost around 6 million users in the United States alone. Countries like Canada, United Kingdom, Norway and Russia experienced losses of more than 100,000 as well. (Image Source: Forbes) Make no mistake, Facebook is still growing, but at…
Posted by blck
May 18, 2012
Having problems with a profile picture that has been reused one too many times? With so many social networking profiles to manage, and running out of ideas on how to customize them for every single platform, it’s time you start looking for external help. We’ve compiled for you 10 websites that you can use to create your very own Avatar. Apply effects, distort, clean up or reimagine yourself in an impossible scene – you can…
Posted by blck
May 18, 2012
If you were to ask any blogger what the most important thing is when it comes to running a successful blog, chances are that the answer would be “good content”. It is content that makes a blog rank well in the search engines. However, not all content is the same. While it is important to create content that is optimized for SEO, it is also important to keep this content user-friendly. This is a fine…
Posted by blck
May 18, 2012
Advertise here with BSA What if I told you that it is possible to work fewer hours per day, have more free time for fun and leisure, produce more work at a higher quality than ever before and never burn out? If you are anything like me then you would probably say that sounds like a nice infomercial – but you’re not buying. And I wouldn’t blame you because like many of you, I’ve always…
