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What Small Businesses Can Learn From Century Old Companies

sherry — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:37:29 +0000

In our modern times of “dot coms” and companies that come and go, it's often easy to overlook businesses who have a long track record and have yet to go belly up in the uncertain economy.

While a lot goes into the success of a company, let alone one that's been around for over a hundred years, there are some specific examples we, as small business owners, can learn from each one of them.

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Edison vs Tesla: You Can’t Argue With Results

jeffrey — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:59:30 +0000

On my morning rounds I noticed this item, at The Atlantic, called Tesla's Letterhead Is So Much Better Than Edison's and I can't help but ask just what "better" means?

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Vintage Cameras

sherry — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:15:41 +0000

Ever since I got a hold of my mom's Brownie camera when I was about 5 I've been fascinated with old cameras. When I was a teenager I used to scour the thrift stores in search interesting looking old pieces. I didn't care if they worked or not (although I did come across a few working cameras which I made pretty good use of when I went off to art school), it was more just the design of the things.

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Graphic Design From Ages Past

sherry — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:06:08 +0000

Depending on how one defines it, some would consider the cave paintings in Lascaux, France or the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt could be considered graphic design. That poses a bit of a conundrum when it comes to exploring the, "history of graphic design" though! There is also a lot of cross over between design and art, even today.

Ergonomic Mouse

sherry — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:45:45 +0000

Putting in as much time on computers as most of us do it really makes a difference when you're not in pain. People may think that computer work is "easy" or doesn't take a toll on the body, but it most certainly does. Sitting for long periods, computer eye fatigue, and of course the dreaded carpal tunnel syndrome are all things a designer (or anyone who works at the computer long hours) can fall victim to.

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Scattershot Political Ads – Are Congressional Candidates Wasting Money?

jeffrey — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:10:49 +0000

An important election year is on the way, and before long we'll probably all be wanting to see it over and done with. Needless to say, we'll be seeing quite a lot of political ads, and I have a feeling the move to online ads will accelerate. There's no doubt that online ads are an increasingly important tool for presidential candidates, but I'm starting to wonder if there might be a problem with online advertising by candidates for Congress.

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