It's Friday which means its time to spread some love. Meghan Vogel Just watch the video. Class act. 17-year-old Meghan Vogel is a junior attending West Liberty-Salem High School in Ohio was in a 3,200 meter run at the state track meet on Saturday June 2nd,2012. She saw Arlington High School sophomore Arden McMath nearly on the track in front of her nearing collapse. Instead of passing her, Vogel helped her to the finish line in front of a cheering crowd. The rules say doing this could get both runners disqualified, but officials declined to take action. Cork Truck I'm a sucker for things that remind me of the I Spy books. I can't imagine the number of hours spent with my kids looking over those pages. Some of the artwork done by Jan Elftmann simply reminds me of this. The  Blue T-Rex and Safety Pin Curtain are my personal favorites. http://www.corktruck.com/artwork.html         3D Printers and Makerbot If you are unfamiliar with 3D printing technology I am pretty certain that won't last for long.  The folks over at Makerbot are bringing the ability to create your own 3D plastic model prototypes, toys and more to a much wider audience. Read More >>

Whether hob-knobbing with the jet set during the Monaco Grand Prix, having dinner with political insiders at The French Laundry or testing the latest jet-pack across the croc-filled waters of the Zambezi River, SEO / SEM Specialist Philip Stevens is the adventuresome social butterfly of the Edgeworks Creative Team. Tiring of the 5-star lifestyle, Philip settled back into Central Vermont and began transitioning his social networking powers for clients, boosting their reputation on the internet with well-developed marketing strategies. “Search engines and people aren’t all that different from one another,” he says. “The only difference is that sometimes people will invite you to Monaco. Search engines won’t.” Tracking the evolution of search engines and social networking, Philip combines his vivid imagination with precise marketing skills to develop exposure campaigns that would put a flasher to shame. Recruited to the Edgeworks Creative team in the fall of 2011, Philip worked in the hospitality industry as a manager at one of the best resorts in the country. His ability to adapt quickly and develop unique angles and niches for our clients hides his deadly aptitude with the Nerf gun. Working extensively in the worlds of Facebook, twitter and LinkedIn, Google Adwords, Google Analytics and Google +, Philip creates a buzz for our clients until it [....] Read More >>

Every small business owner knows the challenge of growing their customer base - getting traffic through the doors or onto their website in order to drive an increase in sales. Many businesses rely heavily on local traffic - that is, on getting people through the doors of their establishment. With the dawning of the age of mobile internet connections via smart phones, it is becoming increasingly important that you be searchable and reachable on multiple platforms that provide location-aware services to users of smart phones. When a person is using their mobile device and searching for a bite to eat, the restaurateur  certainly wants her establishment showing up in those search results - be it on Facebook, Foursquare, Yelp or  Google Local search results to name just a few (and there are dozens!) It can't be overstated how important local search is for businesses that rely on foot traffic. Folks don't turn to the yellow pages as they did in years past and the small businesses that can leverage the power of local search results will fare much better than those that do not or cannot. So how does the owner of a local business end up getting listed in local search engines [....] Read More >>

Entanglement This is one of those games that can be very addictive. it has a timeless sense of play to it. By turning tiles you create paths and the reward for each segment of path you create is a cascade of points and a waterfall of sound and music. It's really quite pleasing and deserving of Props. Entanglement is available for the Google Chrome browser in the Chrome store. Props going out for a delightful, addictive, quality gaming experience.   GTD: Getting Things Done The book by David Allen, Getting Things Done, is a groundbreaking work-life management system ideal for information workers. It moves you toward an integrated system of stress-free productivity. Whether you are an executive, student, or run a business and/or household, GTD will teach you the tips and tricks of how to get--and stay--on top of it all. The beauty of GTD is that it is both effective and simple and is agnostic as to the tools you use to implement it. Some folks do GTD on paper while others go completely digital.  Props going out the David Allen for GTD. 99% Invisible Podcast and Radio Show You need only listen to one podcast from this show to understand why we're giving it Props. [....] Read More >>