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Rad Wrap Bracelets for 2011 – A Little Sparkle for your Everyday Life

The story of Rags Design started with my sister, Bridget Ragsdale Smisek Knol, a Southern California native  who uprooted her life by moving to The Netherlands to follow her true love. Once there she was left with the decision of finding work, so after working in the corporate world for almost 10 years, she decided to take a break and do something inspired by her creativity.  What started as a hobby and a personal passion has now evolved to Rags…
January 7, 2011
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Google Zeitgeist 2010: How the world searched

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0QXB5pw2qE At the beginning of December, Yahoo released their list of the Top 10 searches for 2010, which we posted a blog on earlier.  A little over a week ago, Google released their own comprehensive report on the most popular search trends of the year in the Zeitgeist 2010. The top 3 on the global list of ‘Fastest Rising’, which compares terms searched this year compared to last year, were Chatroulette, iPad, and Justin Bieber.   The top global events included…
December 20, 2010
CultureDesignMarketing

It is not often in Life you Get to Try Hard at Something you Deeply Believe In…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMe3r9PLtpI For those that love the arts and love the culture that surrounds things important to you. A must see documentary about how Philadelphia robbed a Man (Albert Barnes) of his "Trust, Will" and life's work. The Art of the Steal was shared with me from a dear friend Mark Murphy who is working his ass off to educate, share and empower artists across the globe. Please watch this movie and consider the amazing people in your community that may…
December 19, 2010
Culture

Black Book Sessions #9. What Inspires You?

Save the date—Saturday, January 22—Black Book Sessions No. 9 at Westwood College located at 1551 S. Douglass Road in Anaheim, CA from 1 pm to 6 pm. Yes, the holidays are upon us and the good folks at Black Book Sessions are planning a big art event to give back to the community in January of 2011. Black Book Sessions is a non-profit organization that empowers and inspires young and emerging talent. Over the past three years, Black Book Sessions…
December 17, 2010
CultureDesign

Are you an Online Killer, Socializer or Explorer? Take the Test.

As if I (or you) do not have enough going on right now , but in the vein of helping get some killer web strategies authored for 2011 - checkout some of these sites. My fascination and moderate participation in online games and social meta-universes has drawn me into some captivating trends in the world of MMORPG’s or Massive Multiplayer Online Role Player Games and Communities. You may have heard of a little game called Fortnite. It’s pretty popular right now…
December 16, 2010