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Most Popular Gifts for Valentine’s Day [Infographic]
25 Years of Air Jordan [Infographic]
Cigarette Smoking Acrobatics [Video]
Star Wars Business Cards

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 01:10 PM PST

However big or small you plan to go on Valentine's Day, do plan something. A majority (but just a slight majority) of women say they would consider ending a relationship if their man didn't do something to mark the occasion. That's bad news for the 64 percent of guys who neglect to plan ahead for the day. Valentine's Day gestures, from the simple to the extravagant, simply show that a couple appreciates one another and likes to take time to acknowledge it.

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Via: www.GlobalRose.com

25 Years of Air Jordan [Infographic]

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 07:10 AM PST

The beginning of the Air Jordan's rise to fame wasn't all that thrilling. In fact in 1984, Nike had started to take a turn for the worse when the running shoes that first made them popular began to lose their appeal. It was at this time that professional athletes had started to endorse certain brands - Converse had deals with both Larry Bird and Magic Johnson - and Nike knew it needed a name for its new collection of shoes. Insert Michael Jordan. The superstar was less than thrilled about putting his name on a pair of shoes at first, however his agent David Falk saw the deal's opportunity and offered to pair up with Nike to create a line of basketball sneakers dubbed the Air Jordans.

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Via: JimmyJazz

Cigarette Smoking Acrobatics [Video]

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 08:43 PM PST

Chinese gentleman performs a series of very uncomfortable tricks with some cigarettes and his mouth. Do not try this at home.

Star Wars Business Cards

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 08:28 PM PST

Below you will see 12 different business cards that could end up in your wallet if you happen to find yourself in the Star Wars world.

Via Etsy

SEO Blog

Basic SEO Tips for your mobile website

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 06:32 AM PST

No doubt mobile search is going to remain a hot topic in 2013 as most of the brands are claiming that 30-40 % of their searches are through mobile or smart phones. This implausible rate of growth in mobile search makes the role of mobile seo or seo for mobile...
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How to finalize an appropriate budget for my Social Media Marketing Campaign?

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:14 AM PST

Day by day Social media marketing is developing into a compulsory stride for the success of any online marketing campaign or online brand promotion. No longer you can just ask any newbie or novice to manage your social media campaign just putting same content repeatedly (or spamming) on facebook, twitter...
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Seth's Blog : Help wanted: Designing for growth

Help wanted: Designing for growth

Just as the tech community has realized that coding and marketing can be turned into growth hacking, it may be time to redefine what we seek from graphic designers.

Prettiness isn't the point, and neither is sheer utility. The best designers working online are now using UI, UX and game theory to create services that spread. They're engaging in relentless cycles of test and measure and improve in order to determine what works (and what doesn't), replacing "because I said so," with "because it works."

Most important, though, they're learning how to use their significant visual and aesthetic chops to create series of interactions that actually generate better outcomes than the workaday stuff they're replacing.

I think there are two kinds of jobs now available to designers working online:

1. "Here, make this prettier"

and

2. "Figure out how to lead the process that helps us grow."

Squidoo is hiring someone for the second kind of job. It's an incredibly exciting gig, one that will allow someone to cross boundaries and lead. You will work with me and with Squidoo's entire team of developers and tribe leaders. Find out the details right here. Please read carefully and apply in just the way the page describes.

PS there's a bounty if you refer the person we hire. Have them mention your name and contact info in the application.

Deadline: Tuesday, Jan 15 at noon.

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Working Together to Prevent Gun Violence

Your Daily Snapshot for
Thursday, January 10, 2013

Working Together to Prevent Gun Violence

Right now, Vice President Biden is leading an effort to develop a new set of policies to reduce gun violence and prevent tragedies like the shooting in Newtown, CT. Yesterday, as part of that work, the Vice President met with victims’ groups and gun safety organizations at the White House, including with Annette Nance-Holt, a mother who lost her son to gun violence.

Find out more about Vice President Biden's meeting with groups on violence prevention.

Vice President Joe Biden listens to Annette Nance-Holt as she holds a photo of her son Blair, who was shot and killed while riding a bus from school in 2007, during a meeting in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., Jan. 9, 2013. The Vice President, along with Attorney General Eric Holder, met with representatives of victims’ groups and gun safety organizations as part of the Administration’s effort to develop policy proposals in response to the tragedy in Newtown, Conn. Colin Goddard, who was shot four times at Virginia Tech in 2007, is seated second from left. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)