Happy 2009 boys and girls! After some much needed rest and strategizin’, the Blend is back and so is this blog. We got into a nice little groove in December and plan to continue that throughout this year – a lot to talk about, much to consider and a ton of bullshit to break through. [...]
With 2009 quickly approaching, I was thinking about how to stay productive. I am the lucky owner of an iPod Touch, and have been using it a lot for my work-related needs. Needless to say, I’ve become a frequent customer in the iTunes app store, and just picked up two VERY handy little tools I [...]
I may confuse many of you with what I’m about to say. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love the internet and the vast and exciting opportunity it has provided content creators, marketers and business people world-wide. Strategic Blend is built off of these opportunities, so the following rant may seem a bit off-base. I [...]
“Clutter clutter everywhere, and not a drop to drink…” It used to be that you had to live in a few specific cities, have access to the right people and tools and devote a large amount of time, sacrifice and money to produce content. This was true for film makers, musicians, artists, writers, illustrators, radio [...]
One of my favorite movies is 3:10 To Yuma starring Christain Bale (always awesome), Russell Crowe (who for once doesn’t annoy me) and Ben Foster (as one of the most badass Western villains EVER). It’s a modern Western done very well, something we don’t get very often. The plot evolves around Russell Crowe’s character (Ben [...]
While out for a coffee run this morning, I heard a radio ad which said the following: When you shop online, you’re taking tax dollars away from your local community and state. With an economy in recession and several states entering into a budget deficit, when you buy online, you’re hurting your community. I don’t [...]
