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I Deserve a Raise

ptadmin — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:04:56 +0000

Do you deserve a raise because you feel like you work harder than everyone else? Do you work harder because you: Work Longer Work Smarter Work First: Sacrifice your personal time / family for work While you may DESERVE a raise, that attitude is holding you back. Instead of seeking direct compensation for your art, [...]

Silly tasking

philltran — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:44:19 +0000

Multitasking sounds better on paper than it does in practice. My natural tendency is to run after the ideas and tasks that pop into my head. Perpetual switching gears waste time and momentum during the transition. Focusing on one thing at a time may sound old school. but it works.

Who’s on top?

philltran — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:36:20 +0000

You have to laugh at the Microsoft illustration. But, is that how we operate? Are we afraid of someone at the office “one upping us” or breaking our project? Or is the legal department so heavy that it blocks innovation? My vote is for a spiderweb organizational chart with a clear leader and room for [...]

Educational Films Need Not be Boring

ptadmin — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:55:10 +0000

Amazing motion graphics, scary data and a british accent prove that informative videos can be interesting. I wonder if the old reel to reel mono educational films we watched in grade school were considered innovative in their day.

Now this is an Ad

ptadmin — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 03:18:24 +0000

Besides making great products for this fanboy, Apple knows how to market. This advert beautifully focuses on the experiences that this device delivers. As Seth Godin emphasizes, we do not want to race to the bottom, to be average at the best price; we need to be remarkable. “Now we can…” illustrates the remarkable aspects [...]

Do Not Reply

philltran — Wed, 04 May 2011 20:08:11 +0000

Should organizations send their email marketing from a do not reply email address? In a world where companies beg people to follow their tweets or like their profiles, is it fair to send a one way message? Listen to me and don’t talk back. Social media has antiquated the “do not reply email”. The new [...]

An Easter Timeline

philltran — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:34:39 +0000

Igniter Media offers this well done video of Jesus’ ministry as a twitter timeline. While this idea has been done before, this video’s simplicity makes it shine.

What are you warming up for?

philltran — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:33:39 +0000

What are you warming up for? Super cool stuff? Or sleeping? Seth Godin says that “Real artist ship” (Linchpin). It’s so easy to get into warm up mode and teeter on the edge of creating super cool stuff. Taking the plunge is difficult. It is scary. Some say it is the fear of failure that holds [...]

Adobe Photoshop for iPad Sports Layer Support

philltran — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:40:53 +0000

Adobe continues to bring it on for the iPad despite Apple’s stance on no Flash player for iOS. Adobe demoed their in progress iPad Photoshop app during the Photoshop World keynote. Lots of features including layers and real photo editing. Last month I attended a demo by Terry White of Adobe’s upcoming Digital Editions platform [...]

Eat to Live or Live to Eat

philltran — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:15:04 +0000

Aside from my literal obsession with good food, how true is this clip about western surbanan living. We are breed to consume. A friend commented on the new mobile phone he was about to purchase, but the carrier released a new phone that he wanted to test out. The new and shiny are being produced [...]