July 2009
2 posts
RT @constantQuotes Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good; try to use ordinary situations.
RT @juliasmola 10 Coolest Pillow Designs http://snipr.com/n7seb via @sdesic Very unusual designs
June 2009
52 posts
RT @juliasmola 7 Simple Tips for Effectively Marketing Your Blog on Twitter http://bit.ly/199V0F via @djR3Z
RT @alexnester RT @marismith 10 Ways To Stay Safe On Facebook: http://bit.ly/1a6rlI [Important read; careful of new scams out today]
Desperately Trying to Quit Twitter →
But here’s the thing: the more interested I get in Famous Writer’s life, the less interested I am in my own. I’m in danger of paying more attention to her dog and her meals and her friends than I do to mine.
Virgin America: Social Media Replaces Advertising →
What was particularly surprising was the company’s dependence on social media. As a smaller airline, Virgin America uses sites like Facebook and Twitter in lieu of the giant advertising budgets other corporations command. In fact, Cush says the advertising budget at Virgin America is less than 10% of what he had to work with during his days as senior vice president of global sales at American...
Disney Crowdsources Its Own Company →
Once a year, Disney (DIS) puts out a call for product ideas to its entire consumer products division of 12,532 employees, which includes Fashion & Home, Toys & Electronics, Food, Health & Beauty, Stationery and Publishing. That means sales, communications, and other non-inventing divisions get to participate. It’s what they call the “Big Idears” contest. For the first time, one of...
How to Build Temple in 10 Days →
An innovative program encourages students to design and build culturally appropriate architecture
“God writes a lot of comedy… the trouble is, he’s stuck with so many...”
– prepaidlegals
“At some point, you have to make a decision. Boundaries don’t keep other people...”
– Meredith Grey | Greys Anatomy (via kari-shma)
“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”
– Dr. Seuss (via whoistravisclark) (via helloastronaut)
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of...”
– Atticus, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (via julie911) (via jessicachu)
Nothing feels better than being yourself.
yoginiinthehood:
{via insightsoutsights:
Why are we so afraid of what people think of us? They’re going to judge us anyway, so we might as well be ourselves and let them think what they want.
Confront this fear today. Be yourself. Spill your truth. Let you be you.
(via Daily Kabbalah Tune Up)
“Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what...”
– D. H. Lawrence
(via emilyposts)
“It’s pathetic how we can’t live with the things we can’t understand. How we need...”
– Chuck Palahniuk (via dix-neuf) (via aurorae)
If the situations you have been put through in...
bennybing:
“I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty....”
– Mahatma Gandhi (via borgomani)
“I love people. Everybody. I love them, I think, as a stamp collector loves his...”
– Sylvia Plath (via farfromforgotten)
“Come, come, my conservative friend, wipe the dew off your spectacles, and see...”
– Elizabeth Cady Stanton (via farfromforgotten)
Self Value
Simple. Incredible. True. You choose your world and people around you.
loveishere:
There are people who deserve you and people who don’t. If you have someone in your life who takes you for granted or doesn’t give you the respect that you deserve, leave them in the past where they belong. Surround yourself with people who challenge your mind and bring out the best in you. As for the ones who...
The Web in Numbers: The Rise of Social Mediahttp://mashable.com/2009/04/17/web-in-numbers-social-media/
MySpace to cut 30 pct of jobs to boost efficiency →
MySpace said Tuesday it is cutting nearly 30 percent of its work force in a bid to become more efficient, bringing its staffing level more in line with its more popular rival, Facebook.
“You are incredibly good at making money. I’m incredibly good at making change....”
– Seth’s Blog: In Defense of Raising Money: a Manifesto for NonProfit CEOs (via peterwknox)
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It...”
– Albert Einstein (via valeriecontessa)
“Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper...”
– Gemstars
Follow West Coast Wellness @wcwellness for incredible health tips!
Following the Luxury Chocolate Lover - chocolatier Godiva listens to an invitation-only social network to understand thttp://bit.ly/STwiO
Because I took a moment to speak And you took a second to smile, a tiny part of me will leave with you and a little bit of you’ll stay.Jevan
“The most beautiful people, I think, are intrinsically curious, open-minded and...”
– Lisa Ling
“Whatever we learn has a purpose and whatever we do affects everything and...”
– Norton Juster (via kari-shma) (via quote-book) (via shaynell)
“The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own....”
– Bob Moawad (via justlia) (via jaim)
By the way
americanmailorderbride:
I think everyone sending postcards to each other is a cool idea. I don’t have a monopoly on this gig, you know. Maybe some terribly organized person could start some kind of a list of mailing addresses? I’d do it, but I’m too busy writing all these bloody postcards.
And to everyone who has trusted me with their address - I may abuse that at some point. I may send you...