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Art of the day

2009-04-22T18:12:00.000-07:00

Would you believe this is actually a church? Jubilee Church to be exact designed by Richard Meier.

Bike Stunts at its best

2009-04-22T18:00:00.000-07:00

Had to post this video. This guy is incredible. I know I wouldnt try this stuff. Enjoy.

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How To Get Traffic For Your Blog: By Seth Godin

2009-03-31T05:25:00.000-07:00

How to get traffic for your blog
My friend Fred, a talented blogger, asked me for advice the other day. Here's a partial answer, with a few apologies to Swift: (and when you're done with this list, feel free to read my post about shark attacks).

1. Use lists.
2. Be topical... write posts that need to be read right now.
3. Learn enough to become the expert in your field.
4. Break news.
5. Be timeless... write posts that will be readable in a year.
6. Be among the first with a great blog on your topic, then encourage others to blog on the same topic.
8. Share your expertise generously so people recognize it and depend on you.
9. Announce news.
10. Write short, pithy posts.
11. Encourage your readers to help you manipulate the technorati top blog list.
12. Don't write about your cat, your boyfriend or your kids.
13. Write long, definitive posts.
14. Write about your kids.
15. Be snarky. Write nearly libelous things about fellow bloggers, daring them to respond (with links back to you) on their blog.
16. Be sycophantic. Share linklove and expect some back.
17. Include polls, meters and other eye candy.
18. Tag your posts. Use del.ico.us.
19. Coin a term or two.
20. Do email interviews with the well-known.
21. Answer your email.
22. Use photos. Salacious ones are best.
23. Be anonymous.
24. Encourage your readers to digg your posts. (and to use furl and reddit). Do it with every post.
25. Post your photos on flickr.
26. Encourage your readers to subscribe by RSS.
27. Start at the beginning and take your readers through a months-long education.
28. Include comments so your blog becomes a virtual water cooler that feeds itself.
29. Assume that every day is the beginning, because you always have new readers.
30. Highlight your best posts on your Squidoo lens.
31. Point to useful but little-known resources.
32. Write about stuff that appeals to the majority of current blog readers--like gadgets and web 2.0.
Write about Google.
33. Have relevant ads that are even better than your content.
34. Don't include comments, people will cross post their responses.
35. Write posts that each include dozens of trackbacks to dozens of blog posts so that people will notice you.
36. Run no ads.
37. Keep tweaking your template to make it include every conceivable bell or whistle.
38. Write about blogging.
39. Digest the good ideas of other people, all day, every day.
40. Invent a whole new kind of art or interaction.
41. Post on weekdays, because there are more readers.
42. Write about a never-ending parade of different topics so you don't bore your readers.
43. Post on weekends, because there are fewer new posts.
44. Don't interrupt your writing with a lot of links.
45. Dress your blog (fonts and design) as well as you would dress yourself for a meeting with a stranger.
46. Edit yourself. Ruthlessly.
47. Don't promote yourself and your business or your books or your projects at the expense of the reader's attention.
48. Be patient.
49. Give credit to those that inspired, it makes your writing more useful.
50. Ping technorati. Or have someone smarter than me tell you how to do it automatically.
51. Write about only one thing, in ever-deepening detail, so you become definitive.
52. Write in English.
53. Better, write in Chinese.
54. Write about obscure stuff that appeals to an obsessed minority.
Don't be boring.
55. Write stuff that people want to read and share.

lebron James On 60 Mins

2009-03-31T04:38:00.000-07:00

Lebron James talks about his life, growing up, Living up to the hype, and his empire that gets stronger everyday.

Art Pictures Of The Day

2009-03-30T05:27:00.000-07:00

Recycled Computer Futuristic Art:
Alex Andromeda makes sculptures out of mostly recycled computer and VCR parts. Take a look at the amazing sculpture of a ‘Unlimited Drive’ Motorcycle below.

The second motorcycle is tough-built model and like all other artworks is built out of original parts found in old computers without any additional fabrication of parts. The wheels are the magnetic discs from old computer hard drives.
It represents the spirit of independence and â€œ unlimited drive â€ means â€œthousands of giga-byte of Hard Driveâ€ to be driven on the internet data highway. This futurisic Motorcycle Model is showing â€œwhat unlimited Power is in your Hard-Driveâ€.

I really like this piece.

Movie Review: The Knowing

2009-03-26T05:14:00.000-07:00

All im going to say is that 2009 is definitely getting off to a good start. I went and seen "The Knowing" starring Nicolas Cage. Lets just say this may get some awards. If you have the chance or opportunity please go check it out. Its probably one of the best movies I've enjoyed and would go see again in a very long time.
From the same director as I Robot. This movie has a great beggining,middle,and end. The plot was very well thought out, and the movie made alot of sense as it went on. Me being a numbers freak. The way the story unfolded was definitely to my liking. The way everything correlated, the way everything came together from bits and pieces kept me glued to the screen. my only response is WOW!!!!

Art Picture Of The Day

2009-03-26T04:59:00.001-07:00

This building is very futuristic if you ask me.

Britney Spears - "If You Seek Amy"

2009-03-25T10:05:00.000-07:00

Britney Spears - New Music - More Music Videos

Way different from the stuff she used to make. Isn't that the truth.

Dog Blogging

2009-03-25T09:33:00.000-07:00

I thought this was pretty amusing :).

Obama On Stimulus Package

2009-03-25T09:15:00.000-07:00

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

Some of Obama's Words and view points on the Stimulus package he is pushing for. He says that this package will help with the turn around of this economy in the future. Do you agree? lets here what you have to say. Opinions please.

Top 25 Most Popular Blogs | March 2009

2009-03-24T16:41:00.000-07:00

10 Jobs for Quiet Workers

2009-03-24T16:34:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately, the real world exists -- one in which working from home is sometimes an option, but more than likely, you have to go to work.

If talking, socializing and general forms of human interaction aren't your thing, you probably loathe the idea of working in a cube where the chatter never stops, or in an office where your primary duty involves using your voice.

If you'd rather hone your quiet skills than your voice box, here are 10 jobs that let you work how you do best: alone.

1. Automotive service technician
Why it's quiet: Automotive service technicians have an intimate relationship with one thing: cars. Aside from a short conversation with clients on "what seems to be the problem," service technicians spend most of their time under the hood of the vehicle.
Salary*: $37,622/year

2. Cost estimator
Why it's quiet: Cost estimators keep to themselves as they analyze everything from blueprints to proposals to determine the cost of a potential project from start to finish. They do their best to nail down costs on things like materials, labor, location and duration of the project to determine if business owners or managers should make a bid for a contract.
Salary: $53,413/year

3. Interior designer
Why it's quiet: Though interior designers need to initially meet with their clients to determine their wants, needs and budget constraints, most of their time is spent alone as they focus on decorating. They choose styles and color palettes; and pick furniture, artwork and lighting. Many interior designers work as consultants or are self-employed.
Salary: $45,524/year

4. Librarian
Why it's quiet: It might seem obvious, but given that librarians work in a mostly "no talking zone," it makes sense that a librarian position suits quiet workers. Most of your time is spent organizing and maintaining library publications and materials, and the rest you'll spend directing people to whatever they may need.
Salary: $48,025/year

5. Medical transcriptionist
Why it's quiet: These guys don't talk; they listen. Medical transcriptionists copy recordings made by physicians or other health-care professionals into medical reports, correspondence or other materials. They usually listen to recordings on a headset and use a foot pedal to pause the recording when necessary. Many medical transcriptionists telecommute from home-based offices.
Salary: $31,251/year

6. Network systems analyst
Why it's quiet: Network systems analysts don't consult much else except their computers as they design, test and evaluate computer systems like local area networks, wide area networks, the Internet and intranets. As networks expand, telecommuting is common for computer professionals because more work can be done from remote locations.
Salary: $40,827/year

7. Survey researcher
Why it's quiet: The primary role of survey researchers is to find out what people think. Rather than interviewing people face to face, they design and conduct surveys via the Internet, mailed questionnaires or telephone interviews. Typically, they work alone writing reports, preparing charts and sifting through survey results.
Salary: $27,478/year

8. Translator
Why it's quiet: Translators read written materials and translate them from one language into another. Because this position requires so much reading, writing, editing and analyzing, translators usually work alone. Many translators work from home and 22 percent of interpreters and translators are self-employed, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Salary: $42,229/year

9. Undertaker
Why it's quiet: With all due respect, your closest company in this profession is dead. Other than communicating with the family of the deceased to direct the funeral, you are pretty much guaranteed silence most of the time you work.
Salary: $42,278/year

10. Writers, authors and technical writers
Why it's quiet: In the movies, we always see writers escaping to their beach houses, lodges in the mountains or sometimes a haunted hotel -- remember "The Shining"? -- for one purpose: to write a novel. It's not just a stereotype that writers and authors need peace and quiet to work (trust me, I know).

Technical writers are particularly quiet and concentrated, as they focus on putting industrial and scientific information into layman's terms. Remember that simple five-step instruction manual to put together your dresser? A technical writer made those directives as basic as possible, which was probably not an easy task in itself, but was made easier by solitude.
Salary: $42,786/year and $55,707/year, respectively

*National average salary according to CBSalary.com

Credit MSN.com

Different Interpretation of Art

2009-03-23T18:08:00.000-07:00

Im a big fan of art actually. I really dont do my own, but im a big fan of Photography art and Architectural art. The best part about it and what I love the most is a human's interpretation of that art. Because people are so different one piece of art will be looked at in millions of ways. You may have some simularities in what you like, but seeing it threw the eyes of another person and listening to what the piece looks like to them is art in its own right. I think I will start blogging interesting pieces of art and feedback is more than welcome.

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Twitter? Is it really the new sensation?

2009-03-23T09:49:00.000-07:00

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

M - Th 11p / 10c

Twitter Frenzy

comedycentral.com

Daily Show Full Episodes

Important Things w/ Demetri Martin

Political Humor

Twitter these days seem to be all the craze. I cannot deny the fact that I went from 50 friends to 92 in a matter of hours. I dont know if its interest, people im attached to, or just a contest to see who can build the largest network of friends. In anycase its definitely struck the interest of many important people. From Celebrities, Sports figures, your normal bloggers and even CEO's of companies. I think its a way to bridge the gap between the world and give people a small inside look as to whats going on in your life. I say jump on it early. You never know what your slot could be worth in the next few years. So what do you all think of twitter? How do you like it? Do you even have it? And whats your purpose threw it? Would love to hear what everyone else thinks. Im all ears.

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MY Twitter: http://twitter.com/Tech1080

30 Websites That Make A Lot Of Money Online

2009-03-23T07:57:00.001-07:00

Rank Website Founders Annual Revenue Per Second
1 Google Larry Page and Sergey Brin $21,800,000,000 $691.27
2 Amazon Jeff Bezos $19,166,000,000 $607.75
3 Yahoo Jerry Yang and David Filo $7,200,000,000 $228.31
4 eBay Pierre Omidyar $6,290,000,000 $199.45
5 MSN/Live Nathan Myhrvold. $3,214,000,000 $101.92
6 PayPal Max Levchin, Peter Thiel, and Luke Nosek, $2,250,000,000 $71.35
7 iTunes Jeff Robbin $1,900,000,000 $60.25
8 Reuters Marshal Vace $1,892,000,000 $59.99
9 Priceline Jesse Fink $1,884,000,000 $59.74
10 Expedia Added Mark Schroeder $1,447,000,000 $45.88
11 NetFlix Reed Hastings $1,200,000,000 $38.05
12 Travelocity Terry Jones $1,100,000,000 $34.88
13 Zappos Nick Swinmurn $1,000,000,000 $31.71
14 Hotels.com David Litman $1,000,000,000 $31.71
15 AOL Erik Prince $968,000,000 $30.70
16 Orbitz Jeff Katz $870,000,000 $27.59
17 Overstock Robert Brazell $834,000,000 $26.45
18 MySpace Tom Anderson $800,000,000 $25.37
19 Skype Niklas Zennstrom $550,841,000 $17.47
20 Sohu Zhang Chaoyang $429,000,000 $13.60
21 Buy.com Robb Brock $400,000,000 $12.68
22 StubHub Eric Baker $400,000,000 $12.68
23 Alibaba Jack Ma $316,000,000 $10.02
24 Facebook Mark Zuckerberg $300,000,000 $9.51
25 YouTube Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim, $300,000,000 $9.51
26 Blue Nile Mark Vadon $295,000,000 $9.35
27 Tripadvisor Stephen Kaufer $260,000,000 $8.24
28 Getty Images Mark Getty $233,200,000 $7.39
29 Bidz Garry Itkin $207,000,000 $6.56
30 NYTimes Henry Jarvis Raymond $175,000,000 $5.55

Stocks open sharply higher on plan to aid banks

2009-03-23T07:54:00.000-07:00

NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are sharply higher, a sign of investors' relief over the government's plan to help banks remove as much as $1 trillion in bad assets from their books.

The Treasury Department on Monday announced a plan to revive lending that would rely on the government's $700 billion financial rescue fund, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., as well as private investors.

The goal is to remove the toxic assets that have burdened the banks and to boost lending.

In the early going, the Dow is up 162 at 7,440. The Standard & Poor's 500 is up 15 at 784, while the Nasdaq composite index is up 32 at 1,489.

Car bomb kills senior Palestinian official

2009-03-23T06:40:00.001-07:00

BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- A senior Palestinian official and three bodyguards were killed Monday when a car bomb targeting his convoy exploded in the vicinity of Mieh Miyeh Palestinian refugee camp near the southern Lebanese city of Sidon.

The Lebanese army is investigating whether Fatah official Kamal Medhat, aide to the Palestinian Authority representative in Lebanon, was killed in the refugee camp or outside. If it happened inside the camp, then the army has no jurisdiction.

There was no information on who might have been responsible.

Redesign Revolt: What Should Facebook Do Next?

2009-03-23T01:59:00.000-07:00

Facebook reviews users are still buzzing angrily about Facebook’s recent homepage redesign. The latest installment of this social media drama is an email Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sent to his employees stating that “the most disruptive companies don’t listen to their customers.” This is in addition to a popular application that has polled users on the redesign, with over 90% voting in disapproval. The firestorm simply doesn’t subside for Mark Zuckerberg and company.

Given the controversy, what should be Facebook’s next move? In my view, Facebook has three different choices in approaching the redesign revolt:

1. Stay the course: Facebook says nothing, addresses nothing, and charges on with its bold plans to change how we use the social graph.

2. Issue assurances to the Facebook community: In my opinion, this is the most likely outcome. Mark Zuckerberg publishes a blog post on the Facebook blog explaining, once again, his vision for Facebook. The company places a note at the top of the homepage and asks, once again, for feedback and discussion from users. But in the end, they don’t change features.

3. Bring back some of the old homepage features: Facebook will not revert back to the old layout, but they might reincorporate some of the old features, such as events and applications, on the homepage. This is adding back some of the functionality Facebook lost.

I don’t know how they’ll approach the redesign revolt, but this is unlike past revolts such as the News Feed revolt because more features were taken away than added this time around. I think there’s going to be more back-and-forth between Facebook users, bloggers, and the Facebook team before the dust finally settles.

By Ben Parr

Amazing Orchestra

2009-03-19T06:20:00.000-07:00

A whole bunch of individual music clips put together as one. So Dope

Brooklyn We Go Hard - Mos Def

2009-03-19T05:55:00.000-07:00

Wow is all I can say about this. He definitely went in no doubt

New Charles Hamilton Joint

2009-03-18T22:49:00.000-07:00

I just heard this today thought I should share it. Definitely hot.

Tweet Your Way Out Of A Job

2009-03-18T16:10:00.001-07:00

I found this interesting and quite Foolish at the same time. As if it couldnt get any worse. Somebody publicly gives a negative opinion about a company that just hired them.

HERES THE LINK

http://bhc3.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/how-to-tweet-your-way-out-of-a-job/

Lyrically Improving

2009-03-11T17:14:00.000-07:00

So Ive been writing alot. More than ever. I dont have a real definition as to why but I know I have a complete love for it. Normally it comes from inspirational things. That to me is the best medicine for my craft. Check out some of my lyrics at my myspace.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=11745585

First Trip To NY

2008-12-02T15:07:00.001-08:00

So I was out of town for about a week. Went out to Bmore to watch #55 do his thing as usual. After they ripped up the eagles they got monday off. So we decided to head out to NY. Now this has happened were we are suppose to go down there then for some reason we never make it. I just wanna tell you that it was off the chain period. We hit as many Cities as we could. Brooklyn, Manhattan, Harlem just to name a few. 125th was coo and so was 145th in harlem. Did some shoppin. Picked up some dope threads then chilled. Not only did we hit times square but that's where our hotel was at also. We stayed at the W. lets just say it was real nice period. I even got a chance to meet Mos Def. I guess he was staying there too. Funny part about that is when he spoke he sounds exactly the same as how he raps. I've met few other artist who sound totally different in person than on their records. That same night I got a chance to walk times square a little bit its crazy out there for real. Then we headed out to this spot called Taj. Real laid back cool chill spot. Good music and plenty of lovely ladies lol. after that we went back and went to sleep. Woke up around 9am had some breakfast from the W then headed out again. Made some more stops went to marcy projects that was pretty coo. then went to Juniors. If you dont know what or where Juniors is. Think Diddy, making the band, etc. lol. lets just say its definitely good, but I still aint walking that damn far lol. We went to the Lebron james store(which I never knew existed). Lets just say my fam went A wall and spent about 1500 lol. The best part though was later that night. I got to go to Madison Square Garden and Watch King James play live for the first time. Plus by that time I was no longer sober(again). It was coo even though it was a blowout and Lebron sat out the whole damn 4th Qtr. Overall I had a great time and cant wait to do it again.

Classic Records

2008-11-20T08:40:00.000-08:00

What makes a classic record? A timeless album that can be played no matter what year no matter what time. Here is some of mine in no particular order. Let me know what some of yours are. Send me some feedback folks.

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The State of Hip-hop

2008-11-20T04:10:00.000-08:00

I've been wanting to write something on this for the past few weeks. I hesitate because I really wanted to ask my self what is the current state of hip-hop and where is it going? Well we all know that record sales are at an all time low. Obviously do to the fact that the digital world is here and here to stay. I still think it is highly possible to sell albums. People just need to find other avenues or streams to market their albums. The old fashion way just doesn't cut it anymore. The record companies aren't backing their artist like in the early 90's and 20Th century. Where artist were getting large budgets. I mean millions of dollars to promote, advertise, and to make videos to get a strong enough buzz just before their album would drop. Now a days only those artist who have a history or a track record showing their ability to generate profit for the record companies are seeing that. Which is mostly in pop music. A lot of hip hop artist are trying to reach over into that market and get a slice of the pie. They may use several different ideas but the most popular one seems to be collaborations with pop artist. The problem with doing that is that the people who don't listen to pop music reject it. Then say the artist is selling out. I guess what I'm trying to get at is that it truly is the future. Things of the past aren't things of today. Rap is changing and evolving right before our eyes. Many people have not and are not willing to except it. They probably never will. I don't think the youth really cares though. Its more what have you done for me lately then I remember what you've done in the past. Now today's audience will make you bow out as fast as the give you a grand entrance. So the tactic would be to stay relevant, hot, fresh, but at the same time original. So you don't seem like a bitter. You better have plenty of good material too. today's audience wants to hear you and a lot of you. If its good. Take Lil' Wayne for instance. He has such a strong backing from the 100's of appearances he did before his recent album. Along with the countless mixtapes he put out. Lots of material, easily accessible to the public across the world. So by the time his album dropped, which I also credit its success to the album being pushed back so many times to build an anticipation like no other. It sold a million copies in one week. Which is absolutely absurd in today's music market. OK so enough with that. I want to address Kanye West new album. We know Kanye for being a hip-hop artist first. So when the album songs started coming out one by one. Many people were taken back by its difference from his previous albums. Less drums and kicks and more melody. We think its a hip hop album. He calls it "Pop Art". Kanye West has been pushing the envelope since he came in the game. So honestly I expect nothing less. I think Hardcore hip hop which I'm a huge fan of is dying. Not hip hop in general. This is my statement to all hip hop fans, and to anyone who is sitting at home writing their next 16, their next hook, or making their next beat. I'm going to capitalize this for you also. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY SUBSTANCE OR MEANING BEHIND WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND WRITING. YOU WILL NOT LAST LONG AT ALL PERIOD! Everybody wants the party songs. They do wanna hear about the good life. That's your tracks that are more mainstream, but for the meat and potatoes you better do more than just that. You take a look at the people who have lasted long in this game. Even the people in other genres that have lasted as long as they have. Look what they have done. Look at the total body of work. That's the definition of substance. They talk about things that a person not in their position can relate to. If you have songs that people can relate to. They are more draw in by it. It gives them more of a sense of where you are coming from and it makes them think. It makes them say "wow, he/she is just like me, me too, I can relate to that. Thus bringing them closer to you. My strongest passion in life is music. For those who are the same as me. just make sure that when your doing this music shit. That you convey it in a passionate manner. If you half step it. You will get a half ass result. Everyone cant be the artist, but there are many other ways of making your mark in the world of hip hop. The key is finding your niche.

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Is Corporate For You?

2008-11-13T05:39:00.000-08:00

So I woke up a few weeks ago. I was thinking to myself. This corporate thing isn't for everyone. Its so structured in a sense where it completely runs and dictates your life. For instant you have a set time for when you come in, break, eat, and leave. Now I understand why its like that from a cooperate standpoint for structure and reassurance that things will move smoothly. If you let everyone dictate their own schedule and get the work done on their own time. That unfortunately just doesn't work now a days. Especially with so many people wanting to be their own boss. Call their own shots, and run their own life. Some people have no fear and will take and risk their entire lives to reach this point of financial success and reward of "being your own boss". Others will take the road more traveled of going to school, getting a degree and working their way up the corporate ladder. This is more of a safety net for many people in a sense that your told what to do, when to do it, and how. The benefit from this is that if you can do all of that depending on what type of business your in. You can wake up and have a job and not have to worry about where your next check is going to come from. They tell you when that's going to come and how much they are going to give you too. I guess I'm going to elaborate on this more in depth at another time. The point I'm trying to make is that(I'm sure we've all heard this before) Big risks can bring Big rewards. So to those people keep it moving and good luck. To those who are content with the cooperate structure. Live your life, and I hope you prosper.

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