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Details: Published: May 20, 2016

In a study conducted by Google canvasing the habits of smartphone users they found that two-thirds of people check their mobile devices within 15 minutes of waking up in the morning. I’m among that group for sure, I check my phone while waiting for coffee to brew. Actually! It’s my smartphone that wakes me up in the morning.

For millennials (the demographic born between circa 1980 – 2000), they’ve got their smartphones with them 87% of the time – day and night – according to the same study. I imagine, the only time they don’t have their phones at their side is when showering (unless there’s some kind of case that shields against water damage.)

Details: Published: May 06, 2016

Having a stellar business idea is awesome! Bringing it to fruition is another story. Most entrepreneurs can attest to what chasing a dream means – hours on end crafting a business plan, working out kinks in processes, negating naysayers, trusting that your idea is good enough and of course, funding it all.

Details: Published: April 26, 2016

You’ve probably noticed a new crop of images sweeping the web. They’re not quite photographs and not exactly videos. They have the marks of high quality photography but contain just a subtle hint of motion. Like a GIF, they’re looped videos that contain something moving ad infinitum but what’s different is that everything else in the frame remains static. What is this new art form?

Is it a bird? Is it a plane?

Details: Published: April 14, 2016

We are surrounded by logos. They’re all around us – all the time. They are visual reminders that signal us to recall a company or product and truly come to symbolize a brand and its identity. As I write this I am looking at an “Acer” screen, there’s a “Linksys” phone to my left and my pen is letting me know it’s a “Sharpie”. Everywhere you look, there are logos. Unless you’re in the wilderness I suppose.