February 2012
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Neuro Analysis Gets Techy - and Infiltrates Media
Anyone else other than me fascinated by neuro/brain/tech anything?! It is unsurprising to me that this technology would get tapped by brands and companies in order to make us buy even more. Research on our consumption habits get REALLY high tech with NeuroFocus. What is it? It’s:
NeuroFocus provides a range of tools to help maximize product development and performance, including:
Total...
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'The Artisifier' Lets You Turn Youtube Videos into... →
I’m grateful for all the programs, applications, and sites that allow non-artistic people like me to play with, and perhaps even achieve, something visually creative that I would otherwise, 1) never be able to do and 2) wouldn’t even cross my mind to try.
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5 Clever Social Media Campaigns to Learn From →
Good tips and examples here! Always lots of innovation going on in the digital marketing space.
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Femme Fatale Art Show & Viscera Bone Marrow Drive
I’ll be attending this art show and charity event in North Hollywood this coming Saturday!
In association with Cella Art Gallery, Femme Fatale Art Show, and City of Hope, the Viscera organization will be rolling out the bloody carpet in North Hollywood, California on February 25th to host a charity bone marrow swab registration to cap off their 2012 celebration of Women in Horror...
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'Community' Returns to NBC!!!
I am ecstatic!! As a recent new fan of the show ‘Community’ (it’s part of my catch-up to media watch list), I got hooked and was severely disappointed to hear the show had been put on hiatus (not to mention that I still can’t watch season 2 on Netflix, but that’s another story …). And how did I find out? Through one of my Twitter followers and I immediately...
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Creating a Positive Professional Image — HBS... →
Great article on creating a professional positive image, defined as: “the set of qualities and characteristics that represent perceptions of your competence and character as judged by your key constituents (i.e., clients, superiors, subordinates, colleagues).”
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“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (via caitycait73)
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Hello Kitty and...Hooters? This is going a little... →
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January 2012
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Congratulations To Vancouver Viscera Filmmakers
Last night’s screening of the 2012 Viscera Film Festival in Vancouver - and Curio Media’s inaugural event - was a resounding success, and the audience really appreciated “female response horror”.
Many thanks go out to special guest host Fiona Forbes, the filmmakers who attended - Karen Lam and Lori Bowen, and our sponsors Super Channel and Pac Blue Printing. We also...
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Curio Media: Viscera Vancouver 2012's Host: Fiona... →
Join us tonight!
curiomedia:
She’s Vancouver’s favorite TV Personality, as voted by the city in the 2011 WE “Best of the City” polls. The very vibrant and vivacious Fiona Forbes will be hosting the Viscera Film Festival tomorrow night at The Rio Theatre!
She hosts Vancouver’s daily show, Urban Rush and…
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December 2011
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WatchVideo from the touring Hope Gallery Tattoo series of show: Quick and Painful. The show featured tattoo art by some of today’s most popular lowbrow and pop artists, including Camilla d’Errico, Amanda Vissell, Joe Ledbetter, Shawnimals, Alex Pardee, Greg Simkins, and so many more.
Flash art prints are available on the Hope Gallery online store. I’ve seen the prints and they are...
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75% Funded - A Gorey Demise Storybook -- IndieGoGo →
I wrote a few weeks ago about Tasha’s Grad Project - and her search for funds to reach her goal of $1600. Today, she is 75% funded. This is a huge achievement for her!
Let’s help her get fully funded because this is truly an awesome project - and those one of a kind storybooks are going to be amazing.
I’ve seen the original art myself, and you wouldn’t believe the...
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Art.sy App - Matching You with Art
In my post-Art Basel Miami glow, this is in perfect keeping with the theme of the past week: An app that can predict what paintings you will like. Backed by some major tech heavy weight investors, and promising indeed, but with the very traditional art world accept this? They also have a Tumblr Page.
November 2011
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The Art of Olivia at La Luz Tonight!
Olivia is one of the most recognizable artists, has inspired hundreds of artists, and is an icon, as well as a really cool lady - with hilarious and unreal stories to tell, if you get a chance to chat with her personally. Charismatic, talented, and fiery, she is still producing the most beautiful and elegant pin-up art out there.
Luckily I caught up with her a couple of weeks ago, so I’m...
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Help Fund A Grad Project (Like No Other)
Lately I’ve been sharing examples of university or post-graduate students’ projects and successes. I find a lot of inspiration in them because these students are at the forefront of the new generation that knows how to seamlessly integrate new media into their artistic creations, whether film, music, or art.
The project I want to share today is by a Simon Fraser University student,...
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October 2011
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14 ways to use Twitter to attract journalists →
Great list for helping you reach journalists. Twitter is the best tool for getting a hold of them! Also, don’t forget to check out Muckrack.com.
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Using Tumblr Effectively
This article by Social Media Examiner explains how companies can integrate Tumblr into their other online and social media marketing activities. There are some great examples that drive home the ‘integration’ of Tumblr within the marketing strategy, mainly because Tumblr’s audience is unique.
When I first opened this Tumblr I had meant to use it for sharing images, links, etc....
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