This YouTube clip that shows Vendor/Client relationships in real world situations is cheaper than therapy. Having been in the business for many years, it immediately brings back a number of people who’ve tried the same line and when one jumps on that train, nothing goes quite as it should. Every time I’ve hired a plumber*, mechanic or visit a doctor, it bewilders the mind because these professionals put their price out there, take it or leave it. So we realize there is a longtime behavior and culture in our varied professional services/businesses where this video is pulling from. Not every Client is like this of course, but enough to make one laugh and cry simultaneously. Although direct and unapologetic in tone, it reminded me of an old evolt.org posting where they tried to “inject some reality into the fantasy.” Like anything, these are just growing pains one has to go through in getting better in business and life.
* And although we’re somewhat generalizing, we realize that most professionals struggle with customers/pricing in their own ways, as found within this Seattle Plumbing Company’s article.
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Twittering has it’s proponents and detractors, but it’s hard to ignore it one way or the other. Celebrities grow followings (Ashton beats CNN) while on the more serious side, it was reported that during the 2008 Mumbai attacks, eyewitnesses sent an estimated 80 tweets every five seconds as the tragedy unfolded (Wikipedia). But if we keep it to how it’s most commonly used, this micro-blogging service relays folks’ every day living and thoughts in 140 characters max. All that said, CollegeHumor takes Twittering to the streets of New York City showing us “WHAT IF we walked around twittering in daily life OUT LOUD! A fun stroll to hover around.
With an extensive photography career still going strong, NC-based James Bridges’ portfolio glows and inspires. Motion pictures, directors, actors, portraits, forms, furniture, he can shoot about anything and sometimes, on anything to get the winning shot! Having to showcase hundreds of photos, we worked to create a website that is modular, flexible, and allows his art to be the star. A visitor can navigate linearly via “back/next” buttons or non-linearly via bottom-anchored thumbnail navigation. Images scale to fit the monitor/resolution size which allows for some large photo renderings. It was a fun Flash challenge.
