http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/ work inspired en-us Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:25:54 EST Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:25:54 EST http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Movable Type Pro 4.33-en 60 http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/10/cma_social_media_full_day_workshop.html Last week I was very privileged to attend a one day workshop on social media. Here's my plug for Michael Seaton: the dude is awesome. I've heard lots of speakers and their take on what social media is and how... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:44:29 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2208 Jennifer van Amerom Aquent Blogging Digital Personal Blogging Practice: Online Marketing Social Media Social Networking Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/09/overloaded_with_social_media.html Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:08:03 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2181 Erin St. Pierre Social Media Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/03/faceoff_book.html True, Facebook just turned 5 in February. And it seems, just in the last 6 months, to have increased its users somewhere in the area of 5000%. Or maybe a bunch of the 35+ crowd just joined. All I know... Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:40:46 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1978 Tim Donnelly Comedy Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/jack_headroom_or_new_rebranding_launch_creeps_up_out_of_nowhere.html (From guest blogger, Jenn Tran)I'm not much of a fast food junkie (not since Super Size Me came out in theaters). However, I do enjoy the occasional burger and fries every now and then. Jack in the Box has always... Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:32:43 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1968 Tim Donnelly Art Celebrities Design Food and Drink Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/tax_deductions_for_freelancers.html (Please note, I am not a Certified Tax Planner, nor do I play one on TV. And, as far as I can figure, neither is Thursday Bram, who wrote the article I'm linking. Please research any of these ideas before... Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:17:02 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1959 Tim Donnelly Career Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/01/ballistic_customer_service.html Here's a first, but probably not last. A Northern California dentist is suing a customer who posted bad review regarding the dentist's services on Yelp. The dentist and her lawyer have dropped their suit against Yelp because, according to SFGate.com,... Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:49:44 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1851 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Marketing Sales Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/01/all_i_really_need_to_know_i_learned_without_wifi.html You know there's so much to be learned when you're without WiFi for 7 days.One, that many friends no longer use phones to arrange evenings out (or if they do, it's to send an email to arrange it). Two, it's... Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:52:05 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1819 Tim Donnelly Networking Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/11/snap_the_vote.html So, you'll be voting on Tuesday (if you didn't vote early).And you'll be standing in line.What better way to bide your time and express your creativity than by taking a few pictures of your polling place?AIGA and the New York... Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:46:41 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1716 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/10/the_people_have_spoken.html Sometimes I wonder if online design forums are good or bad. Or are they just like another small town city council meeting gone astray?CreativePro ran a forum last week about the new logo for the arts and crafts store Michaels... Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:33:38 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1674 Tim Donnelly Art Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/09/suggestive.html So, I spent all yesterday on jury duty downtown yesterday and learned quite a few things.One, be prepared for a lot of sitting around. Happily I brought my entire address book database with me and managed to clean up... Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:48:58 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1616 Tim Donnelly Design Marketing Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/09/its_the_freeist_webcast_ever.html You need to look far and wide, my friend, to find a Webcast that is more free.If you're interested in what's going on in Marketing, career-wise, set your browser to stun and listen to the AMA's Ask the Expert, Matt... Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:45:23 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1600 Tim Donnelly Career Marketing Marketing Technology Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/08/in_case_you_wer.html Daphne, who used to work in the LA office with me has an excuse for missing these viral Dove Ads - she's in our Sydney, Australia office. But me, who sits at his computer all day in the second... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:23:26 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1536 Tim Donnelly Art Design Marketing Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/08/inspirational_o_2.html Flashforward2008 is rapidly approaching. Well, not exactly approaching, as it will be in to San Francisco, but you know what I mean. As ever, Aquent is sponsoring, along with Lynda.com. During the event Lynda's company is premiering Creative Inspirations:... Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:34:41 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1521 Tim Donnelly Career Design Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/08/i_am_woman_hear.html It's not often that I'm promoting things that don't work, but this one is fascinatingly out of whack. Jenn had sent me a link of a JavaScript script that supposedly can tell your gender by your browser URL history.... Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:14:38 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1520 Tim Donnelly Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/08/lessons_from_he.html Though I'm not really a fan of the word "geek" (wonder why that is?), especially when it's used to refer to someone who is incredibly sharp at what they do, Anne-Marie Concepcion calls herself one and we'll just have... Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:49:40 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1511 Tim Donnelly Career Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Training Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/07/101_unusual_thi.html As a Designer, Art Director, Creative Director, Project Manager, etc. that is. Not to push the Eco Point so far that I create backlash make people destroy the Earth just to spite me and my treehugging compatriots, I did... Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:45:32 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1507 Tim Donnelly Career Design Ecology Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/07/euro_trash.html Meant as clever tray liners at Burger King in Germany (at least that's where this blogger got them), this series of ads featuring an onion with his pants around his ankles, a sniper attempting to kill an onion (wow,... Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:36:51 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1499 Tim Donnelly Design Food and Drink Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/07/aiga_la_goes_ho.html To my home, apparently. The 2008 AIGA Leadership Retreat was held in my home town of Omaha, Nebraska for "three days to connect with and be inspired by other chapters across the country." And it's odd to think of AIGA... Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:25:17 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1490 Tim Donnelly Career Design Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/06/roi_4_u.html I was just reading our HQ blog by Matt Grant and learned our recent Webcast, Web Design for ROI: How Design Impacts the Bottom Line, had a massive draw of 2,000 people sign up. And the slides, featured last... Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:00:29 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1474 Tim Donnelly Design Marketing Sales Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/05/what_is_that_tw.html I'll admit it, I don't quite get Twitter. But then again, I'm still fuzzy on the whole Starbucks Drive-Thru concept. And the bidet. But I digress. And I'd hate to pass along something others may find useful that I... Fri, 30 May 2008 21:12:58 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1467 Tim Donnelly Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/05/not_so_fab_4.html The rumors of October's Adobe CS4 release apparently have been greatly exaggerated.Photoshop Senior Product Manager, John Nack is saying the information of the release date, passed around by Gizmodo and TG Daily, is bogus. "I didn't say anything about... Wed, 28 May 2008 19:17:57 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1464 Tim Donnelly Art Design Marketing Sales Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/05/google_gets_in.html By guest Blogger, Jenn Tran: (A Lego depiction of what it’s like to be bloggin’ in a coal mine.) I don't know about the rest of you, but the first thing I try to do when looking up an old... Mon, 19 May 2008 14:10:31 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1452 Tim Donnelly Networking Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/04/loyalty_behavio.html You know, IKEA almost had me. Really. That is, until I found the final piece of my daughter's pink MALM 3-drawer chest I was assembling was nicked. And I rang customer service to find out how they wanted to... Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:19:04 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1406 Tim Donnelly Career Design Marketing Sales Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/04/pigs_still_not.html Someone's trying to start a revolution. And, wouldn't you know it, it's Seth Godin. His recent post, Why bother having a resume? started a bit of discussion around the blogosphere, but the bare facts are, yes, you still need... Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:28:19 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1401 Tim Donnelly Career Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/03/neuropsychology.html You know there's a lot to be said for friendly competition, which is why I'm going to let you know why our resident Minister of Enlightenment and HQ Blogger, Mr. Matt Grant, has a blog well worth visiting. For... Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:32:11 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1372 Tim Donnelly Marketing Sales Science Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/02/go_bama_1.html Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:45:32 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1341 Tim Donnelly Networking Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/02/come_on_pilgrim.html Okay, maybe not the appropriate posting title for a Marketing Webcast, but I was trying to make it sound exciting.By referencing a 20-year old work of music.Regardless, Aquent and AMA National are sponsoring another of our wildly successful Webcasts: 7... Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:23:49 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1339 Tim Donnelly Career Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/02/selling_out_to.html Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:27:03 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1332 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Design Ecology Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/01/clean_up_on_ais_1.html Not normally into the blogging about celebrities mode, but those of you who don't live in Los Angeles may not be aware of the kind of stuff that goes on all too often here. This email from our own Charlotte... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:59:33 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1314 Tim Donnelly Celebrities Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/12/oh_the_tangled.html Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:11:21 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1290 Tim Donnelly Career Design Movies Networking Television Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/11/lose_weight_ask.html Nothing like shedding off those Thanksgiving carbs by indulging in a little after dinner CSS.A List Apart has this terrific post on How To Size Text in CSS. Beats watching the relatives argue. Well my relatives, anyway. (By way... Thu, 22 Nov 2007 13:41:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1278 Tim Donnelly Design Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/10/aquent_calling.html Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:22:44 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1257 Tim Donnelly Career Recruiting Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/10/blog_power.html A strange thing happened to me on the way to the blog. Okay, while I was blogging. Even though, daily, I'm kvetching aloud in the car, in my house, and on the streets, I've noticed that the kvetching I do... Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:53:42 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1241 Tim Donnelly Career Marketing Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/09/outdone.html A team at Microsoft has taken Desk Demolition to a new high! (You may want to turn down the volume so you don't have to hear the song...) Click here! Perhaps this is the reason we don't have offices here?... Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:46:11 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1234 Tim Donnelly Games Recruiting Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/09/now_thats_smart.html Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:12:47 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1233 Tim Donnelly Design Ecology Marketing Sales Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/08/book_club.html I love reading and yet, sadly, my work-related reading takes a back seat to my personal reading (case in point, my summer reading included Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Water for Elephants,and Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain. That... Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:46:07 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1206 Tim Donnelly Books Design Marketing Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/07/save_ferris_not.html I've been hearing quite a bit from my local NPR stations (KCRW mostly) about the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) bid to increase Internet radio's royalty burden, but this is the first I've seen Designers weighing in on the... Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:39:44 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1167 Tim Donnelly Music Personal Blogging Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/06/i_put_a_spell_o.html Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:38:33 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1145 Tim Donnelly Design Marketing Sales Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/06/clean_with_a_tw.html When did cleaning your house become such a high-end, eco-friendly, well-designed task? First Method flew under the radar to rank as the 7th fastest growing private company in the US (according to Inc. Magazine) and now Twist, who is... Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:05:51 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1138 Tim Donnelly Design Ecology Marketing Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/05/back_seat_desig.html There are reasons I like to be in a room alone when I'm writing. One, the sound of the ever-ringing phone at Aquent is finally quieted. Two, I can talk to myself without anyone else in the room thinking I'm... Tue, 01 May 2007 12:25:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1102 Tim Donnelly Art Career Design Personal Blogging Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/04/air_your_dirty.html Legitimate Package Rip Off or Market Share Hogging? YOU DECIDE! A small organic plant food company, TerraCycle, is being sued by Scotts Miracle-Grow who claims the upstart's packaging too closely resembles its Miracle-Grow product line and that it is making... Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:16:51 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1100 Tim Donnelly Design Ecology Marketing Personal Blogging Science Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/04/now_thats_a_goo.html From NY Times. I guess this is how you can tell that you have a good post. Comments? (thanks to the folks at Speak Up!)... Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:34:09 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1088 Tim Donnelly Art Design Personal Blogging Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/03/are_bloggers_di.html Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:28:46 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1050 Tim Donnelly Design Marketing Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/03/i_second_that_e.html I've become hyper aware of the whole Second Life phenomenon, through the endless blogs, magazine articles, PR, and my friend Matt Grant's observations. Ad agencies open virtual offices. Reuters opens a virtual bureau. Companies hold virtual interviews. Finally someone has... Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:55:27 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1046 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Marketing Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/03/hey_at_least_it.html That's an expression we used to say a lot when I worked in TV. When we made mistakes, I mean. Because sending the wrong punchline to Dabney Coleman is a lot different than having your patient wake up speaking Farsi... Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:35:14 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1042 Tim Donnelly Career Marketing Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/02/your_design_is.html It may be a hard road to try and convince your client to use recycled paper, minimal packaging, and soy-based inks the way Chris Hacker, former Creative Director for the ultra-eco Aveda, does (he showed us how last year at... Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:53:35 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1036 Tim Donnelly Career Design Ecology Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/02/analyze_that_20.html Oh, mysterious Dark Web practice of Web Analytics, how do we interpret thee? By prostrating ourselves before thine temple and presenting gifts complex codes in JavaScript? Or by attending the free AMA Webinar Web Analytics Demystified: Ten Simple Strategies for... Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:05:41 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1028 Tim Donnelly Career Marketing Training Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/02/marketings_low.html In the LA Times today there's this article which mentions animal shelters trying to persuade people to go to them (instead of pet stores) to adopt pets. In it the Director of San Francisco's Dept. of Animal Care and Control... Fri, 09 Feb 2007 20:52:42 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1020 Tim Donnelly Career Current Affairs Marketing Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/01/feel_good_frida.html Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:54:31 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1007 Tim Donnelly Charity Current Affairs Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/01/contented.html If content management is a mystery to you (and I'm not inferring it is), Chiara Fox over at the Adaptive Path blog has this great post which includes 5 good resources for anyone interested in learning about and keeping up... Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:13:02 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1001 Tim Donnelly Career Marketing Training Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/01/catchy_post_tit.html Okay, maybe I'm not the expert to talk about the vlog Rocketboom's recent split up between creator and star, because I wasn't one of the 300,000 people watching it every day, but I did work in television for 7 years.... Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:00:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.999 Tim Donnelly Celebrities Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/01/the_dancing_men.html And so are the tattoos and high kicking sheep, but every time I click to articles from the New York Times to the Sacramento Bee, there they are, incredibly excited because mortgage rates have dropped to an all time low.... Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:46:13 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.997 Tim Donnelly Career Design Marketing Sales Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/01/from_your_mouth.html An interesting post from my blogging cohort Matt Grant at Aquent HQ on word-of-mouth marketing. It has all the earmarks of posting greatness: Viral marketing, chocolate, and Yanni! What's not to love?... Wed, 10 Jan 2007 18:00:13 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.991 Tim Donnelly Career Design Marketing Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/01/lawn_boys_of_su.html When I was young... (uh oh, here he goes again) No, wait, this is a good story, not like last time. As a member of a family of four in the Midwest, the kids had to pitch in to mow... Tue, 09 Jan 2007 21:47:17 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.988 Tim Donnelly Personal Blogging Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/12/5_5_5_5_lets_si.html They're playing tag again. And Heather Hamilton over at Microsoft got me (which is kind of flattering). For the unfamiliar, Blog Tag is where a blogger writes 5 things about themselves most people don't know, then tags 5 other bloggers... Sat, 23 Dec 2006 17:54:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.983 Tim Donnelly Personal Blogging Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/12/duck_season_rab.html Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:09:41 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.970 Tim Donnelly Career Design Marketing Sales Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/12/a_wealth_of_inf.html Things that scare me: The LA Weekly, cable offerings in the 500+ channel range, Leatherman Knives, Russian stacking dolls, and scores by Philip Glass. In other words anything that contains a myriad of other things within it. So many things,... Fri, 01 Dec 2006 18:35:38 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.963 Tim Donnelly Books Design Marketing Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/11/feeling_bookish.html Let's face facts, Creatives are often hard people to buy for. For one, a lot of things they like (Apple computers, 500GB hard drives, Playstation 3s) tend to be on the expensive side. For another, many of them have... Mon, 27 Nov 2006 22:45:51 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.958 Tim Donnelly Art Books Design Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/11/err_quotes.html Tue, 21 Nov 2006 22:12:45 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.957 Tim Donnelly Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/11/smiles_everyone.html It's true, someday I'm going to run out of 70's TV references. In the meantime, give me a moment to promote this tripod to the amateur photographers among you. Called the Gorillapod, this tripod has flexible legs which can... Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:39:23 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.949 Tim Donnelly Art Career Design Ecology Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/11/110306.html Fri, 03 Nov 2006 22:13:19 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.939 Tim Donnelly Career Current Hot Jobs Design Marketing Marketing Technology Recruiting Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/11/aquent_20_blogs.html Looks like I've got company in the Aquent blogosphere. Finally. Honestly, I was feeling a bit lonely. Next month we'll be revealing (uncovering? unveiling?) our new Website. As a part of that rollout, Matt Grant, Aquent's resident Minister of Enlightenment,... Fri, 03 Nov 2006 20:53:41 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.938 Tim Donnelly Career Design Marketing Networking Recruiting Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/11/its_funny_cause.html If you work anywhere in the creative world, guaranteed then you've overheard the conversations this blog. These are the things that Account Execs say to Clients, Clients say to Designers, and Copywriters say aloud when they think no one is... Thu, 02 Nov 2006 20:48:22 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.937 Tim Donnelly Career Design Marketing Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/10/in_honor_of_des.html We've revamped our blog's design. Okay, I did it, personally. Fact is, I was getting a little oranged-out. So I dusted off my design skills (such as they are) and hacked away a lot of orange. The floor looked like... Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:30:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.917 Tim Donnelly Design Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/10/like_a_little_b.html Looks like our friends Down Under are starting to hanker for the kind artery-hardening food we Americans refer to as Fair Food. Daphne, at our Sydney office, sent us this tasty article on Fried Coke. Interesting as Fried Coke is,... Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:07:30 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.913 Tim Donnelly Food and Drink Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/10/its_really_not.html Question: If a blog comment falls in the woods and no one's around to respond to it, does it matter? If you ask any blogger, whether they blog for themselves or for a company, what's the hardest part of posting... Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:12:24 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.897 Tim Donnelly Marketing Sales Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/09/life_during_war.html An interesting essay over at the Speak Up site by Marian Bantjes about the use (and disappearance) of War Posters during WWI and WWII by both Canada and the U.S. Though you've probably seen many of these, it's interesting (especially... Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:27:37 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.880 Tim Donnelly Art Career Current Affairs Design History Marketing Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/09/what_a_long_str.html You know, even though it's a strange to read people discussing you in your own blog, but I have to say the whole Aquent team (as well as our Talent Adriana) did an AWESOME job of giving out some incredible... Tue, 05 Sep 2006 20:57:03 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.868 Tim Donnelly Art Travel Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/08/out_of_office.html Hey all, I'm taking a brief hiatus (2 weeks to be precise) up to Yosemite and parts beyond. Don't fear! The Hot Talent Newsletter and ASAP Job List will still be posted for the next two Fridays without me. Which... Fri, 18 Aug 2006 20:06:22 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.852 Tim Donnelly Food and Drink Travel Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/08/dirty_is_the_ne.html With no dishwasher (or Dishwasher, for that matter) in our office there's been a great deal of discussion whether: the hot water in our sink is too tepid to really clean glasses and dishes soap is key to disinfecting,... Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:43:53 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.847 Tim Donnelly Career Food and Drink Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/08/because_kcrw_is.html You may be looking for something to do other than sit inside and listen to Jason Bentley ask for your pledge money (which you should give him, btw, before promptly turning him off). As luck would have it, I've just... Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:50:14 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.845 Tim Donnelly Art Career Celebrities Charity Design Food and Drink Marketing Networking Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/08/i_cannot_give_y.html Mon, 07 Aug 2006 20:26:34 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.837 Tim Donnelly Design Marketing Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/07/crybabies.html Now this article is interesting. My question, who is the crybaby: The Toddler, the Blogger, or the Photographer? Art is soooo confusing.... Thu, 27 Jul 2006 20:54:59 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.825 Tim Donnelly Art Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/07/bump_door_bell.html Many years ago I went back home and the above words were on a sign on the front door of my parent's house. My wife finally figured out that the doorbell was broken and we should knock.Turned out the sign... Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:57:10 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.804 Tim Donnelly Design Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/05/the_iceman_blog.html This story is not true, yet it's still compelling... Southern Iraq (AP) -- Scientists have discovered what they believe to be the first blog created by ancient man. Uncovered in what is now southern Iraq and what was once the... Tue, 30 May 2006 20:37:34 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.774 Tim Donnelly Design History Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/05/52606.html Fri, 26 May 2006 20:10:59 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.773 Tim Donnelly Career Current Hot Jobs Design Recruiting Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/05/the_phrase_that.html Mon, 22 May 2006 20:53:40 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.767 Tim Donnelly Books Cars Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/05/there_goes_the.html I mean, dang. How many times a week does someone send you a link that you have to look at? Imagine that times one hundred and you have the Webby Awards Winners site. Not only does it link to each... Wed, 17 May 2006 20:22:50 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.761 Tim Donnelly Art Books Career Celebrities Design Marketing Sports Television Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/05/youre_killing_m.html If you haven't had a chance to check out the MediaBistro's Unbeige blog and you're in the creative world, you're absolutely crazy! (I think I might have listened to one too many Sit 'n Sleep ads this weekend.) Though you... Mon, 15 May 2006 19:08:57 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.759 Tim Donnelly Art Career Design Marketing Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/05/tag_im_it.html Wed, 03 May 2006 12:00:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.745 Tim Donnelly Celebrities Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/04/thats_just_what.html Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:06:21 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.742 Tim Donnelly Career Design Marketing Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/04/mumpy_me.html If there's one thing you should know about this office (aside from the fact they all like chocolate in large quantities), it's that they don't tolerate sickness very well. In fact, many people will verbally berate you until you go... Tue, 25 Apr 2006 21:02:50 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.737 Tim Donnelly Career Current Affairs Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/04/conspicuous_con.html When is too much too much? I do love me some Treehugger blog site, but there's a problem. Possibly because I read most of my blogs at work (it's okay, they know), when I go to see what post they... Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:33:44 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.732 Tim Donnelly Ecology Science Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/03/putting_the_cat.html Fri, 31 Mar 2006 20:43:51 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.713 Tim Donnelly Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/03/dance_the_freel.html Thu, 09 Mar 2006 21:59:15 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.684 Tim Donnelly Career Design Networking Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/02/hell_bent_for_l.html Well, it's that time of the year again. And since I'm blogging ithis year I might as well give you a warning of the roller coaster ride that's to come for the next six weeks. Yes, I'm talking about Lent.... Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:47:53 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.673 Tim Donnelly Food and Drink Religion Television Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/02/almost_not_quit.html I'm so bad at my own PR that I'm just going to come out and say it: Hey, we got nice press from the Washington Post! Even though the article is titled Blogged Out of a Job (you may have... Wed, 22 Feb 2006 21:39:33 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.666 Tim Donnelly Celebrities Marketing Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/02/i_see_red.html Poor Valentine's Day. It seems everyone spends early February focused on: Marketing the heck out of it Rushing around finding gifts for it Endlessly complaining how stupid it is As a father (and a husband), I find myself landing squarely... Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:44:52 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.657 Tim Donnelly Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/02/21006.html Fri, 10 Feb 2006 19:20:36 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.652 Tim Donnelly Career Design Featured Aquent Talent Marketing Recruiting Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/02/give_me_your_de.html Thu, 09 Feb 2006 20:04:45 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.651 Tim Donnelly Science Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/02/hacks_all_hacks.html One of the great things about working with Drea Silva is that she is endlessly connected to the Internet. So I can get IMs at my desk from her phone when she's stuck in traffic (she says she's at red... Wed, 08 Feb 2006 20:35:16 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.650 Tim Donnelly Design Ecology Film Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/02/thats_a_sweet_m.html In an effort to stop the rampant and wanton eating of candy in our office (chocolate in particular), we have introduced The Sweet Machine. Made entirely of plastic and featuring a grabbing claw (as seen nabbing aliens in Toy Story),... Wed, 01 Feb 2006 19:13:50 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.641 Tim Donnelly Games Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/01/a_froggy_day_in.html A few weeks ago I was reading a White Paper put out by Factivia titled Boiled Frogs and Your Company's Reputation (mostly about text mining). But what interested me most was its use of the classic tale of the boiling... Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:27:33 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.640 Tim Donnelly Science Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/01/get_your_green.html One of the amazing things about the Internet and search engines (besides proving me wrong at parties), is how quickly you can find something you've been pondering on your commute. Say, thoughts about brake lights for the front of cars... Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:37:02 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.639 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Design Ecology Marketing Science Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/01/12706_1.html Fri, 27 Jan 2006 21:01:19 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.638 Tim Donnelly Career Current Hot Jobs Recruiting Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/01/high_hopes_for.html I don't know about you, but this year has not started out with a bang for me. And by New Year, I mean January 1st, with its missed flight, 1 1/2 hour wait for transportation to a hotel (at midnight),... Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:50:53 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.634 Tim Donnelly Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/01/12006_1.html Fri, 20 Jan 2006 20:05:39 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.631 Tim Donnelly Career Current Hot Jobs Recruiting Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/01/12006.html Fri, 20 Jan 2006 16:56:09 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.628 Tim Donnelly Career Design Featured Aquent Talent Marketing Recruiting Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/01/see_what_happen.html Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:20:35 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.615 Tim Donnelly Art Networking Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/01/10606_1.html Fri, 06 Jan 2006 21:10:09 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.611 Tim Donnelly Career Current Hot Jobs Recruiting Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/01/and_we_will_lea.html We have a unique tradition here at Aquent Los Angeles, to help people celebrate their birthday by decorating their desk before they come in. It's Karin's birthday on Sunday, boy I hope she likes confetti.... Fri, 06 Jan 2006 14:20:56 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.607 Tim Donnelly Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2005/12/happy_holidays.html I'll be updating the blog intermittently during the next week, as I'll be in Omaha and relying on the kindness of other people's Internet connections. I'm sure I'm going to be kicking one of my nieces/nephews off MySpace to tell... Fri, 23 Dec 2005 20:31:58 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2005:/butlessaboutme//7.604 Tim Donnelly Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2005/12/122305.html Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:32:28 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2005:/butlessaboutme//7.601 Tim Donnelly Career Design Featured Aquent Talent Marketing Recruiting Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2005/12/121605.html Fri, 16 Dec 2005 17:37:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2005:/butlessaboutme//7.595 Tim Donnelly Career Design Featured Aquent Talent Marketing Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2005/12/its_hip_to_be_s.html Okay, not quite on topic (oh, wait, was I supposed to have a topic for this blog?), the Project for Public Spaces, a not-for-prof dedicated to creating great public parks, has just come out with a top ten list of... Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:19:04 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2005:/butlessaboutme//7.592 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2005/11/right_here_righ.html An interesting blog yesterday at Recruiting.com on a 5-part Canadian newspaper series about temporary workers (sadly titled Trapped and Temporary. You have to register to read the whole story). What I liked about Recruiting.com's take was their Real Solution: What... Tue, 15 Nov 2005 21:49:19 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2005:/butlessaboutme//7.569 Tim Donnelly Career Recruiting Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2005/11/111105_1.html Fri, 11 Nov 2005 20:42:17 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2005:/butlessaboutme//7.566 Tim Donnelly Career Current Hot Jobs Recruiting Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2005/11/111105.html Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:30:44 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2005:/butlessaboutme//7.564 Tim Donnelly Career Design Featured Aquent Talent Marketing Recruiting Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2005/11/elevator_maximu.html Time to weigh in, good or bad form to talk on your cell phone in a crowded elevator? I won't lie to you, this is still one of those habits that bugs the heck out of me. I really don't... Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:48:08 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2005:/butlessaboutme//7.563 Tim Donnelly Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2005/11/110405.html Fri, 04 Nov 2005 19:54:28 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2005:/butlessaboutme//7.558 Tim Donnelly Career Design Featured Aquent Talent Marketing Recruiting Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2005/11/safety_last.html There's nothing like giving a group of adults alcoholic beverages, really sharp knives, and an assortment of pumpkins to butcher. Here are pictures from the combination of all three, taken during last Thursday's Staff Pumpkin Carving Night. The winner is... Tue, 01 Nov 2005 14:49:57 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2005:/butlessaboutme//7.553 Tim Donnelly Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2005/10/102805_1.html Fri, 28 Oct 2005 21:13:47 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2005:/butlessaboutme//7.551 Tim Donnelly Career Current Hot Jobs Recruiting Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2005/10/102805.html Fri, 28 Oct 2005 20:10:21 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2005:/butlessaboutme//7.549 Tim Donnelly Featured Aquent Talent Recruiting Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2005/10/boy_that_guy_su.html After a morning of navigating through a veritable army of moronic SUV drivers, I hereby suggest that the state of California enact new DMV standards based upon the results of a driver's road test. If you drive well and score... Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:18:24 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2005:/butlessaboutme//7.548 Tim Donnelly Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2005/10/dont_break_your.html Wed, 26 Oct 2005 15:10:04 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2005:/butlessaboutme//7.547 Tim Donnelly Career Recruiting Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2005/10/102105.html Fri, 21 Oct 2005 20:28:43 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2005:/butlessaboutme//7.545 Tim Donnelly Career Current Hot Jobs Recruiting Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2005/10/chicken_blogs_a.html Interesting day spent down with the Orange County IABC chapter at a blogging seminar featuring the Managing Partner of a law firm who blogs on the immigration system). His presentation was great, but I think aimed at people who knew... Tue, 11 Oct 2005 21:02:26 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2005:/butlessaboutme//7.529 Tim Donnelly Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2005/08/new_new_new.html Just found a few new sites and blogs for Creatives (mostly thanks to Biz Stone). I've added them to the right under Creative Resources or Blog Rolls. I'm not sure how many Creatives are aware of how much information is... Wed, 03 Aug 2005 20:53:51 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2005:/butlessaboutme//7.450 Tim Donnelly Design Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2005/07/youve_got_oh_fo.html Tue, 26 Jul 2005 18:35:23 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2005:/butlessaboutme//7.439 Tim Donnelly Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2005/07/eat_this_memo.html To: The Entire CompanyFrom: Your CEOSubject: The Berkeley Team As you probably have heard, the team from Berkeley will be here next month. As these folks are the new owners of our company, we should make them feel as welcome... Fri, 22 Jul 2005 15:10:05 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2005:/butlessaboutme//7.434 Tim Donnelly Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2005/07/a_bloggers_mark.html The AMA is hopping aboard the blogging bandwagon. They're hosting a lunch seminar this Wednesday entitled Brand-Building by Blog (and Gaming, and RSS), featuring a discussion with Freddie Laker, founder and CEO of iChameleon Group. More information at the AMA's... Mon, 18 Jul 2005 15:02:22 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2005:/butlessaboutme//7.428 Tim Donnelly Recruiting Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2005/07/color_me_happy.html So, it's only been 3 weeks, but I can't tell you the amount of positive encouragement (can encouragement be negative?) I've gotten on starting up this blog. The thing that's so surprising is how enthusiastic people are about other recruiting/staffing... Thu, 14 Jul 2005 13:30:11 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2005:/butlessaboutme//7.423 Tim Donnelly Recruiting Weblogs