“The earth is heavy and opaque without dreams,” said Anaïs Nin, a French-Cuban writer and one of the most celebrated diarists in modern literary times. Throughout her life Nin (1903-1977) published 16 journals that spanned more than half a century starting from when she was 11-years-old through her final days at age 73. In her… Continue reading Powerful Quotes by Author Anaïs Nin on Life, Illustrated
Month: September 2013
Say What? Microsoft Launches New Office Translator App to Celebrate International Translation Day
Our ability to translate between languages helps us communicate and connect to the world. Every day millions of people and developers use Bing to instantly translate web pages from 95% of the world’s countries. Microsoft also launched a new Translator app for Office programs like Word and PowerPoint, which allow you to select any text… Continue reading Say What? Microsoft Launches New Office Translator App to Celebrate International Translation Day
Report: Apple, Google Are Best Global Brands of 2013
Apple and Google have dethroned long-standing king Coca-Cola as the world’s most valuable brands in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2013 Report. After 14 years, Apple is the first brand to overtake Coca-Cola for the #1 spot since the Best Global Brands study launched in 2000, with Google coming in as #2. Though Coca-Cola’s brand value… Continue reading Report: Apple, Google Are Best Global Brands of 2013
Rumble and Sway Through New York City in This Mesmerizing Timelapse Video
It seems like everything happens a lot faster in New York, but the Seventh Movement takes New York speed to warp speed in this really cool timelapse filmed throughout the city. The video is a mixtape of 321 shots taken over a two-week period in New York during while the U.S. Open was broadcasted by… Continue reading Rumble and Sway Through New York City in This Mesmerizing Timelapse Video
What’s Your Facebook Nightmare?
Have you ever shared something to Facebook by accident? The funny scenario depicted in this comic has become a real fear for many Facebook users. I feel like every time I open a music app like Spotify, the app is doing its best to trick me into posting all my activity to Facebook. Although I… Continue reading What’s Your Facebook Nightmare?
Study: Article Link Visibility Up 39% after Facebook Increases the Size of Preview Images
What can you do to increase your reach on Facebook? Post more pictures right? Not so fast according to our latest findings. Did you realize that articles have almost the same reach and visibility as photos now? Let’s start with the basics: have you ever noticed that when you post a YouTube video to Facebook… Continue reading Study: Article Link Visibility Up 39% after Facebook Increases the Size of Preview Images
Never Give Up on What You Love
Are you an aspiring artist or writer? No matter what you’d love to do in life, getting started is never easy! “Art” by *SOLAR-CiTRUS was created in response to something that had been bothering the artist for a few years: Every time I encounter someone who’s just started as an artist, they put themselves down… Continue reading Never Give Up on What You Love
Here Comes the Sun: Alan Freidman Photographs Our Closest Star With a Traffic Camera
“Our dynamic sun is never the same two days,” Alan Friedman says. “There is always something new to observe and photograph.” Shot from a backyard in Buffalo, New York, Alan’s photos reveal the roiling activity of our closest star. In many photos, bursts of gas shoot off the sun’s surface. In another photograph, the silhouette… Continue reading Here Comes the Sun: Alan Freidman Photographs Our Closest Star With a Traffic Camera
