SEAN TINER

Spending time on the Internet is often like reading a book. You visit one page, click a link and the page quickly turns to the next. Today the temperature reaches 451 as Apture , a new content-sharing program, is blazing the Internet. Instead of displaying content as external pages, the program allows content producers to display pages internally (see example image below). The program is similar to a Snapshots, which is changing the way information is displayed online. (Highlights of Apture, courtesy of Apture, Inc.)

( Jack Nicholson by Tiner)

The joy of life comes from connecting other humans by building bridges to their lives. The construction occurs in many shapes and magnitudes. Sometimes it is in the form of a handshake, phone call or simply a smile. Our electronic age allows bridges to be exponentially constructed, viewed and traveled. The overall length and size of our bridge is no longer limited to the tangible realm. Distances are eroded. Our joys are shared via email, blogs, vlogs, podcasts and personal profiles. We have constructed a hyper reality that is constantly connecting the world. Our horizons are limited to our imaginations as our passions, joys and stories construct the bridge of life.

Looking to break the ice? Have a moment of reflection? ...Or are you simply bored? ...Why not create a Bucket List? I recently watched The Bucket List and enjoyed how the movie's elderly characters lived out their wildest fantasies, before their inevitable death. Yes, it would be ideal to live past your 80s, have 2.5 children, pay off a 30-year mortgage, retire and then live out your wildest dreams before you pass away. ...But is this really the meaning of life? After my brother passed away at a young age, I realized that our time here on earth is limited. Death is inevitable. ...If you are in you are in your teens or in your late 80s, our time is precious and something we can never earn back. Why do we need to live until our 80s to create a bucket list? ...Why not keep a rolling one? ...This way our life stays fresh. I believe keeping a rolling bucket list is similar to the phenomenon of The Secret , where you write down your goals, visualize them and consequently work hard to ac...

(Southern California (C) Tiner /Epic Arts LLC) Ola! I'm excited this Southern California photograph was juried into the 2008 Alma Surf Festival in São Paulo, Brazil. Last year over 30,000 attendees caught one of the world's largest surf art events. The photograph will be exhibited during the festival from July 9-12.

( LL Cool J by Tiner) In an effort to increase sales and appeal to a larger target audience, Sears has partnered with MTV to co-market the The American Mall. On August 11, children will have the option to wear clothing that appears in the musical, which was filmed in an actual Sears in Utah. Harmonic note for Sears, considering the stock is down 55% for the year and is labeled one of the year's worst managed companies by 24/7 Wall St . Why not partner with a cool company? After all, MTV is the same network behind Laguna Beach , The Hills , Life of Ryan and Rob and Big . But, can you imagine any of these characters or their core audience shopping at Sears? I mean, how " cool " is Sears? ... Then again, The American Mall's co-marketing will move MTV to a larger demographic. ....But how far to the periphery should a company move to attract an audience? ...Why not focus on its primary consumer and risk diluting its brand equity? Maybe MTV heard that the new "L...

(Spanish Flag by Tiner ) I look forward to tomorrow's UEFA Euro Cup Final.