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Laguna Beach's historic Main Beach Lifeguard Tower in 3D The moment arrived! I received my first 3D design ed work of art: Laguna Beach's Main Beach Lifeguard Tower! It's exciting to see an idea take life and move through the various phases of development, from concept to design to production. The artwork is assembled in 3 pieces (tower, base, and boardwalk cover). It's dimensions are 4.89 w x 6.498 d x 5.408 h. I used alumide to create the sculpture, which can support the heat from a small candle. If you are interested in seeing the 3D model of the artwork, click here .

As more consumers integrate DVRs (Digital Video Recorders) into their television viewing habits and use a bundle of media services, how will the current television advertising model change? DVRs allow consumers to record their favorite programs and fast forward through commercials. In 2004, only 4% of US households used DVRs. In 2006, 12% of US households used DVRs. In 2008, 30% of US households used DVRs. (source: ZDNET Research) The recent popularity of DVRs has encouraged an emphasis on product placement within television shows, because consumers are spending less time watching commercials. In fact, over 88% of DVR users usually skip through commercials when watching television programs. It's no coincidence to see an energy drink or new automobile featured in a television show. Although I don't know how much money the big three auto manufactures will spend on product placements this year. Additionally, as more mainstream media companies provide bundle (cable, phone and ...

( Perez Hilton , Stylized Portrait by Tiner). From providing daily celebrity gossip to freely speaking his mind, Perez Hilton aka Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr. is constantly accelerating Internet traffic and probably stirring up your workplace conversation. His daily blog entries provide an insight into the strife and struggles of the rich and famous. Regardless of your opinion, it's amazing that according to Alexa his blog is the 142 most visited website in America (as of today) . The put that ranking into perspective, lets look at other entertainment/celebrity affiliated websites: The Hollywood Reporter's website is ranked 2015 in the United States. Entertainment Tonight Online's website is ranked 2640 in the United States. E Online's website is ranked 541 in the United States. ...And one man's blog is still ranked higher. Perez demonstrates that with enough forward thinking, determination, persistence and a little drama (although it's normally a lot), ...

( Generation Y's Web 2.0 Hierarchy of Communication Model (C) Tiner ) "Did you get my text message?" "How about my email?" ..."Why didn't you respond to my facebook message?" "...She opened my B2B message, but she did not respond. :( " "Simply put, we live in an era of hyper connectivity. From aim, facebook messaging, text messaging and emailing, digital communication and Web 2.0 media continually erode traditional barriers of communication. It's difficult at times to comprehend the speed at which our thoughts and actions are communicated to our peers. Entire conversations are digitally transmitted for convenience, but at the sacrifice of personal connection. (I really doubt our predecessors sent entire conversations continually back and forth via the Morse Code.) Inspired by Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Model , I created a Web 2.0 version that prioritizes the level of Generation Y's communication. I believe the highest ...

It's extremely easy in today's Web 2.0 era to purchase a domain name , the epicenter of any business's Internet presence. There are several companies that allow you to reasonably purchase a domain name at the click of a button. My favorite is Godaddy.com for their exceptional quality service, convenience, 24/7 access and using attractive models in their television commercials. ;) A simple search on whois.net , allows anyone the opportunity to view the expiration date of any domain name and who the owner is (which is why I encourage people to pay the added fee for private registration. ...Unless you enjoy John Doe having access to your registered address and phone number). If you plan on making a presence in this world either with a business, your personal endeavors or simply to a give shout out to your family ...you need to purchase at least the .com version of your name ...before someone else does. I also encourage you to purchase the .net, .org, .info, .mobi extensio...