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First came Planking, then Owling and now… Blimping?

Posted By:: Ashley
Date:: July 27th, 2011 /// Industry Insight, Uncategorized

Unusual trends are creating quite the Internet buzz. Facebook pages, blogs and even news teams are reporting and celebritizing fads such as planking, owling, the lesser known lamping, koalaing, the list goes on. For those of you unfamiliar with the acts, here’s a glimpse:

Planking:

Owling:

We can’t help but wonder, what’s next? Branching, crabbing, bananaing? Here at Keathley, we want to put Akron, OH on the map with its own personal trend. Introducing: Blimping.

Bringing the heart of Akron to life, this act requires some acquired skills. First, take a deep breath and puff out your cheeks as large as possible. A second breath may be required.

Now, mindlessly pretend to float around in public places allowing the occasional soft collision into innocent bystanders. Then float away.

Help us blow out the Blimping phenomenon! Visit our Facebook page and post your own Blimping pics – or show us your own new trend.

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Tags: blogging, Consumer Generated Content, Creative Inspiration, Culture, Facebook, Fun stuff, memes, Social Media, Trends

Weapons of Mass Creation Fest is Locked & Loaded

Posted By:: Jesse
Date:: May 12th, 2011 /// Industry Insight, Inspiration

Looking forward to this year’s WMC Fest next month in Cleveland. After a long grey winter, it should be just the thing to help fuel a creative and productive summer.

Learn more and get tickets here. Hope to see you there.

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Tags: Bands, Cleveland, Creative, Creative Inspiration, Culture, Design, Designers, Events, Fun stuff, Inspiration, Lectures, Music, Speakers

Technology: The Writer’s Frenemy

Posted By:: Julie Jones
Date:: April 7th, 2011 /// Inspiration

Technology is great for a creative writer, but it also can drive apathy. Don’t take me wrong; I’ll take my MacBook over a quill and parchment any day. But technology can rob a writer of the fundamentals, namely having a weighty toolbox of words – spelled correctly – at the ready, right in the old noggin.

Moderation may be key, but just try catching a misspelled word without spell checker flagging it. Can’t think of a synonym? Thesaurus is a click away. If you even start to type a word on a smart phone, a menu of options come up – singular, plural, past and present. Moderation is tough with the pusher man always waiting in the wings.

In truth, I find these tools helpful, particularly as I supply creative writing on demand 40 hours per week. But I still need to actively build my core word knowledge; otherwise I may be at a loss for words when I should be waxing poetic.

What’s a writer to do? Funny enough, the Words with Friends app is helping my cause lately. Not only does it require me to spell correctly, but it also challenges me to tap into my bevy of word knowledge. Plus, other players teach me new words. Who knew the word “suq” means “open-air marketplace?” I’ll tell you who: Mascara26.

So, I guess technology kills, and it saves. Thanks, Words with Friends. Or should I say, deepest gratitude or much obliged.