Remember Victor Petit’s totally awesome QR code resume? The one that made you feel pretty insignificant, regardless of your perfect typesetting and leather-bound portfolio? Yeah, he did a pretty clever thing. I wonder if it got him a job. Well, I guess someone took notice of his clever idea, because now ad agencies are scamming being [...]
Local Hair Replacement Clinic Ad Inspired By QR Code Resume
Posted on October 3, 2011 by Doug McArthur in Advertising, Brands, Social Media
Site Overhaul & New Content
Posted on November 16, 2010 by Doug McArthur in Personal Notes, Social Media, Web Design
A brief summary of some of the most recent changes to Creative Guise, in order to make the site more robust (and more actually about me).
Facebook Places Launched Today, Just Not In Canada.
Posted on August 19, 2010 by Doug McArthur in iPhone, Social Media
In which the author gripes about not living in Silicon Valley when shiny new things are released.
Video Edit for iPhone 3GS Review
Posted on June 2, 2010 by Doug McArthur in iPhone, Social Media
In which the author reviews a great little app for editing video on the iPhone.
Facebook Is Redesigning Again – I, For One, Welcome Our New Internet Overlords.
Posted on February 5, 2010 by Doug McArthur in Soapbox, Social Media
In which the author attempts to stifle all the little pissants who will undoubtedly whine and cry over Facebook changing things. Change is good. Go with it.
Website Grader from HubSpot
Posted on January 9, 2010 by Doug McArthur in Ad-vice, Social Media
A client of mine recently pointed out a good tool called Website Grader from HubSpot to examine how your website stacks up when it comes to search engine optimization. I’ve been running it on a number of websites I run to help increase their SEO and I’ve found it has brought good results. There are [...]
Social Media Shows the Zeitgeist
Posted on July 10, 2009 by Doug McArthur in Soapbox, Social Media
Lately there’s been a lot of talk about how social media is permeating all other corners of the web. New websites with static only content are scoffed at for their shortsightedness and even those who attempt to integrate the social web on their platforms are criticized for “doing it wrong” – basically, not committing wholly [...]
Bandcamp: It’s not just for music geeks.
Posted on July 6, 2009 by Doug McArthur in music, Social Media
I’ve been attempting to ramp up some hype about my band’s new album, which we’ll be recording in just a few short weeks. In order to do so, I decided that it was time I made the rounds with our first record one more time. As it happens, another band we’ve played with, and that [...]
Twitter on the Run
Posted on June 4, 2009 by Doug McArthur in Social Media
I’ve been an avid Twitter fan for nearly a year now, and I’ve tried so many different clients with so many different features it’s sometimes hard to keep track. But one that I recently discovered that really encapsulates the spirit of the platform is Twikini, a Twitter client for Windows Mobile. It supports direct messages, [...]
Other Blogs I Like
Posted on January 19, 2009 by Doug McArthur in Personal Notes, Social Media
This is just a quick post to give shout-outs to some other people blogging out there who I find humorous, enlightening, entertaining or just downright silly. Logic + Emotion by David Armano David Armano is the VP of Experience Design at Critical Mass, the digital advertising agency I had the pleasure of working for this [...]
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Does OSX Lion’s Mail Client Make Sparrow Obsolete?
March 10, 2011
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Feist: The Oblivious Tribe Leader
October 31, 2008
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OS X Lion Makes Internet Sharing Easier Than Before
August 2, 2011
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2010: A Year Without Beer
January 15, 2010
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The NHL Returns: Now What About The Team Name and Domain?
May 31, 2011
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A Year Without Beer: The Squeakuel
January 17, 2010
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Imagine (John Lennon cover)
April 24, 2010
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Enter the Apple Fanboy… sort of.
January 30, 2010
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Video Edit for iPhone 3GS Review
June 2, 2010
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11 Movies To Watch and Watch Again
September 2, 2010
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OSX Lion Full Screen Mode is a Dual-Monitor Failure
January 24, 2012
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Be Careful Using iMessage On Company Networks and Public WiFi
November 28, 2011
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Five Reasons Why I Am Done With iPhone Jailbreaking (For Now)
November 23, 2011
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iOS 5 Makes Installing Multiple Apps / Updates Faster
November 21, 2011
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The Future of Apple: Sell Your Stocks Now?
November 10, 2011
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Happy Birthday to My Little Man
October 26, 2011
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So Long, And Thanks for All The Fish.
October 6, 2011
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Local Hair Replacement Clinic Ad Inspired By QR Code Resume
October 3, 2011
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OS X Lion Safari: Yech.
September 28, 2011
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OS X Lion Makes Internet Sharing Easier Than Before
August 2, 2011
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Doug McArthur: I agree that focusing on one application is the mo...
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Doug McArthur: I agree that focusing on one application is the mo...
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Sean Walberg: I don\'t use the feature myself, but the use case ...
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Mpg46-tempd9: I agree. Sarrow\'s \"simplicity\" makes everything...
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Elijah Clark: I agree with the needed MobileMe/iCloud support. S...
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enb14: Both Lion\'s Mail.app and Sparrow give me a headac...
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: The IT guy sits right next to me and I\'ve been do...
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Kyle White: Careful with this one Doug, I\'d be skinned and qu...
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