Archive | August, 2009

How Much Sharing of Knowledge is Too Much?

August 26, 2009 by Ron Dawson 15 Comments

So last week I had a blast at Skip’s Summer School. Tasra and I gave a presentation on the power of video and social media to extend your brand. We had a Keynote file of 50+ slides. As always, we decided to post the presentation online for people to access. But, there was a tad [...]

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Business

A Valuable Business Lesson from "The Princess Bride"

August 24, 2009 by Ron Dawson 9 Comments

One of my all-time favorite films to watch repeated is Rob Reiner’s “The Princess Bride.” An endearing, funny, and surprisingly poignant tale of action, adventure, loyalty, life purpose, and of course…tru wuv. And the characters are so memorable—Wallace Shawn as Vizzini (“INCONCEIVABLE!”); Mandy Patinkin at Inigo Montoya (“Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed [...]

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Build a Book, Help a Great Cause

August 22, 2009 by Ron Dawson 0 Comments

I think it’s great when capitalistic commerce combines with compassion and caring to create great collaborations. Blurb—the creative publishing platform that allows anyone to design, publish, share, and sell your own professional-quality books—is helping out Bridges to Understanding, a non-profit which uses digital technology and the art of storytelling to empower and unite youth worldwide, [...]

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Business, Inspiration

Protected: Ron & Tasra's Skip's Summer School Preso

August 22, 2009 by Ron Dawson Enter your password to view comments.

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Comparison Kills Creativity: Thru the Eyes of a Child (Day 20)

August 20, 2009 by Ron Dawson 4 Comments

It is now day 20 of my “Comparison Kills Creativity” (“CKC”) Campaign. This is where I challenged my blog readers to refrain from looking at the work of anyone in the same line of business as they (e.g. if you’re a portrait photographer, don’t look at anyone else’s portrait work, etc.) Instead, for that month, [...]

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Film & Video, Inspiration, Photography
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