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Prenatal Exercise Myths... Exposed!
Concerned about what exercises you can or can't do during pregnancy? We debunk some of the most common prenatal exercise myths.
Myth: Pregnant Women Shouldn't Exert Themselves
Au contraire! According to the 2002 ACOG guidelines, "Generally, participation in a wide range of recreational activities appears to be safe during pregnancy … In the absence of either medical or obstetric complications, 30 minutes or more of moderate exercise a day on most, if not all, days of the week is recommended for pregnant women."
Myth: Don't Lift or Carry Anything Heavy
Not only is weight lifting safe, strength training is actually encouraged by ACOG and the Academy of Sports Medicine (ACSM). If you exercised with weights or resistance bands before getting pregnant, you can continue with the same program as long as it's comfortable for you. Upper body toning is a must for moms who will soon carry an 8-pound baby in one arm and a 5-pound diaper bag in the other—all day long!
Myth: The Best Prenatal Exercises Are Yoga and Water Aerobics
Pregnant women can go running, lift weights, use the elliptical machine, take boot camp classes, play non-contact sports, enjoy indoor cycling, and dance away the morning at Zumba class. Take care to avoid rough contact sports like soccer, football, and hockey that could injure the fetus. Also take a break from water skiing, skateboarding, roller skating, and horseback riding because of the increased risk of falls.
Myth: Abdominal Exercises Will Harm the Baby
Crunches and abdominal exercises are highly beneficial to pregnant women because strong core muscles relieve back pain and aid in pushing during delivery. Standard ab exercises like crunches, plank, and v-sitting moves are fine during early pregnancy when the fetus is tiny. However, lying flat on your back during the second and third trimesters is discouraged.
Myth: Exercise Causes Pre-Term Labor
There is no evidence that exercise causes preterm labor in healthy women with normal pregnancies. While staying fit won't cause you to go into labor early, it can certainly help you deliver more easily. A 1990 study showed that women who exercised during pregnancy had a 30 percent shorter labor and fewer obstetric interventions such as forceps and C-sections.
Myth: Keep Your Heartbeat Under 140 Beats Per Minute
The 140 bpm limit makes no sense because every person's resting heart rate is different and depends on their age and fitness level. Instead, ACOG recommends the RPE (Rate of Perceived Exertion) scale. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 feeling like nothing and 10 feeling like you're about to throw up, pregnant women should exercise at a 5 and 8. The ACOG guidelines now say, "If you are able to talk normally, your heart rate is at an acceptable level."
Myth: Exercise Results In Low Birth Weight Babies
Not true. As long as you're eating a healthy diet, your growing baby will have all the nutrients it needs to flourish. On the other hand, by keeping an expectant mother's blood sugar in check, exercise reduces her risk of gestational diabetes, a condition that often results oversized babies and surgical deliveries.
Myth: Your Doctor Knows Best
Your physician is the best person to monitor your pregnancy, but he or she might not be the right person to ask about exercise. A physician's poll published in the February 2010 Journal of Women's Health showed that 99 percent of doctors believed exercise was good for pregnant women, but 60 percent of MDs were still disseminating outdated exercise guidelines to their patients, some of it as much as 15 years out of date!
Myth: If You're Sweating, You're Overheating
On the contrary, sweating is a great indication that your body is actively cooling itself during exercise. You should, however, avoid artificially heating yourself up with hot tubs, saunas, or tanning beds. And you keep your body's natural cooling system (sweating) running by drinking plenty of fluids during exercise and avoiding extreme workouts in the hot sun.
Myth: You Shouldn't Exercise While Pregnant If You Didn't Before
If you didn't exercise before you got pregnant, pregnancy is a fabulous time for women to begin taking charge of their health. The ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) says if you were active before were pregnant, keep on going! And if you weren't, start gradually, listen to your body, and build up to a routine of at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise. Brisk walking, light weights, and low-impact cardio classes are a great way to begin.
Myth: Yoga is the Safest Prenatal Exercise
Walking is probably the safest prenatal exercise. While yoga is a terrific form of stretching and muscle toning, take a few precautions. First, don't lie flat on your back after your first trimester. This can cause a sharp drop in your blood pressure. Also, move slowly and cautiously into yoga poses that involve your hip and knee joints. An increased level of the hormone relaxin gives joints extra laxity, whcih can lead to injury when you stretch too deeply in poses.
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After seeing the twin towers fall a lonely cartoonist decides he wants to do more with his life.
Someone on the pier noticed that their was a plane flying way too low and the people watched in horror as it rammed straight into the North Tower, better known as Tower One, of the World Trade Center. People on the pier wondered how this could have happened did the pilot have heart failure or something? They watched as the tower began to burn and then the sight of things falling from the floors. The people realized that it was other human being knowing that they were going to die jumping out of the building instead of the agony of burning to death.
People stood there and wondered what floors were hit and did they know anyone working on the floor. As they watched what was unfolding before them, they noticed another plane flying low and this time hit the second tower. It was then they realized their beloved city was under attack. The people gasped as they could believe that it had happened again. A few minutes later it was announced that the ferries would not be going into the city. Everyone just stood on the pier and watched. A man with headphones announced to the crowd that the Pentagon was hit by a plane. The crowd grew as a train let off it's passengers that were supposed to go in the city. In the crowd was a young man who worked in the comic industry. An hour after being attacked they watched as the South Tower collapsed into itself like a carefully orchestrated implosion. The people on the pier all hoped and prayed that everyone got out, but they knew better. People on the pier started crying men and woman alike. The man with the headphones announced a plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. How many more were there, asked the people to themselves. They stood their and watched the second tower collapse, it had hung on for so long after the attack. But now like its sister tower it was gone.
"Did you know someone?" asked a woman in her mid forties.
The young man just shook his head no.
Gerard Way for all of his life felt like an outsider. He wasn't cool and never really fit in. He loved to write and draw and often got lost in his own head. Both he and his younger brother Mikey were the same way. Maybe growing up in Belleville did it to him maybe it was something else. Right now Gerard had never felt more of an outsider than now, not having known anyone who was in either tower but just like everyone else standing there he needed to be here. The difference from here and school no one made him feel like an outsider. It didn't matter that he didn't know someone it only mattered was he was in pain and an American.
Gerard finally returned home to the loving arms of his mother and grandmother who were worried sick. They never knew if Gerard made it into the city or not. He went to his room in his basement and started thinking. Sure he had the cartoon network looking at a cartoon he created, but after what he saw he felt he needed more. Needed to do more, have a voice.
On September 14th there was a nationwide candle vigil and Gerard needed to be back on the pier. As songs of patriotism were sung, Gerard could only think of the broken city sky. As he recognized some of the people there were there that day, he asked what had happened to the one they knew. Some were there at the vigil and some were gone. He swallowed hard and said he was sorry. Looking around he saw at least they all weren't in it alone. As they looked at where the towers stood he knew everyone wondered where we go from here.
Caught in the emotion of it all, Gerard sat and wrote down what he saw and felt that day, as it was still very fresh in his mind. It looked like it could be a song.
Before September 11th happened Gerard was in a deep depression, was seeing a therapist and taking Wellbutrin. He was twenty-four and felt his life was going nowhere. He again met with the execs from the cartoon network and as they sat there talking about his work being property and what they can do with it Gerard just knew there was something he wanted more than this. He was done with the whole comic scene and wanted to form a band.
Over the years he had been in bands some with some without his brother Mikey. He had played with a drummer Matt Pelissier and a guitarist by the name of Ray Toro. It was funny to him thinking of those two because he hadn't for years.
It was a few weeks after the attacks and Gerard went to a local bar by the name of Loop Lounge. He was sitting there minding his own business when he noticed someone sitting next to him. He was tall, shaggy brown hair that looked like it was starting to thin. He had a goatee and he reminded Gerard of Shaggy from Scooby Doo.
"Hey Otter, I was just thinking of you," said Gerard.
"Good thoughts I hope," smiled Matt.
"What have you been up to lately?" asked Gerard.
"This and that. Where have you been? No one has seen hide or hair of you?"
"I've just been hiding out in my basement."
"I see Mikey here and there. You know him where there's a party there's Mikey."
"I saw it happen Otter. I watched as people plummeted to their deaths right before they fell."
"That must have been tough man," said Matt shaking his head.
"I want more out of life I want to make a difference. My art career is fucking blown to shit. Maybe one last shot at music might help."
"I'm not playing with anyone right now."
"You know what. I've been writing songs. You're not doing anything, and I'm not doing anything, so let's get together and give it a shot."
"Sounds good. Come by at my place and bring your guitar we'll see what you have."
"Sounds good."
Gerard left the bar feeling good, it might have something to do with the alcohol he just consumed or maybe it was something else.
The next night he arrived at Matt's house and they proceeded to the attic where Matt had a drum kit set up.
Gerard started strumming his guitar and started to sing the the opening versus of "Skylines and Turnstiles" the song he wrote the about the towers falling.
Matt listened and started to add drums to it. The guitar was still weak and Gerard knew he couldn't play guitar and sing at the same time. He had an idea.
"What's Toro doing?"
"Playing in a band," Gerard should have known better. He was a great guitarist. "Get this as a drummer."
"That's a fucking waste. I think I'll give him a call just to see if he wants to jam."
As soon as he got home Gerard called his old friend Ray.
The phone rang five times and someone finally picked it up. It was Ray.
"Hey Toro."
"Who's this?"
"Gerard Way."
"Hey Gerard, long time no see what's up man?"
"I was with Matt and we were sorta jamming."
"That's cool."
"I wrote a song about the towers collapsing, the problem is I can't sing and play guitar at the same time."
"Whoever said you could play guitar?" laughed Ray.
"Probably better than you can play drums."
"So you heard about that?"
"What are you fucking wasting your talents for? But really, no strings attached; you don't have to say yes or no. Just come, check it out, and bring your guitar."
"I'm not doing anything tomorrow night, sure I'll be over."
Good to his word Ray went over Matt's house and they went up to his attic. Gerard and Matt played the song for him. Ray looked at them, "How 'bout a drum and guitar intro, something like this?"
Ray played a riff when he finished he played it again and this time Matt joined him.
"Wow that sounded great," said Gerard.
For the next eight hours they sat there and wrote and practiced until they came up with what they thought was the perfect song.
All of the sudden Ray got up, packed his guitar, and started to leave.
"That bad Toro?"
Ray looked at his two friends and smiled, "I need to go home and quit a band. See you guys tomorrow?"
For the first time in a long time Gerard Way had something to really smile about.


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I have already tried cleaning the laser with isopropyl alcohol and compressed air, uninstalling/reinstalling driver and software and have tested it on another computer.
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Written on July 3, 2012 at 1:20 pm , by Samantha Shelton
Each Tuesday, we're highlighting one category of winners from our Fitterati Blogger Awards! This week we're learning the tricks of the trade from our fave healthy living bloggers.
Caitlin Boyle
- 28, Charlotte, North Carolina
Caitlin lives the philosophy that "small efforts add up to make a big difference," and she details those efforts three times a day over on her blog, Healthy Tipping Point. As the founder of Operation Beautiful, a self-esteem movement for young girls taking over the world by Post-Its, we're confident this new mom will pass on super confidence skills to her son, Henry.
Goal Getter "I think about why I want to accomplish a certain goal. Choosing long-term, realistic goals that are health-focused, rather than appearance-based, keep me motivated. Looking hot and feeling sexy is great, but nothing beats being confident and truly happy."
Get-Fit Mantra "I love this John Bingham quote: 'The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.'"
Sweat Solution "I have to mix it up – I get so bored doing the same thing over and over again! My weekly workouts include a little pool and sidewalk time; getting outside feels so refreshing."
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Written on February 14, 2011 at 9:10 am , by Karla Walsh
This Valentine's Day, you don't need a significant other to revel in the glow of the holiday! Jenna and I were inspired by Caitlin Boyle's fabulous Operation Beautiful project and decided to spread the love in our offices with the help of a super-cute (and festive) Post-It dispenser.
Here are a few of our favorite messages recently posted on the Operation Beautiful blog that you can share:
- "To wish you are someone else is to waste the person you are."
- "I agree with Bruno Mars, 'You are amazing, just the way you are.'"
- "Lost time is never found, so stop doubting that you are beautiful."
- "Smile, gorgeous! You look amazing today and everyday!"
Sharing positive messages like these provides an instant mood and self esteem boost for both the giver and the receiver! Feeling inspired? Check out more about Operation Beautiful here.
Caitlin just finished writing her second book, written for the teenage crowd, which we can't wait to read after pouring over her first!
What would your Operation Beautiful note say?
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Also, tonight while I was driving home, Aerosmith's "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" came on the radio. Something came over me and I turned my radio all the way up and BELTED this song for the rest of the drive. My throat hurts now and I cannot sing to save my life, but I had way too much fun so it was worth it. :)
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Boston Bruins netminder Tuukka Rask was manning the net for Finland in the 2014 Winter Olympics, but he was forced to miss the semifinal game against Sweden after being a late scratch. There were reports that Rask was partying around Sochi the night before, but he has refuted those reports and says it was a flu bug that made him miss the game — not a hangover.
From CSN New England's Joe Haggerty:
Tuukka Rask said he was "at about 40 percent" from flu when he missed game vs Sweden. Refuted whispers he was out partying rather than sick
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Rask came back to start against the United States in the bronze medal game, where he shut out the Americans and helped the Finns bring home a third-place finish in the Sochi Games.
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Saint John the Baptist school alumni parents pose with their children who currently attend the school.
Three generations came together to express their fondness for Saint John the Baptist School. From the left, Stephanie Waite (nee Boutelle), granddaughter Emma, age 11, and brother Jack, age 6, with their mother Melanie Dowell, all attended the Catholic school.
Saint John the Baptist Catholic Parish School and Preschool educates students for life, and has for generations.
Located in New Brighton, the school enrolls 443 pre-K through eighth-grade boys and girls, and provides personalized classroom instruction in standard subjects as well as opportunities for participation in sports, music, arts and extra-curricular activities.
When you envision your financial goals, what do you think of? That's what Rick Lockwood wants to know.
Lockwood, a Financial Professional Associate with The Prudential Insurance Company of America, wants to help guide you toward financial freedom for all of life's challenges. Prudential is a multinational Fortune 500 corporation, and the 139-year old company aims "to help our customers achieve financial prosperity and peace of mind."
All Kath products are installed by Kath employees, not subcontractors, Manos notes, and customer satisfaction is guaranteed.
The experienced staff at Arcade Dental Associates assure quality care for their patients.
"We want people to feel welcome here," Dr. Nechrebecki says. The sunny waiting room of Arcade Dental Associates welcomes patients to the friendly practice.
Comfortable exam rooms add to the relaxed atmosphere of Arcade Dental Associates.
With Phalen Park Dentists, Arcade Dental Associates PLLP and Dr. David Nelson, you don't have to dread your next dental appointment.
The tall, open windows of the waiting room let in enough sunlight for a greenhouse. Pictures of the dentists' smiling families decorate the exam room walls.
Kristine Steenberg, left, and Denise Chapeau apply their clown makeup. Kristine is a "white-face" clown, while Denise's makeup is that of an Auguste clown.
Kissa and Sassie (aka Kristine Steenberg and Denise Chapeau) are two members of the St. Paul Clown Club.
Members of the St. Paul Clown Club entertain the crowds at the July Fourth parade in Forest Lake. The fun-loving bunch welcomes new members and makes appearances at events around the Twin Cities year-round.
Attend a St. Paul Clown Club meeting, and it's immediately apparent this is a jovial group (it is a clown club after all). The sharp-witted bunch is quick to laugh and delights in a new joke or a good pun.
Some members have been "clowning around" for decades, while others are relative newcomers. No matter their longevity, they're united around a common goal — to make people smile.
Dental Associates of St. Paul offers affordable dental services and is conveniently located at the corner of East 7th Street and White Bear Avenue along two major bus lines.
Dr. Zeynep, Dental Associates of St. Paul's new pediatric dentist.
Dental Associates of St. Paul has an on-site lab that specializes in creating dentures and partial dentures.
Dentists know when it comes to forming good oral hygiene habits — the earlier the better. And the staff at Dental Associates of St. Paul are committed to helping parents understand the impact that early dental care can have on their children's overall health.
Flat Earth Brewing is ramping up with some new custom-made brewing tanks. The tanks are shown in the new, spiffed up brewing room that was once part of the Hamm's brewery.
The grand entrance to the new Flat Earth Brewing Company's taproom is well under way — workers put in huge windows, and a custom door is on its way in.
Flat Earth Brewing Company's new facilities will eventually feature a beer garden amongst the ruins of an old building.
"It's coming," says John Warner, one of the owners of Flat Earth Brewing Co, full of pride.
He's talking about the brewery's new East Side digs, a handsome and elegant three-story brick building in the old Hamm's complex, complete with picture windows looking out over Swede Hollow Park towards downtown St. Paul. The giant lofted ceilings made of arching brick and the robust craftsmanship of the building are truly a marvel.
Kendall Crosby and the staff at Kendall's Ace Hardware aim to create the "friendliest stores in town." Wearing tie-dye T-shirts with the edgy tagline "Screw it!," employees jump at the chance to help customers find something, and encourage fixing instead of replacing things.
Alexandra Crosby works on a Valentine's Day window display at Kendall's Ace Hardware. Coming from a job at department stores, she now assembles supplies sold at the store, such as ladders, Mrs. Meyer's cleaning products and a grill into something much more like art, adding to the business' unique approach to hardware.
With a giant galvanized steel replica of a bolt, Kendall's Ace Hardware stands out on the corner of Phalen Boulevard and Payne Avenue.
Although now transplanted, Kendall Crosby is fanatically loyal to his roots.
After getting into the hardware field in the 1970s, he spent years coveting Payne Avenue Hardware, the go-to place for hardware buffs as well as beginners on St. Paul's East Side for 50 years.
If you're age 55 or older and looking for a safe, welcoming community close to a multitude of services and amenities, you may have found your new home at Realife Cooperative of Phalen Village.
The cooperative offers an array of common areas for members to enjoy as well as secured entrances, accommodations for pets, van transportation, free laundry facilities, a heated garage and car wash, and much more — all within walking distance of many conveniences such as Cub Foods, Lake Phalen and the Phalen Golf Course, tennis courts and Bruce Vento Regional Trails.
The knowledgeable, friendly technicians at Apollo Heating and Air Conditioning will service all your heating and cooling needs.
When they first opened their doors in 1980, Apollo Heating and Air Conditioning set the bar for excellent service in the metro area.
For the past 34 years, the family-owned company has been installing and repairing top-of-the-line units from brands like Lennox, Carrier, Amana, Apollo Select Series, Venmar, Honeywell, Aprilaire and Weil-McLain.
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App Store Economics
We've been doing lot's of studying recently about the economics of the App Store. How things move and shake and what patterns there are about what's popular, useful or worth spending money on.
Over the last month this has been the most revealing pattern we've seen.
App Store Top Grossing Lists by Device
24/24 Top Grossing Apps are Games.
11/25 Top Grossing Apps are Games.
4/25 Top Grossing Apps are Games.
There are so many bewildering and interesting pieces of information you can pull away from just this evidence itself and you could scratch your head for days. The biggest divergence in understanding this data is related to a Market Penetration vs. Leisure comparison. As in..
Are the early adopters the people who do and make things and don't waste any time playing games?
Is the iPhone the most suitable game playing device in the world right now?
Both of these questions could be true. Ultimately this data boils down to the point that the device your creating content for has a enormous amount of importance in the way it's value is delivered. Because this is the list for top grossing I think this data is suggesting the time/leisure/desire for productivity factor in the application consumation of your life.
Computer = Do things.
iPhone = Talk to your friends and play games and stuff.
iPad = Not sure yet / somewhere in-between.
Just some early thoughts on this one. Definitely going to keep up more data and stories around this device pattern. Let us know what you think!
Some more photos, these are from Ad age's CAT event.
Internet Week is Insane
It's wednesday afternoon, and we're just getting started with Internet Week. New York truly has a passionate and emerging tech scene. It's amazing to be involved in the atmosphere of innovation here in the big apple.
Now for some photos.
Our first session we checked out, talking about mobile startups and how they are blowing up around NYC. Founder of Four Square and Group Me gave the talk.
I think they might be giving away that car… maybe?
This is one of the classrooms for more in depth sessions.
Perhaps General Assembly and Quantic Fox will soon be professionally acquainted?
From the reservoir in Central Park.
New York? Yeah, New York
Black eyed peas concert getting setup in the park, just happened to walk by it. Lots of colors. Hopefully will fare better than their super bowl attempt…
Times Square
Internet Week in NYC
We love this city.
This week, our team has the opportunity to be involved in some of the crazy events running non-stop for Internet Week.
Check back for pictures and updates as we connect with the tech world in NYC.
New York, Florida, and Working Well With Others
Two of us are in New York.
Two of us are in Florida.
And one is somewhere in North Carolina.
That's the team.
We're small but agile. Persistent and passionate.
But even with having the benefit of being in the same time zone, our communication has taken a hit with the move.
We've been in the process of deciding how to efficiently navigate this new way of working and how to optimize our communication.
So far it's revolved around trust. Without autonomy, creativity tends to be stifled. We all love the mission of Quantic Fox and we all have to trust now more than ever that everyone's passion is aligned, though physically we are separated.
On the technical side, we're also building our intranet and finishing initiatives that will lead to better project management.
We've downloaded 'Verbs' from the app store so that we're almost always available on gChat, and we're still looking for any other technological advantages available that will help us continue to gain speed as a company.
What about you? Have you dealt with working away from a centralized office location? Share your experiences and start a conversation.
We're always excited to learn from community
Yes, That City
We love Orlando. It's a beautiful place.
We love New York City more.
So we did what anyone else might do given the aforementioned circumstances.
We moved to Manhattan.
Quantic Fox is setting up second shop in one of the greatest cities in the world.
There are some game-changing developments coming in the next few weeks. If you want to come by and say hi in the city, we'd love to tell you more. Check out our new space below.
It's going to be a great summer.
IntoNow & The Bubble Gun
When the TechCrunch article surfaced of 12 week-young startup IntoNow getting purchased for $20-$30 million, the conversations started picking up everywhere. The implications of this acquisition in itself are rather important and interesting, but the significance in reference to the overall explosions happening in the mobile market, and in reference to what some really intelligent digital builders and investors are saying - The implications suddenly get much more interesting, in any way you can look at it.
Before taking a look at more of the takeaways from what all of this really means for the mobile industry, let's take a look at why IntoNow won the quickness of the buyout war before any of it's competitors (GetGlue or Miso) got bought out.
Experience Design
Looking at this from a user experience perspective being met with some of the metrics behind IntoNow's blow-out success can give us some good understanding as to what it takes to create a product that stands out.
IntoNow does a great job at giving a clean, simplified and most importantly human-centered approach to it's overall design appeal. It's making use of a pretty familar landing page trend of showing the app in action with big huge photos, not unlike the Boxee homepage - Which I wrote about a few months ago, and not much unlike neighboring Palo Alto company's Alphonso Labs or FlipBoard. This is a creates an experience that moves these buttons on a screen to something that's touchable and understandable. It's inviting. A trend we've definitely been seeing in application web design and will be seeing more of.
Looking at the IntoNow homepage ↓
There are a few other things that make the experience of using this device seem more enticing to a first visitor - The grey bars at the bottom of the main content section are constantly scrolling through updates from real users tracking shows they're watching. It's pretty incredible to see how quickly the bar's move around - Another huge help to why IntoNow got bought out before it's competitors was its extremely high usage rate - 1M tags in 4 weeks.
It's no doubt that a home page has to be well encompassing of three things, all equally contributing to the others success.
1 - All in all it has to be inviting. Inviting by appealing to the sense of humanity that we share and are each looking for in a mobile device. Big giant photo's of phone's in peoples hands and on desks are a great, quick and simple way to get this outcome.
2 - The messaging has to be consistent. Congruous in both pitch and story-telling, but equally important is consistency of visual appeal. It's an easy trap to fall into to think that you need to tell your story so elaborately and you have to add juicy new details every time you say it. There is a definite need when presenting yourself online to tell your story in a few places - with a few words and to just simply let it be. Use the same two sentences over and over and over.
3 - It has to be simple. So simple that a 3rd grader could pick the app up and figure out what to do - that they could even come across your messaging and get a simple idea.
IntoNow also did some really cool things in incorporating their brand all the way through to the Mobile App. This is so extremely important because there is just as much chance that a user could have a first experience with your brand in the mobile interface as they could with the web version.
IntoNow's first open screen is equally as inviting, consistent and simple as its web appeal.
The show homepage shows lots of details with organization, showing a great understand of mobile app interface design.
With every little bit of detail the brand adds - they've stayed true to these three things - keeping the overall appeal so human, consistent and simple. I really do believe this gave them a much greater overall design appeal for a user's experience which got them more instant usage and an incredibly fast acquisition.
There was also another interesting piece that added value to the user experience. IntoNow has almost separately branded their patented indexing technology called SoundPrint. There is an interesting perception given when the "technology behind the technology" even has a pretty face. I've yet to see, and can't think of another application that really took this strategy and I really think it was a great decision - They even offer using the SoundPrint API.
After all -
A great experience requires vision. It could require rock solid engineering. It requires hustle and elbow grease. It often requires massive amounts of creativity. I could go on. Those things could be more important than whether or not you designed for edge cases, for example. - D. Keith Robinson via Jason Putori
Monetization Strategy It's definitely pretty easy to get caught up in how well this app did in creating a great user experience -
But they also did something that was pretty special in it's own right, they made tons of cash - super quick. It's also extremely easy to forget to think just as long and hard about how your actually going to make some capital and it's direct proportional relationship to your success as a tech venture. Mashable reported that IntoNow was closing in on 600,000 users in their short lifespan - calculate out the price they were charging for the service $4.99 - They had almost passed a net sales mark of $3M
580,000 Users * $4.99 App Price = $2.9M Not all that shabby for only 12 weeks of existence. This is only their sales figures as well - The revenue generated from advertising partnerships with MTV and Pepsi are probably not all too shabby either.
*Updated thanks to Didier Hilhorst I had previously written that IntoNow was charging $4.99 per download (information I had gotten via a comment in the TechCrunch Article) but Didier helped me get this fixed.
The fact that IntoNow never charged for the app does ease some simple questions in my mind about how it was possible to get almost 600,000 users at a rather steep price for an app. Being free is definitely extremely valuable for such an early and quick adoption - but it shows potentially even more power and resiliency in the app's ability to hold strong. Some great articles I've recently come across have given large amounts of criticism to a free app's ability to create value in a users mind (not what I've personally experienced in the app store). IntoNow's ability to do so is a huge win, and undoubtedly another reason fot it's great success.
Success? There is little room to doubt that IntoNow had acquisition written in big bold letters in their exit strategy for their first business model mock-up. Almost everything they did was perfectly fielded toward a potential buyout and they played their cards for this direction perfectly right. Everything from winning some great strategic advertising partnerships to having a patent on a sound-recognition technology.
It's an entrepreneurial success story of sorts - Fitting precisely into the category of fast-paced market ready galloping. It's literally text-book from their first blog post being a photo of the garage they would start working out of, to not even 15 posts later the acquisition announcement.
The definition of their success is really something you can take for your own right - Looking at a long term and Yahoo!'s history for developing acquired start-ups you could argue that this undertaking will not amount to much more. But it's definitely not a stretch to say it would be a success story for the founders and the impact on their careers and personal bank-accounts. Maybe success of a certain entrepreneurial sort but arguably not the entrepreneurial success some are working towards.
Q&A: Will Android catch Apple in the Tablet Race?
Conflict is embraced at Quantic Fox. Sometimes because it can't be avoided. We've decided to collect our battles of discourse in the hopes that our arguments act as a catalyst for you to jump in and add your opinion to the conversation. So why not start with one of our never-ending debates regarding the future of the tablet market?
The iPad 2 is selling faster than it can be produced. Apple has once again hit a homerun as they look to potentially sell and distribute 40 million iPads before the year is out. We've decided to take to task our resident Google Evangelist (Jamie Huson) to see how he responds to Apple's recent success with the iPad 2.
QFox- Ok Jamie, let's start with statistics. Reports are saying that apple managed to sell 3 million iPads during their Q1. The biggest competitor during that same time was Motorola's Xoom, which has sold around 100,000 units. Is this comparison indicative of future android tablets and their ability to compete with Apple?
Jamie- It's no surprise that Apple sold so many iPads in Q1. They have a great product and an even better marketing blitz. If we can learn from the history of Android and iOS it's that Android thrives on choice and differentiation. As we begin to see more Android tablets emerge from recognized manufacturers the numbers will likely increase. It took a couple years but Android has surpassed iOS and there's no reason for that trend to not continue into the tablet market. Consumers are choosing Android for a variety of reasons (Google services, wider array of hardware choices, platform advantages, etc.) on their phone and it seems reasonable to assume many consumers will prefer Android to iOS for those same reasons when they are at the buying counter for a tablet. Android 3.0 is a very capable and powerful platform, and as more developers utilize it to create compelling experiences, many users will be drawn to the types of apps available on Android tablets.
QFox- Out of all the tablets that will be using android's Honeycomb OS (14 and counting), which is primed to be the strongest competitor to the iPad 2?
Jamie- That's tough to say. The Xoom is a great device and backed by the network that mass marketed Android through the "Droid" line. However, it's clear that the Xoom is also a developer device; that is, one of its primary uses is as a development device for the Android 3.0 platform. Samsung's commitment to Android and sales is clear with the success of the Galaxy S line of devices. It's also stated publicly it intends to compete heavily against the iPad with its tablets. While it might be obvious to state, the devices that will successfully compete with the iPad are going to be those which have the lowest priced points. The Xoom, while feature-equivalent is only priced against the highest-tier iPads. Those tablets with lower price points will be very successful. I suspect we will be seeing many successful Android tablets emerge from the biggest players like Samsung, Sony, HTC, etc.
QFox- What are we to make of the reports that Apple's production can't meet their demand for iPad 2's? Is this a good thing for Google's push of their Honeycomb OS, or are they affected by the same problems since Apple is using so many of the tablet necessary resources for production?
Jamie- Component shortages can occur for a number of reasons. It's clear the devastation from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan have caused shortages in the supply chain. Since Google isn't a hardware manufacturer it really has no affect on the progression of Android platform itself. Hardware partners may feel the squeeze but the biggest electronics manufacturers in the world know how to deal with supply and demand.
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Jump into the arena and respond with your thoughts on what you think the future of the tablet market will look like.
Getting Your App Off 'The Juice'
Growing up, there was no substitute for a genuine Swiss Army Knife.
This one-stop-shop multi-tool had all the promise of meeting every indispensable need of our childhood. As we've matured, the tool has proven it doesn't exceed in any one area enough to warrant its use, aside from slicing tree bark or cutting really small pieces of paper.
Our parents don't cook in the kitchen with Swiss Army knives and it's safe to assume a majority of people aren't uncorking wine bottles with that classy red handle. That's because most goods used on an everyday basis are "specialized" for their specific task. It's precisely why your vacuum doesn't also lacquer wood floors and your toilet doesn't double up as a punchbowl.
In a lot of cases, when people have inquired with us on an app, there's been a striking amount of concepts that have done little more than blend together a misshapen mass of ideas into a mess of an app salad. It's the kind of app that wants to give you the stocks on one tab, a sampling of adult contemporary playlists adjacent, take the pH levels of your pool on one hand and make a great recommendation for takeout.
Your app can spend all of its time trying to do a lot things decently or it can ensure that it does what it's supposed to do great. No application can do everything but it feels like a lot of them are trying. Your app probably won't be a stand-in for your user's OS so give them a reason to keep coming back to use it. That means crafting a user experience that is both enjoyable AND specialized.
Juicing up your apps doesn't add perceived value; it takes away from the overall experience by bogging the user down with rabbit holes and a feeling of déjà vu. Case study successful apps in your field and take note of how many basic, stripped down functions a given application serves. Start trimming the fat by asking yourself, "does this insurance quote calculator really need to display the weather?" Why, exactly, are users opening your app? Resist the urge to build a proverbial pocketknife of an application.
Density should never be a substitute for innovation.
As an exercise in planning, sit down and list out what exactly the functions of your application are. Make it short and sweet—to the point. If you can boil it down to two to three points and still have a strong value proposition and market, get to work. You've got an app to build.


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I think this just proves what every Jets fan tends to believe:
Rex Ryan has an infectious personality that is not lost on any player. His sincerity and willingness to go to bat for any player he employs has made him the most likeable coach in the game today.
As a result, most players want to play for Rex Ryan. They like his style. They desire a coach with his style. It's a refreshing change from the normal, like watching paint dry style. They'll run through a brick wall for him.
In the ongoing rivalry w/ the Patsies, it never really used to be a rivalry. Every player wanted to play for BB due to his proven track record in cheating/winning. Now, every player wants to play for Rex Ryan. The players left BB in the dust once Rex came along. They see a HC who hasn't won a SB yet, but surely will very soon. They want to go along for the ride. They want to be a part of it. Due to Rex Ryan's personality, the NYJ have now become a first destination for most of the players in this league.:yes:


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As B2B marketers continue to "crack the code" of how to capitalize on social media and mobile, the section highlights innovations and advancements in the way companies utilize these channels to enhance customer interactions and improve CRM.
Oktopost, a B2B social media marketing platform, announced it has joined the Act-On Developer Network. The partnership includes full integration into the Act-On marketing automation platform, designed to help boost social lead conversions.
The integration is positioned as a way for marketers to bridge the gap between social media and the bottom line, allowing users to credit specific social media campaigns for generating or nurturing prospective buyers and measure ROI.
Oracle announced the launch of Social Station, a workspace within the Oracle Social Cloud platform that is designed to help users increase productivity and performance of their social business practices.
The drag-and-drop capabilities of Social Station are intended to enable easier personalization with various modules. Users can also customize their view of social data, providing real-time updates on social targets.
At the annual Teradata Marketing Summit, the data platform, marketing application and consulting services company unveiled several solutions, including a real-time mobile marketing automation and interaction manager, as well as new features within its Digital Messaging Center.
Teradata has established a strategic partnership with Urban Airship to deliver its mobile marketing solutions through the Teradata Integrated Marketing Cloud. Customers will now have access to a variety of Urban Airship services, including real-time mobile marketing automation, mobile app messaging and location-based marketing capabilities. Aligning services from the Urban Airship Enterprise Audience Engagement Suite with the Teradata Customer Interaction Manager is expected to help digital marketers deliver more real-time, relevant and responsive mobile experiences.
IDG Connect's survey of more than 400 enterprise respondents involved in IT purchase decisions shows that social networking is popular among B2B IT buyers in making technology purchase decisions. According to the report, titled Connecting Conversations To Content, 86% of B2B IT buyers are currently using social media networks in their purchase decision process.
Search is used by 58% of respondents, followed by social networking (57%); professional networks (51%); video sharing (38%); and reviews and recommendations from peers (38%).
Mobile is no longer strictly the domain of B2C marketers. Due to the growing propensity for B2B buyers tobringtheir mobile phones or tablet devices wherever they go, marketers need to factor in mobile when developing their strategies for search engine optimization (SEO), paid search and ad extensions, among other tactics.
Search engine optimization has evolved in its own way, transforming from a keyword-driven search into a process fueled by quality content. Google's implementation of the Hummingbird algorithm in 2013 is the poster child for the SEO makeover, leaving B2B marketers with new challenges in promoting online products and services. SEO must be held to a different standard for mobile users who are likely looking for an immediate answer to a direct query.
Forbes recently launched a mini social network that allows readers to save and share visual content with other readers and discover content from Forbes magazine and the company's web site.
Stream is part of the new Forbes magazine app for iOS — which was developed by the NY-based tech startup MAZ — that is optimized specifically for tablet and mobile devices.
With more than 225 million members on LinkedIn, 728 million daily active users on Facebook and around 135,000 people joining Twitter each day, it makes perfect sense to implement a social media marketing strategy, whether to generate leads or circulate content.
While there is an endless amount of data available through social interactions, the challenge for marketers is determining the impact on the sales pipeline and sharing the most relevant metrics with the CEO and other key executives.
Social media has long been the darling of B2C marketers, as it lends itself to quick, on-the-spot interactions with potential buyers. While the B2B sales cycle is longer and more complex, there are many opportunities to use social media to generate and nurture leads and close more deals.
During a recent webinar, titled: Adding Social Fuel To Demand Generation Programs, Koka Sexton, Sr., Social Marketing Manager at LinkedIn, explained how sales teams can leverage social media platforms to expand their connections and bolster their demand generation efforts.
Video marketing platform Vidyard has launched a new app for HootSuite within the company's App Directory. The Vidyard app was created to help address the need for video marketing enablement in social media, according to company representatives. On the heels of Vidyard's recent integrations with Eloqua and Marketo, this new HootSuite integration will be another step in helping marketers turn video content into measurable ROI. Using theVidyard app for HootSuite, social marketers can access their entire video library and add video clips to any social post directly within the HootSuite dashboard. Customizable calls to action also can be added to videos to generate leads, run contests, and link to other related assets.
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Quebec Environment Minister Daniel Breton has announced that he will ask the public hearings office called Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement (BAPE) to examine the impacts of the uranium mining industry, effectively halting mining company Strateco's exploration activities in the Otish Mountains, north of Chibougamau.
Breton's October 15, 2012 announcement came just days before the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's (CNSC's) license approval for Strateco Resources' exploration.
Following the announcement, a number of health and environmental organizations applauded Breton's decision through statements to media.
"…This industry spews enormous quantities of toxic and radioactive wastes into the environment (80-85 per cent of the initial ore mass)," wrote Physicians for Global Survival (Canada). "Some of these substances have half-lives of thousands of years. Others, such as radon gas, can travel far from the mine site and contaminate the environment. The risk of air, land, groundwater and surface water contamination is quite significant."
Quebec Premier Pauline Marois qualified her position on uranium mining during the recent 2012 election campaign. She indicated that any exploration of the nuclear technology component could be considered under certain conditions.
Some Canadian provinces and U.S. states, such as British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Virginia, have declared a moratorium on uranium exploration.
Physicians for Global Survival (Canada) warn that uranium can cause kidney and bone disease, with toxic effects on the neurological level and embryonic liver.
"Uranium causes bone and kidney pathologies and is toxic to the neurological system, liver and embryo," the group wrote. "And other dangerous substances are also found in wastes: radium and strontium, which cause bone cancers; radon and polonium, which cause lung cancers. It should be stressed that there is no safe limit for radiation: any exposure to radiation is a health risk. Also remember that these wastes release several other very toxic substances into our environment: heavy metals, sulphur oxides, etc."
Following the CNSC's October 17, 2012 approval of the Strateco Resources project, the Cree Nation of Mistissini has continued to be a vocal opponent of mining the area. The Nation points out that Strateco's uranium project is located in the Otish Mountains drainage basin, which drains into Mistassini Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Quebec. This region is also the source of six main rivers.
On the same day of the CNSC approval, Mistissini Chief Richard Shecapio released the following statement:
"The Cree Nation of Mistissini feels strongly that if this project goes ahead, other uranium exploration and mining development projects will follow and these projects would permanently alter our traditional way of life and put my people at risk and the Quebec population," Shecapio said. "We are looking at the bigger picture here; the CNSC is trying to make us look at only an exploration ramp, when we are really talking about opening our doors to uranium development in Eeyou-Istchee and the entire province."
--------This article orginally appeared on Ecolog.com for October 29, 2012-------
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Rebecca Black Wants to Be Taken Seriouslyby Hilton Hater at . Comments
Rebecca Black is well aware that she's more of a punch line than a respected artist.
But that's why the 13-year old has followed up her much-maligned debut single, "Friday," with "My Moment," a more mature track that tackles the topic of bullying and online hatred.
"I wanted people to able to take me seriously because I felt like this would be the right thing to do," Black told MTV of the song selection. "I wanted to start building what could be a really great career, but this industry, it's so unpredictable: You could be the big thing for a month or four months, and then kind of fall off the face of the planet. And I felt my whole team kind of felt like it was a great way to put me here for an amount of time."
"My Moment" is the lead single from Black's upcoming album. It will be released next month and feature only five tracks.
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Rebecca Black may not be the best singer or the worst singer, but people should give her a chance to prove herself as an artist. Everyone in this world deserves a chance at super-stardom. Some people think if they continue to make hateful and derogatory comments to silence Black - they are wrong! Black has made herself understood, that she will not be intimidated by those wanting to silence her, and I applaud her for standing up those idiots that lack intellect. Based on my observation of Black's singing ability, she does have some talent and a need for some improvement. Does Black have potential to become a serious artist? Anything is possible. So, before you criticize, take a good look at yourself in the mirror. Than ask yourself, what kind of a person you see?
I'll take her seriously because she deserves that chance. A ton of famous musicians out there can't really sing, but we don't care if they can sing or not. It's not her trying to annoy you (seriously, if you don't like her, don't listen, she's probably not aiming to sing/write/perform for you anyway), it's her following her dream and taking advantage of the chance she's been given. And I respect her for that. If you don't, good for you, you don't have to tell a 14-year-old girl she has no talent when we don't even know if she does or not.
john 3:16
For god so loved the world that he sent his only son that who so ever believe in him shall not die but have eternal life. God loves you all. He wants a life with you'll let him into your heart and he will take you places you haven't being!!
ok....shes seriously becoming annoying...what does she wants us to say? "with my up most respect,your brilliant and none of those critism were true?" u need to stop acting like this in order for people to respect u. her voice is actually quite alright if the autotune it
brittany uses autotune & look how famous she is!!!
Wat da kuk is wrong with her?!?! She sings like a 7 year old & wants 2 b more mature?!?! I'm guessing her next song will b "it's my moment, my moment,my moment,my moment...." Who even produced Friday.... Some one must've realised it SUCKZ?!?!
Black will never be taken seriously, 'Friday' was such a joke.
She can't fkn sing, give it up little girl.
She owes her celebrity to her inability to sing. Thanks to autotune she is allowed to exploit a serious topic and minimize the damage done to real victims of bullying. Go back home, Rebecca...your mama's waiting for ya.
youll never be taken seriously beacuse a) u really cant sing and b)ur too naive
so shut ur trap and let kids who can really sing have the spotlight cus u dont deserve it