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  • Sunday, November 18, 2007

    The benefits of social bookmarking

    Social bookmarking websites are becoming more and more popular. Basically they allow you to save bookmarks online and Tag/Categorize them with keywords instead of saving them as bookmarks in the favorites list of your browser.My favorite Social Bookmark is SU“Stumble Upon” you can access it at www.stumbleupon.com and its also an add-on to the browser Mozilla foxfire. It works like a search engine you can see sites other users have rated.
    I have compiled a list of Social Bookmarking websites and inserted the logo links into the bottom this post and all the other posts in my news section. Visit the sites and if you would like create an account on one. Once you have an account you can bookmark things that you find interesting and useful. By doing so you are becoming part of a network of folks that like search engines pick out useful places on the web. Once you’ve done that you intermittently, (or aggressively), add useful and interesting items, (perhaps also from your own content), that could use additional exposure.

    Make an honest effort to contribute USEFUL information and links. This is all about sharing and exposure. Done properly, you can be as aggressive as you want to be about sharing information. You can share your blog(s), links to your informational/resource sites etc. Think about the fact that when you share links to other’s resources, you’re also effectively promoting their content as well.

    Happy Bookmarking…



    posted by Eric Larson at 12:03 am  

    Saturday, November 17, 2007

    A Creative Flash Animation titled -The Door- by Pascal Campion

    What you’re about to see is a very creative Flash Animation. This is a frame- by-frame animation. 2108 frames in total. That means 2108 unique drawings that flow together to tell a story. I placed a preloader on this swf file so you can see the percent loaded. Frame by frame animation can be size intensive doing things like motion and shape tweening can reduce the file size. I rather like the rough cut look of frame by frame animations - it reminds me of the flip page penny arcade animations. It also gives you the feeling the work was created on the fly. As you’ll see in “The Door” Pascal Campion, does an excellent job of telling a story through animation where almost anything can happen. He has done commercials and work for pbs, look him up and check out his work!

    Pascal Campion is an excellent animator - his portfolio is full of fun and very creative animated clips, all done in Flash. This particular one is called simply “Door,” and features a hapless guy who just wants to open a door. It’s a simple door what’s the worst that could happen? Watch as the danger ensues!
    Pascal’s website and blog



    posted by Eric Larson at 11:55 pm  

    Monday, November 12, 2007

    Polar Bears are our friends!

    Polar Bears

    Polar bears are by far my favorite carnivorous mammal! They’re known as the lonely wonderer because they will span a territory up to 3000 miles in search of a meal. Check out some of the cool facts:
    Size

    1. Polar bears are the largest land carnivore.

    2. Male polar bears (boars) grow two to three times the size of female polar bears (sows). Boars weigh about 350 to more than 650 kg (772-1,433 lb.) and are about 2.5 to 3 m (8.2-9.8 ft.) long (Stirling, 1988).

    3. Sows weigh about 150 to 250 kg (331-551 lb.) and are about 2 to 2.5 m (6.6-8.2 ft.) long. Pregnant females can weigh as much as 500 kg (1,102 lb.) (Stirling, 1988).

    4. The largest polar bear ever recorded was a male weighing 1,002 kg (2,209 lb.) and measuring 3.7 m (12 ft.) long (Domico, 1988).

    Body shape

    Compared to other bears, polar bears have elongated bodies and long slender necks.

    Coloration paws

    The coat can vary from pure white to creamy yellow to light brown depending upon season and angle of light.

    Limbs

    1. The hind limbs are longer than the forelimbs. This makes the large, muscular hind end stand higher than the shoulders.

    2.Polar bear legs are large and stocky.

    3.Feet are five-toed paws.

      a. Polar bears have large paws compared to body size, reaching 30 cm (12 in.) in diameter. The large paws of a polar bear act like snowshoes, spreading out the bear’s weight as it moves over ice and snow.
      b. The forepaws are round, and the hind paws are elongated.
      c. Each toe has a thick, curved, nonretractable claw. The claws are used for grasping prey and for traction when running or climbing on ice. ...Continue reading --> it gets better!



    posted by Eric Larson at 11:51 pm  
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