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Reddit Reveals New Features
It’s official. Reddit has launched some much needed improvements from Beta. From the Reddit blog: You may have noticed we haven’t released anything substantive in a while. Well, so has Conde Nast. In...
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Interview with Reddit co-founder, Alexis Ohanian
We had a chance to catch up with Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit (second from the left). Alexis now works as a Product Manager for Condé Nast, the now parent company of Reddit. This interview...
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Subreddit Takeover: A Social Media Coup
In what may be the first of its kind in the social media world, the little used and subscribed Football (/r/football) subreddit of Reddit.com was overthrown by the Soccer (/r/soccer) subreddit. Though...
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#ThinkBig: Logistics and Distribution Edition
We are happy to announce our third #ThinkBig event here at NowSourcing. This time we’re focussing on logistics and distribution. Louisville is a shipping hub, home to UPS’s international air...
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Open Coffee: Preparing for #ThinkBig Logistics
I was recently invited to Open Coffee Louisville at iHub to speak about our #ThinkBig initiative. #ThinkBig is a grassroots community discussion series aimed at bringing the right people together to...
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Infographics Are Not Dead
Every once in a while, someone somewhere declares that infographics are dead. The reasons they give often have a lot to do with things that make infographics bad, such as DIY infographics. When done...
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The Difference Between Data Visualization and Infographics
DataViz = pretty charts, Infographics = pretty pictures They aren’t the same. There are a lot of different ways to present visual information on the internet. DataViz takes information people want and...
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DIY Awesome Infographics in 5 Easy Steps, and Other Mythical Creatures
Making infographics is really easy. There’s really no reason to shell out for a top-notch infographic design agency when there are so many tools you can use to create them yourself. Sure, you don’t...
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How to Tell When it’s Time for a Professional Infographic
We write a lot about why you should use a professional infographic design agency to build your infographic instead of doing it yourself. The reason is simple: DIY infographics are universally...
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Getting Unstuck
We all feel like this sometimes. Credit: dollarphotoclub.com I’ve decided to do a series of short posts each week on everything from entrepreneurship to sales and business development to just plain...
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The 2 Words You Need Remove From Your Vocabulary Right Now
Come on, get up. You’re better than this. No I’m not talking about curse words I’m talking about “I’m just.” In many of my recent travels, I’ve come across people saying things like: “I’m just an...
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Case Study: How Basketball Stats Turned Into a $64 Million Contract
Infographics are everywhere and have been making great strides into new industries in recent years. We felt that sports analytics was ready for deeper, more meaningful work. After seeing all the...
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Why You Shouldn’t be an Entrepreneur
how far apart is your dream from your reality? The Enduring Spirit of the Entrepreneur Most people shouldn’t try to be entrepreneurs. 90% of startups fail. What makes you think you’re so special? These...
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It Takes a Team to Make an Infographic
Can a Designer Make an Infographic Alone? There are plenty of people out there who think a designer can make an infographic alone. It’s just a pretty picture, right? Why can’t the designer just...
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Brevity: The Art of Getting to the Point
Brevity doesn’t mean that you’re simple minded or stupid. It’s just about getting to the point. Even so, I’ve been publicly and privately criticized through the years. Why do you write such blog posts?...
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Cufflinks, Content, and the Heart of the Matter
I was in San Francisco and Silicon Valley all last week. Part of my visit was presenting at LinkedIn so I wanted to look fancy and brought a suit and dress shirt – but I didn’t take a close enough look...
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You, Inc. The Best Investment You Can Make
Invest in yourself. At your own company. Mind you, I’ve warned several times now against starting your own company. But if you’re stubborn enough to ignore me, then maybe you do have what it takes...
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What a Journalist Learned by Interning for the “Dark Side”
This summer I made the move from the newsroom to the conference room. My entire career (because I am recent college graduate/child) revolved around finding stories then fighting tooth-and-nail with...
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Sacrifice: the Untold Taboo of Entrepreneurs
Are you willing to do what others wouldn’t ever consider? Being an entrepreneur isn’t as easy and glamorous as it looks. Why do you want to be an entrepreneur? You want the fame? Not good enough. You...
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Why Monday is the Best Day of the Week
Yes, you read that correctly. Maybe I’m a bit of an optimist and grateful in what comes to me in life, but I just cannot understand people that spend all day lamenting the start of the week with a...
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