Claim Your Business Listing in Google Maps / Google Places

Do you have a small business that you're trying to get the word out about? A larger company and trying to attract more customers? Claiming your 'free business listing' within Google Maps / Google Places is a great way to get the ball rolling! It's also great SEO (Search Engine Optimization) value, items worth noting are marked green in this post.

You'll need a GMail account in order to do this, but don't worry, this is free too! Nothing better than free marketing for your business or company! :) Once you have a GMail account, log into the Google Places Center and begin by entering your phone number to see if your business has already been listed (See image 1 in slideshow @ bottom of this post).

A. If the business does not exist:

1. This leads to a page that will require the following input fields be filled out or edited:

   • Country
   • Company/Organization
   • Street Address
   • City/Town
   • State
   • ZIP
   • Main phone
   •  Category (great SEO opportunity for better defining the type of business)
     •  Google Notes: 'Categories are ways to classify your business that help Google show your business for the right searches. The Google Places will suggest categories that match what you type, but feel free to create your own if you don't see a category that fits your business. Make sure that the categories you choose are accurate and describe your business well. It's ok if they're specific; Google's search algorithm makes sure that users looking for a general business type, like 'book stores,' will see businesses in more specific categories too.'

2. Optional fields are:

   • Email Address
   • Website (great SEO opportunity for adding a link to your business's website)
     • Google Notes: 'list your authoritative business website as your homepage, since Google uses information from your homepage to help improve search results. The URL you provide can be a maximum of 255 characters.'
   • Description (great SEO opportunity to add a nice, attractive description for bringing prospective clients to your business)
     • Google Notes: 'Tell users what makes your business special.'
   • Service Areas & Location Settings:
     • No, all customers come to the business location.
     • Yes, this business serves customers at their locations
       • Checkbox for not showing business address on Google Maps
       • Either Distance from business or ZIP/City name can be chosen for areas served. (Choosing either one updates map with a coverage area outline. See example image.)
       • (great SEO opportunity to funnel in local people to your business)
   • Hours of operations (with option of not displaying operating hours)
   • Payment Options (16 different options)
   • Photos
     • (great SEO opportunity to visually appeal to end-users when they initially see your business listing within Google Maps - Separates the business from others also placed on Map - See ex. image for Pizza Hut - Logo suggested at the minimum)
     • Google Notes: 'Using Picassa or similar image hosting service is recommended' - This would also facilitate an easy central updating point if all images were referenced/pulled from a URL rather than an uploaded file.
   • Videos (Need to have been uploaded to YouTube first)
     • (great SEO opportunity if videos are informative - Customer reviews might be good to show here)
   • Additional Details
     • Ex. Parking available, Brands carried, etc.
     • SEO opportunity to list out specific targeted services of your business - See example image)
     • Google Notes: 'Create custom attributes that allow you to include additional information that you'd like customers to know. For example, you can list what brands you carry, or if your business has parking.'

B. If the business does exist: (Verification either via a postcard or phone at end of editing process)

• Same process as above, but with an added 'verification' step. Expect either an email or phone call (your choice) from Google to verify the business listing. If you are not the person at the listed address or phone number, call or notify somebody that is to give them advance notice.
• If there are multiple businesses that are being listed, Google offers a bulk loading option. Minimum of 10 listings are required to use this feature and up to 100 listings can be made with one Google Account ID. An excel spreadsheet works for this process (more on this here: http://www.google.com/support/places/bin/static.py?page=guide.cs&guide=28...).
• If a business is verified by the business owner, a 'Owner-verfied listing' link appears in listing.

Miscellaneous:

• Listings usually appear after 12 hours.
• Google adds these items automatically (if available):
  • Reviews
  • Driving/Transportation Directions
• Listings display across various platforms / devices
  • Desktop (Google Earth), Web Browsers, iPhone & iPad (Google Maps, Google Local, One Box), Smartphones (Mobile Maps, Google Directories), Voice/Mobile Devices (Goog-411, Directory Assistance, Google SMS). 
• Ability to also fix an incorrect marker location on Google Maps is also given when editing.
• If there are multiple offices at the business location with different phone numbers, you can add more if needed, but one will remain as the 'main phone'.
• With a Google Places account comes a 'Dashboard' to track impressions coming from either a 'Google' or 'OneBox' Search. 'Actions' (when 'users showed interest in your business listing') are also displayed along with 'Top search queries'. Plus 'Where driving direction requests come from' info is given. 'Offers' such as coupons or specials can also be added to appear alongside you listing in Google Maps. Paid 'Google Tags' can also be managed from this Dashboard.

Here are some images to better illustrate this valuable process for marketing your business:

See and download the full gallery on posterous

Other Valuable Resources:

• or getlisted.org/ to begin the 'claiming of business' process. 
• or Another good resource: http://www.google.com/support/places/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=guide.cs&guide=28247&topic=28248

Or for a detailed PDF of this post, download it for free here: Downloadable PDF for Business Listing Claiming Process in Google Maps.

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Artistic Black and White Photography by Edward Weston

In this age of 'Everybody's an Artist', it's nice and refreshing to reflect on images coming from the age where there was no Adobe Photoshop, no Lightroom or Aperture computer programs to enhance your photographs. The photography of Edward Weston beckons to a time where computers were non-existant. Photographers produced their images with chemicals in the dark room, not a fancy computer screen. If there was a dark area of the image that needed to be lightened, a hand-made dodging device was usually used in the dark room to perform this task. The 'Dust and Scratches' filter in Photoshop didn't exist, instead a spotting brush was used on the final print to manually retouch an image of it's imperfections.

Edward Weston was a contemporary of Ansel Adams and was also part of the famed Group f/64 in the 1930s. He was born in 1886 in Chicago and photographed mainly in California and Mexico. Having seen his work personally, I can attest to the power of his imagery and would like to take this opportunity to point others to his body of work that is simply amazing, to say the least!

Enjoy!

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PPC vs. SEO. Which one will prevail?

Great debate over PPC (Pay-Per-Click) and SEO (Search Engine Optimization) for this week's SEOMoz Whiteboard Friday. Which one to use? Watch the video to decide!

SEOmoz - SEO Software

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Widget and Gadget Examples | Studio 119 Design in Denver, CO | Chris J. Politzki

Widgets & Gadgets From Studio 119

iGoogle Gadgets | Google Desktop Gadgets | Yahoo!Widgets | Mac Widgets | Facebook Apps | WidgetBox Widgets | Misc. Widgets | Need Your Own Widget?

iGoogle Gadgets:

The DexKnows.com Yellow Pages iGoogle Gadget:

This is our Yellow Page Search Gadget we developed for DexKnows.com which can be put onto your iGoogle Home Page if you have a GMail account or into any web page. These are very popular and see the most usage from people. The sample above is fully functional, so give it a try. Type something into the 'What' & 'Where' box and then hit the 'enter' key or 'search' button and see your search results.

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Google Desktop Gadgets:

The DexKnows.com Yellow Pages Google Desktop Gadget:

If you have Google Desktop installed on your computer, this is the Gadget for you. To install this Dex Yellow Pages Gadget, follow the instructions below:

Step 1: To download this Dex Yellow Pages Google Desktop Gadget, first download the Google Desktop application by clicking the icon below:

Step 2:
Then download the Dex Yellow Pages Google Desktop Gadget by clicking the icon below:

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Yahoo! Widgets:

The DexKnows.com Yellow Pages Yahoo! Widget:

If you have the Yahoo! Widget Engine installed on your computer, this is the Widget for you. To install this Dex Yellow Pages Widget, follow the instructions below:

Step 1: To download this Dex Yellow Pages Yahoo! Widget, first download the Yahoo! Widget Engine by clicking the icon below:

Step 2:
Then download the Dex Yellow Pages Yahoo! Widget by clicking the icon below:

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Apple / Mac Dashboard Widgets:

The DexKnows.com Yellow Pages Apple/Mac Dashboard Widget:

If you have an Apple Macintosh computer, this is the Widget for you. To install this Dex Yellow Pages Mac Dashboard Widget, simply click the icon below:

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Facebook Applications:

The 'Ways to Find Chris Politzki' Facebook App:

If you are on Facebook and would like to install this app, simply click this link of 'Ways to Find Chris Politzki' Facebook App or on the image above. Also check our 'Facebook Feed' on the upper right side of this page.

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WidgetBox Widgets:

The Dex Yellow Pages WidgetBox Widget:

Get the US Yellow Pages | DexKnows.com (v2.0) widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox!

The 'Ways to Find Chris Politzki' WidgetBox Widget:

Get the Ways to Find Chris J. Politzki widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox!

These are all functioning Widgets above. Feel free to hit the 'Get Widget' button to install them on various web sites. Check out how we placed a couple of these on the right side of this page for the 'Chris J. Politzki's Blog' and 'Chris Politzki | Studio 119 Degrees Blog' widgets.

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Miscellaneous Widgets:

The Dex Yellow Pages What & Where Search Box Widgets:

These were developed for DexKnows.com and can be put onto most any web page (Shown above is the 300x250 size). They include the search functionality of the ever-so-popular yellow pages web site and come in various sizes. There's a 728x90 size, a 468x60 size, a 300x250 size, a 290x75 size, a 160x600 size, a 160x300 size, a 120x90 size, and a 234x60 size which are all IAB-approved sizes and can fit into almost any web page layout. Get the code for all the Dex Yellow Page Search Boxes. Try the sample above as it is also fully functional.

Stay tuned to this area for more widgets coming soon!

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Need Help With Your Own Widget or Gadget?

We would enjoy assisting you with any Widget or Gadget Ideas you may have for you or your business! Let us know how we can help out. They are great for getting those ever-so-precious 'backlinks to your site', which improve your overall Page Rank within Google tremendously... for all of those SEO (Search Engine Optimization) people out there.

Thanks for visiting us and we look forward to working with you!

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On this day 20 years ago... Manchester, England... Free Trade Hall... Roy Harper...

It was cold November day in Manchester, England. The year was 1990, I was attending college at Colorado State University and we were on Thanksgiving holiday break. So no better time to pick up and leave town and head over to England, right? Well, I would have to admit, some people may have found me a little cooky for doing so, but I had set in my mind to make this trip! Why, you may ask? Well, that's a story in itself and let me begin the story...

I had recently discovered a fanzine for one of my guitar / musical / poetical heroes and had written a letter to England requesting a subscription to the quarterly fanzine put together by Darren Crisp and Dave (?), sorry forget Dave's last name, but it doesn't matter anyhow. What did matter, was that Darren was surprised to get a request from 'across the pond' for his fanzine of one, Mr. Roy Harper. I was very enthusiastic to have found a resource to read and know more about this fascinating figure in the english music scene who had recorded, played and was friends with some of my other musical heroes. To even know that there were other people interested in him, as trying to convince friends here in America that they should listen to Roy's music wasn't getting me anywhere, was so exciting to discover! People who also shared a fondness for his music and lyrics, point of view, etc. was so enthralling! Now keep in mind, this was in a time before the internet made everything accessible to everyone at any time, so it was a big deal for me to have made this discovery and share my experiences with other like-minded people. All via a printed fanzine arriving in my letter box, not 'inbox' mind you. Or a letter arriving from England from Darren keeping me up-to-date on Roy's tours, recordings, etc was very exciting at the time and I'm saddened that many younger people will never experience this as the days of 'snail mail' are gone for the most part.

So where was I? Oh yeah, getting back to the reason why I was making this trip all the way from Ft. Collins, Colorado to Manchester, England, right... So Darren and I had been exchanging letters and he was informing me of an upcoming tour Roy would be making across England. So, like the crazy fan I was at the time, I decided to make the voyage over just to see Roy in his setting, that being in England, with his audience and fans. I knew from reading the fanzine that he rarely made tours across America, so my chances of catching a gig here were slim to none. I also found out that Roy was from Manchester, so no better place to see and experience his music live than in Manchester! The timing was right, as it fell on my Thanksgiving break, as mentioned, and it also allowed me to photograph over there 'across the pond' for my current Photography class I was taking. Still have some of those images... I should scan them and load them sometime... anyhow...

Upon arriving into London, I made the train ride up to Manchester and checked into a cheap hotel in the city. I was jet-lagged and tired, but so excited that on my 22nd Birthday, I would be witnessing somebody I had looked up to for a long time. I used to walk to walk into record stores and go straight to the 'H' for Harper section to look for new treasures waiting to be collected by myself. And as I sat there in the Manchester hotel, I remember drinking a cup of Earl Grey tea and thinking how different it tasted, how different the smells and sounds were outside when I walked out the door, how so differently the people spoke english, experiencing so many new things. Although I had travelled to Europe and England before, this time was different, my senses were alive and waiting for what they were about to experience here on this trip. In anticipation for that night's concert, I walked around the city taking photographs... just trying to calm my nerves. 

In the afternoon that day, I went back to the hotel and took a brief nap, but could hardly sleep. When it was time to head over to the Free Trade Hall and meet Darren in the foyer, I nervously made my way. It was about a 20-minute walk from the hotel and I had scouted it out earlier that day so as not to be lost when trying to find it. It was a brick building with what seemed like, many windows on the front doors. When I arrived, my heart was racing... I saw one of the doors was halfway open and there were lights on inside. It was a colder, grey day, so the lights inside were inviting. I saw an older gentleman who was a security guard of some sort and I approached him and told him that I was here to meet with Darren Crisp. He replied with, "Darren? Darren who?". "Darren with Roy Harper." I replied. "Oh right, Roy Harper. Come in." He led me into a long foyer where I saw two people setting up merchandise for the show that night. Having never met Darren, I didn't know who to look for, but I just went over and asked him if he indeed was Darren Crisp, Roy's manager. He was and we shook hands and made introductions. He was with his girlfriend, Erica, who later became his wife and mother of two lovely daughters, but that's another story altogether. ;-)

I knew Darren & Erica were busy, so I just hung out and watched them setup t-shirts and other merchandise when suddenly I heard the strumming of a guitar beyond the closed doors in the concert hall. Wow, my ears had just heard Roy playing his guitar for the first time in person! I listened intently, not trying to draw any attention to myself to the others. When I heard the opening chords to 'Short and Sweet', a song which Roy had co-written with David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, I was in awe. I think Darren saw my excitement and suggested I step into the Hall to see the soundcheck. I was hesitant to do so, but I drug my feet and slowly opened the door and quickly made my way to a seat in the middle of the Hall, not far from the sound mixing table, of which I saw Jacqui, Roy's wife at the time, behind the controls.

I sat there, the only one in the Hall along with a few others witnessing Roy soundcheck. At that time, his album 'Once' had been released, so I got to hear some of those songs being run through by Roy on stage. A long way from home, sitting there in the audience, listening to Roy for the first time ever live... a memory I'll never ever forget. As he finished, he stepped down and walked up the middle of the Hall, almost exactly towards where I was sitting. I waved hello and Roy waved and sat down in a seat in my aisle, but just a few seats over, in front of the mixing desk. I was trying to respect Roy and not approach him, but I had brought a photograph with me that was inspired by his music that I wanted to give to him (This later was used on early versions of Roy's web site). And I had also brought along one of my favorite album covers, 'Bullinamingvase' for him to sign. Slowly, I made my way over to him... slightly trembling and short of breathe from being so nervous... and said hello and sat down next to him. Jacqui quickly came over to mention that Roy wouldn't be talking much as he was saving his voice for the show tonight. I confirmed that I wouldn't make Roy talk much and suggested that I do most of the talking. I presented my photograph to him and explained how it was inspired by his music. He wanted to know, asking in a whisper, where I was from as he probably noticed my american accent and I told him. I also asked if he wouldn't mind signing my album cover. He whispered a yes to signing it and I pulled it out. As he was signing, I noticed his white scarf around his neck and had remembered seeing a similar one on another one of my guitar heroes, one Mr. Jimmy Page. Well, Roy was sort of shocked and asked me why I had asked him that. I told him that Jimmy has a similar one and he confirmed that it was, in fact, given to him by Jimmy. I felt awkward having asked that and just quickly informed him of my plans for the week, which included seeing him in London and Milton Keynes (Where Roy dedicated '12 Hours of Sunset' to myself... another special moment for me) later in the week. We shook hands and I exited the Hall and re-approached Darren & Erica who were almost through with setting up the merchandise stand.

I still had a few hours before the show would start and told everybody I'd be back later after getting a bite to eat. I returned later with my ticket for the show given to me by Darren earlier and took my seat. As the lights dimmed and the intro to the song 'Once' Queued up and was running, I realized I was witnessing my first of a long series of concerts given by Roy Harper. A very special night for sure and I can't thank Darren, Erica, Jacqui, Tony, Nick and Tracy enough for having invited me in to witness and 'spoke the wheel' for me writing songs of my own and just showing me a glimpse into the life of a very special creative talent. Thanks so much to all of you!

It's twenty years passed, but I still remember that cold November night as if were yesterday...

An image of Roy from the show that night. November 19, 1990 in Manchester, England.

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Polytuner for my guitar??? Help me decide!!!

Anybody used this TC Electronic Polytuner (polyphonic) yet and wanna help me decide whether or not it's worth buying? Is it really that mush different than a chromatic guitar tuner?

Check some of the videos:

What others are saying:

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The Scorpions Rock Broomfield, Colorado in August 2010

I shot some video from this concert. First time seeing the German band performing live and I was quite impressed with the show they put on!

 

Blackout:

Rock You Like a Hurricane:

 

Bad Boys Running Wild:

The Best is Yet to Come - Send Me An Angel:

 

No One Like You:

 

Mix:

 

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Inception-inspired Lego Photographs

Saw the movie, so these logo sets were pretty incredible to see. Check 'em out!

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Robert Plant Talks About New Band of Joy Album

A display of 'Electric Power with an Acoustic Mesh' is the way Robert Plant describes his latest musical exploration. Interesting to see his take on music and his latest project here:

There's also been an official video release of his new song entitled, 'Angel Dance', which is a Los Lobos cover song. Check it out below:

Catch a live version of it here from Florida, July 2010. Thanks to 'LizaJaneAudiophile' on YouTube for posting this!

And while it's not the mighty Led Zeppelin, it's still worth watching the Band of Joy do their rendition on Led Zeppelin's 'Thank You', complete with Pedal Steel Guitar solo!

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Google Street View Hits Germany with Opposition

It's been here in the United States for some time now, but now it's been mentioned that soon, this coming Novemember in fact, Google's street view will be available in Germany. People's faces, license plate numbers and other private identifying items will be blurred upon request. So far over 10,000 Objections to the Street View feature in Google have been voiced in Germany.

Anybody want to voice their opinion on how this street view feature could be an invasion of privacy? My first impression, as our house is represented within Google's street view, is that as long as they allow a request to be made to blur out images, then it's ok by me. For example, I didn't appreciate the fact that the inside of our garage was visible to everyone using street view for the sole purpose of possibly seeing what we have in our garage that they might like, but maybe I'm just being paranoid?

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Twitter Suggests Who You Should Follow

You may have missed this new feature in Twitter. Read about the New Discovering Who to Follow on Twitter feature on the Twitter Blog. Or see it for yourself in Twitter by going to 'Find People' from the top of the page, then select the 'Suggestions for You' tab. Once there, you should see a list of people suggested to you based on:

The suggestions are based on several factors, including people you follow and the people they follow.

Screen Capture:

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New Robert Plant Song!!!

Found this out just now... Robert Plant has a song you can listen to before it's released. It's with his pre-Led Zeppelin band called Band of Joy. Angel Dance is the name of the tune... not too shabby! A little more rocking than the Alisson Kraus stuff... like it so far...

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Vegetable Garden Images From Our 2010 Garden

I thought I'd post a quick one here with images from our 2010 Vegetable Garden. This year our tomato harvesting should be something worthwhile! ;-)

Panorama images to show the 'complete view'. Check the images out on Flickr, as I've added notes to show what is what in the garden. Thanks and have a good one!

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Robert Plant & Band of Joy First U.S. Concert Review from Memphis

Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin fame hit the road with his new / old band, 'Band of Joy' last night in Memphis, Tennessee. Read the full concert review of the Memphis Robert Plant show! I hope the tour makes it to Colorado sometime!

 

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Guitar Effects by Electro Harmonix Can Recreate Pink Floyd Sounds

I came across these Effectology by Bill Rupert video series on EHX.com, the official Electro Harmonix guitar pedal builder from New York city. Check this rendition of Pink Floyd's 'Welcome to the Machine'... all created with guitar and effects! Incredible stuff!

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Germany Wins 3rd Place in World Cup vs. Uruguay

Congratulations to Germany for a great performance in the World Cup of 2010!

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Apple / Mac Themed Photo Mosaics

Being the Mac-enthusiast I am, I found this really interesting... so mosaic imagery with an Apple / Macintosh theme to them. Check out these photo mosaics, pretty cool stuff!

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Jeff Martin, formerly of the Tea Party, performing 'The Bazaar' on the acoustic guitar

Caught this from a friend posting it on Facebook, thanks Fal! Jeff has a great voice and is very talented on the guitar. In this performance of an older Tea Party song, he breaks a string and keeps going! Nice work Jeff!

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Electro Harmonix Releases Some New Guitar Effects Pedals!!!

Found this yesterday and found it really interesting. A demo of some of the soon-to-be-released effects pedals from Electro Harmonix, the masters of the electric guitar effects pedal!!!

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Google Looks at Long Tail Keywords Differently now

People are becoming smarter and smarter when they search online now. Instead of weeding through the search results when performing searches, a more detailed combination of keywords are being entered into their search fields. These are known as long tail keywords and since May 2010, Google is looking at these differently. 

An example of a long tail keyword search:

The average person searching at the research phase will use a competitive generic keyword such as “party dress”. Not long after searching and seeing some high prices they will modify their search to something like “cheap party dress.” Now we are already into long tail keyword territory but it can go further. As the search deepens the searcher realizes that pink is the trendy colour at the moment, or pink is what she fancies wearing on her next night out, so then she is using the long tail keyword “cheap pink party dress.”

If you're interested, read more about it in an article entitled, 'The Importance Of Long Tail Keywords Since The Last Google Algorithm Update' from Site Pro News.

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Jeff Beck Talks About Jimmy Page & Eric Clapton and the Yardbirds

Jeff Beck recently chatted with Guitar Center about the Yardbirds and knowing Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton.

Check it out!

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Fractal Images Make Great Screensavers!

Thought I'd share these images with everyone!

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To Buy Links or Not to Buy Links, That is the Question...

Leave it up to SeoMoz to tackle this subject... Always enjoy their White Board Friday Sessions and this week doesn't fail to impress, yet again! Nice work guys!

 

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To Buy Links or Not to Buy Links, That is the Question...

Leave it up to SeoMoz to tackle this subject... Always enjoy their White Board Friday Sessions and this week doesn't fail to impress, yet again! Nice work guys!

 

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Chris' YouTube Channel

While I'm thinking about it, check out my YouTube Channel... mostly music-related items, but I find them worth while.

Enjoy, make comments, share... and all that good stuff!

http://www.youtube.com/user/cjpolitzki

Chris

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Fractal Images and Their Inspiration

Call me crazy, but I've become really fond of fractal imagery. I have used these images as my desktop picture on my computer for quite some time now and feel that they can really inspire me. When I'm thinking of a new design, there's something refreshing, new and exciting about fractal images that re-energizes me for coming up with that next design. I've applied this to logos and web sites alike and there really is something to it!

What are Fractals?

They can be defined as, 'a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be split into parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole', according to Wikipedia's definition of fractals. They come in many different flavors, such as 'Mandelbrot', 'Newton', 'Julia', 'Halley', 'Secant', or 'Dragon' and I'll not bore you with the various reasons why. All I do know is that they are wondrous images that also occur in nature, especially in snowflakes. Fractals as Desktop Images I'll post up 3 fractal images here to get the ball rolling, so-to-speak. If there's enough interest, I'll post up more. Feel free to download them and use them for your computer desktop image, become inspired by them as I do, or share them with friends. Most of all, leave a comment if you'd like to see more of these.
Fractal image number one

Fractal image number two

Fractal image number three
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Fender Strat for Sale in Denver, CO - Awesome Deal!!!

I've got one Olympic White MIM (Made in Mexico, but has American parts) Jimmie Vaughan Signature Stratocaster for sale. That's right, this one was designed by the brother of the late, great SRV, otherwise known as Stevie Ray Vaughan!

It's got great tone and playability. I've upgraded the original pick guard from single-ply to double-ply (might be triple-ply… one black layer sandwiched in 2 white layers) and have also had it professionally set-up. I hate to get rid of this gem of a guitar, but am trying to rid of some of my multiplying guitars to make room for a new one. The soft V maple neck on this one is amazing! The pickups are Tex Mex Specials and scream with tone & bite! I've got a couple stickers on the back side that add some moo, but can easily be removed if you want.

I'll also include one sweet deluxe Fender gig bag! Screaming deal, I must say so myself!

More Details here: http://denver.craigslist.org/msg/1794756547.html

Keywords:

Jimmie Vaughan | Fender Artist Series Guitar | Tex Mex Pickups | Olympic White | Maple Neck | Medium Jumbo Frets | Strat | Tremelo Bar | Whammy Bar | Soft V Neck | Denver Metro Area

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So what is everyone doing for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals tonight? Colorado Avalanche vs. the San Jose Sharks... it do or die time for our beloved Avs... let's go boys!!!

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