Tweet Sitting on my dining room table as I type this are pieces of Ms Owen’s designs – two books that feature her creative artwork on their covers. This was how I was first introduced to her work. My interest grew and I thumbed through her portfolio. This is when I found out how talented she really was. It is a bit demeaning to call Veronica Owens a graphic designer. She is an artist. Every [...]

Tweet Nobody can ever discount the impact women have on the business and online world. Not only in sheer numbers but in stregnth and power. It is my pleasure to feature 24 women that I follow on twitter that represent the true meaning of womanhood. To wrap up Women’s History Month, over the next 24 hours (from 12:00am to 11:00pm on March 31st) I will tweet a different woman from the list every hour on [...]

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Tweet Each first Lady had their pet project – Nancy Regan and her “Say No To Drugs” campaign; Laura Bush and her fight to reduce illiteracy; and now Michelle Obama with her effort to increase childhood wellness and reduce obesity. It had been a while since I had seen any first lady doing a PSA. The most prominent television presence I can remember is Nancy Regan’s since this current one. Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign [...]

Tweet I am the kind of person that is always looking for a way to make my business more mobile. As a solopreneur I need to have the same capabilities away from my home office that I do while I’m there since I have no one else to call on to do it. LogMeIn is one of the tools I use to make that happen. What Is LogMeIn LogMeIn is a suite of software services [...]

Tweet Continuing with The Dogg Blogg Women’s History Month Series this week’s feature is Lanae (The Complex Media & Design). I have always admired her work and was honored to feature her. What I most admired was her ability to transcend her knowledge of design and eye for that perfect look into many different mediums; from photography to multimedia to print and web design. Some people have a way of looking at things in a [...]

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Tweet I always get a kick out of hearing the story behind the story of someone who has established some sort of fame, success and notoriety. Hearing the little known facts about them are fascinating. It allows people to have a real look into who they are. Dove Men+Care campaign features Ervin “Magic” Johnson, John Thompson, Jr. and Bobby Hurley. It is being shown during the NCAA basketball tournament and allows these three men, who [...]

Tweet The Dogg Blogg continues to celebrate Women’s History Month with our blog series that recognizes successful and talented women in the areas of technology, design, and small business planning & consulting. Featured by BlackWeb2.0 as one of the Most Powerful Women on Twitter, Ms Faydra D. Fields (@faydra_deaon) has acquired a pretty strong presence in social media. At a young age she discovered her interest in technology and later her passion to share her [...]

Tweet   This week’s featured freebie is Skype, another communication tool I found impossible to avoid. It took me a while to appreciate the benefits of Skype initially. I downloaded it and never saw any reason to use it until I got my first international client and she requested we conference via Skype. Skype allowed me to communicate with my client without any international fees. That’s when I realized the power of Skype and began [...]