19 JanX-Men Family Tree Infographic

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who's related to who in the X-Men universe

I… LOVE… THIS… INFO… GRAPHIC! Click on the image to access the full-size version…

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14 Oct5 Tips to Make Your Blog Posts More Visually Appealing

Posted by Marcus in Content, SEO , Followed with 4 Comments.

As a web writer, you must make it past this initial scan or your content—no matter how well-crafted—will never be read. Here are five tips to help you make your posts more visually appealing and get them read.

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25 Sep5 Rules on Using Infographics to Get Backlinks

Posted by Marcus in Infographics, SEO , Followed with 19 Comments.

Infographics are all the rage. They are being used by cool sites to curry favor with the all-powerful geeks who rule social networks like Digg and Twitter. They are also being used by uncool sites to slip into the same social networks and gain said favor. Here are my top 5 rules for using infographics to get links…

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23 SepThe Recession Was Over… a Year Ago?

Posted by Marcus in Career, Education, Illustration, Politics , Followed with No Comments.

I wasn’t the only one who was frustrated the other day when the NBER announced that the recession ended in June 2009. You hear that, unemployed or foreclosed people? This strikes me as a good example of terrible timing.

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23 SepDid the financial meltdown kill the American Dream?

Posted by Marcus in Career, Illustration, Politics , Followed with 1 Comment.

I cooked this one up after listening to a radio spot about what caused so many mortgage failures and how marketers hijacked the “American Dream” and then a group of economists griping about consumer spending being so low.

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22 SepLost’s Jorge Garcia Performs w/ Weezer

Posted by Marcus in Entertainment , Followed with No Comments.

Lost’s Jorge Garcia (a.k.a. Hurley (a.k.a. New Guardian of the Island)) performs live onstage with Weezer. This is awesome! It has nothing to do with infographics or illustration. It is just awesome and, therefore, earns a place on this site.

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