YOU Are Vying for Attention! Let’s face it. First impressions are highly important. As much as we’d like to pretend that the world doesn’t judge us based on first impressions, we all know, deep down, that it truly does. Simply put, if you can’t grab people’s attention immediately with whatever you are trying to do, then you’ll have an uphill [...]
“Yang” Here is another free track. This is a track that I created to be the opposite of my “Yin” track, yet alike in many ways. A sonic sibling, if you will. Like the name suggests, “Yang” is a more upbeat and energetic track than “Yin”. This is an instrumental which means there are no words or lyrics. I would [...]
If you’ve been on the internet for any decent amount of time and all, and are interested in television, then you are probably aware of the phrase “Jump The Shark”. Simply put, it’s a phrase that people use who have never been involved in the production of a television show before in their life, but think that they can do [...]
Jump On The Bandwagon! There are so many ways to use social media to promote whatever it is that you are doing, that it is beyond the scope of a single article to explain them all. In reality, it would take the likes of an entire book to properly explain the relationship between social media and blogging. However, I will [...]
“Yin” So It’s been a while since I’ve offered any free music on here. This is a track that I’ve been working on for a while. I had originally created this track with the intention of adding vocals to it, but when I realized that it would function better as an instrumental, I revised it thus, and here it is. [...]
We All Have Purpose One of the hottest industries right now is graphic design. It seems that EVERYONE is getting in on this industry and is offering to draw logos, design webpages, or do just about anything that a client would need, graphic wise. With so many people getting in on this industry, you’d think it would be overly-saturated. But [...]
The blogosphere is definitely a community. And like any other community that consists of people trying to fit in and find their niche, there is a hierarchy that exists. At the top of the hierarchy, you have the leaders, the people who all of the other bloggers aspire to be like. And at the bottom of the hierarchy, you have [...]
I’m About To Get A Little Emotional… I’m not here to write YET another article about why you should stop watching television. Chances are, you’ve heard all of the reasons, and you are probably sick of being preached to. Or, you don’t watch television, and you’re tired of trying to enlighten people, because they won’t give up this “digital drug”, [...]
Okay, so last week I wrote the article “Why You Should Stop Leaving Dumb Comments” and the internet hasn’t been the same since then. I promised to follow up with a more positive, constructive post that would detail a better strategy for leaving comments, so here it is. This probably won’t be anything new for the more seasoned bloggers, because [...]
“Quit Acting All Emo” Guy’s don’t cry. Period. That’s the common belief held by many people. It’s been firmly ingrained into our subconcious for centuries now, and this simple ideal isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. To alot of people, this simple fact is not even debatable. Real men don’t cry… at all. Next subect. You might be familair with James [...]
Back To Basics! Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the direction of Swollen Thumb Entertainment. I started this blog back in January as a way to further my mission, which is to start a network of artists who put out various forms of art. When I say “We’re Going To Stick Out”, I mean just that. When [...]
