Archive for April, 2012
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And the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Goes To: Nobody
Posted on April 27, 2012 | No CommentsFans of our blog know how much I love fiction (see my favorite novels of 2011 here), so I was excited to see who would win this year’s Pulitzer Prize.... -
The Evolution of Corporate Career Sites
Posted on April 25, 2012 | No CommentsIn honor of the 20 year anniversay of hypertext markup language (HTML–the computer language that made the graphical web what it is today) I thought it would be an interesting... -
Doodler Wanted
Posted on April 24, 2012 | No CommentsI love when there’s a Google Doodle. We’ve got one today in honor of Gideon Sundback. Gideon who? To find the answer to that one, all you have to do... -
Hello employer branding, meet our new friend Instagram.
Posted on April 20, 2012 | No CommentsAs I am sure you have all heard the buzz last week, (which sounded something like an agitated hornets’ nest) our favorite social media site Facebook has acquired the feisty... -
Meet Janelle Setzer – Recruitment Advertising Coordinator
Posted on April 19, 2012 | No CommentsI’m Janelle Setzer – one of Alstin’s newest team members, and I look forward to working in the recruitment advertising industry from an agency perspective. I worked in this field... -
The warm and fuzzies from a job well done
Posted on April 18, 2012 | No CommentsI can remember when I was a little kid creating mini-books – typically illustrated stories about a girl and her horse (how original!) and even mocking up pages of pretend... -
Thoughts on IMAGINE: How Creativity Works
Posted on April 17, 2012 | No CommentsPerhaps you’ve heard the buzz about Jonah Lehrer’s new book, Imagine: How Creativity Works. I just finished it a few days ago, and I highly recommend it as an accessible... -
Did you hear about the new account we landed?!
Posted on April 16, 2012 | 1 CommentAside from picking the winner of the Final Four three weeks in advance (nope, I didn’t, though I was the leader in my husband’s mainly male office pool for about... -
Spring Break on the Alstin Blog
Posted on April 5, 2012 | No CommentsWe’re taking a Spring Break from the Alstin blog and will be back with new posts on Monday, April 16th. Be sure to stop on by, you will notice some... -
If Facebook existed in 1995…
Posted on April 3, 2012 | No CommentsAfter talking about the Facebook password controversy for about two weeks (which continues to escalate with the recent firing of a teacher because she did not hand over her Facebook password) I... -
The Science (and Magic) of Color Selection
Posted on April 2, 2012 | No CommentsMany years ago, I was expectantly preparing my baby’s nursery. I chose soft yellow for the walls and painted the ceiling sky blue. Clouds and stenciled birds added finishing touches....
