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Amanda Blain2011-11-28 03:23:19
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I could not say this better myself.

Sharing a circle can cause hurt feelings if you are left out... I am not doing so with malicious intent involved... but by acting out, threatening me or saying i "forgot you"... you are doing it very wrong.

I share circles to share some of the G+ Magic around. It is usually a great experience, except for a select few who feel wronged, jealous and excluded. Instead of mud-slinging why not share your OWN circle on a similar topic or some of the other suggestions in the post below?

Thanks again +Patrick Di Fruscia for such a beautiful piece.

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To the photographers that weren't included in the circles I shared over the weekend

Please don't take this personally, It is simply impossible to circle or know every single photographer on G+. I would like to send an invitation to all photographers that also have such a circle to share them with the G+ community. Giving everyone a faire chance of expressing themselves and not feel like they are being left-out..We can't hide the fact that when we see that we have an audience..this becomes fuel for our creativity and pushes us to step in 2nd gear.... The feeling of being left out can be devastating for some and lets all do the best we can to make sure this doesn't happen.

One advice to those who might feel sad or depressed about the whole thing...please don't be..use this to push your art to the next level...do what you have to to get noticed, go the extra mile..Never Ever Give Up. I am sure there is plenty of incredible photographers out there that are not in my circle and that is not because I don't value your work, Far from that. It is simply because I never had to chance to view it, interact with you enough, simply forgot to add you to my circle or included you in the wrong one for some strange reason.

We have to remember that by seeking acceptance (and God knows we all do in some sort of shape or form) We loose touch with our true reality and we act only with one purpose in mind and that is to "Please Others" Being an artist means creating art the way YOU intend to create it, creating art that makes YOU feel alive, creating art the way YOU imagine it, No other ways... Not the way, books, other people, friends, family say it should be done. Do what pleases you most, do it well and people will see that in your art and recognize you for it.

Terribly sorry once again to those that weren't included..my goal was not to make people feel bad but to help you discover many incredible artist exactly the same way I did when +Thomas Hawk shared his big circle.

More than ever
Stay Strong & Live with Passion
Patrick Di Fruscia
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  • Amanda Blain2011-11-28 11:12:03
    Michael Marotta, John Fanavans, Samantha Villenave, Tiffany Henry, Mohammad Eshbeata, Jonny Lindsay, Rehan Ahmad, Bartosz Zawadzki, Mick SLM, Alex Oderov, Ali Eren, Stole Anastasov, OM PRAKASH KODECHA, Yair Barak, Tim Bates, Greg Kocis, Alvarado Aljon, Stephen Matta, islam bentarfa, Divyesh Sachan, Dennis Ramos, Anthony Glen-Williamson, Ben Jaffe, Randy Williams, abhishek chamaria, desai kushal, Claudio Curvelo, Thabang Ntshehi, shah faisal yezdani, DeCarlos Love, Jade H, Linda Dee, George Torouno, Titia Mesdag, Ger VLOOTHUIS, and Viraj Gandhi
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  • Amanda Blain2011-11-28 13:52:04
    Wow.... I *just* hit 30k of circlers here on plus...

    What an amazing experience it has been here since June.. I am touched you choose to be a part of my G+ experience... I appreciate all of you! ♥

    Except you spam guys.. I dont appreciate you... ಠ_ಠ

    ;)
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  • Amanda Blain2011-11-28 23:28:40
    I always wondered why Snuggies were so darn ugly.... What geek would not want this awesome Batman snuggie with sleeves? Or Superman? Or Wonder woman?

    So much #win.

    http://goo.gl/YX4i6

    #batman #superman #wonderwoman #geek
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  • Amanda Blain2011-11-29 01:17:30
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    UGhhhh I HAVE TO WAIT TO FEBRUARY AGAIN!??!?!

    Boo TV.

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    #thewalkingdead
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  • Amanda Blain2011-11-29 05:06:00
    What an amazing and creative 10 minute long speech from Iain McGilchrist.. into the hemispheric functioning of the brain (You know.. Left brain logic.. right brain creative?)

    Not quite so says this video

    Probably a bit much for most here but worth the watch to the pocket philosopher/psychologist or the "wow look at the neat drawings happen live" in all of you.

    (found via +JP Chastain who didnt share public!)
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  • Amanda Blain2011-11-30 02:06:53
    #Truth

    Sallysmith28993487892 BRING IT!
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  • Amanda Blain2011-11-30 02:50:02
    OMG PAY IT FORWARD SPAM!!!

    No thank you to adding a bunch of totally random people who have no theme excepting wanting more followers into my stream.

    I Shall pass.

    Continue amongst yourselves.
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  • Amanda Blain2011-11-30 03:26:08
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    Craiglist sure has some creative funny people... This ad for a "holiday girlfriend" sure made me giggle. ♥

    Are you single for the holidays?

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    My friend sent me this

    Wanted on Craigslist: A girlfriend, but just for the holidays.

    Let me be clear. I want a girlfriend. But, I don't really want a girlfriend.

    I just want one for the holidays.
    Let's recognize something. The holidays suck, especially for us single people. All of your coupled friends are going to be doing couple things: snuggling by the fire, going to dinner at each others' parents houses, blahblahbarf.
    Let's recognize another thing. Deep down inside, you don't want to be alone for the holidays. You want someone to do all of those cute snuggly things with, someone to get fat and keep warm next to (let's also recognize that it's getting fucking cold here), and someone to accompany you to your friends' coupley holiday parties so they don't keep thinking you're a loser destined for permanent solo status.
    But, you've spent all year working on your career / training for charity bike rides / getting drunk and haven't had the time or inclination to track down and capture a boyfriend. And even if you did, you're not really sure you'd want to keep him after the holidays are over, anyway.

    The solution:
    Be my girlfriend for the holidays. And only for the holidays.
    How it works:
    You reply with a picture and a brief bio (250 words max. To give you an idea, this posting is 499). If it seems like a good fit we'll set up a casual mini-date (coffee, beer, or whatever). If that's a success and we're both feeling it, we'll date until 11:59PM, January 2nd, 2012. After that we can still be friends (unless we hate each other, then we can downshift to the occasional drunken booty call).

    The benefits:
    • You have someone to keep you company on these witch-tit-cold San Francisco nights. Did I mention I'm an excellent cuddler? (I have references.)
    • I like to cook. Especially for others. Nothing too fancy, but always tasty and satisfying. As long as you're an omnivore, you win.
    • Having done it professionally for some years to pay for school, I know my way around a bar. Same goes for wine cellars and beer coolers. Homemade winter warmers? Done.
    • Hate holiday music? Me too. Seeing as every other establishment or event you step into will be playing it, I'll spare you the excess.
    • Love taking photos? Sweet. Let's wear gaudy holiday attire and make ridiculous Xmas postcards to send your friends and family. Just for the lulz.
    • Worried about finding someone to kiss on New Year's Eve who doesn't look (or sound) like Sloth's cousin? Boom! Got you covered.

    About Me:
    28 years old, small business owner, active (cyclist, surfer, snowboarder), outgoing, easy on the eyes.
    Not About You (aka Dealbreakers or, Don't Bother if You Exhibit the Following):
    Heavy drug use, laziness, prudishness, still in love with old boy or girlfriend from years past (or if you secretly are, at least have the damn decency to not blab on about it).

    Interested? Then send your pic and bio and get this ball rolling.
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  • Amanda Blain2011-11-30 09:43:19
    Adam Guerbuez, Kimberly Shoemaker, Benjamin Cortis, Mitch Miller, Vincent Hsu, Chad Hultquist, Domenico Marozzi, Bartosz Zawadzki, Muhammad Immad, Francis Xavier, Dan Lynch, Rocking Sakthy, Aliasgar Shabbir, Nitin K. Saxena, and Fahad Ahmad
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  • Amanda Blain2011-11-30 12:02:49
    Hi.
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  • Amanda Blain2011-11-30 12:35:35
    Patrick Shampine, Dave Meralus, Calvin Grant, Aliza B, Kimberly Shoemaker, Farhan Sabir, Adam Guerbuez, Mohammad Eshbeata, brahim chaker, Saemann Dennis, Abdul Raheem, Devin Latimer, Rajnikant Sharma, Rehan Syed Muhammad, Stacy Leets, Maarten Ligthart, David Stedman, Salman Vahora, Dallas Blue, Hasan Al Imran, Engel Cordero, Torche Xia, Jun Hou, Thomas Menath, Bernd Zimme, kaustav sarkar, Eyüp Karakullukçu, eddie reddy, ashraf saad, Aaron Voreck, Murat Armağan, chiranjeev kumar, Farhan Ahmed, Naif Alanazi, chetan sontakkey, Christopher Lira, Variz Bebas, ⅅ. ℬooey, gokul diwahar, Adam Decker, Justin Yu, Mark Barr, Ziv Ram, Mike Dagger, New Jay, Vishnu Pradeep, Abdul Salam Abdul Kadar, Showkatshaan Ahmad, Shivendra Singh, wei gong, Taras Kim, saz raj, Mingyang Fee, Gurdeep Gill, Rickard Hökros, Jiří Balcar, Joe Tomasone, Greg Xu, Cody Wilson, Edmund Despot, Edgar Hamiel, sunny kl, Andy Lo A Foe, Damilola Oni, Zf Xie, Sufhar Shu, Satish Gaikwad, Hua Yang, Subhan Z. Ghanvi, enrico pablo, Andrew M, wesley cruise, ömer sahmerdan sungur, Brett Bjornsen, Williams Alejandro, Shawn Toney, Άρης Μακρόγλου, Yogendra Tiwari, Neeta Tolani, Ken Watson, Ferruh Yiğit, anthony feliciano, Rishiketh Malkhedkar, Mahmood Nassar, vishal jain, Lee Bagley, Bianca C, M Hakim Faiz, Brian McDonald, Ahmed Abdsalam, Jamal Ferguson, Sean Strife, Min GeonGi, Vận Già, علي هادي, Jason Williams, Tiffany Henry, Anmol Rehan, luka vanessa, Andrew Stephanson, Loveesh Arora, jai krishna kar, David Fulde, Benjamin Moore Eubank, Rob Atkins, AntiSec, Billy Wilson, Hassan Naeem, Abdelfattah ABUQAYYAS, Richard Cardona Coa, Maxime Wozny, Frederik Jan van der Meulen, Jerry Blackwell, Alesson Souza, Yaro Vasilyev, vaibhav singh nahar, Andrés Zules, Saad Bin asghar, Александр Бутхудзе, Zeeshan Ahmed, Chris Bailey, Alex Gianopoulos, Chris Palko, Gareth Elsby, Noman Sadiq, Muhammad Alsharif, Adnan Siddiqi, Aaron Kasten, Neil Ghosh, Scott Feierstein, Alex Rou, Conor Klecker, novin tasvir, Aaron Quinn, Michael Sweeney, Timothy Linton, Jose Miguel, Matt Longoria, Jake Croston, Joe Spagnolo, Sid Kuel, Jason Tran, Todd Carter, Igor Raihlin, Andrew Delorme, Vishnu Chowdavarapu, S-Endz aka Casey Rain, Nasir Haroon, Dre Lyrical, Rory Swan, Hamid Marc Afsharieh, Grant Williams, Christoph Hartmann, Robert Andrei Dinu, Tina Parkinson, Tim Jones, Abraham Ruby Mendoza, rachel hard, J Brown, Arild Barka, Андрей Иванов, Raleigh Burke, Peter van Baalen, Shawn Startup, Nihar Gandhi, Anthony Pitpit, Daniel DobladoV, ÖmeR aRmağan, Jaymin Dhimmar, khalid love, Jack Brown, coco fredo, Craig Luecke, Moh'd Alwesabi, Andy Carr, and ella garcia
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  • Amanda Blain2011-11-30 18:52:08
    What is going on with the Spam Google?

    Since the weekend sometime I have noticed a HUGE increase in spam on my page. A quick scroll up and down the stream .. I see I am not the only one.

    Most of it is links to advertising websites.. or even their brand pages here on plus....

    I hope that Google will implement an option that if someone is NOT in my circles they will not be able to post a link in their comment... If this simple solution is made an option, much like the notification mentions, I think it would solve a lot of problems with the link spam.

    Otherwise Google...I hope you have something up your sleeve... It sure is getting noisy around here.
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  • Amanda Blain2011-11-30 20:26:55
    Patrick Shampine, Dave Meralus, Calvin Grant, Aliza B, Kimberly Shoemaker, Farhan Sabir, Adam Guerbuez, Mohammad Eshbeata, brahim chaker, Saemann Dennis, Abdul Raheem, Devin Latimer, Rajnikant Sharma, Rehan Syed Muhammad, Stacy Leets, Maarten Ligthart, David Stedman, Salman Vahora, Dallas Blue, Hasan Al Imran, Engel Cordero, Torche Xia, Jun Hou, Thomas Menath, Bernd Zimme, kaustav sarkar, Eyüp Karakullukçu, eddie reddy, ashraf saad, Aaron Voreck, Murat Armağan, chiranjeev kumar, Farhan Ahmed, Naif Alanazi, chetan sontakkey, Christopher Lira, Variz Bebas, ⅅ. ℬooey, gokul diwahar, Adam Decker, Justin Yu, Mark Barr, Ziv Ram, Mike Dagger, New Jay, Vishnu Pradeep, Abdul Salam Abdul Kadar, Showkatshaan Ahmad, Shivendra Singh, wei gong, Taras Kim, saz raj, Mingyang Fee, Gurdeep Gill, Rickard Hökros, Jiří Balcar, Joe Tomasone, Greg Xu, Cody Wilson, Edmund Despot, Edgar Hamiel, sunny kl, Andy Lo A Foe, Damilola Oni, Zf Xie, Sufhar Shu, Satish Gaikwad, Hua Yang, Subhan Z. Ghanvi, enrico pablo, Andrew M, wesley cruise, ömer sahmerdan sungur, Brett Bjornsen, Williams Alejandro, Shawn Toney, Άρης Μακρόγλου, Yogendra Tiwari, Neeta Tolani, Ken Watson, Ferruh Yiğit, anthony feliciano, Rishiketh Malkhedkar, Mahmood Nassar, vishal jain, Lee Bagley, Bianca C, M Hakim Faiz, Brian McDonald, Ahmed Abdsalam, Jamal Ferguson, Sean Strife, Min GeonGi, Vận Già, علي هادي, Jason Williams, Tiffany Henry, Anmol Rehan, luka vanessa, Andrew Stephanson, Loveesh Arora, jai krishna kar, David Fulde, Benjamin Moore Eubank, Rob Atkins, AntiSec, Billy Wilson, Hassan Naeem, Abdelfattah ABUQAYYAS, Richard Cardona Coa, Maxime Wozny, Frederik Jan van der Meulen, Jerry Blackwell, Alesson Souza, Yaro Vasilyev, vaibhav singh nahar, Andrés Zules, Saad Bin asghar, Александр Бутхудзе, Zeeshan Ahmed, Chris Bailey, Alex Gianopoulos, Chris Palko, Gareth Elsby, Noman Sadiq, Muhammad Alsharif, Adnan Siddiqi, Aaron Kasten, Neil Ghosh, Scott Feierstein, Alex Rou, Conor Klecker, novin tasvir, Aaron Quinn, Michael Sweeney, Timothy Linton, Jose Miguel, Matt Longoria, Jake Croston, Joe Spagnolo, Sid Kuel, Jason Tran, Todd Carter, Igor Raihlin, Andrew Delorme, Vishnu Chowdavarapu, S-Endz aka Casey Rain, Nasir Haroon, Dre Lyrical, Rory Swan, Hamid Marc Afsharieh, Grant Williams, Christoph Hartmann, Robert Andrei Dinu, Tina Parkinson, Tim Jones, Abraham Ruby Mendoza, rachel hard, J Brown, Arild Barka, Андрей Иванов, Raleigh Burke, Peter van Baalen, Shawn Startup, Nihar Gandhi, Anthony Pitpit, Daniel DobladoV, ÖmeR aRmağan, Jaymin Dhimmar, khalid love, Jack Brown, coco fredo, Craig Luecke, Moh'd Alwesabi, Andy Carr, and ella garcia
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  • Amanda Blain2011-11-30 21:51:54
    It's so Pretty..... :)
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-01 06:00:39
    ♥ This... is for you ♥
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-01 14:25:50
    Here is my circle of 50 Artists/Drawers/Painters/Illustrators and Graphic Artists

    These people have been cleaned of non public shares ( I think) and often will fill my stream with beautiful pieces of art they are designing (some even in hangouts!) If you want more art in your G+ life consider adding this circle!

    If you are an artist.. please comment here and i'll add ya to the next round :)
    #artist #illustrator #draw #paint
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-01 19:29:35
    Bring it winter....

    (ok not really... Tropical vacation anyone?)
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-01 23:18:54
    Remember This?

    CCCD Dying draft for the win!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loom_(video_game)

    #loom #gaming
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-02 06:37:16
    Congrads You Tube!.... Here is my first share on your new system..

    Fav Michael Jackson tune ever.. ! Such a talent!
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-02 16:10:18
    What are you putting off today?
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-02 18:16:07
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    My company is offering companies a chance to be part of our Holiday Gift Guide... If you are interested please contact us at the link below!

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    Girlfriend Social is currently looking for companies interested in taking part in our Holiday Girl Gift Guide.

    Girlfriend Social receives thousands of women visitors every month and is the perfect spot to showcase your products and services in this once a year gift guide option. For as little as $25 you can be included to over 30k of women only members.

    Contact us if you are interested as spots are going fast!

    http://www.girlfriendsocial.com/help_contact.php
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-02 18:51:44
    After that.. its time for this.
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-02 20:14:48
    Yeah... it might just be a Notebook kinda day....

    *Le sigh*

    #love
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-03 00:12:54
    :) #brohoof

    Is winter over yet?
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-03 03:44:59
    These people have way too much time on their hands..
    and electricity.

    #christmas #holidays
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-03 20:59:28
    OHhhhh... Remember a few weeks ago when I posted the crazy cat massage video!? (https://plus.google.com/107982618909749811163/posts/KbdHe6AxHUQ) It seems that lady was on letterman...

    I can't make this stuff up. Fastfoward to :50 hehehe 5:21 is the epic winning... :)

    But 7:38..... No No No! *tears*

    #caturday
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-04 00:10:16
    I am thinking of heading to Europe...
    I've never been. I've traveled a lot in North American and the Caribbean though... Pretty much every major city. For some reason I find Europe more... intimidating. I can work anywhere there is internet so... I figure some travel might be in order.

    I'm not enjoying the look of these "pre-packaged planned tours" which look like a mix between spring break for Europeans or the 60+ year old retired dining clubs. I also kinda like to do my own thing.

    For those seasoned travelers and nomads... Any suggestions on must see places? Books? Visa info? Luggage suggestions? How to pack? Discount Flights? And so on that you can share with this here Canadian gal?
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-04 03:33:50
    Seasonal Kit for the Win... :)
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-04 05:33:52
    Brett Bjornsen, AJ Jade, Christopher Lira, Renxiuhong ann, Matt Fowler, Matthew Li, Lance Norris, Pedro moreno, Danielle Davignon, Tommy Melendi, Jimmy Fescoe, Variz Bebas, Dano Hart, Liqing Shen, Ishwar Puri, robin joseph, Mike Stenger, sanindu sahan, Andy Ching, Cristian Guzman Sandoval, solidgold dancers, Steve Ward, Laurie DesAutels, Raleigh Burke, Akash C, Doug Peabody, Fabian Di Tullio, Travis Porter, vafa Viliams, Scott Fritz, Mohammad Eshbeata, Fahad Munir, novin tasvir, Bogdan Negoita, 陶君, Qba Net, and Nazim Amin
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-04 12:49:42
    Now where is that 'Friend I don't care about since highschool's Birthday is today!' Eh Google+?

    (not my birthday.. just a funny post)
    #birthday
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-04 17:27:44
    The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-05 04:09:00
    With the holidays upon us... What Video Game do YOU want from Santa?

    As all my friends on Xbox continue to play Skyrim... I'm preparing my holiday list... What games can't you wait for?
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-05 06:32:25
    Artists Sure Do Amazing Things....

    Check this ad out for Faber Castell pens. "We could go on and on about the Faber Castell Artist Pen’s precision and control, but we thought we’d just show you". Watch as artist Chan Hwee Chong uses this artist pen to draw the art classics all in one non stop spiral.

    The video is really something. ---> http://vimeo.com/27405001

    Link to artist page - > http://www.behance.net/gallery/Faber-Castell/2267302

    #art #marketing #advertising
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-05 07:33:50
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    This is the geekiest thing ever. I love it completely. ♥

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    If you liked his Bohemian Rhapsody Remix you'll love this. I'm mesmerized.
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-05 08:58:47
    Travis Porter, George Torouno, Bianca C, Adam Guerbuez, Christopher Lira, Michael Marotta, Brett Bjornsen, Francesco Falzarano, shawn yuan, John Fanavans, Jesus Ivan Mecott Aranda, Samantha Villenave, Matt Fowler, Roger Lee, Rickard Hökros, Simon S. Fahmy, Yunus Caglayan, Teferi Kassa, Marque Garr, Aditya dickson, Roushan Kumar, brijesh sheth, sudhansu panigrahy, Sean Fernandes, aron mi, Usman Ali, Mike Stenger, Kim Flowers, Jan Teunis, Lazaro Alejo, Sandeep Phulia, nauman bashir, Robert Main, Praveen Gowda I V, tiger bob, Raleigh Burke, Paul Lew, savas avcılar, Viraj Gandhi, SAFEER N, Timmy Duong, Justin Mangum, Zakir Zaki, walid romario, and Rehan Syed Muhammad
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-05 09:46:36
    Hangout Survivor... how long will you last....?


    Brought to you by +John Fanavans
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-05 14:11:26
    Are you a part of G+ Secret Santa?

    This is a great idea if you are not taking part yet. The holiday season comes to G+... via your G+ plusers!

    Here is my list = http://www.goo.gl/0PEUR

    How does it work?
    1) Create a wish list on your local amazon website (http://www.amazon.com or http://www.amazon.ca etc) All countries with amazon can participate! Remember to choose some cheaper options (less than $10 - shipping is extra!)
    2) Make sure you set your shipping address on the wish list it will remain private except to amazon.(Read fine print though)
    3) Share your list in a plus tagged with +Secret Santa and #gplussanta and on the +Secret Santa brand page!
    4) Buy some gifts for some of your friends or even a random stranger or two here on plus
    5) Get your wishlist stuff in the mail from others! ♥

    Happy Holidays!

    Are you participating? Post your list here! :D Id love to get some stuff for some of my followers :)
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-05 19:39:50
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    My thoughts on the Suggested User List

    I think perhaps the point is that G+ is being used to interact with strangers in niche markets. If you find that magic.. you are still here.. if you don't you are not any longer. Most new people want to interact with their friends, see no value from 'strangers' beyond "I want to talk to that famous celebrity".... But sadly thats where it ends for most people. If you don't expereince the magic of a reshare or a comment on a topic you care about or so forth... you likely won't come back. Bradley post about the suggested user list.... about what it will take to be on that list.. has not been met I agree... and its a shame. If you haven't read this thread.... you should - https://plus.google.com/113116318008017777871/posts/LoPmpdCt3DT Then perhaps many can see why the suggested user list is well.. nothing at all like that post in the slightest.

    Of course You want to follow celebs... but you will NOT stay here from just following Brittney's PR person. Promise. Especially when few of your friends are here. There needs to be a mix ... as originally suggested in the post introducing the suggested user list.(https://plus.google.com/113116318008017777871/posts/LoPmpdCt3DT here it is again) No need to take all the famous people off.. but having NOTHING but famous people is a mistake that I hope google will realize and fix..... cause I sure do love it here and know other new people will too. They just need to see the Google Magic.

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    The Suggested User List has Failed
    Must be balanced with community members to succeed

    I have a concern to raise with you +Google+ and +Bradley Horowitz. That concern is that the people who are keeping your platform alive and well aren't receiving their due thanks from you. I love you both dearly. But. The Suggested User List has the wrong skew. I have no problem with you promoting celebrities. It's good marketing. I'm also by no means shouting at you "Suggest me!" But failing to balance your list with the users who are the lifeblood of your platform is a community fail.

    Suggested Users Don't Exemplify the Google+ Experience
    "Follow Interesting and Famous People" You're met with these words when you look at the suggest user list and they appear to be mutually exclusive. I get the herd behavior marketing tactic by featuring famous people, but not only are they first people you see, they offer very little to the vitality of Google+ (with a few exceptions. read +Michelle Marie, +Tyra Banks' last hangout, that astronaut, and a few others). Instead of rewarding actual engagement, the list rewards fame but claims that there's not a "rich gets richer" affiliation inherent with it. I'm not surprised people don't use the platform when people like +Ricki Lake are the models to emulate but have only posted 3 times or +Ashley Tisdale uses Google+ as a second twitter. They fail to exhibit what makes Google+ different. Google+ has no added value when the actual community is forgotten.

    The people who use your platform the most, engage at the highest levels, and even speak to Google on a regular basis who continually praise the platform, use all of the features, and show new guys around are left out in the cold despite being the members of the community most concerned with engaging and posting the best posts they can.

    +Bradley Horowitz's Promises have not been Realized
    In order to be on the list Horowitz told us in early September that we need to "say something that engages people and inspires them to add you to a circle, read your posts and +1, comment and reshare them." But wait for it. It gets better. "Oh, and Hangout!" Mr. Horowitz. I'm sorry. But the list given to us poorly reflects this engagement that you say is a prerequisite to the list. So poorly in fact, that almost everyone on the list (minus very few) have previous affiliations suggesting that their worth comes not from their presence here, but their presence elsewhere. That whole Hangout thing? Well...

    I can't think of anyone who hangs out more than people like +Amanda Blain, +Samantha Villenave, +Cam Meadows and +matthew rappaport. +Daria Musk has been your biggest advocate and has never been featured on the list despite giving talks around the nation about how amazing your platform is while people like +will.i.am don't post for weeks after promoting himself in a single Hangout. It's sad honestly.+Robert Scoble was right. The list is very poorly curated. The people I just mentioned have met all of your (public) criteria and yet are not recognized as the influential users they are. Which brings me to...

    The Categories Don't Allow for Community Penetration
    News. Entertainment. Politics. Technology. These are all categories of the suggested user list. How, in any capacity, could users who aren't previously famous become part of their lists when journalists from CNBC are the standard? There's no category for Hangouters or Featured Community Members or Google+ Helpers, etc. Horowitz hinted that at some point the list would become personalized which is a step in the right direction and would allow for featuring community members more easily, but personalization doesn't necessarily promise that. For instance, if Google knows I like alternative music, there's not promise I'll get a +Daria Musk over a +Red Hot Chilli Pepper. That needs to change. Immediately.

    Community members don't have to be featured in every category, but right now the "Suggest User List" should be renamed the "Verified Famous People On Google+ List" in its current incarnation. Put in a category a 25 community members you think do an awesome job and a few more for the most popular Hangouters. With more categories ((coughLGBTQcough)) comes more opportunity to add influential community members. What's wrong with that? Well. Maybe something...

    Do we Really Want the Expectations?
    The scrutiny put on community members could end up hurting them more than helping them. If Google thinks they're awesome, they must be god-like! Or so the average new user would believe. This is dangerous and I can understand why Google has shied away from featuring the users more. They risk losing their humanity here when interaction becomes near impossible with 100,000+ followers and added pressure to not ruffle feathers. Is this what we want? Could not including influential community members actually be preserving their highly coveted status as opinion leaders?

    Well. No. And here's why: I can't keep up with my 16,000 now. But to say that 16k people interact with me is ludicrous. Numbers aren't really a concern, but in-fighting could be. Regardless, this are two trade offs that should have been understood when it was implied that the average user who makes something of themselves using your platform would be an ideal fit for the Suggested User List. People drop in and out of the Suggested User List all the time. Who's to say that community members don't deserve that same chance? The list matters not for numbers' sake but for the validation from Google and the message to new users about what Google+ is all about. There are many worthy community members who care more about this platform than Celebrity X ever will.


    I gave the list time to improve, time to iron out some kinks, before I called it out. But I'm sorry. The cake list is a lie. +Bradley Horowitz said that "we do want to make it easy for users to connect with the people they might find compelling. If they prove not to be, justice will be served, and all will be right in the world." It's my humble opinion that the most influential and engaging members of this community are left with very little "justice."

    Am I out of line? Is there something I'm not seeing? Insight and opinions are welcome! Let's engage ;)


    [1] https://plus.google.com/getstarted/follow
    [2] https://plus.google.com/113116318008017777871/posts/LoPmpdCt3DT
    [3] http://mashable.com/2011/09/05/google-suggested-user-list/
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-05 19:43:37
    Brian McDonald, Raleigh Burke, Ian Andrews, Noze P., Carter Gibson, Tiffany Henry, Dave Meralus, Bobbi Jo Woods, John Fanavans, Matt Fowler, Calvin Grant, Lord Miles Parker, Sharon Scarbrough, Zack Brown, Ken Outlaw, Ali Mehdi, Adnan Akhtar, Samantha Villenave, Alina Kalyal, ronald delatour, Ugo Cei, Cédric VILLENAVE, Andy Carr, Mohamed Amine Korteby, Hassan Shabbir, Hassan Dibani, Jeff Milner, anthony feliciano, Amy Lane Outlaw, Johnny Michaels, Scott Anderson, Benjamin Moore Eubank, James Fierce, Mark Hamilton, Daniel Fontaine, luka vanessa, Rory Swan, Ehsan Ahmadi Gharacheh, Jake Croston, Tristan Johnson, Tai Heartnet, mirko carlini, That's What She Said, hassan gholamrezai, Curt Edwards, Matt Longoria, Robert McGee, Tina Parkinson, Eric Rice, Vikas Agrawal, Titia Mesdag, mark wilson, J Sal, Noman Sadiq, AHMAD FATHI, Gustav Nilsson, locke flocke, Dolidh Young, Lance Norris, GEO GEO, Anto Khan, Salim Ibrahim, faisal almassaly, Nathan Keen, Radu Vasiliu, Uri Katz, Martin Mubita, Andrew Delorey, Rick Acciola, Kevin Tarlowski, Alexander Boutkhoudze, ahmed nasser, Kenneth Poage, Caner Bakraç, Julio Mijardín Cariño, James Nixon Steel, Christopher Lira, Federico Rota, Malte Philipp Armbruster, Gabriel Gonzalez, Murat Armağan, Ian Laird, Sayeed Mohiuddin, M Monica, Mohammad Eshbeata, EL AISSAOUI HICHAM, Martyn Jones, Jeremy Dahl, Justin Berman, Mervin Praison, Alex Gianopoulos, George Rodenbaugh, Vitu Silva, Daniel Armendariz, Santos Guazu, Noah Hester, Lara Ochei, Rob Atkins, Harlan Smith, dylan sporer, AmyLynn Arrington, Jason Tran, J Brown, Daylan Smith, Minister Smith, سعيد رستم, Seth Stuck, ahmed ramy, Macsen Apollo, Kabir Bello, Jordan Brown, sandeep pothuganti, Matt Boguski, Dano Hart, Robert Daggett, Paul Roustan, Mohamed Gaber, Gurdeep Gill, Sean Strife, Jennifer Smith, novin tasvir, Linda Dee, william gabriel, 張盈凱, Brett Bjornsen, Phần mềm đăng tin rao vặt, Randy Morton, Liza Sperling, Alfredo Tigolo, Jared Mecham, Austin Rothbard, Ben Collins, David Will, Ashur Sada, Edwin Lopez, Billy Wilson, Kendall Price, Sam Wille, Eric Chilton, Travis Dent, Josh Fernau, Ron Williams, Scott Fritz, George Torouno, Kunal Kaushik, Peter McDermott, Adam Guerbuez, Troy Daniel, Nina Nina, LaXaNTe X, Patrick Shampine, and Dan Kokkos
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-06 03:36:12
    Brian McDonald, Raleigh Burke, Ian Andrews, Noze P., Carter Gibson, Tiffany Henry, Dave Meralus, Bobbi Jo Woods, John Fanavans, Matt Fowler, Calvin Grant, Lord Miles Parker, Sharon Scarbrough, Zack Brown, Ken Outlaw, Ali Mehdi, Adnan Akhtar, Samantha Villenave, Alina Kalyal, ronald delatour, Ugo Cei, Cédric VILLENAVE, Andy Carr, Mohamed Amine Korteby, Hassan Shabbir, Hassan Dibani, Jeff Milner, anthony feliciano, Amy Lane Outlaw, Johnny Michaels, Scott Anderson, Benjamin Moore Eubank, James Fierce, Mark Hamilton, Daniel Fontaine, luka vanessa, Rory Swan, Ehsan Ahmadi Gharacheh, Jake Croston, Tristan Johnson, Tai Heartnet, mirko carlini, That's What She Said, hassan gholamrezai, Curt Edwards, Matt Longoria, Robert McGee, Tina Parkinson, Eric Rice, Vikas Agrawal, Titia Mesdag, mark wilson, J Sal, Noman Sadiq, AHMAD FATHI, Gustav Nilsson, locke flocke, Dolidh Young, Lance Norris, GEO GEO, Anto Khan, Salim Ibrahim, faisal almassaly, Nathan Keen, Radu Vasiliu, Uri Katz, Martin Mubita, Andrew Delorey, Rick Acciola, Kevin Tarlowski, Alexander Boutkhoudze, ahmed nasser, Kenneth Poage, Caner Bakraç, Julio Mijardín Cariño, James Nixon Steel, Christopher Lira, Federico Rota, Malte Philipp Armbruster, Gabriel Gonzalez, Murat Armağan, Ian Laird, Sayeed Mohiuddin, M Monica, Mohammad Eshbeata, EL AISSAOUI HICHAM, Martyn Jones, Jeremy Dahl, Justin Berman, Mervin Praison, Alex Gianopoulos, George Rodenbaugh, Vitu Silva, Daniel Armendariz, Santos Guazu, Noah Hester, Lara Ochei, Rob Atkins, Harlan Smith, dylan sporer, AmyLynn Arrington, Jason Tran, J Brown, Daylan Smith, Minister Smith, سعيد رستم, Seth Stuck, ahmed ramy, Macsen Apollo, Kabir Bello, Jordan Brown, sandeep pothuganti, Matt Boguski, Dano Hart, Robert Daggett, Paul Roustan, Mohamed Gaber, Gurdeep Gill, Sean Strife, Jennifer Smith, novin tasvir, Linda Dee, william gabriel, 張盈凱, Brett Bjornsen, Phần mềm đăng tin rao vặt, Randy Morton, Liza Sperling, Alfredo Tigolo, Jared Mecham, Austin Rothbard, Ben Collins, David Will, Ashur Sada, Edwin Lopez, Billy Wilson, Kendall Price, Sam Wille, Eric Chilton, Travis Dent, Josh Fernau, Ron Williams, Scott Fritz, George Torouno, Kunal Kaushik, Peter McDermott, Adam Guerbuez, Troy Daniel, Nina Nina, LaXaNTe X, Patrick Shampine, and Dan Kokkos
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-06 17:10:42
    Just saying Google+...

    #Hipster Ned
    #firstworldproblems
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-06 18:18:08
    It's that time of year again..... :D
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-07 00:03:25
    Harry Potter Makes Some Great Food

    I love the Harry Potter series! So i bring you... The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook: From Cauldron Cakes to Knickerbocker Glory--More Than 150 Magical Recipes for Muggles and Wizards

    Tons of food things from the book to make including Pumpkin Pasties--a staple on the Hogwarts Express cart, ButterBeer, and Molly's Meat Pies--Mrs. Weasley's classic dish are all here for you to cook up. Each recipe is pre-faced with a little blurb from one of the books where the food was mentioned.

    So Neat. :)

    Check it out here -> http://goo.gl/0A5YR
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-07 00:59:46
    (>_<)
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-07 02:52:22
    Just got the new #xbox update....

    Have you? :)
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-07 15:31:17
    PR and Social Media

    Here is my list of Social media folks and Public Relation people. Looking for advice on how to market your brand, yourself or just great helpful posts? These are the folks that have the stuff.

    As always .. if you should be here just write me a quick note why.. Anyone left out... Sorry! Next round. Circle has been cleaned of inactive posters... Lots of these are not the 'typical suggestions'... Enjoy.
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-07 16:43:25
    The Most Beautiful Video On You Tube

    Warning.. do not watch this if you have a meeting shortly ... Unless you want to say you were cutting up some onions.

    *SNiFF*
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-07 22:23:12
    This.
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-08 21:25:12
    *Why is my Gif Not Animated In the Stream*

    I see this everywhere.. Why do you have to click on some pictures and not others? ANSWER: The graphic must be less than 300px wide to appear animated in the stream

    You will need to resize the gif in a program that retains the animation. Adobe Photoshop does this. No photoshop? Use an online tool. Something like http://www.online-image-editor.com/ works for free.

    No more #clicky required.... but remember use sparingly or you are likely to annoy people unless its an awesome one... Like this here batman one.

    #gplustips #gif #animated #tips #googletips #googlemagic
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-08 22:21:56
    What's this? Is it TRUE? G+ spam filters from other members!?

    I noticed while browsing my comments that a comment was greyed out. Looks like i get a notification that it has been marked as spam and i can remove it.... because someone else marked it as spam. Much like a vote down feature on you tube.

    *Start marking those spammy comments folks.. there is double the reason now!* Awesome step in the right direction to deal with spam.
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-08 23:48:10
    Thank you Secret Santa! It's just what i wanted!

    Just got this in the mail... even up here in Canada! Thank you :)

    -----------------------------------------------

    Are you a part of G+ Secret Santa?

    This is a great idea if you are not taking part yet. The holiday season comes to G+... via your G+ plusers!

    Here is my list = http://www.goo.gl/0PEUR

    How does it work?
    1) Create a wish list on your local amazon website (http://www.amazon.com or http://www.amazon.ca etc) All countries with amazon can participate! Remember to choose some cheaper options (less than $10 - shipping is extra!)
    2) Make sure you set your shipping address on the wish list it will remain private except to amazon.(Read fine print though)
    3) Share your list in a plus tagged with +Secret Santa and #gplussanta and on the +Secret Santa brand page!
    4) Buy some gifts for some of your friends or even a random stranger or two here on plus
    5) Get your wishlist stuff in the mail from others! ♥

    Happy Holidays!

    Are you participating? Post your list here! :D Id love to get some stuff for some of my followers :)

    #zombies #santa
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-09 12:03:41
    Things that make you go hmmmm.....

    #love
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-09 18:17:34
    After a conversation early today....
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-09 20:00:14
    pat mcgovern, Link Adams, Titia Mesdag, MOHA QU, Narendra Thadani, James Lawson-Smith, Brian McDonald, Jeff Norris, Andy Stuart, Ahmed AL.Shobaki, Muhammad Alsharif, Keivan Sedighi, Alexander Angelides, Samuel Carrijo, Lewis Santos, Dano Hart, Joan Mims, Mathias Horrigan, and azu nwaokobia
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-09 22:54:55
    My niece thought these were pretty funny.
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-10 04:35:03
    John Fanavans, Mohamed Mansour, Patrick Shampine, Brett Bjornsen, Vic Gundotra, M Monica, Dave Veffer, Dave Meralus, Tom Rolfson, Cliff Roth, Bobbi Jo Woods, Johnny Ace Okeke, Maria Rossi, Brian McDonald, Paul L. McCord Jr., Boris Gorelik, Paul Roustan, Linda Dee, JP Chastain, kaustav sarkar, Irene Koehler, Walery Kolchin, Tim Gray, Christopher Lira, and Thomas Schoberl
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-10 15:43:36
    Stone cold creamery FTW!
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-10 15:57:11
    Know what i like to talk about here on plus.....? YOU! :D

    Get yours -> http://timc.idv.tw/wordcloud/en/#googleplus:*YourprofileIDHere*
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-10 17:41:13
    What does this MEME!? ;)

    Nyan Nyan Happy #caturday ~=[,,_,,]:3
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-10 18:06:37
    Want in #Schemer the new google whats fun to do app?
    Reminds me a lot of 43 things.. but neat way to track and share your goals with others.

    20 invites to my happy followers :D Go!

    *EDIT* DO you have some invites? Post them here for others to get in.... :)
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-10 21:21:42
    As the holidays approach... Remember this......

    #christmas #holidays
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-11 10:47:22
    RESHARE:


    Reshared text:
    Hmmmmmm....
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-11 16:06:17
    Think of this next time you're in the snow... :)
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-11 18:55:21
    Coders and code monkeys.... Do you code to music?
    If so what? I'm looking for some new selections... I usually do some classical or celtic when i am having trouble with a problem.

    What about you?
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-11 20:24:14
    As Google Plus continues to grow..

    Its wonderful to see so many people getting along so well behind their internet walls... Carry on being rude to people you dont know...on people you don't knows posts... it makes you AWESOME :D and of course remember... YOU ARE ENTITLED TO IT! :D
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-12 01:12:32
    On that note... I'm getting off the computer... :)
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-12 17:16:36
    *Want To See The Magic of Google Plus - Version 3*

    New to Google Plus? Not quite sure you 'get it' yet? Follow these 3 simple steps. Try it. I Dare you. Anyone who actually does these things will love it here and can never say "it's dead".

    1. *Get Followers* - Complete your profile. Put "what circles you should be placed in" in your about section. Think things like Photography, Geek, Tech, Art, Gaming, Wine Lover, Cat person. People probably have circles like this and can easily circle you back. Make it easy for people to circle you. Check out my profile for more ideas. Spend a few moments on this. Seriously. Make at LEAST 1 public post. Post daily in your 'interests' you picked for your profile. Make sure some is 'your own' not just reshares of others. Use pictures. G+ likes pictures.

    2. *Follow Others* Circle this shared circle of 60 people up. They are Foodies, Travel, Tech, Art, Writing, Gaming and more. Many have less than 1000 people circling them. They are all engaging rockstars that will fill your stream with awesome content. Or go to the search bar and type in your interests. Game of thrones, Web development, wine, makeup, Michael Jackson. People here are fans and they are talking about it. Circle up at least 250 People. 1000 is still golden. These will likely all be strangers. Get over that. You do NOT need to know people in real life to talk about Iphones or Cooking, but you can have a great conversation. Don't expect to read the whole stream, it will be far too much. Make a circle of "engage with" as your first circle. Place people who's stuff you like in that circle. Visit THAT stream daily. Realize that people will share or +mention you to posts that you need to see. Accept this and remember to do this for others. Clean out and add people to this "Engage with" Circle often. Your personal preference on this section may vary... but this is a good place to start.

    3. *Engage others* Go up and down your stream right now and Reshare neat things, comment, click the link, read the story, mention others who might like that post or comment on other peoples comments. +1s generally mean you read it and agree. Do that too. Try and make comments better than "lol" but engage other people in some way. Remember to mute the post if the conversation is not interesting to you anymore with the drop down arrow.

    Rinse and Repeat steps 2 and 3 daily for best results. Google Plus is a truly amazing website if you follow these steps. Make it yours.

    Share with your circles and new friends on G+ and comment your tips on making G+ magical.
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-12 23:42:56
    *Scratch Off A Layer Of The World*

    As I continue my plans for a trip to Europe (and maybe a USA road trip) I came across this awesome map.

    You can scratch off exactly where you have traveled to in the world. Show off on a nice classy looking wall map just how well traveled you are. What a neat idea.
    Get them here ---> http://goo.gl/ZHqxV
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-13 01:41:25
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-13 03:10:16
    Mohammad Eshbeata, Brett Bjornsen, Daniel Fontaine, Rob Thrasher, Vitaliy Darovskikh, Alex King, John Fanavans, Mayur Dhande, Mark O'Callaghan, Tracie Smalls, william gabriel, Carlos Lopez Meza, Jarod Smith, Ken Pham, gandhi bittu, manish kumar, Eric Rice, Tetsuya Kitahata, Dylan Smith, Ken Nagrod, Glencora Martinez, Randy Williams, Gopi Nath, John S, Aidan Smith, Michael Anderson, Juan Miguel Chica Cuellar, Chiranjeeb Sahoo, Kip Kipper, shikhar mishra, Roy Garcia, VIJAY KUMAR, Gopi Thapa, Stephen Turley, George Torouno, عبدالملك غنيم, Michael Mozart, Cayen S, George Sepich, Gregory Garver, Soumitra Paul, Ben Timmins, Mahmud Bkro, Robert McGee, Raleigh Burke, james wreck, khalid alqloob, alexandra wolf, Adnan Siddiqi, Scott Mathison, 李文锋, Leo Li, hossein doshvargard, Vinh Nguyen, Bob Bostwick, and Michael Marotta
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-13 16:42:49
    Ok Ladies.. Serious Question

    I have always had an issue with liquid eyeliner. It never works for me. I always end up looking like some crazy cross eye cat lady. If i somehow manage to get one eye done the other never works.

    Do you wear liquid eyeliner? Tips tricks brands? You tube video that explained it all for you?

    I dont know if you wear makeup or not... so if not.. just ignore this. :)
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-13 22:20:10
    Holiday Baking is Upon Me!

    Want to make this? 1 min you tube shows you how... How to Make Cookie Monster Cupcakes! Best on YouTube
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-14 19:06:57
    Internet Pet Peeves

    I just got another message here on plus THAT WAS TYPED IN ALL CAPS... I am not exactly sure when the all caps immediately translates into YELLING in my inside brain voice.. but i find few things more annoying online...

    What internet things are your nail on chalk board moments... ?
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-14 20:47:44
    RESHARE:
    I don't often post Some E Cards but when i do they are holiday depressed themed... ;)

    Reshared text:
    True Story
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-14 23:56:58
    George Rodenbaugh, Troy Daniel, anthony feliciano, M Monica, Aaron Wood, Shahiz Almonte, Matt Fowler, Tina Parkinson, Brett Bjornsen, AmyLynn Arrington, Joe Martinez, Allen Firstenberg, and Craig Luecke
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-15 00:08:09
    Craig Luecke, Matt Fowler, Renata Sherwin, Mike Stenger, Allen Firstenberg, Jacob Chappell, Shana Davies, Joe Martinez, Robert McGee, Rory Swan, and Cayen S
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-15 06:24:57
    That is all.

    Artist: Some NSFW though - NIAGARA DETROIT: http://www.niagaradetroit.com/print.htm
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-15 17:00:36
    *How Google May Look If #SOPA passes today*

    Come on america... Don't mess up the intertubes!
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-15 22:21:35
    RESHARE:
    Ooooo Peoples Choice Awards! Who are your top Plussers? They will get listed in the Peoples Choice Spot on http://www.recommendedusers.com A great 3rd party site that helps you find people to circle.

    GO HERE AND VOTE :) ---------> https://plus.google.com/107383157816966336384/posts/gQXt5N87gga

    Go Read the rules and Comment on your favs. Comments here are disabled

    Reshared text:
    (People's Choice, Round Two) http://goo.gl/C4m6S
    Who are the top 3 people in your circles who share the BEST POSTS that you want acknowledge them for their activity on G+?
    Just mention their name in the comments (+name) and explain in a line or two why you are choosing them or +1 the comments that you agree with.
    Please comment only on the original post: http://goo.gl/C4m6S

    Please read the rules at the bottom of the post before leaving a comment

    The purpose the poll: *To Thank and to appreciate the top contributer to G+ content an to find the best people to follow on G+ to get the highest quality content and the most interesting posts."

    What is the definition of Best Posts? By "best posts" I mean the best posts in "YOUR OPINION".

    To make it easier to manage the responses please follow these rules:
    1) Please mention their names in the comments (+name).
    2) Please explain in the comment why you are voting for someone
    3) Please only ONE name per comment.
    4) If someone you want to vote for has already been mentioned, please just +1 the original comment.
    5) If you share the post (PLEASE DO), ask your followers to comment only on the original post.
    6) Please comment only on the original post.

    I ran a similar poll few month ago and published the results at http://www.recommendedusers.com/peoples-choice/
    I will do the same with the results of this poll. A circle including the plusers with the highest votes will also be shared publicly.

    Thank you so much for your participation.
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-15 23:14:26
    *What is CANADA Trebek*

    :)
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-16 04:29:20
    Just got Dead Island on the XBoX....

    I know that took awhile.... Totally time to kill some #zombies

    You play this on xbox? Tips? Comment. Let us play.
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-16 08:50:52
    This.

    Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-16 17:31:25
    Its a #sushi kinda day...

    Have you had sushi? Do you love it or hate it?

    Anyone in the #toronto area? Lets go! :D
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-16 18:24:35
    Profile Photos
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-16 22:15:02
    Always know what time it is for your Plusers!

    What a neat page I came across today... Find out what time it is hourly everywhere in the world right in your stream with this handy World clock page... :)

    What will they think of next..

    https://plus.google.com/102999923765570309806/posts
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-16 23:51:03
    *Quick Question Everyone*

    What are the questions, complaints or concerns you hear from real life friends as to why they will not leave facebook/twitter and come to G+? Or if they sign up.. why they don't 'come back'...

    I'm having this discussion with a RL (real life) friend again right now .. :)

    Want to clarify this is NOT about G+ is better than anything else... simply looking for reasons why people might want to give G+ a fair shot and what is stopping them...

    #gplus #facebook #gplustips
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-17 04:14:03
    My life will be complete when this is my living room... :)

    (That side panel there is for #xbox right?)
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-17 06:30:16
    What is Caturday?

    A day to celebrate the greatness that is Felis Domesticus, or the common house-cat. Some people here on G+ post picture of cats or funny cat photos on Saturday... :)

    More info here... http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/caturday
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-17 09:40:26
    These may be the best holiday cupcakes EVER!

    Receipe here --> http://www.withsprinklesontop.net/?p=1156

    So easy to make.. i make them every year..
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-17 18:25:43
    Hey Ladies - Its time for some GIRL Time

    I (with the help of several other ladies like +Laurie DesAutels ) am creating a makeup/hair/girl beauty tips etc circle... The circle will NOT be shared publicly .. The posts will be limited to the circle... You will be notified of these posts.

    If you saw the eyeliner post it will be more of the same...(https://plus.google.com/107982618909749811163/posts/4RArjuU3SZH) .. How to use a flat iron to curl hair.. which mascara you like the best... Best tea to relax with.. etc.. Maybe some hangouts/hangouts on air... *You dont need to be a girly girl*... This will be for FUN and exchanging of ideas.. Lets see what we can do with this space to bring a bit more female perspective to it...

    If you want in comment below... Opt-In Required :)

    #women #ladies #makeup #fun
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-17 19:47:55
    *No New Xbox till 2013?*

    I've read this in a few places... saying some kinda information in 2012 but no release to 2013... Something to do with the fact xbox is currently the number one gaming console ... so why rush it ... even if the WII U is coming out?

    Anyone here have better information on it?

    #xbox
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-17 20:46:19
    RESHARE:
    WIN

    (As long as the disc is safe!)

    Reshared text:
    EPIC
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-17 23:05:14
    RESHARE:
    Coolest thing i've seen in my stream today goes to +Geli Heimann and these two folks playing the glass harp!

    What's a glass harp? A glass harp is an instrument made of upright wine glasses. It is played by running moistened or chalked fingers around the rim of the glasses. And it sure is impressive to watch.. :)

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    Totally incredible the synergy between these two people. I'm in awe again!!
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  • Amanda Blain2011-12-18 02:57:44
    This totally made me giggle when i saw it...

    Princess Bride FTW!
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