favorite things/resources
Here are few fun links to peruse…
Inspirational Design Blogs
designspongeonline.com
ohjoy.blogs.com
the {oh joy!} blog is about ~ inspiration, design,
style & other cool things - locally or across the country
foundobject.squarespace.com
inspirations, reflections, discoveries
housemartin.typepad.com
inspired home & floral
delightfulblogs.com
Writing Blogs
riversgrace.blogspot.com
Epicurean Blogs
madeater.blogspot.com
web 2.0
social-networking sites
twitter.com
Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?
facebook.com
Facebook is a social utility that connects you with the people around you.
bebo.com
Bebo is a social media network where friends share their lives and explore great entertainment.
social bookmarking sites
The Social Media Manual: Read Before You Play
addthis.com
Promotes your content everywhere through bookmarking
and sharing.
stumbleupon.com
Connect with friends and share your discoveries, meet people that have similar interests, and check out what other people are discovering.
digg.com
News, Videos, Images
del.icio.us
Another great source that acts like a combination of StumbleUpon.com and Digg.com.
stylehive.com
A user-generated shopping magazine, specifically suited for products.
Tunes
podbop.org
Enter your city to find find local gigs and listen to and then podcast or download the tunes right to your desktop.
Pandora
The service creates a streaming radio station based around your favorite artist or song, so it’s easy to change up your music menu.
portland
Photography
Siler Studios Photography
Anthony Georgis
Printers
Premiere Press
gotoandplay.net Printer Portland List
Office Space
TenPod
Souk
Events
Portland Picks
life + style to you: every Friday
urbandrinks.com
Find the best Happy Hour in Portland! I love this site; no need to plan. Get a group of friends together and check out this website for all the best spots and good deals.
misc
Skype!
Take a deep breath. Chat up a storm. I love this chat and voice program and use it to chat with friends oversees and locally.
Daily Candy
DailyCandy is a free daily e-mail from the front lines of fashion, food, and fun. Sign up to get the scoop on hot new restaurants, designers, secret nooks, and charming diversions in your city and beyond.
Knowledge
squidoo.com
Everyone’s an expert on something!
Share your knowledge and passion with the world.
wikipedia.org
the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
online shopping
threadless.com
designer t-shirts
etsy.com
fabulous handmade items
marketing/branding
webrandonline.com
We Brand Online — Providing all your internet needs
squidoo.com/meatballsundae
Seth Godin writes about marketing.
luminousbrands.com
Luminous Brands is a consultancy group providing branding to individuals and organizations.
seo (search engine optimization)
led-digest.com
The Internet Marketing Discussion List
anvilmedia.blogspot.com
Search Engine Marketing News
wordtracker.com
Find the keyword you need to suceed online
Google analytics
Great Free website analytic tool
seonoobs.com
6 Free SEO Tools You Can’t Live Without
clicktracks.com
seowebpromote.com
Ascend Web Promotion enables website owners to promote their businesses on the internet by utilizing professional search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing strategies for the purpose of increasing website traffic coming from their target audience.
design/web
Stock Photography mailbuild.com Web Yep! christiekoehler.com kuler.adobe.com COLOURlovers™ Firebug Web Development Tool
istock.com
photoshelter.com
The newly launched PhotoShelter Collection enables photographers of all levels to benefit from a worldwide image-selling marketplace that returns commercial and creative independence back into the hands of the artist.
A List Apart
For people who make web sites
1and1.com
Purchase Domain Names & Hosting
whois.net
Search provides domain name registration information by domain names, IP addresses and/or NIC handle.
html/css renderers
newsletter services
Put your clients in control of their email marketing – and look good doing it.
campaignmonitor.com
For designers who create and send email newsletters for themselves and their clients.
cms
The Tiny Shiny WebCMS
web developer
Portland, OR–based web application developer
Color
Adobe has created a slick flash app for creating color themes to use with creative suite apps.
Is a resource that monitors and influences color trends. COLOURlovers gives the people who use color – whether for ad campaigns, product design, or even in architectural specification - a place to check out a world of color, compare color palettes, submit news and comments, and read color-related articles and interviews.
Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.
lynda.com
A fabulous online training resource.