Last night Lacey Paterson passed away. We are with heavy hearts that our friend is gone, she brought such joy to our lives and was an inspiration to us all. We posted a small photo slideshow, please share.

There’s this mentality in marketing whether traditional or social that as long as things are moving or action is being created then that’s success. Too often we mistake moving bricks for building something. I had this conversation with a friend and how some people are so satisfied moving bricks. They like the notion that they are doing something and if questioned about their involvement they can always say they’ve been doing the hard work of moving bricks.

Last week we heard from Justin Levy that Workshifting.com was listed on Social Media Examiner as one of the top 10 business blogs and why they are successful. We are so proud that one of our clients’ websites were listed and even more exciting, one of the reasons Social Media Examiner rates it in the top 10 (besides the great writing and staff) is due to the design.

Another addition to this seemingly growing series of how other industries can help the social web grow up, this one takes a walk with photography. I have quite a few friends who are photographers whether by profession or hobby many traits and habits extend pass their disposition. I began looking at how we can take the basics and learn how to interact with the social web more effectively.

It’s been said that with age comes maturity, guessing by a few of my friends though you might think different. When the email newsletter was but a teenager struggling to find it’s place amongst business it would often have outburst of unruly behavior. Much is the same with social media design. How can we take the lessons email learned about design and apply them to social media?