Radiance Public Relations LLC is proud to announce our new client model Devin Coleman will have his first Calendar Release Event on Thursday December 10, 2009 at Mozaik Lounge in Downtown Columbus.

We are very excited that Devin has chosen Radiance Public Relations LLC to represent him. Mr. Coleman is an up and coming model from Rochester, NY who has so much potential and talent to be the next Tyson Beckford in the modeling industry. He has done a lot of fashion shows in the Columbus area and due to his physique, has begun building a “sex symbol” image with the ladies. Everyone young and old has been waiting and anticipating his calendar release for quite some time and with the holidays around the corner this is sure to be a great stocking stuffer or a great present for yourself.

If you would like to have Devin host your next event or you would like to purchase a calendar please email us at Radiancepublicrelations@gmail.com

Devin has recently done a photo shoot for Hipolicy Magazine’s Anniversary Issue and will be making special appearances in the upcoming months in Cleveland OH., Cincinnati OH., and New York City. He will also be modeling for a few clothing lines and will appear on fashion show runways in 2010.

Author: tina rinaudo
Source: articlesfactory.com

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The magnet: URI scheme is a draft open standard defining a URI scheme for magnet links, which are mainly used to reference resources available for download via peer-to-peer networks. Such a link typically identifies a file not by location or name, but by content; more precisely, by the content’s hash value.
– Wikipedia

ไม่รู้จัก Magnet URI นี่..เดี๋ยวจะเชยตกยุคเอานะเธอว์

ก็ต้องอ้างถึงตามหลัก BitTorrent ศาสตร์ ซึ่งเป็นแขนงหนึ่งใน P2P โซลไซตี้
ถ้าจะพูดว่า BitTorront เป็นรูปแบบ P2P ที่รู้จักมากชนิดหนึ่งคงไม่ผิดนัก

แต่ถ้าผมจะบอกว่า Bittorrent เป็นลักษณะเครือข่ายที่ “บกพร่อง” มากล่ะ…

ก่อนอื่น เผื่อใครไม่เคยใช้ Bittorrent

Bittorrent เนี่ย โดยกำเนิดแล้ว ประกอบด้วย 2 ส่วนใหญ่ๆ คือ

1. Tracker – เป็นแม่ข่ายสำหรับข้อมูลของ Client จำพวกสถิติ, IP บลาๆ แต่ไม่ได้เก็บไฟล์ตัวจริงนะเธอว์ เพราะไม่งั้นจะผิดหลัก P2P กลายเป็น Client-Server ไป
2. Client – ลูกข่ายนั่นเอง

ส่วน Client เนี่ยก็แบ่งได้เป็น 2 ส่วนหลักๆคือ

1. Seeder – คือผู้ที่มีไฟล์ “สมบูรณ์”
2. Leecher – คือผู้ที่มีไฟล์ “ยังไม่สมบูรณ์”

สั่งเกตเห็นอะไรแปลกๆไม๊?

ใช่สิ..นี่มันคล้ายๆกับ Semi-P2P กลายเป็น P2P ผสมกับ Client-Server ซะอย่างนั้น
BitTorrent จะไม่สามารถทำงานได้เลยถ้าไม่มี Traker คอยรวบรวมข้อมูลด้านสถิติการเชื่อมต่อให้!!

แล้วก็มีส่วนแก้ไขข้อบกพร่องนี้ขึ้นมาคือ DHT

Distributed hash tables (DHTs) are a class of decentralized distributed systems that provide a lookup service similar to a hash table: (key, value) pairs are stored in the DHT, and any participating node can efficiently retrieve the value associated with a given key. Responsibility for maintaining the mapping from keys to values is distributed among the nodes, in such a way that a change in the set of participants causes a minimal amount of disruption. This allows DHTs to scale to extremely large numbers of nodes and to handle continual node arrivals, departures, and failures.
– Wikipedia

เอ้อล่ะเหว๋ย!!

DHT เนี่ย..มันก็คือ Tracker เสมือน(มั้ง) ที่คอยเก็บสถิติ
ปรกติไฟล์ Bittorrent มันก็มีนามสกุลคือ “.torrent”

ถ้าสมัยก่อนที่ยังไม่มี DHT (หรือ Tracker ระบบปิด ที่ปิดระบบ DHT ไว้) ก็จะไม่มีข้อมูลพวก Client ที่คอยสูบฉีดไอ้ข้อมูลสำหรับไฟล์ๆนี้อยู่เลย

พอมีระบบนี้ขึ้นมาปุ๊บ ก็หวานหมูสิ!!

ได้ไฟล์ Torrent มาปุ๊บก็จับยัดเข้า Bittorrent Client ถึงไม่มี Tracker หรือถึงจะไม่มีสิทธิ์เข้าใช้ Tracker ก็โหลดได้อยู่ดี!!

แต่ช้าก่อน Magnet URI ดีกว่านั้น

Magnet URI ไม่ต้องการไฟล์ .torrent
Magnet URI ต้องการแค่ “Syntax”

ถ้าคุณเคยใช้ P2P Client จำพวก Kazaa, eMule, UseNext ล่ะก็…จบแค่นี้ มันคือแบบนั้นแหละครับ!!

…ออกจะเชยมาก ถ้าคุณใช้บริการ Open Tracker ต่างประเทศ แล้วไม่เคยใช้ Magnet นี่เลย

ตัวอย่าง Syntax สำหรับ Magnet

magnet:?xt=urn:sha1:YNCKHTQCWBTRNJIV4WNAE52SJUQCZO5C
– Wikipedia

อืมม.. ผมไม่รู้หรอกว่ามันประกอบด้วยอะไรบ้าง (กดอ่านเอาเองนะเธอว์ สู้ๆ!!)

แต่.. มันช่วยให้ชีวิตดีขึ้นอย่างไร

• ไม่ต้องมีไฟล์ Torrent!!

การเกิดของ Magnet URI มันช่วยมาลบปมด้อยของ BitTorrent อย่างดีทีเดียวคือการแชร์ไฟล์เราไม่ต้องมี Tracker ไม่ต้องมีไฟล์ Torrent
ถ้าคุณใช้ uTorrent (อ่านว่า มิว`ทอเรน) ลองคลิกขวาที่ไฟล์ใดก็ได้ จะมีคำสั่ง “Copy Magnet URI”เพียงคลิกขวา ก๊อปปี้…
แล้วไปโยนไว้ในเว็บ ทำเป็นลิงค์ซะ ก็สามารถใช้งานได้เลย!!

คือ.. ไอ้การเกิดของ Torrent และ Tracker เนี่ย.. มันทำให้เกิดนิเวศแบบ Ratio
ผมไม่ได้ยอกว่าระบบนี้ไม่ดี ผมว่ามันก็ดีในแง่ของการบังคับให้ประชากรไม่เป็นผู้ได้อย่างเดียว
แต่ได้เป็นผู้ให้บ้าง (ถึงไม่อัพไฟล์ ก็ช่วยอัพโหลด อะไรประมาณนั้น)บลาๆๆๆๆๆ (ไม่พูดต่อ)

เอาล่ะ… หลายคนพอจะได้ยินข่าวว่า Tracker ชื่อดัง ปิดบริการ Tracker ก็ไม่ต้องตกใจ เพราะเชาหันมาเปิดให้บริการ Magnet แทนนั่นเอง : D

ด้วยประการฉะนี้…
การละเมิดลิขสิทธิ์จึงอยู่คู่กับมนุษยชาติต่อไป (สาธุ) –w-)\

Well, we’ve all been working hard for the past few weeks, trying to get our shiny new brand ready.  Our friends over at Hello (www.01134.co.uk) came up with a lovely new look for us and we’re loving it!!  We wanted something that really represented who we are and what we’re about – and that would be flexible enough to grow with the business – and they delivered it for us in spades.  We love the different colours and we’ve all adopted a colour and an icon – can you guess who belongs to which icon??  Perhaps we’ll run a competition…

I’m so lucky with the people who work with me in Portfolio Directors, they are as passionate about the company and our clients as I am – and as an added bonus we all love cooking!  We always try and make our clients feel completely at home when they come to the offices, so we came up with the idea of serving them with tea in proper cups.  We all got quite enthusiastic about it and before many days were out, we had cake stands, china tea cups and an oak trolley that we used as a printer stand was put back to it’s original use as a tea trolley.  There’s a story to be told here as my husband’s lovely Granny bequeathed this trolley to us in her will – she used to wheel it in with home-baked goodies on it and china tea-cups – how lovely that we’ve resurrected a tradition.

So, to bring my ramblings into relevance – we came up with a great, and fitting, way of launching our new brand – a proper afternoon tea party!!  The girls baked themselves into a frenzy and we invited a few clients and friends over to see the new brand.  Heather from Hiho Silver (www.hihosilver.co.uk) baked us some lovely cup cakes with our new icons on them and Amanda, our Finance Assistant (I can’t cook!!) suddenly developed the ability to bake divine butterfly cakes.

A big thank you to everyone who joined us – we had a lovely afternoon and did the new brand proud!!

I got an N64 in my stocking!

For Christmas our video department are producing content about celebrities’ favourite presents which will be shown on Virgin Media on you Mobile. Jeremy Kyle’s was the birth of his daughter Alice while Tinchy Stryder reminisces about getting an N64. But we can do much more than shoot, produce and edit HD or SD video at Que Pasa. We can encode any video – and audio, for that matter – to mobile and web formats and we’ve doing this since 2000, as illustrated by our 2009 Sony Ericsson’s Pocket TV project.

At Que Pasa we specialise in content for all platforms. This summer we planned, created and delivered a TV broadcast series for Road To V on Virgin 1.

What’s more, we have two Final Cut Pro editing suites at our central London offices which we hire to clients at a competitive price. Feel free to contact video chief Mark Antonello for further information.

The Rewired team with Rob Markwell (Pitch Consultants) and Michael Collie (BBC)

I can’t believe it has already been a week since we were getting dolled up in the office ready for the CIPR PRide Midlands Awards. Held at the ICC, the awards celebrate PR professionals and agencies across the Midlands region. Rewired was up for Outstanding Small Consultancy and I’d tried not to think about it too much for fear of being disappointed, but as soon as we sat at the table, my heart starting going. Luckily, my first trip on the stage was to collect a bottle of Veuve (I was one of the raffle winners!) so we popped the cork to settle the nerves.

The night was amazing and 21 awards into the show, Rewired was announced as the CIPR PRide Midlands ‘Oustanding Small Consultancy’. I won’t go into details but let’s just say the night didn’t end when the awards did and my bottle of Veuve was one of many.

It was such an amazing achievement for us as a company and a team, especially seeing as though Rewired was only been born 18 months ago.

Winning got me thinking about what an amazing year and a half it has been at Rewired. Everyone knows how much I love my job and the people I work with, but more than that I was proud of Rewired for having such a fantastic year in such a difficult economic climate.

This time last year, we had already begun working on some amazing clients; Taste of Birmingham, Hello Digital, Wolverhampton Art Gallery and The Big Picture, but since then the client list has gone from strength to strength. We’re working with some amazing organisations on some really exciting projects and clients.

We’ve maintained our niche of creative, digital and leisure companies but developed each of these client bases to include some amazing companies. As well as regional organisations like Screen West Midlands, Audiences Central and Ormiston Trust, we’re also working with innovative companies and projects like Mudlark.We’re still heavily involved in the region’s arts scene and continue working with Wolverhampton Art Gallery; currently on the amazing ‘Pop: Jann Haworth’ exhibition, which you MUST go and see.  We are also working with Punch Records on some amazing music and arts projects, and so far have brought some brilliant music to the city!

We also have also strengthened our events arm; both PR and event management. We’ve done PR for BASS Festival, Style in the City and Birmingham Book Festival. As well as the event management of Producers’ Forum ‘Celebrate the Future of Film’, Royal Television Society Awards and a number of high profile film premieres and industry events for Screen WM.

As well as Style in the City, we have also moved in to the fashion world (much to my delight), working with Retail Birmingham. Style Birmingham, the consumer brand for Retail Birmingham, had a fantastic rebrand earlier in the year (courtesy of 383 Project, who I love working with). Since then, Style Birmingham has gone from strength to strength and is fast-becoming the city’s voice for style and shopping. This project is a major part of our leisure/consumer work, which also includes work with Lasan, Birmingham’s premier Indian Restaurant, who have recently won Best Indian Restaurant on The F Word.

There are so many other clients to mention but you’ll get bored if I keep going, but it’s just amazing for me to see how much we’ve grown since last year. We’ve just been taken on by a couple of new clients, which I’m sure I will be blogging and twittering about very soon.

2010 looks to be a very exciting year so hopefully, this time next year, I’ll be writing a post about event more exciting times at Rewired HQ!

Yesterday saw the launch of yet another UK MVNO (a ‘virtual’ mobile operator), GiffGaff.

A SIM-only, pay-as-you-go operator, GiffGaff sits on O2’s network and describes itself as ‘people-powered.’ Members are rewarded not only each time they top up or recruit friends, but more interestingly, for a whole raft of other activities, for which they receive cash, credit, or a donation to their chosen charity.

These include helping the GiffGaff team to answer customers’ enquiries, submitting ideas to the marketing department, designing adverts, contributing to – and properly tagging – the GiffGaff blog or submitting user-generated video content to YouTube and Facebook.

The GiffGaff guys are trying to do things differently and are obviously very excited about the concept of community and engagement in driving the network. We wish ‘em luck!

Hugh Burrows

I have the great fortune and honour to work with some amazing people.  What could be more awesome than having a client arrive for her personal training appointment with Hello Kitty in tow?

hello kitty

The workout was not a piece of cake.  The sore muscles the next day?  They were the icing on the cake!

Thank you M, for your commitment and the fine company you keep.

On the doorstep of the the Houses of Parliament, the world renowned Tate Gallery and the splendour of the River Thames, and Buckingham Palace, St John’s Westminster is not just in a desirable part of London but can be considered one of the world’s most desirable residential addresses.

This award-winning exclusive development offers some of the finest luxury apartments that London has to offer, situated around the ancient gardens of St Johns and within touching distance of Victoria, Westminster and St James’s Park Underground Stations.

The apartments have been decorated and fully furnished with true care and attention, granite kitchens, unique marble bathrooms and parquet flooring are just some of the beautifully finished touches the apartments boast.

This apartment block also offers guests a fully-equipped gym, whirlpool, sauna and private health spa with a wide range of alternative health and beauty therapy services. A digital television service, DVD player and wireless broadband are also available in each apartment.

http://www.crownlawn.com/United_Kingdom/london_apartments/westminster/st_johns/st_johns.html

http://www.crownlawn.com

I have made a promise to myself that I WILL catch up on every shoot that I need to blog…my aim is to get it all done before Christmas!

Wish me luck

My first catch up post is from another session that I did with Deanna a while back…fun with hundreds and thousands! We had a blast shooting these frames and the many others that were taken.

Now I am off to eat some chocolate

We are thankful for all of you, all of our amazing clients, our families, and for doing what we absolutely love to do – making photographs.

So, thankful for it all.  For the pictures and those who make them possible, for allowing of us to make clicks on a regular basis.  Thankful today for my family and friends. And Jeanene…..especially thankful for Jeanene, without whom the world would be monochrome, and my pictures would be just blah.  I give thanks for good health, the roof over my head and all the provisions that I’ve been provided with.

May God Bless you today on this Thanksgiving Eve and that you and yours have a very Merry Christmas.

Stephen & Jeanene

Congratulations to Katie & Brad on their superb wedding at Sheraton Mirage. What a fabulous day had by all, and what great families and great kids! The whole event was superbly coordinated by Paradise Wedding Planners, and the day went so smoothly. Katie’s hair and make up was by those awesome Allure girls, flowers were by House of Holland, and the ceremony was conducted by David Berry. We have so much more to show you, and really looking forward to seeing you very soon. Well done Mr & Mrs Hughes! For more information on our wedding imagery visit Thurtell Photography our Fan Us on Facebook for future updates. Enjoy the preview!

For more information on our wedding imagery visit www.thurtell.com.

yes… it’s old, BUT it’s the funniest ad on advertising/clients/work that I’ve seen…ever.
(just watch the video)

Google is set to become your new phone company, perhaps reducing your phone bill to zilch in the process.

Google has bought Gizmo5, an online phone company that is akin to Skype but based on open protocols and with a lot fewer users. TechCrunch, which broke the news on Monday, reported that Google spent $30 million on the company.

It’s a potent recipe — take Gizmo5’s open standards-based online calling system. Add to it the new ability to route calls on Google’s massive network of cheap fiber. Toss in Google Voice’s free phone number, which will ring your mobile phone, your home phone and your Gizmo5 client on your laptop. ÿþ
Meanwhile you can use Gizmo5 to make ultra cheap outgoing calls to domestic and international phone numbers, and free calls to Skype, Google Talk, Yahoo and AIM users. You could make and receive calls that bypass the per-minute billing on your smartphone.

Then layer on deluxe phone services like free SMS, voicemail transcription, customized call routing, free conference calls and voicemails sent as recordings to your e-mail account, and you have a phone service that competes with Skype, landlines and the Internet telephone offerings from Vonage and cable companies.

That’s not just pie in-the-sky dreaming.

Though still in invite-only mode, Google Voice has about 580,000 active users and nearly 1.5 million registered users, according to a Google filing with the FCC.

All I’m saying is watch this space. Google will end up being a dominant player in the telephone communications area.

Cheers,

Kohlben Vodden

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IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 24  — Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new- and used-vehicle information, today announces the results of the latest Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence survey of in-market new-car shoppers, revealing their likelihood to purchase a new car on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 27, 2009) and the effect of additional Black Friday-specific discounts and incentives on purchase timeframes.

When generally asked how likely they would be to purchase a new car on Black Friday, 55 percent of car shoppers said they were somewhat likely, and only 12 percent said they were very/extremely likely.

However, when asked how the availability of additional automotive discounts and incentives on Black Friday would affect their purchase timeframe, 32 percent of in-market new-car shoppers said they would definitely purchase a new car sooner than they had planned. An additional 65 percent said they would consider purchasing a vehicle sooner if additional Black Friday auto discounts and incentives were available.

New-car shoppers also revealed they are not very aware of any special Black Friday-specific discounts being offered by auto manufacturers and dealers. Only four percent of survey respondents said they were aware of such discounts and plan to take advantage of them to purchase a new vehicle on Friday, whereas the majority (67 percent) said they were not aware of any Black Friday-specific auto discounts, but would consider buying a new car if such deals were available.

Among in-market new-car shoppers who said they were not likely to buy a new car on Black Friday, 35 percent said they are waiting on better incentives and discounts, and 17 percent indicated that the incentives and discounts they are aware of right now simply are not good enough.

“The latest Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence survey data shows that car shoppers are hungry for deals this Friday and would seriously consider buying a new vehicle then if the price was right,” said James Bell, executive market analyst for Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com. “However, there is a perception gap about what special deals actually are available to new-car shoppers on Black Friday. This should motivate auto makers to heavily promote any special discounts or incentives so new-car shoppers can help positively contribute to the bottom line for manufacturers’ and dealers’ November sales.”

This Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence Survey was fielded to 121 in-market new-car shoppers on kbb.com from November 20-23, 2009,

There’s a million things for me to be thankful for today and everyday. I know I’m especially thankful for my parents, sister, boyfriend Scott and my numerous friends stateside and abroad, as well as the many people I’ve been able to re-connect with and get to know via Facebook and Twitter. The encouragement and support has been incredible, and I’m extremely grateful to have such awesome clients and a great circle of friends I consider my family! 

So to celebrate this wonderful day of thanks, I’ve been launching a very cool project that will go from now through March 31, 2010! Each time you book a family, child or couples session, $35 of each creative fee will go to the Children’s Therapy Center of the Quad Cities. The $35 is equivalent to one child receiving 15 minutes of therapy. This is part of a unique partnership I’ve had with this organization, which serves more than 100 children every year in providing speech, occupational, physical and feeding therapies for kids in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. 

Best of all, everyone who participates in this project – Celebrate Your Child 2010 Photo Charity – gets a complimentary 5×7 print and 10% off any large print (16×20 and larger). 

So start thinking ahead – Christmas, your birthday, family reunions, a new baby, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day… Get a quality experience with images you’ll love for years and – at the same time – contribute to a worthy, top-notch organization that has been around in the community for more than 50 years! If you’ve always wanted custom lifestyle photography, this is THE perfect opportunity to do so. 

All you have to do is email me to schedule your session at shuva@accentphotographics.com, and I will provide you with more detailed information. Thanks and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Cowabunga dudes

What makes someone – or something – influential?

For example, a PR with a client in telecoms is bound to say that the editor of a telecoms trade journal  is influential. They’d probably say the same about Stephen Fry. But ask them to prove that influence and I guarantee you’ll get either a blank stare or a conversation about circulation figures, web traffic and – if you’re lucky – followers on Twitter.

If we accept a definition of ‘having influence’ as being: “someone or something whose opinions and actions lead to a change of opinion and/or behaviour in the audiences they engage with or who engage with them,” then surely both the editor and Stephen pass the test?

Not quite. The problem I have is that most of the time we’re not getting an objective measure of influence but a subjective measure of significance, and that’s not good enough.

While the counsel given by PRs on the merit of interacting with different audiences is undoubtedly valued by clients, the massive fragmentation of the communications’ landscape coupled with the after-effects of a global recession have given them a reason to question the relevance of every penny of PR spend.

Clients are forcing the issue of proving influence because they are no longer certain that accepted campaign strategies and tactics will deliver to overall business goals. Telling them a person, or group of people, is influential and that they should be reached by a certain method is no longer enough, it has to be proven.

I’m already having daily conversations with clients who are keen to rip up the rule book of what constitutes a PR programme because they don’t accept that the old ways are working. The sacred cows such as press releases and press tours are being met with the question: “What value is this activity to me?” and I’m finding it massively liberating.

Of course, it’s an evolution rather than a revolution and there are still plenty of companies who require the activities that go to make up a typical PR programme. But the pace of evolution will only quicken as the global trend of influencer engagement starts to replace the one-to-many communication models prevalent in marketing today.

With that in mind, Edelman is on a mission to find and rank the 2,010 (see what we did there?)  most influential people in technology using our very own TweetLevel - a sophisticated influencer measurement tool that gives an accurate assessment of a person’s level of influence in the Twittersphere.

True, it’s currently limited to measuring influence within Twitter, but the fact that Twitter is being used by a large percentage of people involved in the technology sector makes it a perfect place to start. Look out for a call to action on how you can put yourself or someone else forward.

In the meantime I’d love to hear your views on influence and its importance in PR. Have I got this right? Is it the single most important factor for us PROs to understand and measure? Will it lead to a rethink around how we do PR or will the old ways always remain?

@PaulWooding

ARGH…It is and will continue to be one of those days!

here’s a little poem to explain..

Argh to the client who wants more for less

Argh to the client’s son who is being a pest

Argh to the supplier who lied about this…and then that

Argh to the colleague who’s off work because they’re still pissed

Argh to my laptop which is refusing to work

Argh to the parking attendant for going to work

Argh to the printer which keeps drinking all the ink

Argh to my mobile provider whose coverage is not as good as they think

Argh to the mobile salesman who said I should also buy this…

Argh to the newsdesk who didn’t print this

Argh to fellow twitters who can come up with better that this

Argh to the postman for going on strike

Argh to the receptionist who thinks she’s the boss

Argh to the civil servant who couldn’t give a toss

Argh to the MP who spent public money on a bird house and so did his boss

Argh to the birds who keep crapping on my car

Argh to cold callers who think they know what I need

Argh to stupid people who continue to breed

Argh to the shop assistants who act like they are better than that

Argh to consumers who have forgotten their manners

Argh to the store detective who thinks I’m the one

Argh to the police who think they are above the law

Argh to the tax man who cannot read

Argh to the person who scratched my car

Argh to the public sector worker who looks distant and far

Argh to women who can’t put the seat up when they are finished

Yes I know, I’m no poet…argh!

Creació de la imatge corporativa i de l’empresa de disseny, instal·lació i muntatge d’instal·lacions hosteleres KASALAIA, de Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana (Barcelona).

Realització del material gràfic de la ‘15a Trobada de Puericantores de Catalunya’, a Vic

I came across this earlier this evening.  Now I know in consulting you aren’t supposed to talk to clients like this but sometimes it is necessary.  When I was in consulting I could name a few clients who had these “mind blowing ideas” and were assured to become rich if we only did a few things for free.  This is how I probably wold have preferred to deal with them instead of being strung along.  this email exchange is pretty funny and someone long but for anyone who has to deal with a-hole clients you will get a kick out of it.

Here is the link:

Email exchange

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