http://blog.artie.com/blog Interesting and informative conversations with fascinating people Sat, 21 Feb 2009 06:10:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en An in-depth interview with Yard Rock Records hip-hop artist Distrakt, talking about the sources of his inspiration, listening to some of his beats, and getting into some of the larger issues of racism in America. Distrakt is a talented video producer, and recently produced and directed a video of his "Fire Escape," now ... http://blog.artie.com/blog/?p=115 We talked with Carol Odell, CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado about the BBB's mission, how the BBB helps consumers, the BBB Online program, and benefits to businesses of becoming a BBB Accredited Business. In January, 2004 the BBBs in Pueblo, Colorado and Colorado Springs, Colorado joined forces to ... http://blog.artie.com/blog/?p=113 A group of investors based in Colorado have come up with a stunning new concept which combines entertainment, branding and education, and The Artie Show had the opportunity to talk with Mr. Lon Hendrickson about all of this. Visionary Sports Entertainment, Inc. has developed several characters for use in education ... http://blog.artie.com/blog/?p=108 Lucy Deslandes is a visual artist and Feng Shui consultant in Adelaide, South Australia and with a background in interior design. Lucy has pursued her passion for Feng Shui for the past 10 years. Her intention as a consultant and as an artist is to bring harmony and joy into ... http://blog.artie.com/blog/?p=104 We did a whole show with Lesser Mortals, the Colorado-based rock group with a history spanning over a quarter century. Originally started in 1980 under the name "Once," Lesser Mortals has a penchant for writing their own original music. Four of the five band members joined us on this show, ... http://blog.artie.com/blog/?p=86 I call this little ditty Internet Marketing 101 because it quickly gives you a basic working knowledge of how to successfully promote a website. This is where I give away the store. Using the strategies I detail in this 17 minute presentation, my company has launched websites that have reached a million hits a day in ... http://blog.artie.com/blog/?p=80 Wendy Taylor owns two popular animation sites, the well-established and totally free site, GIFanimations.com, which her company acquired in 2001, and ProfessionalAnimations.com, which she launched almost exactly one year ago. At this point the new site has over 5,000 original animations available, any of which you can download and use for a ... http://blog.artie.com/blog/?p=78 Mark Silber is a very funny guy, an award-winning advertising copywriter who has worked in the ad business for over 20 years. Mark definitely enjoys his work, bringing a lighter approach to the websites, TV commercials and other ad materials he writes. If you want to see a business website ... http://blog.artie.com/blog/?p=70 [caption id="attachment_42" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="The Aptera is an actual solution."][/caption] A monologue on Alternative energy and flex fuels, in which I dispute many of the points made in Senator Richard Lugar and Vinod Khosla's Washington Times article of August 4, 2006. Although the spirit of this piece is laudable, the facts don't ... http://blog.artie.com/blog/?p=26 An interview with singer and songwriter Arlon Bennett, including several of his original songs. Arlon's style is folk/pop with a bit of a country feel, and several of his tunes can be found on YouTube. From The Artie Show, August 23, 2008. http://blog.artie.com/blog/?p=24