THIS JUST IN - More Trends to Watch According to CNN (Can you keep up?)

Ever wonder what the next best thing will be in terms of electronic communication? Well, this just in from CNN contributor and founder and CEO of Mashable:

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/12/03/cashmore.web.trends.2010/index.html

One to keep your eye on, the up and comer Foursquare. They're coming out of the woodwork, my friends. How do we keep up? Better yet, how do we identify the useful and meaningful sites among all the 'me too' sites that crop up seemingly daily.

It's an excellent (and challenging) question.

Twitter has proven its worth in the minds of most as a great push mechanism. MySpace seems to have gone the way of the Beta tape and Facebook, well, it's turned the word 'friend' into a verb.

We wonder... when will it end? Will it end?

We'd love to hear from you? How do you use social media? Does it work?

Twitter Lists

An interesting take on Twitter usefulness:

http://mashable.com/2009/11/04/twitter-lists-uses/

Happy Birthday, Internet!

Warm birthday wishes to our dear friend, the Internet. Just 40 years ago today, you spoke your first word - Lo. We all start slowly... Soon, Lo became Login and look at you now!

Like all good friends, we count on your for assistance, we look to you for advice and sometimes you irritate us to no end.

But, Internet, what would we ever do without you?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/29/kleinrock.internet/index.html

Could this really mean the end of email?

What do you think?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/27/rasmussen.brothers.google.wave/index.html

Is it the next great technology or over the top?

dgs Retreats Into Creativity

dgs will be closed beginning at 2pm on Thursday, October 22, returning at 1:30pm on Friday, October 23 for our annual agency retreat.

We shall retreat into a state of pure creativity as we explore our talents and ideas.

AKA - Our super-fun annual agency in-service training and education event.

We will return to our regularly scheduled programming on Friday at 1:30pm.

Leslie (and Simon) Featured on CBS Evening News With Debby Knox

Check out this video of dgs' Leslie Galbreath and her Alaskan Malamute, Simon, on Friday's CBS Evening News with Debby Knox:

http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/health/Stem_cell_therapy_for_animals_20091016

Over 1,400 Refocused. Rediscovered. And Reinvented.

Over 1,400 manufacturers from North and Central America attended it's 'Your Manufacturing Future? Refocus. Rediscover. Reinvent.' event which took place at Mazak's headquarters in Florence, Kentucky. Also known as R3, the three-day event introduced new technology and provided innovative strategies to help American manufacturers achieve success.

"We really believed that the manufacturing community would respond strongly to an event focused on positioning themselves for future growth," said Brian Papke, President, Mazak Corporation. "Our expectations for R3 were already high and we're absolutely thrilled to have them exceeded. A lot of manufacturers are recognizing that the market has changed and evolution toward a new level of manufacturing productivity is required for continued manufacturing success."

Kudos to Mazak for supporting its customers in such a meaningful way. We have the best clients! We at dgs were proud to be a small part of this event.

It pays to R3.