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I was doing some research on internet statistics to plug into my proposal and came across this great website. It gives approximate numbers to the top visited websites on the internet. Below is a screenshot of the top ten visited websites on the internet.

Blurb from Quantcast website

Quantcast is a new media measurement service that lets advertisers view audience reports on millions of websites and services. Only Quantcast combines directly measured audience data with panel-based estimates to deliver accurate third-party metrics and easy-to-read profiles on digital media properties.

Visit the website: Quantcast - Open Internet Ratings

Looks like a great resource!

I just finished reading “Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big” by Bo Burlingham. If you own a small business and are challenged with the pains of growth this book has a different outlook and is a “should read”. Small Giants is written like a study of different great business. The study is figuring what makes these businesses great and different from the bigger corporations. The author explains in the book that each of these extraordinary businesses have something that many other businesses are striving to obtain and that is mojo. Mojo was a word he came up to describe it because it was hard to describe what was different. Bo takes a look at each business and compares to other “Small Giants” to see what are the similarities and pinpoint what the equation is for a “Small Giant”. You will read about great business lead by great people wanting to achieve great things. Each of these businesses was at one point approached about growth, whether it be going public, expanding or creating other locations. It was at this point in time there was a shift in ideas about going big. Each of these businesses refused to grow big are highly profitable and have never look back since. Overall I took a great liking to Bo’s perspective on the subject and really do have a different outlook at how to conduct business. I do advise that you read it and keep it as a reference.

Books I just purchased:

“A Technique for Producing Ideas” by James Webb Young (65 page great read and resource)
“How to Get Ideas (BK Life)” by Jack Foster (Just started reading based on book above)
“Purple Cow” by Seth Godin (Going to start reading after above book)

I visited the Apple website, to catch a glimpse of my baby online hope to have her soon, and noticed the new Christmas commercial on the front page. I can’t tell you how much I love good advertising. Not only do I love good advertising but I love consistent advertising. According to Cartoon Brew the commercial was directed by Drew Lightfoot and character design by Shane Prigmore created at Laika House.

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I will admit that I thought for more than a bit of what the title of this post should be. Yesterday for the first time in a while (long while) my wife and I actually unplugged ourselves from technology. We sat and chatted about life, goals, our kids, our relationship, the future, her dreams, my dreams and my business Web Design San Antonio (shameless plug or unplug to go with the theme here). It was the sweetest and most needed conversation we had in a while.

We both have computers here, she has two (lucky, one for her work), and our week usually consists of Elaine and I switching off with the boys. She needs to make calls and do data entry on her laptop for her job and weekly home visits. I tend to work a lot on the projects that are sitting on my desk or making new contacts. In our off time we are playing, cleaning or watching our boys rule our lives. We have a 4 year old and a 2 year old boy. When the bubs are in bed Elaine and I have our own relaxing outlet. She spends some time on Myspace posting pictures of us or posting a new blog on her website. I tend to create my own list. Updating my twitter, updating mypsace, posting a new blog (which I love guys, so please keep coming back), create some other idea that has been sitting in the back of my mind for a while.

Yesterday I told Elaine let’s not jump on the computers at all, let’s not turn on the tv and let’s just talk. Elaine is the sweetest woman and the best friend that I will ever have.

The point
There are a lot of great things to do online and a lot of great things not to do. Through all the emails, text messages, phone calls, business transactions, social networks please do not forget the things that are important to you in life. Remember to love, remember to create memories, talk with your significant other, play with your kids, laugh A LOT and live life without any regrets. My challenge to you is to unplug yourself so you can connect!