Cherryred.org – A blog by Mike Benson

I design logos and websites, manage web dev projects, take photographs, and occasionally blog about design, marketing, gaining personal freedom, making lifestyle improvements, and becoming your own personal rock star.

I also exist on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Digg and other less common internet destinations

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Work without walls (pt.2)

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Lately, I have been working mornings on the back deck while its shaded and cool out. It makes for a very nice way to start the day. Read More »

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Work without walls (pt.1)

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Today, I worked in Salt Lake County, Utah. This is the first in an indefinite series on the benefits and fun of being able to work remotely. This is the life. Read More »

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Open Sourcing the future

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I read an interesting article by Mark Hopkins on Wordpress recently that renewed my interest in open source theory. Read More »

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Off to the races

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The race to for supremacy in a real-time internet is well underway and at least for me, fairly entertaining. If nothing else I am excited that in the not-too-distant future many of the things I do online will be more streamlined, faster and aggregated, while the systems I do them on will be more responsive.

Of course, there are corporate benefits to those leading the way into a real-time internet. Read More »

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Social Media goes lightspeed this week

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And, it’s only Wednesday. To say things are moving at internet speed this week is both a play on words and understatement. Facebook took center stage on Monday acquiring FriendFeed and Google quietly reminded everyone on Tuesday that their search engine is about to get better, previewing Caffeine. I don’t know if we’re any closer to Sir Tim’s vision of a semantic Web 3.0, but we’re certainly closer to mine. Read More »

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What would you do for a KlondikeBar.com?

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The world will eventually run out of land. We’re running out of words, too. Let’s say there are 100,000 words in the dictionary. There are technically more or less, depending on where you look and what you count. However, the number becomes less relevant when you factor in there are more than 80,000,000 dot com (.com) domain names registered. Read More »

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I like hills

hills_embedI wonder why it is you must travel far to appreciate those things right in front of you. I suppose this is the opportune moment to suggest life is a journey, not a destination. However, I find it more appropriate to address my fondness for hills. Read More »

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I want a firetruck

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I’ve always fancied the idea of having a large garage of cars if I were rich. Read More »

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Attn: TV Execs

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I am offering to sell the story of the last year of my life. Read More »

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Full Circle

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It would appear my time in North Carolina has drawn to a close. Conventional wisdom would suggest its time for a little soul searching, needless reflection, and to polish off the remaining beer in the fridge. Read More »

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