Google is for searching web pages and finding stuff on the internet. The problem with Google is that they don’t specialize in conversations, that is finding discussions of certain topics in real time.

A company called backtype is solving this issue. The search engine at backtype is pretty amazing, I searched it for a few topics I follow and it returned what I knew to be complete results ordered by time and date, with the newest topics up top.

This company is still developing its technology so I look forward to the “trends” functionality and the ability to pull rss feeds of my favorite searches.

The team at backtype needed stickers, so we did what we do best, made them stickers, so they could focus on their product. Give backtype a try it is pretty slick.

StickerGiant had a cubicle decorating contest this week for Halloween. Our winner did a video featuring her family and me, John Fischer the founder of StickerGiant. What fun. Ilene won the contest! yeah Ilene.

This sticker goes on every order leaving StickerGiant.

StickerGiant has new window decals featuring different mythological entities from five different cultures

First we have Kerub , from Hebrew mythology, who is an angel that often mediates between the Divine and human. This praying Kerub has many eyes, which signifies a multiple awareness of the Creation.

 Amrita, from Hindu/Buddists mythology, is “the fluid of immortality”.  In this sticker we see the rare event of spiritual intelligence ascending to the Crown chakra thus beginning the flow of amrita, conferring not only longevity but everlasting youth. 

In Moon’s Road, from Celtic mythology, there is the depiction of a young Celtic shaman poised on a zig-zag trail lit by the moon light. He is ready for is journey to the underworld.

Melek Ta’us from Middle Eastern mythology, also referred to as “the Peacock Angel”, is the lover of the Goddess in the Feri tradition. This entity is also referred to as the God of the deepest self or “the Blue One”.

Finally we have the New Aeon Nataraj from the Vedic myths and cosmology. Nataraj means “Lord of the Dance” and refers to Shiva. New Aeon refers to the next phase of humankind’s collective spiritual growth. His left hand is in the mudra gesture signifying Simba (the lion) and his right hand is in the padma (the lotus).

Not only are these stickers full of vibrant color and visual movement but the each tell a signifigant story. They come to us at a time when many people are looking to a spiritual answer to the trials of life.

The Shoppe Denver is a cupcake shop that has a great selection of cereal. This place is my new favorite cupcake store in Colorado, in fact I think it is the only cupcake shop in Denver.

The cool team from The Shoppe Denver came to us for stickers, we love stickers, but rather than showing you a picture of the stickers, I thought I’d show you the actual cupcakes they brought us. I love them.
Cupcakes = Love

Backyard gardening has taken root again in America’s cities. Tough Economic times and a renewed interest in simpler pleasures has created a boom in backyard food production. This trend is catching cities by surprise and the resulting change is being addressed by city councils all over the United States.

From The Ground Up is a new documentary about this renewed American hobby. We were lucky enough to be able to produce stickers for the team making the film.

photo: courtesy of Renata Foucre (pictured)

More About The Movie(from the movie’s blog)
From the Ground Up is a feature length documentary that delves into the lives of gardeners in three cities, weaving their stories together to showcase their individual struggles and common goals.

We visit the San Francisco Civic Center Victory Garden, Nuestras Raices, a community gardening group in western MA, and a single mother of twin boys in Sacramento, CA who fights city hall to keep her front yard garden.

The film allows these unique stories to be united through the narrative representation of a garden’s life cycle, paying close attention to the lives of some remarkable people who have succeeded at turning the old Victory Garden movement into a new and surprisingly successful reality.

They Might Be Giants is one of my favorite bands. My favorite song of theirs is Ant, about a ant who grows up to be President. They called, actual band members and ordered stickers! I must say it was the most exciting thing to happen to me that entire day.

More about TMBG

They Might Be Giants (TMBG) is a double Grammy Award-winning American alternative rock band which began as a duo of John Flansburgh and John Linnell, and currently also includes Marty Beller, Dan Miller, and Danny Weinkauf. Formed in 1982, they are best known for an unconventional and experimental style of alternative music. The group has found success on the modern rock and CMJ charts, in the children’s music genre, and in theme music for several television programs and films.

TMBG’s best-known songs include “Birdhouse in Your Soul” and their cover version of “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” (both from the 1990 album, Flood), “Don’t Let’s Start” (from 1986’s They Might Be Giants), and “Ana Ng” (from 1988’s Lincoln). Their appearances on the television show Tiny Toon Adventures also brought attention to their songs “Particle Man” and “Istanbul”. Their song “Doctor Worm” was a surprise hit in Australia, ranking 13th in the Triple J Hottest 100 for the year 1998. Two TMBG albums have been certified gold: Flood and the 2005 children’s music album Here Come the ABCs. Flood has also been certified platinum.