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unsquare

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About unsquare

Design / Illustration / Project Management / SaaS Operator / Marketer

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    Comment #13268717

    I've actually contacted the Studio first and they threw the ball back at Valve/Steam :) Neither even acknowledge the region locking. ( to be fair, customer support doesn't know any…

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    Comment #13268552

    Valve where advertising laws don't apply to you. http://i.imgur.com/N3dEPjE.jpg The image above doesn't do justice to how bad the experience is as a customer, the tv show is alread…

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    Comment #13172950

    > I truly underestimated the gravity of emails and support requests. As a one man shop, it can grind entire days to a halt. Same boat - You can make the most detailed image based w…

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    Comment #13097076

    It's night and day. http://i.imgur.com/WW0uF8n.png

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    Comment #12764688

    Oh yeah, the good cheese is definitely not cheap. Luckily, i'm a cheddar fan and costco has a 3 and 5 year old brick for under $10. Very interesting article about the subject that …

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    Comment #12762890

    >No, really. In Canada, the dairy industry is run by a single co-op. That means that all milk and milk-based products must be sourced from the co-op (i.e. your provincial dairy ban…

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    Comment #9401888

    Work for hire means that the artist transfers ownership, they can't even use it in their portfolio's unless the work for hire contract states otherwise. They can also modify,deface…

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    Comment #9188942

    I've lost count of companies & individuals ripping off our illustrations and reselling them bundled into their templates. Especially on a $9 template, the odds of them being proper…

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    Comment #9029155

    >Time for me to think/ask an advertiser about what he wants (i.e. ability to login and see impression/click counts, etc.) and what the CPM rate(s) should be. The problem is often t…

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    Comment #9028377

    >So, I'm selling a watch on WatchUSeek, I visit your site, pay $20 to get listed in the featured row on the watches category for a week. >I'm still scratching my head on the gun se…

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    Comment #9016612

    Instead, try reaching out to content creators and sponsor reviews / let's play's of your game. There's plenty of mobile friendly Youtube Channels that would be happy to get sponsor…

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    Comment #8544045

    He contacted me trough one of my websites and offered me his services. I already knew him before he contacted me ( through his app ) so i offered him to buy out his application tha…

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    Comment #8542487

    It is possible - It's just difficult. You have to set yourself realistic expectations of what you'll get out of it in the end. I've recently bought a dev's app and kept him on boar…

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    Comment #8531565

    Could probably get a few bucks out of ; http://projectwonderful.com/ (nsfw friendly) until you compartmentalize the content properly for adsense to not flag/ban you.

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    Comment #8446792

    Nailed it. Good,Reliable,Deadline. The one's that check those 3 boxes, we keep on our speed-dial.

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    Comment #8259200

    Not only are they effective, but they do not increase the bounce rate (in most cases), unlike popular belief.

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    Comment #8237456

    3 Part BBC Documentary "I Bought a Rainforest" http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0461lhs http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b046td9n http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b047h528 ( Farming …

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    Comment #8188691

    Very neat. How often are the images pulled? Could they be sorted by date? It would be interesting to see the flow of pictures in real time during specific events.

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    Comment #8158078

    Interesting, was expecting a higher number. Did it translate in a higher time on site as well? On the 20k, it's actually low for Reddit, but it's so volatile and random, i've had p…

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    Comment #8158035

    What kind of bounce rate do your normally get from organic traffic vs the Reddit traffic?

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    Comment #8153449

    If you are happy with the end results as a consumer, that's what counts. I would argue that with a talented artist and a slightly higher budget, you would of gotten a better result…

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    Comment #8023234

    I've though about it, but there's a privacy concern that turns me off, it's the equivalent of having exif data in pictures, it's really great, until someone decides to do something…

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    Comment #8023048

    >>discreet watermark with the origin I'm assuming you are using steganography to achieve this? What kind of information are you imbedding into the image and when exactly does that …

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    Comment #8022991

    Thank you for this article - I think the best way to protect our artwork (in any medium) is to sensibilize our users. Give credit to the artist, that's all we want in the end.

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    Comment #7727973

    There's quite a few out there, but this is the only one that come's to mind. http://www.clickmyrestaurant.com/index.php