By Ben Allen, Guest Contributor

The internet is a place of distraction. It’s filled with flashy images, cat videos, pictures of your cousin’s cute baby, and infuriating politics. It’s a source of information that is constantly growing. Everything from practical information like fixing a sink to useless fan theories about your childhood’s favorite cartoon can be found on the internet.

As a business owner, much of your time is spent focusing on the company itself and its operations. While there is nothing wrong with that, after all, you want your company to be successful, it can also prove to be quite beneficial to look at ways your business can make a difference to the local community. Did you know that by getting active in the community, your employees will regard the company more highly, you’ll get better and more recognition in the community itself, and you will have the joy of knowing you’re giving back and doing something positive?​

by Will Viharo

The term "hipster" has been appropriated and flung around indiscriminately since at least the heyday of the Beat Generation, tothe point where it's lost all meaning outside of a convenient marketing niche. Otherwise it's demographically ambiguous, as each succeeding generation redefines the term to suit their own standards and lifestyles.

But then there are cool cats like author/photographer/musician Frank De Blase, whose raw sense of classic style is not only timeless, but completely organic. 

by Campbell Jof, Guest Contributor

Email Marketing has stood the test of time and continues to be an important marketing tool. Though many other digital marketing strategies have evolved but email marketing still enjoys a dominant place.​