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Daily Archives: 6 June 2012

How to provide credit for your Twitter avatar

Posted on 6 June 2012 by Geoff

Photo without attribution So you’ve found an image you want to use as a Twitter avatar, and good news, it’s Creative Commons licensed so the owner is clearly happy for you to use it!

But how do you provide credit for a Twitter avatar? Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Social media | Tagged Twitter

R.I.P. Ray Bradbury

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Posted on 6 June 2012 by Geoff

I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.
Ray Bradbury

R.I.P. Ray Bradbury, Author of Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles – io9.com

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