This is the personal tumblelog of Dean Cruse. Mostly stuff I think is cool, and the occasional bit from me. This is also the *temporary* home of DC Marketing, my marketing consultancy for tech startups.Tumblr (3.0; @deancruse)http://www.deancruse.com/<object width="400" height="251"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/putQn89TQzc&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/putQn89TQzc&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="251" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=putQn89TQzc">Twitter Movie Trailer:  Rated Awesome</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/indymogul">indymogul</a>)</p>http://www.deancruse.com/post/948710795http://www.deancruse.com/post/948710795Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:05:50 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l70eedSPPk1qz7ozqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Amazing pencil tip micro sculptures by Dalton Ghetti (via <a href="http://www.twitter.com/gruber">@gruber</a>).</p>http://www.deancruse.com/post/939017103http://www.deancruse.com/post/939017103Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:27:49 -0500Optimizing your Customer Acquisition Funnel: Great post by David Skok on optimizing the customer...http://www.deancruse.com/post/937466695http://www.deancruse.com/post/937466695Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:39:38 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6ospjwt2e1qz7ozqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Oh, look, another reason to love the Internet (via <a href="http://www.twitter.com/iancmcc">@iancmcc</a>).</p> <p>Kanye West’s Tweets Matched With New Yorker Cartoons.</p>http://www.deancruse.com/post/908099275http://www.deancruse.com/post/908099275Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:05:43 -0500<a href="http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2010/07/lead-investors-dipshit-companies-and-funding-every-entrepreneur.html">Lead Investors, Dipshit Companies, and Funding Every Entrepreneur</a>http://www.deancruse.com/post/882199192http://www.deancruse.com/post/882199192Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:54:36 -0500<a href="http://www.colourlovers.com/business/blog/2010/07/16/global-business-color-identities">Global Business Color Identities</a>http://www.deancruse.com/post/872455001http://www.deancruse.com/post/872455001Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:32:46 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l688zw5uUK1qz7ozqo1_400.png"/><br/><br/>http://www.deancruse.com/post/866779096http://www.deancruse.com/post/866779096Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:38:20 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l650ssfbML1qz7ozqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Finished the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/deancruse/sets/72157624100445949/">birds-eye maple</a> (with walnut leg caps and accents) side table.</p> <p>My other projects are <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/deancruse/sets/">here</a>, too.</p>http://www.deancruse.com/post/858753354http://www.deancruse.com/post/858753354Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:48:27 -0500Origami Maze Puzzle Font: Another font link … this time with origami puzzles. Will have to try...http://www.deancruse.com/post/786050812http://www.deancruse.com/post/786050812Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:27:23 -0500"I'm Comic Sans, Asshole.": We’ve all got opinions on this font. Comic Sans strikes back. via...http://www.deancruse.com/post/706052467http://www.deancruse.com/post/706052467Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:50:07 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3vsvj93Oz1qz7ozqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>via <a href="http://kottke.org/10/06/locals-vs-tourists">kottke.org</a>. Locals vs Tourists. Blue pictures are by locals. Red pictures are by tourists. Yellow pictures might be by either. Several more cities <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/sets/72157624209158632/detail/">here</a>.</p>http://www.deancruse.com/post/689074127http://www.deancruse.com/post/689074127Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:11:43 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3v0mszP2o1qz7ozqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Love this. via <a href="http://twitter.com/AmyVernon">@AmyVernon</a> via <a href="http://twitter.com/TheDailyWhat">@thedailywhat</a>.</p>http://www.deancruse.com/post/687528845http://www.deancruse.com/post/687528845Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:01:40 -0500<a href="http://www.mindmeister.com/24358308/entrepreneurship-scene">Austin Entrepreneurship Scene - MindMeister Mind Map</a>http://www.deancruse.com/post/664477679http://www.deancruse.com/post/664477679Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:01:22 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l34t2kySuC1qz7ozqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://www.deancruse.com/post/640717608http://www.deancruse.com/post/640717608Fri, 28 May 2010 08:20:44 -0500<a href="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.comicsalliance.com/media/2010/05/periodictable-2.jpg">The Elements of a Super-Hero</a>http://www.deancruse.com/post/608987197http://www.deancruse.com/post/608987197Mon, 17 May 2010 23:07:28 -05003.5 Billion Years of Evolution: Evolution Timeline — From first life-forms to homo sapiens.http://www.deancruse.com/post/561562721http://www.deancruse.com/post/561562721Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:26:31 -0500What If You Had Bought Apple Stock Instead of That Apple Product?: I bought my first Powerbook G4 in...http://www.deancruse.com/post/551408593http://www.deancruse.com/post/551408593Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:51:17 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1hqxsTJ5k1qz7ozqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>So true …</p>http://www.deancruse.com/post/550998378http://www.deancruse.com/post/550998378Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:56:16 -0500<object width="400" height="254"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MuU00Q3RhDg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MuU00Q3RhDg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="254" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>I know, a little old now, but fun!</p>http://www.deancruse.com/post/521064247http://www.deancruse.com/post/521064247Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:59:34 -0500Comic Book Cartography: A Collection of Maps and Diagrams from comic books.http://www.deancruse.com/post/516620980http://www.deancruse.com/post/516620980Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:27:43 -0500