Stories of the week – December 3
By vpc
December 3rd, 2014 |
Quick Reads

The VP+C team has selected some of the most interesting and informative stories from around the web. Take a look:

Rachel is waving goodbye to clip art — which is following Microsoft Word’s “Clippy” (that annoying yet adorable dancing paper clip who could answer all and none of your questions) into retirement.

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Jourdann is excited to bring on the Thin Mints as the Girl Scouts of the USA allows its young go-getters to push their wares using a mobile app or personalized websites for the first time since sales began nearly 100 years ago.

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Emily was shocked to learn about Twitter Bots that are piling into the social media channel to give accounts a false amount of TRUE followers.

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Michelle’s encouraging you to check out our friends at Parlore, a resource for online management of interior design businesses.

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Meghan is toasting wise wine glasses that feature a twist on traditional Italian glassblowing techniques to help prevent spills and stains. You can drink up the details on Design Taxi.

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Lisa’s enjoying watching everyone’s favorite domestic diva explore a different meaning of the word “maker” with this 3D printables collab.

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Margaux is very concerned about what your windowless cubicle is doing for your sleep and mental health – as reported in Fast Company.

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