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Things change... Knowledge used to be in the books... Now it is in the conversation. A lot of that conversation is happening on the net. We've reached a tipping point...

...people who have the ability to imagine and connect dots will thrive.

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Things change... Knowledge used to be in the books... Now it is in the conversation. A lot of that conversation is happening on the net. We've reached a tipping point... ...people who have the ability to imagine and connect dots will thrive.

Tom Friedman, author of, "The World Is Flat" and writer for the NY Times writes, "...when the world becomes this flat — with so many distributed tools of innovation and connectivity empowering individuals from anywhere to compete, connect and collaborate — the most important competition is between you and your own imagination, because energetic, innovative and connected individuals can now act on their imaginations farther, faster, deeper and cheaper than ever before.

1) Register for an account to gain admission. # Create your personal details so that the community can find you get to know you. Your account is not your personal details. Create one by clicking on the "create personal details" in your "Tools" block on the left of every page. # Although you may think we understand you and your art... most of us are clueless so try to add context to your works by writing in the description. # You know, everybody is pressed for time and attention these days! It requires hard work on your part to gain the mind-share of even the most inexperienced visitor or member. Simply tossing up your Works is not enough in today's hyper-competitive world. # We urge you to seriously participate in the community. Be smart. Start writing about your experiences in your blog. Bookmark articles. Leave comments. Add reviews. Be relevant. The more smarts you can demonstrate, the greater the opportunities you'll have to advance your career and grow. Think about it. From Kathy Sierra, Better Beginnings: how to start a presentation, book, article... # Connecting the dots. Productive Criticism - "Writing about art"will not only help you critic art but it will help you organize your thoughts and experiences to write about your own works as your career progresses. 2) Create your personal details so that other members can find and get to know you. 3) For atists, create your walls and videos. 4) Read blog posts, articles, news, etc., to learn about what happening in the world around you. All of the content on the site is relavent to the art world. It does not get any better. The articles/bookmarks are what other members find interesting. Learn from them and start adding your own. 5) Start writing blog posts, bookmarking articles, leaving comments, and adding reviews. 6) Reach out - make contacts - connect.