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Did you know some women get excited about getting a Tiffany blue box?

by Yancey Grantham


Tiffany Blue by Jill Clardy

It started back in the 1800’s, Tiffany & Co. was founded in 1837. Charles Lewis Tiffany knew about marketing, branding and creating a feeling behind his product. Tiffanys is known for fine jewelry so that is what women expect when they see a little blue Tiffany box.

The Tiffany blue box was written about in 1906 by the New York Sun which reported “Charles Lewis Tiffany has one thing in stock that you cannot buy of him for as much money as you may offer; he will only give it to you”1

Jill Clardy, who took the blue Tiffany box picture above, said of the recipient of that box “She is always thrilled by anything that comes in the little blue box.”2

Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 27 mm
ISO Speed: 400

  1. Retrieved from Fashion Jewelry Information Website: http://www.fashionaljewelry.com/2008/08/when-is-1837-the-tiffany-blue-box-be-introduced/ [↩]
  2. Retrieved from flickr Picture Caption for Tiffany Blue by Jill Clardy http://www.flickr.com/photos/jillclardy/2523850043/ [↩]

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Big Blue Invests in Cirrus Cloud Computing

by Yancey Grantham

Charles, reporting from Coop’s Corner informs us that IBM, the biggest of the Big Blues, has made in investment in cloud computing. What is cloud computing? Computerworld Magazine defined it like this:

Cloud Computing describes a system where users can connect to a vast network of computing resources, data and servers that reside somewhere “out there,” usually on the Internet, rather than on a local machine or a LAN or in a data center. Cloud computing can give on-demand access to super-computer-level power, even from a thin client or mobile device such as a smart phone or laptop.1

This blog is being hosted on a cloud on-demand system.

IBM was nicknamed “Big Blue” and the source to the nickname is not known although many have guesses.2 Regardless of how it started, in our modern culture IBM is the quintessential Big Blue.

I’ve just coined the term “Cirrus Cloud Computing.” There are different levels of cloud computing so I though the systems that are massive should have the highest cloud rating. I’m using cloud computing and I’ve blogged about it here. My cloud computing use would be classified as “Nimbostratus Cloud Computing” because it is more of a lower level use of the cloud system.

Cloud computing’s future is loftier with Big Blue starting a Cirrus Cloud Computing seeding project.

  1. Russell, K, Cloud Computing, Users can hook into the power of ‘out there.’ August 4, 2008 Page 25 Computerworld Magazine [↩]
  2. Retrieved from BloggingStocks, Sattler, Gary E. Company nicknames: IBM, Big Blue is true blue August 8, 2008 Website: http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/08/08/company-nicknames-ibm-big-blue-is-true-blue/ [↩]

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Blue Ridge Campgroud in Coconino County, Arizona, USA – Blue Place – Business

by Yancey Grantham

The Blue Ridge Campground in Coconino County, Arizona is in the Coconino National Forest. The campground has 10 units. It is about 8 miles from here to the Blue Ridge Reservoir.

Situated in a nice little canyon with Big Moqui Spring and Little Moqui Spring just to the South.

Take Highway 87 also called NF-10 South on to NF-138. The Blue Ridge Campground is about one mile south.

If you want to go to Blue Ridge Reservoir by staying off the main road you can go South on NF-138. You will want to make sure you turn right or West on NF-751B. Once it runs into NF-751 take it Southeast.


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JetBlue Airways Corporation – NASDAQ: JBLU – Blue Business

by Yancey Grantham

JetBlue Airways Corporation is a NASDAQ traded airline company that was established in 1999 and is headquartered in New York City. JetBlue has 141 airplanes and flies to 53 destinations.1

 

The airline is currently struggling with the high cost of fuel and increased operating costs. The CEO, Dave Barger took a 50% cut in his 2008 base pay to try to help stem the losses. Prices of fuel have increased 83 percent since he began on the job.2

Just today, Monday August 4th, 2008, Jet Blue has announce that they will be charging $7 if you want to use a pillow or blanket. It comes with a $5 coupon for Bed Bath & Beyond but if you shop there regularly, you get coupons in the mail. As usual, you can not combine coupons so for regular customers to Bed Bath & Beyond, the JetBlue coupon is best left in the sky. Alaska Airlines has also started charging for blankets.3

The JetBlue web site has a nice Blue orange theme. They have a blue “points” card and even a ShopBlue where you can purchase all kinds of Blue items. They have toy airplanes of course but they also have shirts, drinking bottles, puzzles, airport play sets and even a hoddie for your doggie.

Are you flier or a jetter? Jetblue has a companion web site at HappyJetting.com. They reframe the experience to make “Jetting” sound more fun than just “flying.” You can take a test to see if you are a Flyer or a Jetter. They take the opportunity to show you the reasons why their product is superior.

  


    1. Retrieved from Wikipedia Web site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JetBlue_Airways [↩]
    2. Retried from Bloomburg.com Web site: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=atuSzSp5gKOo&refer=home [↩]
    3. Retried from MarketWatch Web site: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/jetblue-charge-passengers-7-blankets/story.aspx?guid={CA2F27ED-7D66-44A4-9890-1A8F31D2AD46}&dist=msr_2 [↩]

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    Levi’s® Blue Jean History From Levi Strauss & Co – Blue Clothing

    by Yancey Grantham

    Blue Jeans have been around since the Gold rush days of California’s 1800s. The history of blue jeans is easy to trace to one man, Levi Strauss, the man behind Levi’s® Blue Jeans.

    People often search for “the history of blue jeans” and there are quite a few sites out there that want to tell you the story of how blue jeans were invented and how they are currently made.

    I believe it is best to go to the source so we will look at the company that Levi Strauss formed all those years ago, Levi Strauss & Co.

    Links inside of LeviStrauss.com:

    If you want to delve even deeper into the history of blue jeans, then check out the letters that have been written to Levi Strauss & Co. by people who love their jeans. The letter authors include Cary Grant and Clint Eastwood.

    If you are in San Francisco, there are some items viewable for the public at their visitor center.

    1155 Battery St.
    San Francisco, CA 94111-1203

    The company stresses that it is important to get Blue Jean History from Levi’s web site rather than trusting others in cyberspace. They also mention five books that they recommend for learning more about the history of Levi’s® Blue Jeans.

    David Little, the author of Vintage Denim has a new book out called Denim: An American Story.

    Do you think you have a pair of Blue Jeans that are historical and thus valuable to collectors? The Levi Strauss & Co. Web site has a page for you called: “Are your Levi’s Collectible?”

    Are you a total vintage jean collector and have a very specific question about your collectibles? Levi Strauss & Co. employs a full time Historian, Lynn Downey, who knows quite a bit about Levils® Jeans. She is quoted on the LeviStrauss.com Archive page:

    “It’s a tremendous privilege to be the steward of the LS&CO. Archives, one of the greatest clothing collections around. Not to mention fun – being the LS&CO. Historian is one of the best jobs on the planet. Where else could a work day involve shopping on eBay and showing off the world’s oldest pair of jeans?”
    Lynn Downey Historian Levi Strauss & Co.

    Instructions for contacting Lynn about Levi’s Jeans collectible or historical questions on the Collector page of their Web site.

    I just bought a new pair of Levi’s Jeans just yesterday. I have used and abused jeans for years and go through the knees quick enough that I have a closet full of “blue jean shorts.” I always get a nice new pair and I can usually keep them clean for awhile. But then there is that day when I just happen to have “the good pair” on and I do something that paints them, rips them, or stains them. “The good pair” then becomes the “the work pair.”

    I’ve got my red label on my Levi’s® Jeans. I express my blueness daily with my blue jeans.

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