Firestorm was a presenting sponsor at this years Emerald Coast AdFed Addy Awards Gala, and we also entered some of our work into the competition.

We took home 8 awards from this years competition - not too bad for our first year! Some of the entries that won include, Easy Street Pet Friendly Vacation Rentals website, The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast’s website and TV commercial production, our very own website FirestormCS.com and many others.

We were extremely honored to be recognized for the hard work and creativity that we provided our clients last year - Awards are nice, but we’re more honored to have been able to work for such amazing clients!

Thanks for a great 2008; and thanks to Ad Fed and all our great co-horts in advertising for making it fun!

MarlinMillerGallery.com

Marlin Miller is a Fort Walton Beach, FL native and amazing wood sculptor. He started the “Katrina Sculpture Project” in 2007, spending over a year in storm torn areas, donating time and resources to carve large oaks that were killed by Hurricane Katrina. So far he has completed over 30 sculptures along Hwy 90 on the Mississippi Gulf Coast with some of his creations towering more than 3 stories into the sky. The Katrina Sculpture Project has been featured on television stations, radio programs, magazines and newspapers around the country.

Firestorm Creative Studios has had the honor to partner with Marlin Miller on the Internet, producing MarlinMillerGallery.com. The site showcases photos of his most prominent work. We’re proud to work with Marlin Miller and we’re looking forward to the hard cover book “Katrina Sculpture Project” coming in July, 2009.

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For those who watched Super Bowl XLIII, it was a pretty interesting scene. The veteran Steelers were favored from the get go, while the underdog Cardinals were in their Post Season winning streak. The game boiled down to some funky calls by the refs and some bad plays by the guys on both sides. Take out the safety, Steelers had it in the bag. Take out some personal fouls, the Cardinals were going to take it. In the end, both teams played well, but could have played better - and the refs could have called better for sure. But it was still a pretty exciting, record breaking Super Bowl. Congrats to the Steelers! Read the rest of this entry »

First and foremost I would like to introduce myself. My name Chris Killingsworth, the Director of sales here at Firestorm CS. We have decided to start a Weekly Gadget blog to keep you guys up to date on new and exciting products and give an unbiased review on how it actually handles in the real world. So this is going to be number one of many different Blogs you are going to be able to feast your eyes upon here at www.firestormcs.com. Enjoy!
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First of all, let me say that if you build, design, edit or even look at websites for a living, or even just use the internet on a regular basis, and you don’t use FireFox - shame on you. Get It - you’ll thank me.


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So if you are anything like me, you appreciate a good set of quality icon goodness; and when you find a good set of quality icons that are free, you snatch em’ up quicker than you can say “559 Free Crystal Clear Icons“. Here is a set that i came across that has some really nice and very useful pieces. Free of charge - enjoy.



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P.S. If you use them for a commercial project, we recommend contacting the author.

A revolution in the way people can share their experiences has been birthed. The University of Washington and Microsoft Research, through a joint research effort into Photo Tourism, have developed Photosynth - an on-line experience zone for the public to create and share their images in an exciting and amazing 3D realistic experience.

You can learn about and experience Photosynth by exploring Microsoft’s Live Lab’s site Microsoft’s Photosynth Website.

Check it out and have fun.

Wouldn’t it be nice to sit at the downtown park and check your email, shop online and maybe comment on your friend’s Facebook page? How about doing that completely wireless and at broadband speeds… real broadband speeds? That’s not too far off if Sprint can help it. Earlier today, Sprint “cut the cord” to broadband in Baltimore, enabling users to access broadband download speeds in excess of 2 megabits per second with Sprint powering the US debut of the latest microwave service and network technology, Xohm and WiMax.
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