This week we celebrated Small Business Week and all the great things that Small Businesses add to our lives and economy. For our U.S. based audience, we want to wish everyone a happy and safe Memorial Day weekend. Here is the weekly recap for this week. Enjoy!

In the News

• The New Environments of Wayfinding Signage
• Seriously great collection of vintage signage
• Navigating the ADA sign regulations
• 4 reasons your retail business should be using signs
• And one very funny sign from the Seattle Airport parking garage to make you smile!

On Signs.com

• Start-Up Checklist: 25 Steps to a Small Business
• 3 Ways to Grow Your Business Through Relationships
• Small Business Success Stories: Monet Medical
• Harper Grey: 3 Reasons I Love Small Businesses
• Small Business Success Stories: Mobile Medical

This week was highlighted by the IPO of a little social media site called Facebook. Not sure if you have heard of them, but I guess it is a pretty big deal (so much so they got slapped by a $15 billion lawsuit the day they went public). Since this week didn’t have much else going on, I am highlighting the best of the web on the Facebook IPO in the Weekly Recap. Enjoy!

In the News

• Creative jabs on Twitter aimed at FB IPO: http://mashable.com/2012/05/17/twitter-facebook-ipo/
• Details of the $15 billion privacy lawsuit: http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/18/16b-should-just-about-cover-it-heres-the-15b-privacy-class-action-complaint-against-facebook/
• Infographic detailing FB’s revenues and valuations: http://gigaom.com/2012/05/18/infographic-a-look-back-at-facebooks-revenue-and-valuations/
• What is the Next Facebook? http://whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/18/whats-the-next-facebook-or-is-there-one/?hpt=hp_t1

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This week was fairly quiet on the news front (except for some hotly debated cover on some widely read magazine that rhymes with Signs). Anyway, in case you missed some of our posted articles or some that we thought were interesting, here is our Weekly Recap for your enjoyment. Also, if anyone out there is starting to used Google Currents, you can subscribe to us here.

News Stories

• Great example of a scrolling website (very populate right now) and it includes some great print industry stats
• Man gets a job by placing himself on a billboard
• Speed limit signs – a history of speeding in the U.S.
• Sweet look at some retro ration posters from WWII
• Hello Kitty takes branding to a whole new level

On Signs.com

• The 2 Ways Customers Evaluate Your Business
• 7 Reasons To Hire An Intern & 3 Not To
• 3 Inexpensive Marketing Ideas For Your Community
• Harper Grey: Out of Stock – Inventory Solutions
• The Signs.com Mother’s Day Survey

Here is the weekly recap for the week of April 30 – May 4. The first week of May concluded with Cinco de Mayo and a thrilling Kentucky Derby, plus some people getting into trouble with their thought on sign rules!

New Stories

• Man get’s 15 day jail sentence for sign ordinance violation
• Jay-Z takes a stab a graphic design with the Brooklyn Nets new logo
• Woman picks up nearly 2,000 signs and gets arrested
• Ugliest buildings in America?

On Signs.com

• The Kentucky Derby: 5 Facts, Tips & Traditions
• Harper Grey: The Stress of Shopping
• 3 Ways to Anticipate Customer Needs
• 11 Business Tips for Summer
• Road Signs for Humans, Road Signs for Deer

Happy Easter! Hopefully this weekend is filled with family, Easter Egg hunts and a little Masters watching. While you are relaxing take a look at some of our top stories from the week.

In the News

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce looking to educate SMBs about signage: http://www.uschambersmallbusinessnation.com/toolkits/guide/P03_7035

Really cool collection of sign pictures: http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/inspiration-type-colors-textures-from-signs

The 10 Commandments . . . of outdoor advertising: http://www.thehangline.com/articles/the-10-commandments-of-outdoor-advertising/

Woman get’s into trouble of lost dog signs: http://www.abc6onyourside.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wsyx_vid_16836.shtml

Infographic –  How color affects purchases: http://blog.kissmetrics.com/color-psychology/

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Here is the Signs.com Weekly Recap for March 26th – 30th (but since we didn’t send out a recap last week, today’s covers two weeks)

News Stories

Homeowner in Toronto in Battle Over a Sign – Read More
Outdoor Ad Firm Lamar Creates Brilliant Ads for the Milwaukee Library That Take on Social Media – Read More
Best of the International Sign Association’s 2012 Expo – Read More
Like Music? Spotify’s Facebook Timeline Shows Music History Dating Back 1,000 Years – Read More
Inside Best Buy: An Anonymous Store Manager Speaks About Recent Changes – Read More

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Let March Madness begin! This week the NCAA Tournament kicked off. My bracket is already busted – how about yours? Oh well, more time to catch up on all the great stories of the week. Here is your Weekly Recap for Marth 12th – 16th.

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This week saw a silent film win an Oscar and a highly popular TV show make a really bad design decision. Here is the Signs.com Weekly Recap for February 27 – March 2.

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This week we celebrated our past and our future. Everything from past Presidents to Google’s new futuristic high-tech glasses. In case you missed anything, the team at Signs.com has it all here for you.

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