Stop Looking Out the Window

and Join the Conversation!

Paul Heayn

• Web Developer at AFGE• Social Media Marketer at Change.org• Writer at TopCultured.com• Small Business Web Consultant

– Web Strategy– Web Design– Search Engine Optimization

SimplicityKeep it simple.

Target Your AudienceWho are they?

Listen

Before you jump in.

Be accessible to the publicProvide valuable information.

Ask Questions

Be YourselfPeople want to talk with a human.

Terms of Use

Legalese• PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE

SERVICES. BY CLICKING ON THE "I ACCEPT TO THE AVIARY TERMS OF USE" CHECKBOX ANYWHERE ON THE AVIARY.com WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT CLICK ON THE "I ACCEPT TO THE AVIARY TERMS OF USE" CHECKBOX AND YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANY RIGHT TO USE THE SERVICES. AVIARY’S ACCEPTANCE IS EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON YOUR ASSENT TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, TO THE EXCLUSION OF ALL OTHER TERMS; IF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE CONSIDERED AN OFFER BY AVIARY, ACCEPTANCE IS EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO THESE TERMS.

• The purpose of this website, aviary.com (the “Site”), owned and operated by Aviary, Inc. (“Aviary” or “we”), a Delaware corporation, is to provide collaborative artwork creation services and a platform for users to buy and sell artwork created through use of the Site (the “Services”). The Site is intended for persons and entities wishing to legally view, develop, market and acquire certain rights in and to artwork created using and offered through the Site. The Site is accessed by you (“User” or “you”) under the following terms and conditions:

• 1. ACCESS TO THE SERVICES. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Aviary may offer to provide the Services, as described more fully on the Site, and which are selected by you, solely for your own use, and not for the use or benefit of any third party. Services shall include, but not be limited to, any services Aviary performs for you, as well as the offering of any content on the Site. Aviary may change, suspend or discontinue the Services at any time, including the availability of any feature, tool, database, or content. Aviary may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or all of the Services without notice or liability. Aviary reserves the right, at its discretion, to modify these Terms and Conditions (including, without limitation, changing the amount of the monthly subscription fees charged for Premium Memberships as described in Section 9 below) at any time by posting a notice on the Site, or by sending you a notice via e-mail. You shall be responsible for reviewing and becoming familiar with any such modifications.

• Your use of the Services following such notification constitutes your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Agreement as modified. You certify to Aviary that if you are an individual (i.e., not a corporate entity) you are (a) of legal age to form a binding contract with Aviary and (b) not barred from receiving the Services under the laws of the United States or other countries including the country in which you are resident or from which you use the Services. If you are under eighteen (18) years old, you may use the Site only with the consent and under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian.

Summary• You indicate acceptance of these terms by your

continued use of the site, after being notified about them.

• Aviary is intended as both a place where anyone can create art, and buy/sell it in its marketplace.

• Aviary may discontinue or suspend any of its services at any time.

• Aviary can place limitations at its discretion on the use of its service.

• We can change this agreement at any time, by placing a notice on our website.

• If you keep using the service after we place a notice up, you indicate you are comfortable with the new terms.

• You must be at least 13 to use the site. If you are under 18, you may only use the site with the consent of a guardian.

• We’ll do our best to be up 24/7 but are not responsible in the event of an outage.

• Aviary is not liable in the event of an outage or account suspension.

• Aviary may create limits on storage at its sole discretion.

• We aren't responsible if your internet access provider isn’t working. :)

Turn Off your TV and Get Involved

• Read– Copyblogger.com– Mashable.com– ReadWriteWeb.com

• Comment– Digg.com– Reddit.com

• Bookmark– Delicious.com

• Participate– GovLoop.com– Twitter.com

Read These Books

• Made to Stick– Chip and Dan Heath

• Personality Not Included– Rohit Bhargava

• The Cluetrain Manifesto (free at cluetrain.com)– Christopher Locke, Rick

Levine, Doc Searls, and David Weinberger

• Hey Whipple, Squeeze This– Luke Sullivan

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