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I love this watercolor design with great composition. A beautiful photo of Finola looking forward, a path or river beneath her, audio waveform matching the title color, and a subtle use of alchemy symbols of air and earth. Great eye for design! 👌
- Stuck on which social platform to focus on most? Here's a stat for you. Three members are signing up to LinkedIn every second, and 80% of them are outside the US.
- Just as ChatGPT starts charging, Google's competitor Bard drops. I just used the trial of it, and it's even more ... what's the word? 🤯
- But lest you feel too comfortable on LinkedIn, it doesn't even register on the radar of global social media use. For now.
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