Brands may need to change their Twitter strategy, according to a recent study posted on Advertising Age this week. Brands are barely Twitter conversation topics, and few are paying attention.

The study was conducted by the digital agency 360i and was released on July 27.  The six-month analysis proved that only 10 percent of Twitter messages come from businesses. Only 12 percent of messages ever mention a brand and only 1 percent are part of an active conversation.

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Oh to be young and cool, not to mention talented, and not to mention live in Greece. Stamatis Laskos, or Siveone, is exactly that.

Sive attended the Athens School of Fine Arts where he studied painting.  He now works as a freelancer painting on everything from small canvases to giant walls.

His work is refreshing, street art with a fine art twist. The exaggerated shadows, depth, subject matter and overall composition show his skill level.

You can see a lot of his work on his myspace page, yes, myspace. You can also take a look over at Behance Network.

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