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December 22nd, 2009
Chicago, Illinois - The Scharf family wishes everyone Happy Holidays as well as a very Happy, Healthy, and Successful New Year for 2010!
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Visionary Blogosphere
 
November 5th, 2009
Chicago, Illinois - The Visionary Blogosphere is in the process of being updated with several new articles for The Genuine Article, The Media Magnate, and The Tortured Cowboys Fan.  Stay tuned for more!
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August 5th, 2009
Chicago, Illinois - Eric M. Scharf's web site has just undergone another major update, including the complete removal of all frames pages from the site.  This effort resulted in shifting the main menu location from a vertical side panel to a horizontal top panel.  Please continue to excuse the dust as additional alterations and updates are on the way.
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The Genuine Article
August 3rd, 2009
Chicago, Illinois - The Genuine Article has been updated with another edition regarding the steps you should take to find the right personnel for your business!
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The Tortured Cowboys Fan
August 1st, 2009
Chicago, Illinois - The Tortured Cowboys Fan has been updated with two more editions - one to catch up on all of the latest off-season news and a first-time special edition about the "Tour de Lance!"
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July 27th, 2009
Chicago, Illinois - The Frequently Asked 20 Questions category of Eric M. Scharf's web site has been has been updated and renamed as Frequently Asked Questions.  Please continue to excuse the dust as more structural changes are on the way.
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The Genuine Article
July 25th, 2009
Chicago, Illinois - The Genuine Article has been updated with another quick edition regarding the importance of business development versus account management to your company!
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The Genuine Article
July 24th, 2009
Chicago, Illinois - The Genuine Article has been updated with a change of pace edition regarding potential issues arising when online poker games attempt to utilize live dealers!
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July 12th, 2009
Chicago, Illinois - The Useful SCS Links category of Eric M. Scharf's web site has been has been removed.  Please continue to excuse the dust as more structural changes are on the way.
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Checking Out The Chattanooga Choochoo in Tennessee!
July 4th, 2009
Chattanooga, Tennessee - Eric M. Scharf is relocating his family and Scharf Creative Services to the familiar and familial confines of Chicago!  July 4th is Independence Day to all Americans, but it also symbolizes the opportunity to break from the old and begin anew.
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The Genuine Article
June 16th, 2009
Gainesville, Florida - The Genuine Article has been updated with an intriguing four-part examination of Serious Games!
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The Media Magnate
June 2nd, 2009
Gainesville, Florida - The Media Magnate has been updated with a monster "Star Trek" review, covering both the amazing history of the franchise and the latest film by J.J. Abrams!
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May 22nd, 2009
Gainesville, Florida - Eric M. Scharf's web site has undergone another round of infrastructure changes.  An error was discovered with "frames pages" while viewing the site within Windows Vista.  The decision was made to remove all category frames pages to solve the issue.  The main menu is the only component that still utilizes frames pages.  Another update, in that vein, is coming soon.  Please continue to excuse the dust.
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May 16th, 2009
Gainesville, Florida - The Quick Tour Highlights category of Eric M. Scharf's web site has been has been removed from the main menu, and it is now accessible under the Online Portfolio category.  Furthermore, the Site Support category has been permanently removed.  Please continue to excuse the dust.
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The Genuine Article
May 10th, 2009
Gainesville, Florida - The Genuine Article has been updated with a few new editions over the past three weeks, including a four-part examination on the right approach to entertainment software start-ups!
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The Genuine Article
April 10th, 2009
Gainesville, Florida - Eric has completed his consulting work with eHuman, and he looks forward to seeing the final results of the redesign effort for their line of anatomy atlas applications.
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April 8th, 2009
Gainesville, Florida - The Useful Links category of Eric M. Scharf's web site has been updated with more free banners, in support of his blogs:  The Genuine Article, The Media Magnate, and The Tortured Cowboys Fan Stay tuned for more web site alterations.
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Visionary Blogosphere
 
April 8th, 2009
Gainesville, Florida - The Genuine Article category of Eric M. Scharf's web site is now called Visionary Blogosphere, which houses all three of Eric's blogs (The Genuine Article, The Media Magnate, and The Tortured Cowboys Fan) as well as any specific announcements and updates for those blogs.  Stay tuned for more web site alterations.
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The Media Magnate
April 1st, 2009
Gainesville, Florida - Eric M. Scharf has created a third new blog called "The Media Magnate," (TMM) in order to share his thoughts on media beyond entertainment software products, including but not limited to films, television programs, web casts, novels, magazines, and more.  The TMM is currently only available in remote blog format.  You can read the first article, a film review of "Watchmen" here.  Enjoy!
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March 13th, 2009
Gainesville, Florida - A new section has been added to the online portfolio, called Executive Documents, and it is designed to display a brief collection of Eric M. Scharf's management and planning documents, previously only available through the Scharf Creative Services full portfolio DVD.  Stay tuned for more web site alterations.
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March 9th, 2009
Gainesville, Florida - The Traditional Art Extras section of the online portfolio has been renamed as Traditional Art, and a new sub-section has been added, entitled Image and Photo Manipulations, where updated samples are now available.  Stay tuned for more web site alterations.
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February 3rd, 2009
Gainesville, Florida - Eric has reached an agreement with Ryan Wiancko of IndustryBroadcast.com, to re-publish selections from The Genuine Article as downloadable narrations!  Friends, colleagues, site visitors:  lend IndustryBroadcast.com your ears and "listen" to the insightful literary riffs of a number of well-known games industry veterans.
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The Genuine Article
January 19th, 2009
Gainesville, Florida - The Genuine Article has been updated with several new editions!
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The Tortured Cowboys Fan
January 17th, 2009
Gainesville, Florida - Eric M. Scharf has created a second blog called "The Tortured Cowboys Fan," (TTCF) in order to share his thoughts on the subject of sports, particularly his favorite professional football team.  While different than entertainment software development, football, regardless of your favorite team, is one of those rare topics that can bring many people together, from varied backgrounds and interests, creating camaraderie that lasts well after the work day ends.  You can read the first article here.  Enjoy!
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The Genuine Article
January 6th, 2009
Gainesville, Florida - Eric has agreed to become a creative consultant for eHuman, Inc., consulting on and participating in the creation of GUI enhancements to eHuman anatomy Atlas libraries, as well as providing further support on serious game concepts derived from those libraries.  This venture reunites Eric with another old friend and CalArts colleague, Matthew Hasel, who is also the eHuman Program Manager.
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January 5th, 2009
Gainesville, Florida - The arrival of the new year brings change to this web site, in the form of continued refinements, upgrades, and soon-to-be-published portfolio updates.  Stay tuned and please excuse the dust.
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