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Entries from August 2007

Michael Vick is one sick puppy (pardon the sad pun)

August 17th, 2007 3 Comments

RICHMOND, Va. - It’s up to Michael Vick now. His last two co-defendants pleaded guilty Friday and implicated Vick in bankrolling gambling on dogfights. One of them said the Atlanta Falcons quarterback helped drown or hang dogs that didn’t do well.
Rest of the AP Story here.
 

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Think Google and Digg are all that? Think again.

August 14th, 2007 1 Comment

In a previous post here I took advantage of renewed interest in Da Vinci and the Last Supper painting. Subsequent to that I posted about initial results. I’ve discovered my measurement tools were lacking once I engaged Google Analytics.
In short, the Yahoo! Hosting statistics for PHP pages is sorely lacking. Granted I’m using the bottom [...]

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The new model for press release distribution

August 14th, 2007 1 Comment

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.
- Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller
Funny how sometimes the simplest concept makes you stop and say to yourself, “Oh, wow.” I stumbled upon the above quote and immediately saw its application to PRWeb’s success and [...]

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I finally found Facebook

August 12th, 2007 No Comments

I’ve heard a lot about Facebook and even set up an account months ago. But I never actually pulled the trigger. That is, until today.
Facebook has a wonderfully clean interface and display. The available applications to other Web 2.0 sites like del.icio.us, upcoming.org, etc. are painless to add and set up. I set up a [...]

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Automaker websites are the worst, yet have the most opportunity

August 11th, 2007 1 Comment

Automakers have the most to gain from their online content yet have the worst. This is something that David Meerman Scott has mentioned in his presentations. This came from his personal experience when he was interested in buying a car and went online to do some research. What he found surprised him. As he puts [...]

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