Comments (1) On February 15, 2012, my mom’s house at 705 Burrell St. in Carmi, Illinois was auctioned. It’s a two-bedroom home with a large enclosed front porch and a large utility room in the back, plus a large garage, on two lots.
“Somebody should do something about that.” It’s a common refrain, and it’s meaningless. And sometimes, there’s just nothing that anyone can do.
While researching “giveaway” marketing strategies recently, I found a web site (EveryDayLifeToday.com) promoting a wide range of attractive free prizes. Superficially, the site seemed legitimate, but it’s now clear that it’s a scam.
Comments Off on Attracting Facebook Fans with Giveaways (2011) Here’s my early experience using “giveaways” (sweepstakes, free prize, drawing) to draw followers to the Facebook page for LessonIndex.com (which is a directory of lesson plan resources for K-12 teachers).
At the yard sale, when you asked for a lower price, you said you were “jewing.” Later that same day, you returned to buy more stuff, and you said it again; a few days later, when you came to pick up the sofa you’d bought, you said it again.
Comments Off on Screen Resolutions & Web Design I was surprised to notice today that the vast majority of visitors to LessonIndex.com (93.7%) have displays that are at least 1024 pixels wide. But that doesn’t mean that web pages should be designed with that width in mind!
“Bounce rate” and “pages per visit” are two of the most prominent statistics displayed by the Google Analytics “Dashboard.”
Don’t let that confuse you: they’re not often not relevant. Here’s why.
Comments Off on Weird Characters after cut-and-paste A teacher asked about “Weird letter characters appearing when viewing [her] product description online.”
I’m very interested in the school-reform movement, so I’ve been debating whether to buy Steven Brill’s new book, Class Warfare.
For the past month, I’ve been trying to find evidence of any benefits earned by states which have enacted an Advertising-Nexus Tax Law (“Amazon Tax”). Even after appealing for help from many sources, I’ve failed to identify any benefit. Except for New York, no states have collected any additional sales taxes due to these laws, which have reduced the states’ income-tax revenue and jobs.
Facebook and other online communities are unintentionally suppressing opposing views and isolating us into “enclave discussions” instead of public exchanges. Here’s how.
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