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Archive for January, 2014

Friday Free-For-All: Youtube & Twitter, Jan. 2014

What’s popular this week? Hobbits, demon babies and… Winston Churchill. So… here is yesterday’s big “what to watch” video on Youtube: Which is weird because… I didn’t realize that many people saw how  The Desolation of Smaug actually ended, but seeing as the film has made over $8 million, I guess people have seen it. […]

Wednesday “Wisdom”: Remember Things That Annoy You

Back in the 90’s, it was simply cool to have a website, even if the site contained barely any content. In the early New Millennium, everyone basically wanted busy, content and image-heavy sites, with loaded home pages and lots of stuff in general. Probably why some MySpace profiles went this direction: Now, home pages tend […]

The Buffalo Blizzard, Bars & Social Media

  While much of the country moaned and complained—Buffalonians made the most of the 2014 Blizzard by hitting up the bars! You may have seen this story on Time Warner News. The question is… how did all the people at The Blue Monk and Coles know what bars stayed open on Tuesday?   Answer… you […]

K-I-S-S: Keep It Simple…

I tutored English in college. The best advice that I probably gave students was probably that the delete button is the best function on the keyboard. As someone receiving advice, you could take this one of two ways: direct criticism of your ideas or an encouragement to consider simplicity with your language. I meant it […]