July 21st, 2009
I haven't blogged in a long time
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April 4th, 2009
my latest web project - a standalone version of iWant - is finished and launched. I am very proud of this one... go try it and let me know what you think
http://www.niftywishlist.com/
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March 7th, 2009
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March 4th, 2009
OK, it seems like Kylie Minogue's producer kidnapped Cyndi Lauper and replaced her with a pod version. Watch this and see if you agree.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivaXI7TIoL8
(embedding disabled, so you've gotta follow the link)
Cyndi, that's not you... you have more depth than this, and more talent... please don't belittle yourself by taking ...
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January 19th, 2009

The guestwhore post I wrote for sugarrae's blog last year has been nominated for a SEMMY award in the "Search Tech" category.
The SEMMYs are judged by John Andrews and Todd Mintz. I gather the next stage involves public voting? ...
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November 30th, 2008
Just one of those odd things I found by accident.
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November 3rd, 2008

I'm presenting at Pubcon, on a panel along wth Todd Malicoat, Bill Hartzer, and Jane Copland.
http://www.pubcon.com/sessions.cgi?action=view&record=157
The 15 minute presentation I'm doing could increase your conversions using a new technique never before published.
details will not be divulged here ...
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November 1st, 2008
Crayola has been making these commercials featuring 3D sidewalk chalk, glowing brushes... kids (like mine) watch them and think that they can actually draw in the air and that their brush strokes will actually glow like neon in the dark. Yes, the Crayola marketers achieve their objective - they inspire ...
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September 18th, 2008
Ever heard of the Monty Hall Problem?
If not, go here for some supplemental reading
Here's a little script that plays the game a hundred times using the "switch" strategy, and reveals the number of times the player wins or loses - showing that you are more likely to win if ...
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September 12th, 2008
Keen readers will note that I changed the URL structure of my blog... again. The last time it was to put the post date and title in the URL (for supertitious SEO reasons). This time, I've added an integer to the end of the url, to satisfy Google ...
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