I was poking around the internet today, doing my weekly roundup of video game news that I might have missed. What I was greeted with was one of the most shocking stories in social media customer engagement that I have ever read. And that story starts between a customer and Paul Christoforo. The first misstep here is the fact that Ocean Marketing did not listen to the customers … [Read more...]
Teaching Innovation
December 26, 2011 by
The classroom has changed since we have learned more about how information is encoded in the brain, allowing more insight into classroom activities that encourage learning. Most teachers now realize that lecture doesn’t work, and we need to have engaging activities for students. Students should be part of a collaboration of active learning, and working on activies that promote the long … [Read more...]
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Review
December 26, 2011 by
I’ve had my Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone for a little over a week, and I can honestly say that it is one of the best phones I’ve ever owned. It’s right up there with the Motorola Original Droid, which was finally retired last weekend. There are many reasons why I love the Galaxy Nexus, of which will be discussed in the following post. I love the screen on the Galaxy Nexus. The … [Read more...]
Boycott Companies Supporting SOPA
December 25, 2011 by
SOPA is terrible for the American public, and will risk America censoring the government similar to the way that Chinese citizens are filtered from the internet. It’s a bummer that this bill would even be proposed, but unfortunately there are so many lobbying causes looking out only for the record and movie companies. SOPA would be the final nail in making America non-competitive in … [Read more...]
The importance of Social Media for local businesses
December 17, 2011 by
Mashable posted a story in which Samantha Murphy detailed the results of a recent study which discussed where individuals get their information about local businesses from. According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, more than half of adults who look for information about local businesses do so online. However, 38% of that group of adults reported using search engine … [Read more...]
First Year Lessons, Part I
December 13, 2011 by
I’ve been teaching for the last 3 and a half months, and there’s tons of things that I’ve picked up. As a teacher, you are always constantly a student as well. I am constantly changing the way that I teach introductory biology to reach more of my students. I like to think of teaching as a constant evolution towards perfection, where we are keeping the traits that make us good … [Read more...]
Day 9- Comparing Cars
December 12, 2011 by
Today I started looking into specifics on the features that I am looking for. I decided to price out the 3 cars I was looking at. If you aren’t familiar with what I was looking at and are too lazy to read back some posts, the cars I am looking at are the Ford Fusion Hybrid, Honda Civic Hybrid, and the Toyota Prius. I priced out all three cars with the features that I find most … [Read more...]
5 Tips for Finals Week
December 11, 2011 by
Many of my friends are still in college, and it’s now finals time. When I was in college, I took an average of 21 credits a semester, so finals time was often one of the more stressful parts of the semester. I can remember one particularly brutal semester in which I took 26 credits, and had 2 finals a day for 4 days in a row. The biggest tip I have is to start studying … [Read more...]
Day 8- Does it matter what model year?
December 11, 2011 by
I was asked by another good friend if it matters that I get the “latest and greatest” version, or would I take an older version that might have been sitting on a lot for a while. I’m not a picky person, so my response was that I would definitely take ANY car that was given to me, although it might make more sense trading content for a newer car. There are already tons of reviews on 2009 or … [Read more...]
EZ Local Savings Relaunched Website
December 10, 2011 by
I’m currently (as of this writing in Dec 2011) the Director of Marketing, Social Media, and New Products at EZ Local Savings, a local business marketing company. EZ Local Savings markets for local businesses through a variety of means, including social media, text message coupons, coupon books, direct mail, and more. One of the coolest things that we offer is pay for performance search … [Read more...]
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