Random thoughts and observations
Gizmodo republished a photo from Reddit of a note that was left with a stack of unclaimed Yellow Pages.
The note reads, in part: “Dear Yellow Pages, see this big stack of unclaimed telephone books? NOBODY WANTS THEM. Please stop killing trees and GET A NEW BUSINESS MODEL.”
I entirely agree with the sentiment.
I somehow found myself watching some old advertisements on YouTube tonight. This one shows former Australian cricket captain Allan Border enjoying a XXXX beer while Queensland teammates seek to join him. Two of the teammates I know are Greg Ritchie and Jeff Thomson, while the third might possibly be Ray Phillips. I’ve posted some other [...]
I obtained an electronic copy of my grandparents’ marriage certificate today for $18. Michael John Gorey, farmer of Waubra, married Eleanora Augusta Hermitage Sutherland at 101 Gore Street, Fitzroy, on April 19, 1913. The celebrant was Congregationalist minister John Hosking (pictured). I thought my grandmother was Presbyterian, but she may have been Congregationalist at that [...]
Since joining Infolinks on March 27 I have earned US$6.48 in advertising revenue. So far this month I have earned US$2.11 (A$2.38). With Google Adsense I have picked up A$28.27 so far in May, of which $13.34 has come from content ads. The figures don’t lie: I have now disabled Infolinks.
Having just introduced text-link ads to this website, some people might think it’s hypocritical of me to criticise obtrusive website advertising, but that’s what I’m going to do. I’ll explain the text-link ads shortly. The fact is I find website video ads extremely annoying, especially the ones that start automatically. I am being dissuaded from [...]
