Random thoughts and observations
In the paper today we had a full-page color ad from some bloke saying sorry to his wife, girlfriend or significant sheila (but almost certainly not his mother). I have to confess that I missed the ad until tonight when I was reading at a more leisurely pace. The ad says: Sorry Princess. I’m sorry [...]
Using Mofuse I was able to create a mobile version of this site. You can see a link in the banner or simply go to http://mgorey.mofuse.mobi for a look. I checked it on my phone’s browser and it is easier to scan the articles and main content. Mofuse fetches the content via an RSS feed, [...]
IBM has released a report entitled “The End of Advertising as We Know It”. The report predicts a shift from mass media to interactive niche advertising targeted at specific groups. Traditional advertising players risk major revenue declines as budgets shift rapidly to new, interactive formats, which are expected to grow at nearly five times that [...]
The popular Opera web browser is now available without advertising. Although unobtrusive, I never liked having the ads there and used Opera infrequently. I’m now more inclined to use it on a regular basis. Like Firefox and Mozilla, it’s cross-platform and can be used in Linux or Windows. Why did they remove the ads: “Opera’s [...]
If you’re an Alpine Shire resident you can now take advantage of my free hosting service at www.alpineshire.com. There are some limitations, such as 1MB in size, and these are explained on the site. The URL should be quite attractive for local business and individuals, ie http://www.alpineshire.com/username. There’s nothing in it for me except some [...]
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