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Trite Headlines and Old Virgins
The headlines and copy used in big brand ads are often so ridiculous they’re hardly worth commenting on. But I found this post by Nancy Friedman both funny and interesting. She writes: “X just got better” [is] a formula frequently employed by headline writers short on time and imagination. She then lists 18 specific examples […]
Continue readingCreativity and Constraints
In my early twenties, I wrote a number of “philosophical fragments.” These thought-fragments were inspired by Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations, Blaise Pascal’s Pensées, and Søren Kierkegaard’s Philosphical Fragments. Fragment #92 I wrote says this: Creativity thrives under limits, be they natural or imposed. Since then, I’ve seen this principle at work time and time again.
Continue readingCommentLuv Internal Server Error
If you’ve installed CommentLuv on your blog and are seeing an Internal Server Error when leaving a comment, here’s the problem. First of all, your site is probably hosted with Hostmonster or BlueHost. These two hosting companies have the same owner. Both hosting companies use CPU throttling if a script or chron job is taking […]
Continue readingCommentLuv: Get Keyword Backlinks Every Time You Leave a Comment
I bought and installed the CommentLuv Premium plugin over the weekend. Now, every time you leave a comment, CommentLuv will automatically pull in your latest blog post and create a link to it. Because I have the Premium plugin, there are some additional things you should know:
Continue readingHow the Media Tries to Get You to Vote for Bad Candidates
Old media is still a powerful tool that influences millions of people every single day. Yet the media is far from objective in its coverage of political issues. Reporting is dead; but putting spin on information is alive and well (even if you’re in the “No-Spin Zone”). With that in mind, let’s talk about this […]
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