The share of online adults who watch or download videos has doubled over the past five years according to research at the Pew Internet and American Life Project. Growing from 69% of internet users in 2009 to 78% today, mobile phones have likely have been playing a key role in this increase. With 91% of [...]
Social networking sites are playing an increasingly important role during election campaigns. Overall, 39% of all American adults took part in some sort of political activity on a social networking site during the 2012 campaign, according to findings by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. This shows a significant increase over data from as recently [...]
These are really simple, buttery croutons that can be added to soups or salads. Buttery Croutons inspired by America's Test Kitchen This is a quick and easy way to enhance the experience of a simple soup or salad. 3 tablespoons unsalted butter1 tablespoon olive oil3 slices hearty white sandwich bread (cut into 1/2-inch pieces)Salt Heat [...]
I have been looking for a long time for a flavor that is uniquely "home" from what I remember growing up. It is a special flavor that reminds of memories, coming in from working outside with my grandpa while grandma worked tirelessly inside preparing something special to eat. The smoky flavors that are infused with [...]
I have been making shredded pork tacos for years now and I find these pickled onions are a great complement to taste and texture of those tacos. Pickled Onions These pickled onions are a great topping on tacos to add a crisp texture and bright flavor to savory dish. 1/2 cup white wine vinegar1 tablespoon [...]
Fast Company magazine recently reported that "Your Facebook Fans Are Hiding Your Posts At An Alarming Rate" and it is important that all web publishers take notice, from non-profits to small business to big business - anyone trying to send a message through social media outlets. It is likely, as a Facebook user, you have chosen [...]
The official YouTube blog recently gave some perspective about the amount of online video content that we have available at our fingertips today. Currently there is one hour of new video uploaded to YouTube every second of every day. This isn’t even talking about all video uploaded to all the various video sharing [...]
I recently wrote an article about "facilitating the experience of belonging in web-based communities" and it was published in late 2011 as part of the fall edition of the Journal of Globalization for the Common Good hosted by the Center for Global Studies at Purdue University Calumet and edited by Dr. Yahya Kamalipour and Dr. [...]
Google Analytics has always presented a visually compelling display of user behavior for particular websites using the tracking code snippet embedded in the website html code. Clients that I have worked with in the past have found the various displays, graphs, and maps fascinating. However, there always seemed to be a disconnect between their ability [...]
In late 2009 I successfully completed my Enterprise 2.0 Practitioner Certification. It was a great experience learning through the various modules of the certification program. Much of the course content helped to reinforce my previous experiences with collaborative web technologies but it expanded my ability to articulate Web 2.0 within the context of the enterprise. [...]