Se – februay 14, 2013
Se – (Cinema Paradiso Love Theme) Se tu fossi nei miei occhi per un giorno vedresti la bellezza che piena d’allegria io trovo dentro gli occhi tuoi e ignoro se è magia o lealtà. […]
the goldberg variations – november 26, 2012
Have you heard The Goldberg Variations? They are one of the more fascinating compositions within classical music. Written by Bach in 1741, it is a body of work that has remained tremendously popular within the classical idiom despite its length of 80 or so minutes and is one of very few compositions that was [...]
it’s all that way – march 30, 2012
Dave had a new, almost permanent feature by this time. A toothy smile that he had developed somewhere between now and the time I last saw him when he packed his meager belongings, most of it musical gear, into his humble car and made the three day road trip from Racine, Wisconsin to what would [...]
YouTube: Thinking inside the (search) box.
Optimizing for the world’s second largest search engine. With the news spreading fast that YouTube is now the second most used search engine on the Internet many folks are re-thinking a few things from the search perspective. The obvious message: people love video. Let’s start with the most obvious message this news brings us [...]
Google Funnel’s Impact on Conversion Optimization
Google Funnel’s Impact on Conversion Optimization Among the greatest advantages of interactive marketing is that it is extremely measurable. Return on investment can be clearly calculated by looking at analytics that measure innumerable actions within your website, including how many times you successfully converted a user. A conversion is defined as a user completing [...]
The wisdom of “The Producers” ultimately fails against the wisdom of Google.
The wisdom of “The Producers” ultimately fails against the wisdom of Google. “What was that?!” Max Bialystock exclaims. Leo Bloom clears his throat and meekly repeats “under the right circumstances a play with poor reviews and that is a flop could make as much money, or more, than one that [...]
beyond the rain – july 17, 2011
Narrow daylight entered my room Shining hours were brief Winter is over Summer is near Are we stronger than we believe? […]
ring the bells – december 22, 2010
Imagine a boy Kneeling by the window Lookin’ out across the driveway at the rain Will it always rain? I remember the bells From on top of the hill And I thought they played their music just for me And day by day The rain turned to snow Now I don’t hear them anymore [...]
the ad council, personal worries, and giving – june 14, 2010
I have my browser set so that it opens up to cnn.com. Today I opened it up to see the photo of a seven-year old girl who had been swept away and killed in the Arkansas floods. Earlier this month I listened to a woman tell me of extreme childhood abuse and the scars [...]
the fisher king – june 7, 2010
Have you ever heard the story of the Fisher King? It begins when the king is just a boy having to spend the night alone in the forest in order to prove his courage so that he may become king. While he is spending the night alone he is visited by a sacred vision. [...]