Joel Kramer has been doing some excellent analysis of MinnPost’s traffic data. I get the impression that few publishers have this depth of understanding of their website’s traffic. Or, if they do, aren’t building businesses based around transparency for advertisers. But on most websites, ours included, the vast majority of unique visitors are passersby. They [...]
I’m a fan of Merlin Mann’s work on 43 Folders and how he approaches problems. Figuring out good ways to do things and, more importantly, what’s worth doing at all, is good stuff. One of Merlin’s favorite subjects is pointing out the ridiculousness of “productivity” websites that post new tips dozens of times per day. [...]
When I heard that Google was turning GPS up a notch, I thought they’d mean they’d use Google Maps and their driving direction technology. But then I saw this dude search for a location based on something you’d find at that location. That’s a real game changer. That makes me think that searches for “navigate [...]
I toured the Keewaydin neighborhood between Lake Nokomis and Hiawatha Avenue on Monday night starting from 50th & Woodlawn, heading East on 50th St E. Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church is a bit easier to see on its website. It was found in 1912, before people ran with digital cameras in the dark. I’m a fan [...]
Kim Osland captured this TP shot in Boston earlier this summer. She explains the work below: Not the worst execution I’ve ever seen on the basic fold, but certainly lacking the sharp, perfect point to which a professional TP folder should aspire. Never did figure out the “handlebar” on the holder. Paper over the bar? [...]
Attention Bassett Creek Watershed friends: Crap you put in the creek washes by my house downstream. I did a little run on Saturday starting just East of Theodore Worth Golf Course, up through N Minneapolis, then down W Mississippi River Rd back to my home in Longfellow. Things were off to an interesting start when [...]
My Pumpkin Carving Entry, originally uploaded by localmn. Paul Jahn used pumpkin art to illustrate what he titled the “Current State of the Print YP Industry.” Things look a little rough. Perhaps cutting back on the over delivery of directories to vacant properties and those who no longer use the books would improve jack-o-yp’s mood?
KRadford, via Aaron, discovered an interesting TP display in Brazil. As far as I can tell, this puts form way ahead of function.
MapMyRun will tell you how far a running route is based on the points you use to plot it. For example, my run on Sunday looked like this when I clicked my way around the route that I ran: To mix things up, I ran Google My Tracks GPS program on my phone. I was [...]
Zipp’s seems to understand the beer pong market well based on their bro-tastic labeling of beer pong kits. It’s tough for dude-bros to make a separate stop at Target to pick up ping pong balls, so hook them up with kits on the spot. This may also remind them that they need a few extra [...]
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