October 2010
12 posts
Digital Outreach - Why I am Working Harder to...
I have realized that (when it comes to the Internet,) I am a pretty self-centered person.
When I sign into Twitter, I log in, go straight to the “Mentions” page, and if no one has talked about or to me recently, I tend to immediately close out of the website. When I check this blog and no one else has commented, I am confused. Enough people visit, according to Google Analytics, so why...
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Blog Action Day 2010: Water
Let’s start this off with some facts.
884 million people lack access to safe water supplies; approximately one in eight people.
3.575 million people die each year from water-related disease.
An American taking a five-minute shower uses more water than a typical person in a developing country slum uses in a whole day.
Every 20 seconds, a child dies from a water-related disease.
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WatchMy time on 12Seconds. 65 of the 66 videos I uploaded during the site’s run (one of the videos was corrupted). Take the time, watch as I age through two years of my life. Enjoy.
Thanks for the time you spent with us, 12Seconds. Looking back on these videos, I’ll remember you fondly. I recall all the time spent with the 12erator. Recording and rerecording videos of myself to get the...
Geoff Girardin Online: Results
10 days ago, I woke up to $50 worth of Facebook Ad credit in my inbox. So I used it to create the ad to the right and run it for 10 days, just to see how many people will like my page for no reason. The ad has finished it’s run, and I’d like to show off the statistics.
For starters, the amount of users that liked my page increased by 202%, from 41 at the start to a current total of...
Take a Look Inside of Etsy
Let’s just take a moment on these photos from inside the Etsy offices. For starters, look at how freaking rad it looks in there.
What is that? Is that a giant owl? Heck yeah that’s a giant owl.
I want a desk right next to that dashing man with the glasses, please. Look at this. Those curtains look like something my sister might make.
I know that my sister would be in heaven...
The Hello Bar + My Readers Get in Free
Notice anything new up along the top of the page?
It’s a new product called The Hello Bar. It adds this nifty little subtle bar to the top of a web page, which is completely customizable, aside from size and placement. Although, with it being the perfect size and placement, why would you want to change that? The color of the text, background, and links are totally your own, though. The...