The commodity of popularity is an oddity. It is independent of talent, intelligence, reason, beauty, athleticism, or goodness. Despite that, it’s a money maker! Popularity’s financial equation is simple. It converts to eyeballs. These eyeballs, when placed with cyberworld platforms, create clicks, views, and impressions. In turn, this digital particulars are monetized and converted intoContinue reading “For the Sake of Eyes”
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The Whack-A-Mole Journey, The 800th Post: A Ten Commandments’ Tale
over a decade ago, when i started my professional website blog, consultants and i addressed seo [search engine optimization] as well as the competition to achieve success. over time, the collaborative effort- not without arguments and multiple changes- obtained both national recognition impressive numbers. one satisfying moment came recently when a fellow attorney thanked meContinue reading “The Whack-A-Mole Journey, The 800th Post: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
Celebrating 450 Blog Posts With Tips and Insights: A Ten Commandments’ Tale
there is the great blogger unknown. why are my stats and data going this way? it is mystery that must be solved! my professional blogging miraculously had a blog post’s impressions skyrocket. the number and my rankings were unbelievable. at one point, i ranked number one on the internet for this particular topic. suddenly, itContinue reading “Celebrating 450 Blog Posts With Tips and Insights: A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
Was Old News Good News? A Ten Commandments’ Tale
before the internet and social media became primary new sources, journalism was quite different. absent the current instantaneous immediacy and the sheer value of clicks, periodicals were driven to produce quality reporting. journalists had more time to invest in their product. in these earlier times, journalists were often not the story originators. they would purveyContinue reading “Was Old News Good News? A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
God’s Algorithm vs. Silicon Valley’s Algorithm
silicon valley giant, alphabet, which operates google, has a corporate code of conduct of “don’t be evil.” google doodles, which is the art work when you are at a search engine page, has a policy that “google has acknowledged this as an official policy, stating in april 2018 that they “don’t have doodles for religiousContinue reading “God’s Algorithm vs. Silicon Valley’s Algorithm”