It’s no secret I love me some Starbucks coffee. Well, all except for their Pikes Peak crap, but I’ll save that for another rant.
Caribou Coffee has decided to poke some fun at Starbucks drinkers using some “Thunderbird” look-alikes sitting on a mall bench.
Call me captain obvious but, how does a TV spot that claims they use real chocolate in their chocolate drinks – insinuating others don’t – convince me, a real coffee drinker, they have better coffee than Starbucks? Are they also insinuating Starbucks uses fake coffee beans, too?
I can’t tell you the last time I bought coffee in a mall. But I guess they’re just going along with the holiday season. You know, all those fake people out there spending their fake money on snarky gifts just to make themselves feel good when their fake friends and family open them…
Ever wonder why when you mouse over some images on a web page an image description pops up? Well, the programmer smartly added a title tag to the image.
Code example (removed carrots so code would display properly):
img src=”venue_images/thecolemancollection.jpg”
alt=”Winter Wonderland: The Coleman Collection on display at the Courthouse Galleries in Portsmouth, VA”
title=”Winter Wonderland: The Coleman Collection, Portsmouth, Virginia”
See the coding in action: http://portsvaevents.com/december_09.html
Mouse over the Coleman Collection image at the top.
Best thing about adding a title tag - Google likes it, too.
Tag, you’re it.
Send me an email for an invite jeff@ringer-rg.com
Ever since Dale Earnhart died, I’ve lost interest in NASCAR. Not only are there no drivers out there who have the desire, ability and guts to win like he did but NASCAR seems intent on dumbing down the competition so much races are sooooo boring.
That is until the last 20 laps or so. And then for all the wrong reasons.
The good side is I had plenty of time to get a major chunk of a book I’m reading - Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - done.
We manage a lot of websites for clients which include links to other websites. To dress up the links we like to include an image or logo file.
I can’t believe how many times we go to a corresponding website and find logo files named “image.jpg” or “uploadimage.jpg” or “logo.gif”
Best file name practices for search engine optimization:
- full company, business or group name - example: ringerrglogo.jpg
- use hyphens not underscores - example: ringer-rg-logo.jpg
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do not keyword stuff the title - example: ringer-rg-marketing-communications-logo.jpg
Just a few simple things giving you an SEO edge.
Sunday night at our house is either survivor night or Chinese Take-Out.
Tonight was survivor night. I looked in the fridge and saw some chicken I had taken out to thaw Saturday. Not much else.
A look in the pantry - close to empty, too, since it’s time for a major grocery shopping trip. I spotted some roasted red peppers tucked in the corner.
I went to Google and typed in roasted red peppers and chicken. #3 was this link to Closet Cooking
Ran up to the local Kroger and picked up the goat cheese and some fresh bread - $5
On the way back in the house picked some fresh basil out of the herb garden in the front yard.
10 minutes later I was very happy - and I have a new favorite sandwich.
“You better live your best and act your best and think your best today, for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow.”
~ Harriet Martineau,
English writer and philosopher
Recognized by the U.S. Senate on July 23, 2005
Celebrated this year on July 25, 2009
This is a day we set out to give praise
To those who honor the Cowboy ways.
The American Cowboy is a true hero,
Who helped our nation to thrive and grow.
The cowboy was a true pioneer,
Who braved the wild western frontier.
Not only did he tame the American West,
He stood for the values which we think of as best:
He believes in hard work, and playing hard too,
And in honoring women in all that they do.
To be independent and stand up for what’s right,
To be courageous and honest and not run from a fight.
To be brave and loyal, to ride for the brand,
And be a good steward of his livestock and land.
Those are timeless values that still hold true,
Still used every day in what modern cowboys do.
Now the U.S. Senate has voted to have a day
To honor the American Cowboy in this way.
We give thanks for all that cowboys and cowgirls do,
To keep the Cowboy way alive and true.
So we honor this legacy for the values it will employ,
As we celebrate the National Day of the American Cowboy.
by Ron Wilson, Poet Lariat
