Online Video Usage – The Numbers

U.S. consumers watched 42.6 Billion online videos in October, according to comScore Video Metrix data.

Quick Numbers:

  • 42.6 Billion Videos in October
  • 20 Billion content videos through Google properties
  • 184 Million Internet consumers watched online video
  • Average consumption of 21.1 hours per user
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A Hero

It just hit me:

  • I wear tights
  • Sometimes a mask
  • I run through my neighborhood
  • I undertake feats of strength and endurance.
  • Some people admire me for it.
  • Most people think I’m crazy

I’m not a runner… I’m a Superhero!

 

Pic-a-day

I was inspired by my Sister’s successful attempt to blog every day in 2011. (Here)

While I may not be as good at finding the words… I thought I’d try to find the images.

I started a pic-a-day blog at http://blisspic.wordpress.com

The blog will just display one photo from my day. A small glimpse into each day’s story.

It is meant to help me do a few things:

  • Get better at creating/finding content.
  • Look UP more… try to be more observant of the things around me.
  • Get some WordPress.com experience (boring… I know). I do a LOT of self-hosted WordPress work (wordpress.org), but have a few friends who could use some help on the hosted WordPress platform (wordpress.com). This blog will get me there a little more.

All the photos will be taken on my iPhone, and all the pictures will be posted using the WordPress iOS app.

I hope you enjoy it!

Car Powered by Mentos and Coke Zero

The guys at Eepybird are at it again!

The folks who turned fizzing minty cola into a performance art, have found a way to power a car with their concoction!

The all new Mark II Coke Zero and Mentos Rocket is not, however, likely to be hitting your local car dealership anytime soon.

The vehicle was propelled 6 feet by 54 bottles of Coke Zero and 324 mentos (Followed by about 200 feet of  coasting).

Math Time:

1 Mento = $0.04 (source)
1 Bottle of Coke Zero = $1.69 (source)

Total Cost of Fuel:

$104.22 for 6 Feet (or $17.37 per foot)

Mileage:

So, we are looking at roughly $91,713 per mile.

We have a little ways to go before this becomes the alternative fuel source of the future.

Hacker Develops Alternative to Obscene Gestures

On occasion, I wish I could communicate slightly more with my fellow drivers than a wave can emote.

In my case, it’s usually along the lines of “Sorry!” or “My Bad!”. But I would venture to guess that some road rage could be prevented, if we were just able to communicate slightly more than a gesture allows.

So I got a kick out of this weekend project (This is cool!!!)

An LED panel display for the rear window.

This link provides more information INCLUDING complete instructions on how to build your own.

What do you think… would more communication lead to less… or more road rage?

Where You At? Adding Simple Geo-targeting to Your Site

I am working on a site that needs to target 7 specific markets with unique content. I was looking for a simple way to target content by geographic location.

GeoPlugin.com has a simple API that makes it easy to plug geo-targeted content into your application or site. I was able to get started by playing with their examples.

Passing an IP address to their API returns some great information Continue reading “Where You At? Adding Simple Geo-targeting to Your Site”