SEO, Blogging & Social Media
Tornado Warning Banner Ads On Your Favorite Websites?
In what amounts to a nice step forward for public safety, it looks like the National Weather Service is engaging online advertising networks to insert banner ads warning of severe weather, based on a reader’s location. Earlier today while checking on my hockey blog, On The Forecheck, I noticed the banner ad you see to [...]
“The Signal And The Noise” Book Review: Building Better Predictions
So I just finished reading Nate Silver’s The Signal and the Noise, and I have to say it’s one of the more thought-provoking non-fiction reads I’ve enjoyed in quite a while, offering insights which I intend to integrate into my hockey writing more often. Anyone whose writing involves making predictions or forecasts could benefit from [...]
Blogging Tips: Why Headline Writing is More Important Than Ever
Are you looking for advice on how to grow your online audience? Good, this means the headline above did exactly what it was supposed to, and brought you to the right place.
How to Tweet: What is a Twitter MT?
Today’s How to Twitter tip comes thanks to a question that was passed along to me this afternoon…
How To Add a Disqus Recent Comments Widget in WordPress
Disqus is a tremendous tool for handling the comments on your Wordpress website or blog, but the one thing I’ve been missing is a good way to display Recent Comments on the sidebar. My latest project, the Nashville Sports Hub, is starting to spark some decent conversations, and I’d like to be able to feature that [...]
How To Twitter: What Is a Subtweet?
You may be seeing a relatively new term being thrown about on Twitter these days, the “subtweet”. So what is a subtweet, you ask?
Life in Nolensville, TN
What the Nolensville Buttercup Festival Needs for 2014
Our family took in the 2013 Nolensville Historic District Buttercup Festival earlier this month, and had the quintessential small-town good time. There was a classic mix of old (picking up a journal from the Nolensville Historical Society) and new (my youngest son trying a Greek roast sandwich from one of the food trucks on a [...]
Nolensville Fires Police Chief Paul Rigsby – Why?
A surprising headline just came from the Tennessean, which reports this morning that the town of Nolensville has fired police chief Paul Rigsby and officer Troy Buckley.
Nolensville Story on NewsChannel 5: Balancing Modern Growth With Historic Past
Nolensville’s potential for modern development is a topic I’ve discussed previously on this site, and the balancing act which the town must achieve to maintain its historic identity while welcoming new residents and businesses is its biggest challenge in the coming years. Growth can be tremendously positive for the community, offering services and employment to [...]
Restaurant Review: Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom in Cool Springs
So this afternoon we had the family out in Cool Springs, brainstorming dinner ideas, when Amy suggested we try Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom, which recently opened on Cool Springs Blvd. (Google Map here), at the site of the former Omikoshi Japanese steakhouse. We pulled up around 3:45 in the afternoon, and were a bit surprised [...]
