Untrained and Derailed

Technorati still a player...?

By Jose on February 22, 2010 2:59 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Back in the day, Technorati used to be something of a player in the blogosphere... of course, this was back when blogs were nowhere near as common and the question really was "Why should I even start one?"

Once the world started to realize the amusement-factor of blogging and commercial interests started to realize how effective they are as a marketing tool, well, then we really started to see some exciting new communities and tools crop up. One of these was Technorati.

I was a big proponent of being involved with Technorati in those days, but it seems that their relevance seems to have waned in favor of the nine point six billion social-networking sites and site aggregators out there. I mean, there's really no shortage of websites that will take your feed and combine it with countless variations of information... it's actually pretty interesting. Feedly is a great example of this... and I'm a big fan. Now, granted, they don't quite do what TR was doing - putting together content based on relevance and authority - but they haven't done much at all for years and years.

So the question remains, is Technorati still a player? Is it still relevant, or does it join the masses of obsolete social media concepts that had their day in the sun but have since been eclipsed by the onslaught of people doing exactly the same thing?

Camp KoralKids, a great summer experience for children with diabetes

By Jose on February 22, 2010 2:21 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Camp KoralKids came out to the Tigertail ropes course and apparently had a great time! Check out this video about KoralKids... notice anyone running around there in his obnoxiously green shirt? Yep. That's me.

Great group of kids, lots of fun and very enthusiastic!

Gotta love the South.

By Jose on February 19, 2010 1:08 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

It's only funny 'cuz it's true. A collection of short stories about the South...

Alabama

A group of Alabama friends went deer hunting and paired off in twos for the day. That night, one of the hunters returned alone, staggering under the weight of an eight-point buck.

"Where's Henry?" the others asked. "Henry had a stroke of some kind. He's a couple of miles back up the trail," the successful hunter replied. "You left Henry laying out there and carried the deer back?" they inquired. "A tough call," nodded the hunter. "But I figured no one is going to steal Henry!"

Georgia

The owner of a golf course in Georgia was confused about paying an invoice, so he decided to ask his secretary for some mathematical help. He called her into his office and said, "You graduated from the University of Georgia and I need some help. If I were to give you $20,000, minus 14%, how much would you take off?"

The secretary thought a moment, and then replied, "Everything but my earrings."

Louisiana

A senior at Louisiana was overheard saying ..... "When the end of the world comes, I hope to be in Louisiana." When asked why, he replied, "I'd rather be in Louisiana because everything happens in Louisiana 20 years later than in the rest of the civilized world."

Mississippi

The young man from Mississippi came running into the store and said to his buddy, "Bubba , somebody just stole your pickup truck from the parking lot!" Bubba replied, "Did you see who it was?" The young man answered, "I couldn't tell, but I got the license number."

North Carolina

A man in North Carolina had a flat tire, pulled off on the side of the road, and proceeded to put a bouquet of flowers in front of the car and one behind it. Then he got back in the car to wait. A passerby studied the scene as he drove by and was so curious he turned around and went back. He asked the fellow what the problem was. The man replied, "I have a flat tire." The passerby asked, "But what's with the flowers?" The man responded, "When you break down they tell you to put flares in the front and flares in the back. I never did understand it neither."

Tennessee

A Tennessee State Trooper pulled over a pickup on I-65. The trooper asked, "Got any ID?" The driver replied, "Bout whut?"

Texas

A Texas Sheriff pulled up next to a guy unloading garbage out of his pick-up and into a ditch. The Sheriff asked, "Why are you dumping garbage in the ditch? Don't you see that sign right there over your head." "Yep", he replied. "That's whah ah'm dumpin it heah, cause it says: 'Fine For Dumping Garbage'."

You can say what you want about the South, but you never hear of anyone retiring and moving North.