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YouTube - My Personal Favorites

Published on Apr 5, 2009

Ok, so case in point...I've got nothing. The video has a small cult following with a mediocre 400,000 views. In the land of YouTube, that really does not count for much. Take what you will from "The Orange", it is a story about an Orange that ruled the world. What is the author getting at? It could be a little of everything, but mostly I just thought it was a short but interesting story. Who says a citrus fruit can't rule the world!

Thoughts on Twitter

Published on Apr 5, 2009

Twitter - The Dark Truth?

Why some websites just don't cut it...

Published on Mar 10, 2009

Just like the first page of a diary sitting blank before you...a first blog post is equally intimidating. All that white space on your screen...ideas racing through your head like, What should I write about?, "Will anyone read this?", "Is Donald Trump's hair real?", "What is the official definition of a muppet?", "Did Al Gore really invent the internet?", "Should I grab that last cookie sitting on the counter and procrastinate writing?", "Will my mind actually stop wandering?". Then suddenly, the realization comes...it doesn't matter. The internet is a global market for consumers, hungry for anything and everything. I could technically write about the finer points of using solar power to bake cookies on a deserted island and someone would probably read it. I think that is what fascinates me the most about the internet...if you can think of it, you will most likely find half-a-million websites devoted to it.

Lets take the word 'cookie' to start with. This may seem unrelated, but its my stream of consciousness tonight. I like cookies and it is the first thing that popped in my head. If I google for 'cookie', I can expect to find results similar to the following:

Cookie Recipies
The Amazing cookie diet
Sesame Street, The Cookie Monster
Cookie Monster singing "Wierd Al Yankovich"-inspired Limp Bizkit covers
The Cookie Monster, Family Guy
Girl Scouts Kick off Cookie Season

The list goes on and on. From dancing hamsters and sneezing pandas to Chocolate Rain and Rick Roll, the internet brings us humor, drama, fact and (Rick Roll included) annoyance. However, with all this "social clutter" making Google ranking a competitive market, how exactly does a company keep their internet presence from falling into the Google Abyss (a.k.a page 3 of search results for your top keywords)?

chris Burdick

While I am officially a PHP Developer and Systems Administrator for Purple, Rock, Scissors, I consider myself to be a jack-of-all-trades. I have done a little bit of everything and have a storehouse of useful (and some useless) knowledge to share with the world. It is part of being what I like to call an "NBG" or "Natural Born Geek". While  I  don’t  look  like  a “stereotypical”  geek,  I  have had  a  fascination  with  anything  technical  since  the  age  of  7,  got  into  software  development  in  high  school,  and  later  got  into  artificial  intelligence/robotics  in  college. After 24 years of living in a town of 7,000 people (thats 7K not 70K) in Connecticut, it was time to move on to Orlando, my new home. It was a big change, but certainly worth it. When I'm not at work, I like to hit up theme parks, watch a little TV, play some video games, hang out with friends, or cook. Cooking is a side passion of mine, and I love to whip up a fresh dish instead of eating out all the time. Nothing beats a relaxing night in with friends with a good bottle of wine, a newly discovered recipe, and good music to bring it all together. What defines good music? Everyone is different, but I like a little of everything--from techno to indie to country to alternative rock to classical to jazz. No genre goes untouched in my collection.

my Favorites

KitchenAid 10 pc hard-anodized cookware set KitchenAid 10 pc hard-anodized cookware set

These are an awesome (and cheaper) alternative to Calphalon. They wear extremely well and you can always get a great deal on them via Amazon. The only thing that would sweeten the deal would be a 12” deep skillet.

Infiniti G37 Journey Sedan

So, while I enjoyed my Honda Civic Si...I truly missed having creature comforts. I finally took the plunge and went back into a luxury Sedan with a fully loaded 09 G37 Journey Sedan in Liquid Platinum. Call me crazy, but I like it when my car opens to my touch, responds to my voice and just seems to 'know me'. I call him HAL 9000 and he is my new toy :).