Author Archives: laura

The Tyranny Of The Screen

Posted on August 12, 2011 by laura

I don’t usually have dreams worth sharing, but this morning I woke up after having the most fantastic one. I’m not sure where it took place, perhaps I was somewhere back at school, but wherever it was, I was a … Continue reading →

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Your Blog’s Traffic Stats May Be Wrong

Posted on August 8, 2011 by laura

Last month after having seen a few articles describing errors in traffic sources by analytics solutions that fail to correctly identify referring sites, I wrote about some informal tests I had been doing with my blog. Since then, I’ve had … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Internet, Social Media, Twitter, Uncategorized | 11 Comments

“If they gave everyone a Mac, I’d be out of a job.”

Posted on August 4, 2011 by laura

The other day I had to request someone from IT to come by my office to fix a problem I was having with my screen resolution. The conversation went something like this, Me: I’m not sure why I couldn’t get … Continue reading →

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Omens

Posted on August 3, 2011 by laura

On my way to work his morning I passed two policemen photographing the scene. Looking up, I could barely make out the victims, dangling motionlessly in the gray morning sky.

Posted in Collapse, Switzerland, Uncategorized | Tagged | 3 Comments

August 1st

Posted on August 2, 2011 by laura

Yesterday was the Swiss National Day. Here are a few pictures taken in the evening from the port of Ouchy in Lausanne where there was a lively crowd.

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Hey Google, I Don’t Want To Give You My Phone Number!

Posted on July 26, 2011 by laura

Google is starting to get more insistent about wanting my phone number. I had to look for a second to see the small link that lets me continue without giving in. Google already has a second email account address as … Continue reading →

Posted in Google, Privacy | 7 Comments

Rebecca Black’s Moment

Posted on July 19, 2011 by laura

Yesterday Rebecca Black released her much awaited new music video “My Moment.” While the song isn’t as catchy as “Friday,” it’s an upbeat, feel-good tune that features authentic, smiling and talented teens dancing, singing and enjoying their time in the … Continue reading →

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Traffic From Twitter Grossly Underestimated By Referral Analysis

Posted on July 15, 2011 by laura

@mikecane on Twitter called my attention to this eye-opening explanation of social media referral traffic on the awe.sm Blog. I have been aware of this issue for some time, and Thomas Baekdal has previously written about it here. Both articles … Continue reading →

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Oblivion

Posted on July 11, 2011 by laura

Created on webdoc.

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Spending Time On Too Many Social Sites? Ur Doing It Wrong

Posted on July 10, 2011 by laura

Arjun Basu published some interesting observations on “The Social” where he wonders if the ever-growing number of social sites has finally reached the point where it’s gone seriously overboard, At what point does all of this become too much? I … Continue reading →

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