Davin's blog

Month: September 2004

  • Wired article: Ads that Annoy Also Succeed

    Ads That Annoy Also Succeed by Adam L. Penenberg of Wired.com points out a great fact: Spam and Pop-up ads actually work, or advertisers wouldn’t still be using them. One of the reasons they work is that the cost of doing these kinds of ads are so low, that a very low conversion rate can…

  • An apt description?

    Reading a new book. . .Here’s a quote for you. “She couldn’t even pat a child on the head, he reflected bitterly, without breaking its neck, the kind of touch she had.” Wow. What do you suppose that says about a person?

  • Class of ’94

    Wow. I just got home from my 10 year class reunion banquet. It’s 2:42 in the morning. We danced, drank a little, ate a lot, and had a really great time. I am a little surprised. I didn’t really expect it to be unfun, but I certainly didn’t expect it to be really fun. So…

  • Legal action on accessible web sites in USA

    Here’s the press release from the New York State Attorney General’s Office: SPITZER AGREEMENT TO MAKE WEB SITES ACCESSIBLE TO THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED. As far as I know, this is the first major legal case in the U.S. where .com web sites are made to provide accessible web sites. The sites are Ramada.com…