New data has come out saying depressed people eat more chocolate. The study involved 1,000 people, so the data is probably pretty solid. So far, this is just a correlation. In other words, no one knows if chocolate causes depression or if it actually helps depressed people feel better leading them to consume more. Unscientifically, read more
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Homemade cold-brewed iced coffee using a French press
April 26, 2010 – 5:48 PM
Technically, it’s actually room temperature-brewed. Stir 1/3 cup of coffee grinds (medium, if you grind your own beans) with 1.5 cups of room temp water in a French press. Steep for 12 hours at room temperature. Push filter down. Add pressed coffee to pitcher with equal parts water. (1.5 cups coffee with 1.5 cups water). read more
Sometimes it’s the 17th idea
April 21, 2010 – 6:12 PM
My first homework assignment for stand-up class is to write a three lists of 20 things each. From that, write a 2 minute routine. Mind you I don’t have too much clue yet as to how to go about constructing a routine yet, but I’m just following the process. I had time to kill while read more
Choosing to be second
April 21, 2010 – 10:07 AM
I don’t take the closest parking spot. I leave it available for someone else. I used to listen to Joel Osteen, a preacher guy you may have seen on TV. He would talk about how if you pray and have faith that God would bless you by giving you what you wanted – from a read more
7 easy marketing tactics for iPhone/iPad devs
April 9, 2010 – 5:38 PM
Networking – Get your butt off your home office chair and hit up a local meetup. Make a goal of making 1-2 new contacts per meetup. Go out 2-3 times a month, minimum. Make friends. Exchange business cards and start following contacts on Twitter. When you release a new app, these are the people most read more
Why your iPhone/iPad app isn’t selling
April 9, 2010 – 4:19 PM
There are only two possible reasons your app isn’t selling: 1. Your app sucks. 2. You don’t know squat about marketing. Now, I know already some of you want to disagree. I’ve read the posts and seen the data about how only a few apps sell a bajillion downloads and turn regular devs into millionaires. read more
How UPS used Twitter to calm iPad shipping worries
April 7, 2010 – 8:31 PM
When you order something online, you can often track the progress of the shipment. But when the shipment of Apple’s new iPad showed conflicting messages, people began to worry that they wouldn’t get the hot new product on the promised day. Thankfully, a couple of UPS dudes Twittered tirelessly to help ease the worst-case scenario read more
How to sell your product without words
April 2, 2010 – 6:03 AM
Ok, it’s a bit weird for me, a copywriter, to proclaim the awesomeness of this content strategy (not sure how much actual strategy really went into this), but: As of this post, this was the current homepage of StitchDiva.com. Click on the picture and you’re taken to a page full of yarn, needles, patterns (both read more
A twist on some good, ol’ fashion flyering
April 1, 2010 – 11:35 PM
How to stand out in a world full of flyers? This is how. It’s a flyer for a dentist. Genius. I love how the mouth gets more toothless as the paper is torn off. via Paper + Cup blog
