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From LancasterOnline – News –New charges for jailed sex offender:
“Police have filed new charges against a registered sex offender after two more incidents were reported to Lancaster County authorities during the past week.Edward Lee Silcox, 33, of Nottingham, Chester County, faces new charges of indecent exposure stemming from an incident at an East Lampeter Towns…
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From LancasterOnline – News –Mixed summer jobs market seen:
“Local businesses say summer job opportunities exist for students in Lancaster County despite the economic recession.However, some expect high school students will face increased competition from older workers who’ve lost their jobs and from returning college students.The economic downturn has no…
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From LancasterOnline – News –Mortgage crook drops appeal:
“Wesley A. Snyder has decided not to fight his 12-year prison sentence.But others are continuing to fight over the millions of dollars he stole.The attorney for the Berks County mortgage broker, who bilked 800 customers out of $29 million, had filed preliminary paperwork for an appeal of the July sen…
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From AP Top Strange News At 4 p.m. EDT –Legally blind Mo. man saves woman from attacker:
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FENTON, Mo. (AP) — A legally blind man was credited with saving a woman after authorities said a 45-year-old man broke into her apartment on Saturday night. Authorities said the man, a convicted rapist, was waiting for the woman to return home from work….
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Not that I’m one to wax nostalgic, but the Blogosphere has changed significantly since (I pretty much abandoned it). The trend in the last few years has been all about Social Networking, as opposed to people building blogs on their sites and standing alone.
No one will find you unless you have a LinkedIn, MySpace, and/or a Facebook profile to augment your presence.
Some things remain the same (for example, EVERYONE who has a web page or blog wants to be noticed…), but relying on an avalance of readers from even a popular blog seems to be gone forever…
My old formula of “Shine a spotlight on others and they will do the same to make you shine like a superstar” still seems to work. So does being totally obnoxious to get attention… but do I really want the latter? It was a double-edged sword. Sure, people found me in search engines, and I got a lot of design jobs… but then those same people would ask me to censor myself because I was now associated with their business/product…
So what’s a guy to do?
Who wants to read a bland and sterilized Eric Brooks?
I’ve been reading a lot of books on marketing lately, one I highly recommend is Buzz Marketing with Blogs For Dummies, by Susannah Gardner. Though it’s circa 2004, back when the Blogosphere was thriving, much of the principles still stand today.
I’m restructuring here (besides the new all-css design). I need to post here more often. Find a way to automate if I have to in order to keep the site fresh.
In all of the books I have been reading there has been one word consistently used in all of them: INFORMATION. Whether you are selling a product or just being a narcissist looking for attention, your primary goal in making blogs or new web pages is “giving your readers useful information”.
The rest will fall into place.
This is my new goal here.
Apparently I’m not the only one having problems with the categories after a WordPress 2.6 upgrade. So, time to give something back to the WordPress community, some screenshots on how I fixed it.
Thanks to Lisa from RP Graphics for pointing me to this article. 🙂
Holy cow, has it been a month? How is everyone… hope your holidays rocked and you were as happy to be rid of 2008 as much as I was. (Does anyone even come here anymore?)
Anyway, check out my latest cartoon/ video/ commercial/ animation. If you’re lost of the references check out my MySpace blog…
NUMBER THREE ON MYSPACE FOR TWO DAYS IN A ROW!!!
The Lesson Here? When you make a claim of giving a woman more than 5-6 orgasms (in this case 30-40!!), please find out if that is even POSSIBLE before bragging about it on MySpace? You will be teased mercilessly.
(Though the main guy was a great sport I have to say… I’d link him but I really don’t think this is what he wants to be remembered for. LULZ!)
I spent the week finally finishing yet ONE more thing sitting on the dusty shelf of my “TO DO” list.
She’s back, she’s gorgeous… and she’s as sarcastic as EVER!
http://www.ericbrooks.com/crystal_ball/
– Click the graphic to go to go play.
– Type in any “Yes” or “No” question, press the button and prepare to be AMAZED (or insulted. LULZ!).
I’ve redone the graphics from the 2005 version, and added 10 more random responses….
Also playing on Newgrounds.Com
What do you think? Any suggestions for improvement?
Has Madame Randi saved your marriage, career, problem?
Did you type something perverted in there?
http://www.boobiethon.com
They’re looking for:
– Donors
– Bloggers to submit their boobs
TOTALTO DATE: $3,110.00
– Total Raised For Susan G. Komen For The Cure: $3,110.00
– Total Raised For The KatScan Fund: $500.00
(And it’s barely been over 24 hours!!!)
I say if you’re going to do a great cause, make it fun right?
I’ve been an avid supporter of theirs since 2002, and every year they exceed their goals… go check em out!
HOORAY FOR BOOBIES!!!!!
Apparently the Blog Kamikaze reveals who it is that he’s smitten with…
And … it’s… me? But he’s like a BROTHER to me???
If you have a MySpace page, check out the Blog Kamikaze and his blogs. He’s freakin’ HILARIOUS!!!!
Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are solely those of Eric Brooks. They do not necessarily reflect those of his employers, friends, contacts, family, or even his pets (though my cat, Puddy, seems to agree with me on many key issues.). In accordance to my terms of use, you hereby acknowledge my right to psychoanalyze you, practice accupuncture, and mock you incessantly with every visit. As the user, you also acknowledge that the author has been legally declared a "Problem Adult" by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and is therefore not responsible for any of his actions. ALSO, the political views and products advertised on this site may/may not reflect the views of Puddy or myself, so please don't take them as an endorsement. We just need to eat.
