Archive for December 2015

A fact about Facebook that stunned me – SCN Encourager

Well, to be honest, it stunned someone else first. I never would’ve caught this on my own. Because this intriguing tidbit was contained in Facebook’s extensive public financial update for the quarter. Adam Fraser at EchoJunction in Australia was the one who sifted through the public filings, the FB corporate presentations, various debt to equity ratios, and its actual ad-driven revenues. Yay, Adam! I…

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I’ve got the perfect gift for YOU! – SCN Encourager

It’s big enough to have considerable value. And yet it’s small enough that Cindy will never notice I “borrowed” some cash out of that shoe box hidden in the closet. Like I said, this gift is perfect. All thanks to cartoonist Mark Anderson. As you may know, his cartoons are posted almost every day on the SCN website and feature writer…

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Love was in the air (I guess). I only noticed the ice and snow. – SCN Encourager

My daughters weren’t alone in sharing this story yesterday. Once it went up on Mashable, it spread like wild fire. Bam! Apparently, random acts of romance are intensely popular in some circles. Even under my own roof. Not by me, though. Just my daughters and Cindy. They were disappointed I wasn’t aware of this one. “Didn’t you get Katelyn’s text?” Cindy prodded.…

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The dark side or the light side. What’s it gonna be? – SCN Encourager

Even almighty Google is not above event-jacking popular culture. Did you catch its Google app tie-in with the new Star Wars movie? If you still have the strength to answer “yes” or “no” with all you’ve got cooking in your district, you’re more than ready to give this creative enterprise a fling. This one minute Google video…

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