For future reference Recommended reading – The Myth of Google’s 200 Ranking Factors.
A quote to keep
This is how much time you have to get your message across: “imagine you are standing on the pavement and your audience is about to cycle past you. That is the amount of time you have to get their attention.“
10 years WordPress
On 6 September 2004, I posted my very first entry on this site. Many thanks to my 5 regular readers for being so faithful. You rock! Big thank you to the WordPress community and Automattic for keeping WordPress.org open source and free. More than ever we need independent and free web publishing software.
Embedded Flickr photos not showing in Chrome
I’m seeing some unexpected page views: Flickr photos embedded in the old way are not showing in Google Chrome on Mac. But they are showing in Safari on the same machine. I disabled all my Chrome extensions except Lastpass, but the photos are still not loading. This is how they are embedded: Any ideas why… Continue reading Embedded Flickr photos not showing in Chrome
Guide to setting up Twitter cards
Buffer published this article on setting up Twitter cards. I started experimenting with Twitter cards a couple of weeks ago. Via Leumund, I learnt that you can use Twitter cards for lead generation.
Patterns
Some HTML5 fun
Mixing one of my Freiburg photos with some HTML and CSS: http://chiperoni.ch/aerial/index.html Looks best on a 13″ or smaller. On larger screens, the photo doesn’t fill the whole space. The original is here: http://html5up.net/aerial
Lost
I got very lost in the Küttigen-Rombach-Aarau area yesterday. Google Maps sent me to the wrong place. I missed the event. It was raining. I gave up. And walked back to Aarau. I found a nice place to recover called Tuchlaube. Next time I’ll try Gossip: On my way back to the station I found… Continue reading Lost
Jog log: Sunset
Today I went for a nice 5 km in the sunset. Not sure if I’m ready for a 10 km race by end of the month. I’ll decide this week.
Jog log: Oh deer
I went for a short run this evening. Nothing to write home about. Simply trying to keep up with the regular running system. Nothing spectacular. Except that I saw a deer. A deer. In this urban part of north-west Switzerland.
I really like this idea bit.ly/1xJf431
Just saw this entry via this tweet: A Book of Tweets By People Claiming They’re Working on Their Novels Maybe one day I will publish my Twitter poetry collection on dead wood.
Recommended read http://bit.ly/1qwAqOu
Via an Indieweb wiki page, I found this article: Unless your friend bows to the same silo-god as you do, the two of you can not communicate. Recommended read.
Jog log: This hill in my backyard
I went for a slow run up the hill today. Two kilometres on the sawdust track and then further up the hill, all the way to the top. I don’t have any metrics to share because I haven’t jumped on the “quantified self” bandwagon. Yet. My guess: more than 1 and a half hours and… Continue reading Jog log: This hill in my backyard
#POSSE: A clickable demo of my simple #indieweb blog
Here’s a simple example how you can publish your content on your own site and syndicate elsewhere (POSSE): I posted a boring flower snapshot into my self-hosted WordPress (WP) blog. WP posted the entry to Twitter using WP plugins Hum and Publicize One of my Twitter followers replied to my tweet. Using Webmention, the tweet… Continue reading #POSSE: A clickable demo of my simple #indieweb blog
An umbrella of petals
Snapshot of the day:
Cycling to work is fun
For some reason. Beyond my understanding. My regular bike to work (still) draws exclamations of amazement from some work colleagues. Walking into the office on Thursday morning with my bicycle helmet in my hand, I heard the usual comments. For the record: Cycling to work is fun. I don’t need to force myself to get… Continue reading Cycling to work is fun
Jog log
I went for a 60 minute run today. I did some stairs and ran up a steep hill. Good running weather today. This Apple ad (that just played on TV) fits well: Tomorrow is a new day.
How I used to listen to music
Nostalgic moment for the 90s: Jimmy Cliff playing on the radio… reminded me of the time in my life when I used to borrow music CDs from the local library during my student years. It gave me access to the entire album, not just the hit singles. And it didn’t drain a student’s budget. And… Continue reading How I used to listen to music
Jog log on a Thursday evening
I went for a short 30 minute run. Happy I made it out of the door. Looking forward to the weekend and more running.
Collecting boring flower snapshots
I’ve added some new flower snapshots to this set.
Architecture snapshots of Lucerne train station
Some snapshots taken at the Lucerne train station. Santiago Calatrava designed the entrance hall of the Lucerne train station.
Jog log
I went for a 40 minute run today. Only the first 5 minutes were dry. Then it started raining. Towards the end of my run, the rain became quite intense. Even my trusted rain gear was soaked through. It was the third time I got soaked today. I guess the rainy season is back.
Running plans
Last Friday I ran 6.5 km at the annual Firmenlauf. Quite a party with over 3700 participants. Took 6 minutes before I crossed the starting line ‘cos of the huge crowd of runners and walkers. Wow. Quite impressive. I ran slowly and steadily from start to finish. Proud to say I didn’t stop running even… Continue reading Running plans
A valid question?
A tweet to keep. I stumbled across this C.S. Lewis quote: “Notice how we are perpetually surprised at time… In heavens name, why? Unless, indeed, there is something in us which is not temporal.” — C. S. Lewis (@CSLewisDaily) July 6, 2014 A valid question to consider. Sun’s shining. A beautiful day lies ahead. Will… Continue reading A valid question?
Marketing buzzword – 2014 edition
The term “Growth hacking” has officially reached Germanic shores. The German magazine t3n.de published this post on how to become a growth hacker (it’s in German). Cool marketing folks already have an account at http://growthhackers.com/ or follow the Twitter stream.