Sports

The religion of football

Here in Alabama, there are three kinds of people: Alabama Crimson Tide fans, Auburn Tiger fans, and atheists. Two of the three will go to hell when they die. Which two depend entirely on who you ask. Alabama residents who like soccer but have no particular team preferences are called “agnostics.” The faithful hope that […]

Technology

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

Nintendo has a great selection of marquee characters from Mario, Link, Yoshi, and Samus, but most people forget about poor Donkey Kong. Even Luigi had his own year in 2013! It’s a shame because the Donkey Kong franchise has had some of the best Nintendo titles in the last 20 years. With Nintendo’s new title […]

Auto

The Party Movement: A Social Media Marketing Case Study. Introducing the Ford Fiesta

The Party Movement: How to Create a “Conversation” Between “Friends” Most people adopt brands that their friends recommend. To build strong brands, an organization must have a conversation with its “friends” and “recommend” a product. Social media allows a marketer to develop a friendship with their customers and then have conversations where the brands are […]

Business

What is the SMIL markup language (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language)?

Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) is an extensible markup language (XML) from the World Wide Web Consortium that enables the creation of interactive audiovisual presentations. SMIL is typically used for multimedia presentations that integrate the transmission of audio and video with images, text, or any other type of medium, including animations, visual transitions, and metadata […]