by Michael Martinez on January 27, 2009
One common complaint or observation people make about my writing is that my articles tend to be SO LONG. This is not a new phenomenon for me. When I was in college I joined the campus newspaper staff. My first story assignment was to interview the Dean of Students, who was serving [...]
by Michael Martinez on December 22, 2008
When I was much younger I watched a television special about the search for extra-terrestial life. The documentary interviewed a scientist who outlined the complexity of attempting to communicate with other intelligences across the galaxy. As best I can recall, he said something like this: “Imagine finding a civilization that is located about [...]
by Michael Martinez on December 18, 2008
Seems an odd expression, “how to promote business”. It’s a query I’ve noticed in Google Adwords’ keyword research tool that has many weakly relevant listings in the search results. Don’t get me wrong: there are plenty of organic and paid listings for sites hawking business promotion tips, services, and tools in the search [...]