http://www.bryanellis.com Things That Interest Me - And Probably Anyone Else Who Has A Brain, Too... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:41:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thank you to Grace Rodriguez of Melbourne, Australia for some really nice words about me and my work: You can find this video in a few places: Bryan Ellis reviews on blip.tv Bryan Ellis reviews on veoh Bryan Ellis reviews on MySpace TV Bryan Ellis reviews on MetaCafe http://www.bryanellis.com/22/bryan-ellis-reviews/ Congratulations Michael Phelps.  Your accomplishment at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, and all of your past accomplishments, place you squarely among the greatest athletes of all time.  Maybe the single greatest. What Michael Phelps has accomplished is utterly and completely astonishing.  Frankly, I couldn't care less about swimming as a sport.  ... http://www.bryanellis.com/21/congratulations-michael-phelps/ This post isn't about how to make a blog look "pretty". For that, hire a graphics designer. This post is about making your blog work. Here are a few of the essentials: Name your posts well. The title of your post is extremely influential in both whether a reader ... http://www.bryanellis.com/20/bryan-ellis-on-blog-design/ Every now and again, I'll make a totally self-serving post. This is one of those. Check out these pages: Bryan Ellis on Blip.tv Bryan Ellis on HubPages Bryan Ellis on MySpace Bryan Ellis' Free Real Estate Training Thanks! http://www.bryanellis.com/19/a-few-bryan-ellis-sites-to-check-out/ Yesterday we had the news that China faked part of its fireworks show. Now the news is released that the delightful little 9-year-old girl named Lin Miaoke who appeared to sing the chinese patriotic song "Hymn To The Motherland" was actually just lip syncing. The actual singer was a 7-year-old girl named ... http://www.bryanellis.com/18/chinese-olympic-fakery-revisited/ Have you heard?  China faked a lot of the fireworks seen on TV at their Olympic opening ceremony.  That's right!  Much of the spectacular fireworks display you saw on TV were not real - they were "enhanced" by the Chinese. I, for one, am not surprised.  This is not a slam ... http://www.bryanellis.com/17/bryan-ellis-china-fakes-fireworks-at-the-olympics/ Google has released a new service called Knol (which is supposed to stand for "unit of knowledge").  It's reminiscent of the social media service HubPages because it allows users to publish articles and allows the authors to benefit financially from the advertising that Google places on the site through the ... http://www.bryanellis.com/15/knol-from-google-hubpages-done-better/ If I have the pleasure of meeting you, and you happen to be a single mother, please don't point it out to me. Because I don't care and will probably think worse of you for it. I've noticed that many "single mothers" wear that title as a badge of honor ... http://www.bryanellis.com/13/why-i-dont-care-if-you-are-a-single-mother/ In the Biblical book of Genesis, the story is recounted of the inhabitants of the city of Babel who decided to build a tower. Their purpose for building the tower was to "make a name" for themselves, and their intention was to "reach to the heavens". The interesting part of ... http://www.bryanellis.com/11/barack-obama-and-the-tower-of-babel/ Barack Obama's ability to accurately communicate continues to be a disappointment to anyone who pays close attention.  Recently, he commented that he would "continue to refine" his policy on Iraq after an upcoming trip to the rapidly rebuilding country. Obama's overarching policy has long been that he would "end" the war ... http://www.bryanellis.com/10/barack-obama-learns-eloquence-and-clarity-are-not-the-same/