Author Archives: Ken Dowell

Digital Deception: Is Uncle Sam a Hacker?

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Ken Dowell

In April, AP broke the news of the latest bizarre twist in U.S. policy toward Cuba. Starting with a pirated database of 50,000 cell phone numbers of Cuban citizens, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) created ZunZuneo, essentially a … Continue reading →

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Monster Trucks, Freaks, Creationists and Other Things You Don’t Usually See in New Jersey

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Ken Dowell

When you think of state fairs, New Jersey is hardly the first place that comes to mind. But we have at least two of the them. There is a so-called New Jersey State Fair that takes places for a couple … Continue reading →

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Marketing Content, With Fingers Crossed

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Ken Dowell

An oft-cited story in the marketing industry this summer has been the Forrester survey of 113 BtoB marketers in which 51% characterized their content marketing efforts as only “somewhat effective.” That after an earlier Content Marketing Institute survey that found 42% … Continue reading →

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Digital Deception: Astroturfers

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Ken Dowell

There are times I’ve been traveling and looking for a decent dinner option, so I checked the listed local restaurants that got a five-star rating on Yelp. The last time I purchased a TV, faced with numerous choices that all seemed pretty … Continue reading →

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What Was So Cool About the 50’s?

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Ken Dowell

For a child it was an age of freedom. I’m sure there were predators and pedophiles and kidnappers then too, but we didn’t know anything about them. We felt safe and acted like we were safe. That meant that as … Continue reading →

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Digital Deception: Do Your Viewers Have a Heartbeat?

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Ken Dowell

One of the promises of the mature Web is the ability to track, to generate data about how many views and visitors come to a site and who they are. But with the availability of that data comes a vulnerability. … Continue reading →

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A Week at the Shore 2014

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Ken Dowell

  Earlier this week I posted a story about my childhood vacations at the Jersey Shore, Growing Up in the 50’s: A Week at the Shore. Fifty plus years later I still spend at least one week of the summer … Continue reading →

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Growing Up in the 50’s: A Week at the Shore

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Ken Dowell

We had one week of vacation when I was growing up. It happened in July and it was at the Jersey Shore. Seven days on the beach, seven nights on the boardwalk. Then we came home and waited for next … Continue reading →

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The View From Garrett Mountain

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Ken Dowell

 

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Teck’s Mural — The Finished Work

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Ken Dowell

In my earlier post of photos from the Paterson Art Walk, I had a photo of this mural being spray painted by Teck. Here now is the finished work. It is in Overlook Park. If you are visiting the Great … Continue reading →

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