We got a nice note the other day from an Experts123 user who was at Disney World. They stumbled across the site while searching for some quick tips and answers. The use case of someone going to their favorite search engine and ending up on Experts123 was how the site was designed. In this case, this person was using search to find a few answers about their vacation to the happiest pace on earth. We like these examples because we only want to surface result pages where they are relevant, timely and helpful. Please keep the feedback coming.
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Sunday, December 27, 2009
Saturday, December 26, 2009
In the News: Car and Patio Damaging Peacocks
The Los Angeles Times ran a great story today about peacocks that are invading a Florida neighborhood causing havoc and ruining people's outdoor areas like patios. "Kip O'Neill is worried that peacocks will ruin her family's Christmas. Her Gulf coast neighborhood is overrun with them: large, regal, noisy, messy birds. Some mornings, O'Neill finds 30 of them on her roof. They squawk. They invade yards. They damage cars."
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Friday, December 25, 2009
In the News: Christmas
Merry Christmas, everyone. Best wishes for a fantastic 2010 from all of us here at Experts123.
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Thursday, December 24, 2009
In the News: Christmas Eve
It's Christmas Eve! We hope everyone has a safe holiday and a Merry Christmas tomorrow.
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
In the News: Christmas Trees
Sports Radio KPQ posted a reminder worth passing on this Holiday season. According to the National Fire Protection Association, more home fires occur between Christmas eve and the first week of January than at any other time of the year.
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Leading causes include space heaters, candles and Christmas trees. Fire officials say to help prevent Christmas tree lights from overheating, replace any burned out light bulbs promptly with the proper light bulb with like volt and wattage, do not overload the electrical wiring by adding too many light sets together, and do not cover the bulbs with cloth, paper or any decorations made of a combustible material or items that may overheat or short out the wiring. Also, make sure your tree is well watered.
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Monday, December 21, 2009
In the News: Insulation
As winter storms batter the East Coast, it's not too late to consider insulation designed to improve energy efficiency and reduce costly heating bills. President Obama is was at a Home Depot recently promoting energy efficiency.
The New York Times quoted President Obama as saying, "Homes and office buildings account for close to 40 percent of the nation’s energy use and many of them are not sealed properly. If you saw $20 bills just sort of floating through the window up into the atmosphere, you’d try to figure out how to keep them."
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The New York Times quoted President Obama as saying, "Homes and office buildings account for close to 40 percent of the nation’s energy use and many of them are not sealed properly. If you saw $20 bills just sort of floating through the window up into the atmosphere, you’d try to figure out how to keep them."
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Sunday, December 20, 2009
In the News: Teeth Whitening
The Street.com is reporting that LG has filed suit against P&G over patent infringements for it's popular teeth whitening product. P&G says that since 2001, Crest Whitestrips has been the winner of multiple awards and is used by more than 50 million people. Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal made its market debut in February. It sells for $45 and contains 14 doses of whitening strips.
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In the News: MCAT
A new study suggests personality tests are good predictors of performance in Medical School verses the MCAT. "Our findings show that personality factors do have a predictive value as to the success rate of admitted medical students. Considering personality of applicants can be quite helpful to medical school admissions programs," said Deniz Ones, a professor in the department of psychology at the University of Minnesota, who conducted the study with colleagues Filip Lievens of the Department of Personnel Management and Work and Organizational Psychology at Ghent University in Belgium and Stephan Dilchert of the Department of Management at City University of New York's Baruch College"
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Friday, December 18, 2009
In the News: Oceans
The AP is running a report calling Acid Oceans the twin evil of global warming. The article states "Oceans absorb about 25 percent of the world's greenhouse gases pumped into the atmosphere from human activities each year, says a new U.N. report released at the Copenhagen talks this week. That helps slow global warming in the atmosphere, the focus of the Copenhagen talks."
Thursday, December 17, 2009
In the News: JPL Carbon Dioxide Study
The Pasadena Star News is reporting in on a new JPL study that shows the trend of carbon dioxide over a 7 year period. According to the article, "Scientists at NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory this week released seven years of climate data, providing some of the first accurate information demonstrating how carbon dioxide piles up in the atmosphere."
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In the News: Soccer
The Baltimore Business Journal is reporting "City and state leaders are making an 11th-hour push for public support for Baltimore’s bid to host FIFA World Cup soccer games in 2018 or 2022."
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
In the News: London
Reuters is reporting that "London's 2012 Olympic stadium could stage matches during the 2018 football World Cup if England wins the right to host the tournament, bid organizers said on Wednesday."
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
In the News: Christmas Lights
AP is reporting "Residents in Colorado Springs have been reporting a deer with a tangle of Christmas lights wrapped in its antlers. Neighbors have tried to chase the buck to remove the lights, with no success."
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Monday, December 14, 2009
In the News: Ink
It's amazing how many ink cartridges we go through at the office. The only thing more amazing is how much these things cost. We were curious so we did some searching on Experts123.com and found we were not the only people with questions. Turns out, there are some deals out there. We should have looked through all the ink questions earlier.
How do Inkjet Cartridges Work?
Here are a few questions and answers around refilling cartridges. We hope you can save some money too.
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How do Inkjet Cartridges Work?
Here are a few questions and answers around refilling cartridges. We hope you can save some money too.
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Sunday, December 13, 2009
In the News: Mount Hood
The AP is reporting that "Rescuers recovered the body of a mountaineer and are searching for his companions, two days after the trio began climbing an especially treacherous face of Oregon's Mount Hood." Rescue teams continue to search for the two more missing climbers. Mount hood is part of the Cascade Range.
Questions and Answers about Mount Hood:
How High Is Mount Hood?
What is mount hood national forest?
Is Mount Hood due to erupt anytime soon?
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Questions and Answers about Mount Hood:
How High Is Mount Hood?
What is mount hood national forest?
Is Mount Hood due to erupt anytime soon?
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In the News: Trainers
Traffic is up for people searching for all types of trainers. Here are a few samples:
Who uses a personal trainer?
What does a personal trainer do that makes them worth the money?
What are steps to become a personal trainer?
Who uses a personal trainer?
What does a personal trainer do that makes them worth the money?
What are steps to become a personal trainer?
Saturday, December 12, 2009
In the News: Pathologist
The Denver Post has an interesting article that includes the use of a speech pathologist to relearn how to speak. "Seven years after their should-have-been-fatal motorcycle crash, Dendrinos-Rickel and now-husband Shawn Rickel aim to finally open their Big View Equine Therapy Program at their ranch in Golden toward the end of April 2010."
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In the News: Spinal Decompression
Fox is reporting that "Low back pain can be caused by a number of things. If you were in an accident or suffered a sports-related injury, area physical therapists say three components can help get you back to normal without surgery." The report mentions a number of non-surgical procedures including spinal decompression therapy.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
In the News: Veterans Day
According to the Atlantic on-line "It's Veterans Day, and all of official DC will be shut down for the federal holiday...President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will host a Veterans Day breakfast at the White House, and the president will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery before delivering remarks there."
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
In the News: Hedge Funds
Associated Press is reporting that "two Bear Stearns executives who ran hedge funds that collapsed after betting heavily on the shaky subprime mortgage market were acquitted Tuesday of lying to investors — a defeat in the government's bid to punish fraud exposed by the financial crisis"
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