http://sivartravis.com The Blog of Travis Taylor Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:43:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Finding time to blog is difficult while my plans and ambition loom expectantly. I need to get them under control (as I have been trying to do for the past month) and then will happily come back to a regular posting. -Travis TaylorShare This http://sivartravis.com/2008/uncategorized/hiatus/ I just submitted an application for a month long internship with Seth Godin.http://www.squidoo.com/summerintern08  Seth is one of the preeminent marketing experts in the world and this is an awesome opportunity.  Currently only 54 other people have applied (according to Facebook). At least three of the applicants have sunk to creating Facebook groups ... http://sivartravis.com/2008/uncategorized/seth-godin-internship/ Last night I had an hour long chat with my mother about the economy and the looming recession. I admitted have no sympathy for the vast majority of families "suffering" through the growing recession. Here is why: To every debt ridden family with two kids and a brand new SUV, I say ... http://sivartravis.com/2008/economics/how-to-avoid-future-recessions-reforming-high-schools/ Abbreviated Version. 8/12- Baldi springs, cactus thorns being smeared in the chest and wrist, hanging with 3 adults and a kid and staring at varying degrees of semi-unattractive girls bathing in scalding volcano heated water Taking the taxi who had no fuel gauge or seatbelts. Sirens in the middle of the night, sounds ... http://sivartravis.com/2008/volunteering/what-i-have-done-during-my-gap-year-so-far/ I attended high school in stereotypical suburbia in a town called Avon. You may know Avon from the Super Sweet Sixteen Party of Bjorn, the unambiguously gay African American. But today I write not on the clichéd subject of wealthy African-American opulence and confused sexuality, but a matter far more pressing. I write ... http://sivartravis.com/2008/geek/the-coolest-thing-to-ever-happen-in-suburban-connecticut/ College lets you socialize. It helps you acclimate to societal norms and builds your alcohol tolerance. College will get you laid and make you friends. It might even get you a decent job. However, for the overwhelming majority of students, college will not provide financial freedom. Everyone from janitors to doctors become ... http://sivartravis.com/2008/economics/how-not-going-to-college-will-earn-you-20000000-2/ The below is my Knight News Challenge Grant submission. I requested $60,000 and have made it through first three rounds of judging. I should receive an update about my status in March. I am not overly optimistic about my chances of receiving money. I did not provide enough supporting documents and ... http://sivartravis.com/2008/volunteering/eoperio-my-knight-news-challenge-grant/ A few weeks ago my boss asked me to begin a Facebook PPC campaign. For those who haven't created a campaign here are the steps required: Choose whether the ad will send users to Select demographic. Select by Country, Age, Gender, Relationship Status, Interests, Workplace, University Create ad Select daily budget and enter payment information Receive ... http://sivartravis.com/2008/facebook/why-facebook-ads-suck/ See the below awesome/disturbing insights into the United States of Facebook. There are currently 24,006,400 people currently on Facebook in the United States. This is 8 times the entire population of Ireland or 1/43rd the population of China. This was my first search. 260 girls between the ages of 13 and ... http://sivartravis.com/2008/facebook/fun-with-facebook-statistics/ In Adam Smith's groundbreaking review of economics, "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations", he presents the idea that individuals pursuing their own interests would end up making each other richer. His predictions have been validated by time in a way that he never could ... http://sivartravis.com/2008/biology/sex-money-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness/