I've been collecting Japanese woodblock prints for a few years now. Before I knew it I had collected quite a lot. Thirteen at last count. "The original costs $30K to put on a wall. I made a $30 tee I can wear." RetroVision Grab the Ghost of Yoshitoshi tee here My initial interest was peaked by war scene triptychs, splayed out across 3 panels, full … [Read more...] about The Woodblock Print I Could Never Own (So I Made a Tee)
My Roman Empire Had 43 Million Citizens & They Were All Backlinks!
Sit tight, my faithful readers, as I regale you with a tale from the ancient days of the digital desert when SEO was barren of guidelines, meta keywords swarmed like a plague of locusts, and link-building was governed by Pontius Pagerank! 🧙♂️ T’was then that the late Eric Ward emerged, our very own Link Moses, brandishing link-building knowledge like … [Read more...] about My Roman Empire Had 43 Million Citizens & They Were All Backlinks!
Google Guides: Year in Review & My Insights Into The Platform
Let's begin by looking into the "year in review", all puns intended, for the Google Guides platform and my personal little contributions within it. Within 2023, at some point, I decided to dedicate some time to the Google Guides. As I view "creative writing" as a stress outlet, as well as photography, reviewing businesses whilst travelling … [Read more...] about Google Guides: Year in Review & My Insights Into The Platform
History Channels Vikings TV Show: Erik Marteinn is Ulfric Stormcloak!
Is Ulfric Stormcloak in History Channels, Vikings? Yes! Yes he is; At least the actor portraying him, Vladimir Kulich is. He is known as Erik Marteinn in Vikings. So, I was doing some work with Vikings in the background, when I heard the unmistakeable voice of none other than the High King of Skyrim himself... Ulfric Stormcloak. Looking … [Read more...] about History Channels Vikings TV Show: Erik Marteinn is Ulfric Stormcloak!
Google Local Guides: 5 Million Photo Views
Sometime in December whilst I was in Tokyo or Kuala Lumpur or Singapore, we rolled past the 5M views for photos. Unfortunately we didn't reach the potential 7M projection that I made in the previous Google Guides post - and I think I know why (more below)... Our current views as at 10th January, 2024 is 5,389,088 views! (from 1,255 photos). During the Japan trip I … [Read more...] about Google Local Guides: 5 Million Photo Views