My existential crisis is over. As of last Thursday, Google is again including this blog in its search results. So, welcome to all the new readers who’ve come here after Googling information on the Eggo shortage and the debate about whether kids should get one H1N1 shot or two. This is probably of interest only [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Internet’
Google and Me, Part II
Posted in Blog Admin, Internet, tagged Blogging, Google, Internet on November 22, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Google and Me
Posted in Blog Admin, Data, Internet, tagged Blogging, Google, Internet, Search, unemployment on September 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
A strange this happened last week: Google misplaced my blog. I’ve run all the usual diagnostics, and I can confirm that Google still knows that my blog exists. But it no longer appears in any of the searches – e.g., “natural gas price”, “unemployment”, “budget deficit”, or “brooke boemio” – that used to help new [...]
Voyaging Through U.S. Jobs
Posted in Data, Internet, Technology, tagged Data, Internet, jobs on September 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
In honor of Labor Day, you may want to check out Job Voyager by Flare. It provides a graphical history of the rise and fall of different types of jobs in the United States from 1850 to 2000. Here’s what you get for “Farmer”: Back in 1850, farmers accounted for more than 40% of reported [...]


