• Science,  Technology

    The Uses for a Near Space Balloon

    The French balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard set off on a record breaking journey from Paris in 1785. He brought his assistant John Jeffries onto a balloon that carried the pair high into the sky. Unfortunately, the balloon soon lost its lift and was in danger of crashing into the English Channel. They managed to lighten the load and save themselves, but today’s scientists use a much safer way to monitor the skies. A high altitude balloon lets meteorologists and other experts document their observations from the safety of the ground. On any given year, more than 60,000 weather balloons will be launched in the name of science. Hobbyists launch them with…

  • Goods and Services

    Use Shipping Containers and See Better Results

    By Port Containers            Does your company currently ship overseas? Are you looking to in the near future? If you answered either in the affirmative, you should be using storage containers to do so. Of course, this also goes for any of you who currently ship at the moment but aren’t taking advantage of this amazing option. Just one of these giant steel containers comes with all kinds of space. And, if you want, you can handle the packing too, so you never have to rely on some third party in the hopes they’ll take care of your things. Some companies even elect to buy their containers so they can rent…

  • Business Services

    Basic Tips to Run Better Campaigns

    Written by Ted Dhanik There are a host of options to advertise with, but you’ll waste a lot of money trying to figure them out if you don’t develop a system for yourself. Even though ads and creatives are different for every promotion you run, the process for running these campaigns should remain relatively constant. It’s helpful to envision what your campaign’s goals are. For example, a campaign that is set up for conversions will send customers to a landing page that is high converting, and moves them to other pages for upsells. A branding page will focus on delivering excellent content or a compelling offer. Before you get into…